Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-25
(T'o be continued.)
MADE or lCE.CREAM.
A Legend Explaining the Origin OF the
Fickle- Minded summer Girl.

The origin of the summer girl has
given the mythologist n chance. Out
at the Lake Park a couple of nights
ago half dozen of tho pretty crs~s-
ures, whose charms have been the rage
OF the male summerers for season,
were seated in circle. discussing the
approach of the end. There were
varying expressions of opinion as 10
the wisdom of closing lake hotels just
when the season was at its best, and at
last the conversation turned on the
women who have been and departed
like a procession Of brilliant constella-
tions during the last eight weeks.
Some OF them were referred to as last
years crowd" while others came un-
der The classification of blossoms.
1t was the Count Engalitcheff, who,
approaching the coterie with his milf
tary stride, announced that he had
solved problem of no little import
ance to foreigner who might ut some
future period be tempted to write q
book on the glories of Minnetonka
summer.
"And the problem, Count?" inquired
q typical summer beauty, whose dainty
form was dangerously outlined
against the wickerwork of reclining
chair.
Yourselves, all of you,' was the
calm reply Il have been searching the
pages OF mythology for the origin Of
that delightful creation, the summer
girl. and although have as yet failed
to locate her haunts during the so-
called alternating period"
where do fiies'-began a darling
young thing, who was vigorously
lighting mosquitoes with sailor hat
held BY the ribbons, but the Count
paid no attention to the interruption.
Zone day." he said, drawing chair
near to the little circle Of gossipers.
"Proteus came up out of the sea. be-
lieve it was al Saratoga or Bar Harbor.
for Proteus was god Of the sea, and
not lover of fresh water. II was
high noon. and at that hour the old
man used to sun himself under the
rocks. On this occasion he saw seated
on a water-washcd projection a maid
of wondrous beauty. Proteus in
stantly fell deeply in love with her. The
more he gazed. the more hopeless be-
came his passion. and at last this hoary
subject OF Neptune drew near to the
object of his alteration.
oh. thou queen of beauty he be-
gan, give ear now to the supplication
OF thy slave. A mansion of pearls and
precious stones. the gold and silver Of
deep. shall be thine and all its inhab-
itants thy subjects. il thou wilt b.,
mine. All the treasures Of the deep
will place at thy feet, Oh. queen. Say.
witt 90 with me?
Not on your life. she made an
swer. and Proteus wept In the bitter
ness of his heart. So abject was his
grief that he changed himself into .
wave and rolled back into the deep.
oh. for breeze sighed the maid
on tine rock, aud tho cid gad heard
her. He descended into the depths
and besought OF Neptune the inter-
cession OF his power to rouse the slug
gish wind.
Neptune was in good humor. and
the breeze came. Then said the maid,
as Proteus once more gaxed on her.
III only had some ice-cream now.'
-Instantly the scaly god doubled up
and again sought his king in the deep
sea mansion.
What would you now asked Nep-
tune. and Proteus aswered with bowed
head. 'ice-crcam.'
~Then Neptune was wroth at the
importantly Of his lieutenant. and In.
staptly caused him TO be changed into
= dish Of ice-crcam and set before the
maid on the rock.
$50 ended Proteus.
-From that moment Ne was part OF
tho maiden. and her nature Lecaine
changeable rs his had been. She was
false and true BY turn. grave and gay,
laughing and sad-faced. serious and
frivolous in alternsts breaths. Socams
the summer girl
y nva man pictures . heavon toz
himssH he always has his own man.
sion right u the csnter ot Il. Raas''