The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-15
IN CAMP AT PINE LAKE.
The Eleventh Annual Encampment Of
the Memorial Church Society.
Pleasures and DiscOmforts of Life in Tents
The Festive MOsquitO-The Irrepressi-
ible Small Boys Adventures.
Drro.Dondence Of the 1ndianapolis journal.

FARGHERs ISLAND, PINE LAKE, LA PORTE,
July IA good beginning usually makes a
good ending, and our journey, begun at so con-
venient an our last Sunday, was uncommonly
pleasant Our advance guards wore themselves
out in our service and we were astonished and
proud to see what they had accomplished under
difficulties many and unique. There are eighty
five souls in our party, and only one of them in
very small body, and the Pine Lake baby has
behaved wonderfully well. My first entry in my
diary is at 1890 o'clock of the first night in
camp A small tent, full of five girls, Saratogas,
ETC., the five girls slowed away somehow, tserved
up in the trays of their trunks like John the
Baptist on his platter, probably is full of
laughter and girlish voices, lulling at times then
bursting out again. This tent is of thin cloth
and leaks sound dreadfully.
Over the dining hall the men and boys have
bunked, and whenever the boys show signs of
breaking out, there is a knocking on the wall by
some old gentleman who has evidently gone to
bed with his boots on, to be ready in case of
fire or mob. Most of the tents are dark and
still, but the good strong tea and coffee has GER
tainly gone straight to the heads Of the young
sters of from sixtee, to forty.
Your correspondent sits on the porch, with
candlestick on one knee and scratch-paper on
the other, fighting m osquitoes with one hand
and shielding the Pickering flame of the candle
with the other. This is also the result of the
coffee; it brings out fellows Irish" to drink it
and to tent near others who have also partaken.
The frogs are believing and piping; the crick-
cts are ending their FIRST lesson The island
never looked prettier. The old diningroom has
been moved up to the pump, since the pump
could not be moved to the dining-r room, and the
white cottage has been improved and enlarged.
The lake is higher than we ever saw it, being at
the highest point of its regular seven years rise
1t almost reaches the foot of the steep ascent
The ladies have postponed going out to bathe
until tomorrow, preferring to walk by sight
rather than by faith the first time, and having
learned by experiment. that their heels are light
and their heads are heavy.
Two small boys who rose at break of day this
morning to dig bait at home, and who were the
only ones thus provident, left their the
train, and are tired of life, for there is not a
worm on this sandy island, except the
sinful ones tittering in the tents,
and the pampered fatlings for the sacrifice in Mr..
Jones's worm bed He will reap rich harvest
tomorrow, considering the capital invested Ia
cartful of rich earth, and pair of wormsl sell
ing them at ten cents dozen.
So let indianapolis friends take warning, and
bring their worms
Lee Greenleaf littlefellow, just promoted to
long pants, but still in brevet coat, captured
black bass weighing four pounds clear, to-day.
DR. Hay says that if there are any more of
that sort here he is the man that can find them.
We have two doctors in the party and two
druggists, but are sadly off for ministers and
undertakers. What we shall do with ourselves
when the doctors and druggists have done their
york, I'm sure don't know.
Our pastor is in Ireland. He crossed the sea
with his stomach right side up with care,' and
sends his compliments to the excursion in let
ter two weeks old.
The girls have broken out again. If they
would chloroform the spiders and the daddy
long-legsn in the straw, they would quit laugh
Ing. All, well; day of rowing and fishing, and
good bath in this clean, cool water will make
them sleep tomorrow night.
There goes that boot again. Bless the old gen
tleman's heart if he gets the upper hand of the
boys on the first night We miss many familiar
faces; though many, too, are here.
We have a telephone in the dining room, and
order our supplies thereby-quite an improve
ment on the old, happy lucky waiting for the
grocer, or wading through the sand to town
Plenty of red raspberries, fresh milk, fresh
rolls, sweet butter, vegetables with the dew still
on them, KinganS choicest hams, Java coffee,
and as good fish in the lake as ever were drawn
out, ought to make heavier crowd for the
homeward journey And the sun can tan the
skins we fill to the old, familiar shade of brown,
dashed with red.
We have two frstclass cooks 'tin the hand, y
and two dish-washers still tin the BUSH but
most affected by the coffee have stolen down in
stocking feet and gone off on the lake for 'cats"
Il suspect it is for slarks'l the older gentlemen
are snoring like the bagpipes playing interludes,
and your correspondent, having lured all the
mosquitoes on the island to his candle-light aud
slain them, will close this letter and his eyes,
and try to take a nap before breakfast Our
party comprises the following persons:
Misses Mary and Josie Collier, Miss Fanny
Scbmidlap, Miss Maggie Newton, Misses Nicola
a at Hor Wa%au
Clapp Murray Clapp, Win Clapp, Roger Ciapp,
Miss Emma Dithmar Miss Mary Altland,
Miss Mary Shearer, Will Willetts, Miss
Clara Grey Misses Julia, Mabel and
Durbin, Mrs. S. J. Lewis Misses Georgia and
Luna Lewis Mr.. Ted Lewis, G. A. Greenleaf:
Misses Helen and Mary Greenleaf, Tim, Glenn
and Lee Greenleaf, Mr.. Arthur Timberlake,
Mrs Undertake, Mabel Undertake, Master
Charles Undertake, Mr. William H. Thomas,
Mrs w H. Thomas Mrs Louise Tousey, Miss
nmera Tousey Master George Tousey Mr.. Will
lam J. Richards, Mrs. w. j. Richards Miss Josie
Fosdyke, Frank Il. McCrea, Mrs +. H McCrea,
Miss Bessie McCrea, Master Fred McCrea, Dr.
J. d. Maxwell, Mr.. T. H. Maxwell. Mr. j. o.
Howe, Mrs Charles Boycourt, Wilbur Dark,
Mrs. |. H. Harrington, Miss Belle Harrington
May Harrington and Eddie Harrington, Mr..
Frank Browning, Mrs. Frank Browning, Mrs
II. A. Edison, Misses Helen and Carrie Edison,
Masters Hanford and Elmer Edison, Miss Bessie
Browning, Mr. Nathan Raymond, Mrs Nathan
Raymond Mrs. William M Taylor, Miss Nell
Taylor, B. A. Richardson, Mrs B. A. Richard
son, Nathan Richardson, Ben and Sheriff. Rich
ardson, Mrs. Il. A. Carpenter, Miss Jessie Car
penter, Miss Lizzie Hartman, Miss Lula Rowley,
J. w. Elder, Monte Elder jackson, Gabriel
Drake. Mrs. Jeffries, Miss Jeffries.
A DAY IN CAMP
Entry No. 2.-That night your correspondent
closed his diary and his eyes, but not to sleep.
After theifrogs had finished trying to hit the
right note on the trombone, and the boys out
hunting "larks" and scats" had crept up stairs
to rest he dropped asleep, but was awakened in
i've winks by the baby's quietlittle voice Papa,
tum and Diet me, pease!' | felt around and
found her outside Of the tent on the grass, whore
she had rolled in her sleep; and that tickled even