The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-11-29

AZ They we're bus
until yearly six pi!Irg pine bough-
~ the tcut5 for our CARING thought
he would leave the boughs fer JoGr-
and Dupont TO pie themselves, bat
Hcygcndorf was Of the OPT ION thar
if We expected Dupont to cook for u.s.,
it would be we'll to treat him decent
". AlphOuse amused himself climb
ing trees. lie refused absolutely to
help drag pine boughs, because he
got pitch on his hands, but he climb
ed tree after tree like q baboOn, get
ting pitch all over himself, aud was
very indignant when we limited at
the ruth.
At about six he called out off
ciousIy from the top Of an oak tree:
at IS time to prepare for the eat
ing Of the dinner"
"Well, you get off your perch,
then" said CARING, who was getting
exasperated, "and come down and
build the fire
Eyes; you're F-F-French and
you're p-p-p-polite," said Heygen-
dorf, with a laugh that made Car
ling furious. "You ought to &C
cook for us, you know"
81 would cook" said AIphonse,
us he slid from the tree with RIP
ping, tearing noise, 81 would cook
with plaisir, but all can do is to
toast the marshmaIlow over the
gas; there is no mar5hmaIlow, there
is no gas"
"At quarter after six CARING
himself, his face us red as an Indians,
was holding the colfe-pot on the end
Of IA stick over the blaze.
"lf Dupont and Jones bring back
any fish, are you going to ask Du-
pont to bake them" Heygendorf
asked.
"Walr and See," CARING replied
grul1ly.
"They come!' shouted Alphonse
suddenly, running down the trail to
meet them, waving his arms in a
Wlnuhlil MOTION.
Dupont seemed yexed when he
came up to the camp fire with Al
phOnse.
at gives NE sorrow, CARING, to
see that you do not remark well the
actions of Alphonse wEea ! am
away" he began; sit should not be
permitted to him to climb the trees
and roll himself in the dust
at Is bad for the white Closes
saiU AlphOnSe, exhibiting various
pitchy spots. 81 am obliged to wear
shese home again. | have not brought
any more of costumes" Then, turn
ing to his brother, he sad in an ag-
grieyed way: "Theyhave not only
permitted me, Victor, to DO those ozzer
things; they have asked me to drag
up trees 10y the roots; they have de-
manded that | cook
That was a joke, of course" Car
ling explained, with a great deal Of
his suavity coming back. "Did you
catch any fish? Oh! all those: we'll,
if you could, you know, bake them
for ms tonight; you know how, dor
you?"
certainly" said Dupont AMIGA
bly,, Come with ME"
Heygendorf and | were putting
out the cups and plates on the grass.
dupont is r-r-really going to do
the cooking now, isn't he" Heygen-
dorf whispered to me. Alphonse
had followed Dupont and Carling;
presently he sauntered up to us to
gloat over the pot of jam that had
just been set out.
"My good bruzzer is showing to
Carling how to make clean the fish
es," he said, "but they are the dirty
beasts. CARING has demand that
he help, but Victor has on the good
closes, he cannot make the assist
an9e, but he tells to CARING how to
scrape out what is not eaten. VoHut
they begin to cook"
We looked ever.
CARING was kneeling before the
lire with the fish, while Dupont,
cool and calm, was seated on stump,
giving directions in his careful En-
glish. Alphonse capered toward
them, and Heygendorf went over to
help, but Dupont told him that the
fish would be burned if he helped
any more.
CARING has the precision, and
the sure hand, and the level head;
before the week is over he will be a
cook that is an artist" said Dupont,
while CARING looked none too great
full for the high praise.
While We were eating our fish and |
drinking our coffee, a man came
down from the vineyard to bring rs
our milk, and to tell us that we
could go to pick grapes if we would
be careful. We built up a roaring
camp fire after that and sat around |
1t telling stories until nearly mid
night. Alphonse was in high spir-
its; ne sang a little French song,
and declared that he adored to camp,
"R-r-really,'' said Heygendorf, as
usual speaking what ne thought,
you're not half so dissagreeable as
| thought you w-w-were Alphonse;
when l saw you this morning, you :
know, | thought you would be a
p p-perfect nuisance"
ITO be continued next week.