The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-08-04
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pleased to be severe. Know that youit
are forgiven. This delicious sy1yan
retreat does not lend itself to acrimo1i-fs
ious dispute, or, in plain English,Y1
quarreling. Let dogs delight, If they.
want to; refuse to be goaded by yonr.I
querulous nature into giving anything
but the soft answer. Now to business N
Nothing is so conducive to friendships
when two people are camping out, as ~
definition of the duties of each at thets
beginning. Do you follow me?' 81 s.
Perfectly. What do you proposes
II propose that you do the cooking
and wash the dishes. We will forage
for food alternate days"
every well. Iagree to that" e e
Richard Yates sat sullenly upright
looking at his friend with rerroach IN!
his eyes. ''See here, Remark. Are
YOU resolved to force on an information
al complication the very first day.
That's no fair show to give man."
t'What isn't?' 81,
why, agreeing with him. There.
are depths of meanness in your charac-
ter, Kenny, that l never suspected.
You know that people who camp out
always object to the part assigned
them by their fellow-campers
counted on that. I'll do anything butt
wash Dishes s.
''Then why didn't you say sop
because any sane man would nave
said mo- when I suggested cooking,
merely because suggested it. There's
no diplomacy about you, Remark. 4
man doesn't know where to find you,
when you act like that. When you re-
fused to do the cooking, I would havo
said, Very we'll, then Ill do it, and
everything would have been lovely;
but now
Yates lay down again in disgust.
There are moments i'm life when lam
guage fails man.
''Then it's settled that you do the
cooking and wash the dishes?' said
the professor.
'Settled? Oh, yes, if you say so; but
all the pleasure of getting ones own
way by the use of ones brains is gone.
l hate to be agreed with in that obje0-
tionably civil manner" -!
sWell, that point being arranged,
who begins the foraging, you or I?''
'sBoth, Herr Professor, both. pro-
pose to go to the house of the Howards,
and need an excuse for the first visit;
therefore I shall forage to a limited
extent. l go ostensibly for bread. AS
may not get any, you perhaps should
bring some from whatever farmhouse
YOU choose as the scene of your opera
TONS Bread is always handy in camp,
fresh or stale. When in doubt, buy
more bread. You can never go wrong,
and the bread won't"
ssWhat else should I get? Milk, i
SUPPOSE
''Certainly. eggs, butter-anything.
Mrs. Bartlett will give you hints on
what to get that will be more valuable
than mine.'
''Have you all the cooking utensils
you need?" =
81 think So The villain from whom
I hired the outfit said it was complete.
Doubtless he lied; but we'll manage,
think"
Every we'll. II you wait until J.
change my clothes, I'll go with You as
far as the road"
stN1y dear fellow, be advised aud don't
change. You'll get everything twenty
per cent. cheaper in that rig-out. Be-
sides, you are so much more pictur-
esque. Your costume may save Us
from starvation if we run short of cash.
You can get enough for both of us as q
professional tramp. Oh, we'll, if you
insist, I'll wait. Good advice is thrown
away Oh q man like you"