Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-04
The FOURTH OF JULY PICNIC.
PHILEMON FAGGS' SUCCESS
Full CELEBRATION AT
SLEEPY HOLLOW.
WRITTEN EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE EVENING
STAR.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

wv IEerS SHIPPED TO your Hoirp-- OF
this date CERTAIN experimental devices which you ar
directed ssrate according TO the instructions &c
company MT TIE package Respectfully.
J. NJ RUsK. Secretary of Agriculture
To PHILEMON FAGGs. Sleepy Hollow. Ind
Philemon Faggs was the Official agricultural
observer for Badger county. 1t was his duty
70 watch and report to the Great Father the
movements Of the cut worm. the coddling moth
and the veevil. to note the acreage and yield OF
crops and to collect the mortuary statistics re-
Aiing to cattle. sheep and hogs These
duties however. were not so exacting "a to de-
nand all his time. and upon Philemon's shout
ders devolved much of the labor Of organizing
those popular and harmless amusements whic b
gave the community of Sleepy Hollow its sole
spice Of life, namely, corn huskings, festivals
and soeials.
sleepy Hollow had a visitor. Eleanor Fields,
whose home was just across the Ohio line.
Eleanor WIS a mitter-of-fact sort Of girl, at
tractive in many ways. who received much
aiulation without apparent consciousness Of
the fact. IL had been the high priyiles e
Of Philemon Faggs TO appropriate to himself
for q period all fair and lovely newcomers to
Sleepy Hollow and TO keep othersat a distance
until such time As he should choose 10 sur
reader youth and beauty to common competi-
ton.
The arrival Of Eleanor caused a hiatus in this
unbrOken custom To Mr.. Faggs she was Just
a. ehatry. agreeable and considerate as to the
other Young men, but no more So There was
an imparrality in her treatment Of all her male
GcqusintAnces. which was irritating to Phie-
mon. accustomed a. he was to monOpolize fair
visitors and impress them with the fact that in
social affairs IN sleepy Hollow he was both
handspring and balance-wheel.
Bhllempu without craft and lnpputl-
iiy-an inheritance from New England an
ancestors He felt II necessary TO demonstrate
To Eleanor In some unmlstakabIe manner that
be was tho Ward hcAAlster OF the Sleepy Hol-
Io~ forty Inc Oest way IN winch TO DO II
was Tor ume problem, put genius
always rises TO the occasion HE resolved
to organize a tremendous Fourth OF July pic
me, boss the whole affair himself. escort Eleanor
there and let her share with him such honors as
the occasion might AFFORD to ITS promoter. She
Nas - 1e ei'eh " VIC .e..; an. u"IA IN us
own sitebaT buggy, the nattlest vehicle in
Badger county.
organizing ihe picnic was NOT matter OF
great diincuity. An announcement IN the
Badger county CToh"f., followed up by the
posting OF duarter-sheets AT the cross roads
stores ana post Oinees answered Inc purpose.
as the NOTICES we're signed fhliemon fagg.
thnn- VI ION. lhls was guarantee of The
genulneness Oi the brand
Miss fielis, said Philemon. when he called
me had been duly announced. Il hope TO have
the pleasure OF your company at the Fourth of
july festivities which i have arranged Not
vIttstaEiins ! am chairman of the committee
on arrange nIents. you will not be neglected by
reason of nv Official responsibility"
This MAS said lOfuly.
You are very Kind. Mr.. Faggs." said Flea
nor, sweetly. but II Is only a half hour ago
that accepted Mr.. Gimp invitation to attend
the picnic Any other time II will be = great
pleasure.
This n knockout in the first round
Any other time vas no consolation. The
occasion had been arranged for a special pur-
pose that admitted of no postponement IL was
the more eXasperatIng. because Charley Gimp
who had taken time by the foreIock was a
CLERK IN the village store, and from this point
~ vantage had more than once challenged
fhilemOus social dictatorship. Ii was even
limited that Charley had secsetly ordered spe-
eial sestments and would appear at the picnic
Ia striped tsnnls blazer. led sash and tan
shoes.
Eleanor's announcement turned Philemon's
vision Of conquest INTO u picture black indeed.
He bad tact enough to say that she was fortu-
nate In accepting 80 agreeable an escort. adj
ding With e touch Of malice. that Charley
,se,ie.I tn. re, reation cooTed nm a. ba -
week IN AMI week out behind The Counter Of q
dingy store.
When Philemon left Fleapor's nras.roa h.
beraied M own hardness and the Iuck which
would result in turning his own entsrpriss 10
IN. gIor1t, ation ~ b,, y,raI Tha, -, AZ
figured on all sorts Of impossible plan. 10 br.ak