St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-29

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our camp and staying all day. 1
am not sociable. and coldly in
formed my acquaintances that we
weren't prepared for company, but
were just camping out for our own
amusement. 1t didn't make any differ
ence. They came just the same, in twos
and threes, and stayed as long as they
chose. We girls didn't pride ourselves
on our skill in housekeeping, but it was
little provoking after getting up as
nice meal as we knew how to hear an
elderly matrOn remark: "Well, it is
strange how shiftless these girls are,
anyhow. Why, they can't get up meal
mt to set before tramp, Ii my Lulu
couldn't do better I'd be ashamed to
own her as my daughter" l felt de-
sire, to tell that woman to leave our
camp and take her Lulu with her. But
Mary and Belle said that would be un-
chr!stianllke. OF course they would
at the hotel. Then we could play lawn
tennis and have jolly time. When
they were going home Miss Lulu gave a
scornful sniff and said: Il really
couldn't stand another hour of such bar
barous life, but, of course, you girls are
different
Her mother patronizingly remarked: !:
"IhOpe you girls will enjoy yourselves.
I'd ask you up to call on us at the hotel
only we go out in society so much that
we wouldn't have time to see you. Give
my regards to your mother when you
go home. and tell her 1 think she's
neglecting your education, for you are
all so stupid compared with my Lulu"
We began to think that we were
stupid to work all day in the heat for
the benefit Of impertinent visitors.
Of course we went out rowing every
day and got sunburnt until our COM
pleXiOns were the hue of sole leather.
am not sure when the tan and freckles
will come off. Certainly they are indis-
putable evidence of our having had a
vacation. But the amount of vaseline
and cold cream that we've used trying
to get our compilations back to their
normal hue, is awful to contemplate.
Ii the days were uncomfortable the
evenings made up for all that. We did
enjoy that part of our vacation. But
the people who staid in town all day
and came out on the train after tea, had
an equal advantage with us and seemed
to enjoy it as much.
Our stay was cut short by two rather
annoying incidents. We kept our pro-
visions in box outside the tent. One
morning the box was empty and we had
no breakfast. Evidently the tramp
takes vacation too, and of course he
knew we would give him meal if he
asked, so he didn't bother to wake us,
but took all there was. We sent for
more provender, and made raid on a
neaghbOring cornfield while waiting for
supplies. The farmer who owned the
corn had the bad taste to
GET WRATHY ABOUT IT.
We offered to pay him and he promptly
accepted about three times what the
corn was worth.
We had been favored by pleasant
weather at first, but one evening the
clouds gathered as if for heavy rain.
We didn't care at all. Wasn't our tent
waterproof? Alas, for our belief. The
rain came and beat upon that tent. the
waterproof preparation just melted off
in big flakes. the water ran in little
rivers from the hillside and soon all our
household belongings were afioat. 1t
ralned nearly all night. We were glad
that we knew how to swim, because our
tent had been pitched in hollow which
speedily became pond and we were in
sorry plight.
i When morning came the sun shone as
brightly as ever. So we sat on the hill
side and let ourselves get dry. Maybe
it would seem ludicrouS to the observer,
but we never smiled. In fact, if it were
not SO wicked, think we would have
liked to swear. Slowly and sadly we
fished out our pretty dresses all spoiled,
We left the tent and other things as a
monument of the folly of believing in
every story that is printed. We would
like to meet the fiend who told how to
make tent waterproof and make him
or her abide in it during rain storm.
7 We were not so sure, after figuring eX-
penses, that we took our vacation in the
cheapest or most satisfactory way. But
we tell our friends that we had a per-
fectly delightful time, and felt much
stronger and better than before our
trip. In our own minds we reflect
}mournfully, what fools we mortals
be.'p