The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-10-05
RARRELL'S PARTY.

through the coach in which we were
seated and announced that we would
soon be at the springs, where he had
made arrangements for our comfortable
supper" To those who had not carried
lunches, and none had an opportunity
for dinner, this was pleasant news. Hav-
ing arrived at the springs and deposited
our baggage just where he directed US to,
We alighted en- masse to see the springs,
taste it's pellucid but inodorous waters,
walk around a little and admire the ar
engagements lit is a most beautiful place.,
the most of US were then ready to keenly
enjoy the delights of the numerous tables
te%mptingly set forth in the CLEAN of white
cloth and sparkling glassware. With a
lady on each arm l entered the clerks
office and told him we all belonged to the
Harrell excursion party to the Chicago
Worlds fair, and asked him if We could
have our superb we should procure
tickets from him to admit US into the
dining hall. He said it was all right and
directed us the way thither. We entered
and were seated all together at one board.
train that he would stop for one hour at
the springs, and we were naturally de-
sirous of returning to the cars in time to
secure our seats. The dining room was
densely crowded, and we had to wait so
long that one of the ladies, seeing the
colonel concluding his meal at a table
some distance off, went to ask him the
time. He told her there was time enough
as he would not leave until 1870 o'clock.
After sitting at table for about an hour
and a half, we we're finally served with a
slight repast, a light luncheon which
would have been dear at the price of
twenty-five cents, which poor, tired-out
waiter brought US. By this time we were
willing to take anything, so we could get
through and go, having reached that
philosophical state of mind which enables
one in emergencies to rise quite above
such small things as creature comforts,
and indeed not without a little bitter
tinge of scorn of such trivial things. |
am now of the opinion that a few more
such trips, under COLONEL HARRELL's
management" might develop some stoics
and philosophers of very high degree, en-
abling them to live without food and get
on without money in strange cities and
places. Having finished our slight repast
we all three were passing complacently
through the wide portals of the supper
room when two head walters, one on each
side, barred our exit-one "to the right
of u.s. one "to the left of us"-the latter
laying his hand roughly on my shoulder,
causing me to step quickly backward, for
l was deeply offended, informed US that
we could not leave the room until we
had each paid seventy-ive cents. Three
astonished ladies stared at the man in
astonishment. We had told them on en-
tering that we were of COLONEL HAIR
RELL's Worlds fair party, and they had
smiled and bowed US in. We tried to tell
him what HARRELL had told the party,
that he "had arranged" etc. The men
said their orders were imperative, that :
nc one could leave the room until they
paid to them the price of supper. But"
| stammered, II have already paid Colo.
E HARkELL for supper here and so
have these ladies'" "Well," said the man,
make him refund to you've must have
the money now" and thus my little lunch
at the springs cost me one dollar and a
half. We all drew forth our purses and
paid the price of a little more wisdom
Perhaps we will all three save a large
amount some of these days because of
this experience. 1t was now quite dark
and we sisters lin tribulation) three bent
our saddened footsteps trainward only to
Jn 1@1l tl,t $500 49,
beloved luggage had been "switched off"
and was going to be cleft there" Then
we mournfully realized that our troubles
were not yet over. Then came the tug
Of war;" which ended in our complete
triumph, and we marched exultingly into
the train, now nearly ready to start, with
all our baggage IN, and banners waving.