The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-11-07

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meal out Of Door than for the best dinner
that Delmonico could spread"
"EdgarI" gasped MrA Tramlay IL did
not reach him, though tho look that accom-
panied Il passed In il full force from tho foot
Of the table to the head.
"Why, Sundayr said Phil, with some heSi
tation. SUNDAY is-Sunday."
"Quito true" said the host at u In the
country, at least; | wish twas 20 heroL"
Edgar said Mira T. 1mlay, don't make
Mr.. Hayn think We are heathens You know
we never fail to 60 TO service on Sunday"
sYe," said Tramlay; "wS'ro as good PhAFi
nos a. any other family In New York.
"And after that dinner In the woods" con
tinuod Lucia, I'VE went for pond lilies, don't
you renemberI | do believe should have
been drowned In that awful pond u you
hadn't caught me-"
Again MargeS brown gathered perceptibly
"Hs merely drew her aside from q muddy
place. whispered MrN Tramlay.
"Well. this is interesting. said Tramlay, at
tho other end Of tho table "Hayn, are there
many places out your way whore silly girls
arc likely 10 b drowned II they are allowed
70 roam about without keeperP'
"Quits q number" said Phil, a. seriously
o. Il his host expected q list OF the Haynton
ponds and their relative depth& "For In
stance, Boddybanks pond Is about
"0h, that was the pond where We went
canOeing-that pond with the funny namel
NyI wish was in that very canoe, on that
very pond, this very minute"
"LuciaT" exclaimed Mira Tramlay.
Il know twas dreadfully impolitO to say
before company, !" said Lucia, with q pretty
aiRectation Of penitence 'but everybody
knows | can't bO there, and that twould DO
too cold for comfort: 90 IL doesn't do any
harm to wish It And | should like that
canoe trip over again; shouldn't you, Philr
II certainly Should,T said Phil "That
pond Is very pretty In summer, when every.
thing around 1t d green. There are great
many shades Of green there, on account Of
there being q great variety Of trees and
bushes But you wouldn't know the place at
this season; and think It's great deal pref
tier. The ground-ths water, tools covered
with leaves Of bright Oolors; there are lot
Of blazing red swamp naples around II, In
spots, and three or four cedar trees with pol
son ivy vince
"UghT ejaeulated MrA Tramlay.
Poison ivy leaves, you know, are tho
clearest crimson In the fall" Phil continued,
land they're 90 large and grow % close To-
gether that they mako Bit Of woods look
like Q splendid sunset"
"oh, papa" exclaimed Lucia, elapplng her
hands. "let's go out to Haynton tomorrow
just for two or three dAyA"
"LuciA," said her mother severely, "you
forget all your engagements for the next few
dAyGH
aHer fathers own child" said Tramlay
''She forgsts everything but the subject b.
fore her. She would make Q good business
man-if she weren't girl"
~ saw some couples out canoeing at Mount
Desert, last season." drawled Marga. at
ssamed to mo dreadfully dangerous, Is well
o. very uncomfortable for the lady,"
"Oh,our canoe wasn't Of those wretched
little thing; was II, PhilI Twas q great
long pond boat, made Of beech bark"-
%Birch, !" suggested Phil
"Btrch bark, and % heavy that l couldn't
upset II. though tried my hardest"
"Lnciaf" The voice was MrA Tramlayh
Of courSa
~Why, mamma, the water wasn't knee
deep; measured 10 with the paddle"
MrA Tramlay sank back In her chair, and
whispered that II the family ever went TO th'
country again she would not dare leave thai
child out Of her sight for Q single instant
would have enough !sens0 not to imperil hel
aA4-A
supposed he was sensible enough To-
"You wouldn't have tried that trick II
had been In tho canoe, Mis Tramlay," said
Phil
GWhy notF' asked Lucia. She knew how
toIook defiant without coasing 10 be pretty
"Well, would have bean responsible foI
you, you knoW-your instructor In nAvigA
don, 70 10 speak, and itS one Of the frs
principles Of that art not to take any risr
unleS something's 10 be gained BY IL"
"0oodT" exclaimed Tramlay
-Not bad, !" amented MargA
ABut I'd have got something II I'd Suc
coded In upsetting the boat" said Lucia
"rd have got ducking"
Than everybody laugbed, -overybody bu
Mira TFamlay, who intimated TO Margo tha
Lncla wa dmply being ruined BY her To
tharb indulgence
The dinner ended, the host and MArgo 70
tired to the library to Smoka Phil was In
vited 10 accompany them. but Lucia en-
claimed;
"PhIl has been too well brought up to hav,
such bad habitG he d going TO keep nj
from feeling stupid, aS ladies always d
while gentlemen smoke after dinner"
She took Pills arm and led him to thi
drawing room, whore tho young man eooI
showed signs Of being more interested b
:ho pictures on tho wall than In the girl b.
hi sidA
"These are very different from the picture
you ussd to seo In our little parloe In Hayn
ton" said PIN Different from any In GU
town, In fact"
"AfO thsyF' said Lucia "But you nigh
b. loyal to home, and insist that yours wor
unlike any In New York; because they were
you know"
n didn't suppose they were anything IN
uSual,S aid PHI, quito innocently.
"Oh, thsy were, though" insisted Lucia
with much earnsutness I'm sure you couldn'
llnd one Of them In any parlor In New York
Let me SO; do believe could name then
all u I were to close my eyes Q moment
There was Gen. Taylor at the Battle OF Buen
Vista The Destruction Of Jerusalem th
Declaration Of Independence Napoleon
Tomb at st. Helena, Rock Of Ages, '0eorg
Washington PealSS Court Of Death,
-'RumS Deadly Upas Tree There"
TYOur memory b remarkable" aid Phil
81 didn't suppose any one had even notice
our pictures at all; for I'm sure they are Of
fnshiouod-"
-OId fashioned thingS-why, they're all th
fashion now, don't you known said LuciS
with . pretty laugh
Phil did not reply. for DO was quite owe
powered by what seemed 10 him the elegane
q the TramlAy pictursA He could easily q
that the engravings were superior In qualit
% thoas 70 which ho was aceustomedi he va
most profoundly imprezod By the painting
-Fsai Oh painting, signed BY artists some
who's names he had seen 10 art reviews
Nov York paporA He studied them closely
one after another, with the oarnestnes o. u