The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-10-20

obss oil sigGles. Then came . my.ttfiou
scsttering. uncle Ssul to the n.lts. II
sirs snd Aart Sally 70 th. kitehen. 40
P,ts creeping through tho upderbrusi
toward the campers % The meadow.
10 the n~sntime Fred he'd get their isrp
dinner bssk,i IN the mid,t Of . shsd
thickss Of japipers. sod ui,h the bro,he
peIi 10 sss bad descended 10 the nv r, on
er which their nsbips poles we're patient
extended. The email boys, isking to
shsvls belonging 70 TIE girls. ota trisl
red and one blue. had fashioned Indisi
tents by ,hrosios ,beee over busbes, 40,
we're making the meadow ring with ,hei
war cries. The srtkts wsrs enthusiss
ticslly covering their scsiemy board, ant
we're ., their Wits end to represent all tb,
7 beautiful varieties OF green spread out be
> fore them.
> Whore are the ANAL boysi suddenly
asked Bees Morgan I haven't heard Z
uboop for several miuutes.
In smbuscsde. probsbly. or of on shun,
replied Bell, peerios around the corner Of
The tent, But their vigvsms sre gone.
They have struck camp. Oh. mol there
they srei she cried. % two vigorous shouts
aross and the smell boys dashed ovtr the
cliff. swinging the bent sticks which repl
resented tomshawks, and rushing towsrj
the bushes which bad been their former
abode, They stopped short. however see'
Jog the shawls gone.
Whst have you done with onr tents Bell2
they called Indignantly.
Tents2 Shswls2 Nolhipei said Bell.
coming outside, pal tie 10 hsnd,
Those lovely sbawls gone? Boys. boys.
what made you leave theml mourned
Bees. emerging with her mother.
On. those thevish Sldenstictsesi grosn
ed Mrs. Morgan. Bat there's Fred, Mayi
be hes played some trick on you. Fred,
have you taken those sbsws the boys were
playing wth'
Fred aud Paul came slowly up from bel
low. fishing rods in hands. and mournful
frowns on their faces. Shswls? Whist
would | want OF shswls? Fred erowled.
Have you seen snytbing Of our fish? We
bad nice string. some good large ones,
and tied them TO the bank while We went
TO try another place, md when W.T. came
back. of course they were gonel Those
thievlsh Sidens'ickses will have fish dim
uer, I'll warrant
Well I've good mind to send an officer
over here with u search warrant Just as
soon as we get back to the hotel said Mrs.
Morgan. dtt-rminedly. Get the basket,
Fed We might as well have dinner
Boys. run down after the milk, aud bring
a pail OF water too. Girls spread the cloth
under that elm tree. 90 that We can keep
this magnificent view before our eyes!
So they scattered in various directions
but it was not long before the small boys
came running back, spluttering. The milk
is stoleDl Those mean, mean snesking
Sidenstickses! {
And from the juniper copse came Fred 9
and Paul. shouting ahead OF them the ,
news, Famine! Famine! The dinners /
gone! /
Mrs. Morgan felt faint, and moved to i
,it down on the camp stool Lo They were :
gone, stolen fairly before her very eyes, Q
,ut from under the tentl Il
This is too much! she cried energeti /
,ally. Boys, take down this tent. Girls. /
pack up the brushes. Fred. you can 60 .
sster run to the village and send the d
marshal over here just as quick asyou can! b
These miserable tbievish- a
Will you walk out to dinner. mum? said
Auut Sally. demurely coming'towsrd them
rom thicket Of hsz,l. ~
You abominsble snesking- +
Will you step this way, mum' I'll show r
ou the way mum. This way mum. Look a,
ut for yo' head with that thorn branch. n
diss. BE keerful not to touch that poison ;s
inc. little boys. Come on! Don't you be A
feered. An here we be- =,
The Morgsns followed as II in q dream :,
nd Aunt Sally led the way to near thick >,
/, and by sbo,t path through dense uni =,
erbrush to . little osk shaded clearing 10 :,
entire OF whicb was atsble nicely spread \,
nd hesped high with smoking viands.
nj.
urs of corn. Thtr. v,re bouls OF succo' J.,
ash and great stacks OF fresh bread aud !.
mol OF golden butter. Coffee steemed ),
-om tiu coffee pot. In the centre OF all !,
,omed up sn epormo1s watermelon. The n.
81 Qes OF the table ven deco rated With two a
~ shswls and absut the whole were 8.
laced four wooden chairs and three camp =,
;oos. an
Whit. who, why -er - said Mrs. Mon ~
IN. ~,
What In the -begD Fred.
Sit right down. sid Aunt Sally hesrii, .,,
+. You didn't s'po,e ms'sm that was "a,
,ing To take yout t~o dollars and do $,
,tbing fer 1t. Why thst would be ~ bad nc
stesIing be
Then Mrs. Morgan dill something she bs
"a never dou before 10 her life. Mrs. 80,
densticks, ssid she, ] hope you will sit "a,
,vn and eat with US Ia,
Oh, Law no, missus and the girls vii ON
ait on you Pete you go with your paw oo
get some vat .. SIT riebi down. no
Down they all eat but Fred. bo
Where are you soing1 asked bis mother al.
be started ID. So
To the vill..e ss you told me to, Fred 40,
sv,rsd. vi
Be seated my son. snd let's hear no bu
ore OF that. be
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