The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-08-23
SAMANTHA SIZES THE SPRINGS.

OF what are you afraid, my childf" inquired
the kindly preacher.
On sir, the flowers, the are Wild" replied
the tinid creature.
Last Saturday was Ri day
Tor August inasmuch rs August days
are generally warm, but on the date of
3hich we speak 1t seems that the
weather clerk stood in with the ladies
IKE a true man and turned everything
to one OF those halmy spring days with
the daintiest of cooling breezes. He did
IT all because the Auxiliary ladies' and
friends to the number of t%wenty-nine
determined to have q jolly outing ut Hot
Springs. superintendent whited put
an extra coach on No. 3 for the con-
venlence of the party and it Was a kind
ness that wal very. much appreciated as
1t added much TO the limited accommo-
CATIONS at the suinmer resort. The party
WAS met at the destination by Mr.. aud
Mrs. johnnie Smith and all the littfe
Smiths Including Tom, and escorted to
the Smith ,Lonicile where they were
hung up an pegs driven into the side OF
the wall by the thoughtful host, aiidathe
band boys played ''Johnnie Get Your
Gun." Then the party concluded to
divide ths burdens aud proceeded to
swear in the necessary committees aud
assign duties, and in accordance there
with they placed on the Experience
committee on Wheels" Miss Bessie
w.hited and Miss G cit McNevin. Miss
Bessie had the experience as her hands
are blistered yet. Mrs. John Cunning
ham and Mrs. I'd. Shepley were unani-
mously chosen as ''Comnlittee to Watch
Johnnie smith," II you know Jno. W.
you know what great abilities we're re-
q,tisite for this committee TO successfully
perform its duties. Miss Pearl Pike had
a hard task. as committee of m 'To
see that the big boys didn't talk to the
girls" Misses Annie Bowers, Lizzie
Escheverria and Matte Reyes were as
signed IS nurses for the small kids. Vic
tor Geery, Bert Givan, Howard McNevir,
and Loydd Sterling drank all the beer
troot) reflled the bottles with water and
put them back on ice. That's the reason
Mrs. Smith nearly strangIed when she
took . drink without the aid of a glass
aud her anticipation was drowned.
Loydd Sterling fell of the roof and frac-
tuted his watch chain. Then everybody
took ! hot bath and some surprisea.
Mrs. Geery found her gold beads that
had been lost for years. Mrs. Abbay
was out Of breath for al hour searching
for the tree that her darling fell out ol
before she discovered there wasn't a tree
nearer than Wadsworth. Then there
was the able supporting swimming
board which Mrs. shspley planned of
with her elbowstrying 10 get the spin
tiers off it and account of which she will
have her elbows half soled, and the hats
that were baked in the oven, the hair.
pins in that got cross ways Ia the
pie and buildings, Mrs. Giyan's coffee
that was grand, and the DR.. Mary Wal
ker costume in which Mrs. McBesn and
Mrs. Abbsy counted ties, the town that
was painted red, the babies that were
painted pink snd the music that was
rendered on the way home that made
the other passengers think Nevada wsa
moving her insane asylum. The bath
ing suits were tribes and everybody
wanted to re back the next day and
every day for = year and see johnnie
and Mrs. Smith.