Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-03-15
Written for The Amerieaa.
LAkEHURST LEAGUE.


June. with It's green and gold 10 the fields.
green and purple of the lilacs, green and
pink Of the orchards, green and white OF
syringss and locusts.
Such tender. varying shades of green,
such dainty hues Of yellow and lavender
and pink, now deepening into warmer,
more voluptuous colors of summer.
Down on western slope of hillside, uu-
der the sheltering branches of q huge oak
tree, was group of girls. At their feet
stretched the long descent into the valley.
where broad fields were traversed by
straight lines of fence. and sleek cattle
fed In the pastures. Beyond the little bit
of woods that separated 1t from the open.
ran the river, and then the hills rose,
height on height. lost st last In the hazy
distance.
Ii was the first gathering of the Lake
hurst girls since their home coming from
school and from work In distant places.
No matter how far they might wander the
rest Of the year June brought them home
again to remain until September was a
thing OF the past.
They Were sill in white that dsy--a coin
cidence-and as they lounged on that sunny
hillside. you might go far to f,ud choicer
bevy OF girls. have said they were all In
white. but the black. brown. bronze. and
yellow OF eyes and hair and the varying
expressions gave no fear of mono,ony.
One Of them. she who had Just spoken.
had suddenly sa, upright, clasping her
hands about her knees, determined look
in her hazel eyes.
Tell US, June" said big. blonde
Georgia Grey, looking up s, her lazily.
You have had nothing to do all winter
except make plans for summer. Tell Us
something, that's dear
Something that leaves the other sex
out OF IL, June" exclaimed Nell Gwiun
so vigorously that general laugh follow
ed; then June spoke again.
II move that we all think, think. think
IS hard a. ever we can for ten minutes
At the end of tha, time each will have an
idea to bring forth from She dim reeesses
Of her brain
Mine Is too full OF cobwehs" cried
Trixy Browne in mock di>msy.
Then devote one moment 10 the use Of
s mental broom" answered June prompt
ly. placing her watch on the grass, ani
dropping on one arm beside 1t, with up
lifted huger of warning.
The girls Of iakehurst were bright, in
telllgeui, ambitious. high minded giii~.
Fond of fun and frolic, they wanted their
fun pure. their frolic decoruus. Though
many of them had 10 work for their sup
port the greater part Of the year. they
felt themselves none the worse Tor that.
and they brought ss fresh faces and Is
light hearts TO the home nest for their
summering 4, though they were daughters
Of q millionaire.
Lakehur-t was q model village. Just
across long narrow lake from a manu-
featuring town of some pretensions, it had
none Of The hustle and rivalry, the mix
ture Of population. the different classes OF
society. The broad shaded streets " iIh their
veranderet blinded houses. and we'll kept
lawns, wore an air Of serene responsibility.
The well TILED acres denoted prosperity
that, while not opulence. showed the inhab-
itant- free from worldly care, The village
church was pretty edIice, the town hall
a substantial one.
Lskehurst was proud Of lis public build
ing-, its schools, it, minister. it, farms, il,
| daughters, Its comely matrons, its digni
hed men.
But Lskehurst was not proud Of IL sons.
They were goodlooking sei-let that be
granted them. They were not vicious, nor
gamblers, n,r druukards, they were good.
natured, and jolly, and happy go-lucky
/ But they smoked little e-some of ITEM 8
/ good desl-drank little, had no ambition
beyond having just enough for the present
| They worked sometimes. lorg enough to
| enable them TO live idle longer time
| They had little or NJ taste for books were
| too indolent to learn music, though they
were fond enough Of listening 10 IT, The,
| liked amusement-they attended in ful
| force all the church sociables, the concerts
| the croquet, archery or tennis parties
| but they never assisted In getting up any
! thing Of the kind OH NJ, it would require
too much exertion.
Time is up" said June. Georgia
you are the largest; speak first"
| Too lazy to think, my dear. Ill agre,
to anything, only let's not work too hard
and have plenty of ice cream"
Lazy thing :" laughed June.
| You shall work harder than any one
Trixy.
Get Up an orchestra composed of la
dies"
Capital. you are jewel, Trix Nellie
my dear, proceed"
Have 3 bicycle club. Dissolve th
archery clut, and form new one-lsdie
only" said Kate
Boating club, membership limited
ladies' only"
"A fortnightly >ptead for some one o
the societies. That will cause deepes
envy among the boys" said sage Madge
''I'll keep my idea for next year" sal
the last one of the girls when her tur
came.
There Is enough for one season alread
proposed But move that we hear fror
Chairman June"
The chairman has the floor -o
ground" said Georgia, sleepily.
June looked thoughtfully over the hill.
while the eyes of eleven girls regarded he
attentively.
I'VE cannot successfully run SO man
clubs or societies." she said at length.
What l should propose is this; W
number twelve. Let us form a league fo
the purpose of Improvement In certai
, lines, and, while providing amusement fo
ourselves, our main object shall be I
teach the young men Of Lakehurst that v
are not satisfied with them, because the
are unwilling to help US on occasions " ne
: they reap equal benefit with oprselve