The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-07-28
THE kRTY

The camping party, which left here
early Monday morning, July 10, for the
lakes northeast of Malta Bend, returned
last Saturday night. In the party were:
Messrs. Mat Wilson, Jesse Crenshaw, Ed.
Auil, Lee Wallace, William Aull, Harry
Wallace, Mansfield NIcClelland, S. Percy
Silver and Horace Blackwell; Misses
Lillian Ryland, Maude Burden, Birdie
Wallace, Berta Richardson, Martha Cren-
shaw, Minnie Neale, Mary Stramcke;
Mrs. Mamie Ellis, Mrs. JOS. Silver and
Mrs. Annette Peters. A member OF the
party, in an interview with an INTELLI-
GENCER reporter, said: Eyes, we had a
gay time. We caught no fish, but the
frog shooting was up to date, and many a
long-limbed bull frog, as he sat on the
big lily leaves, tuning up his bass drum,
met foul death at the hands of the girls.
We found plenty to do-some Of us hunt-
ed, some went boat riding on the lake
and some remained in camp on comforts
in the shade. The people down there
treated Jus handsomely; especially Mr..
Renick, and seemed determined to help
us have a good time. l cant tell you all
we did; each passed the time as that one
liked, and camp life went off smoothly.
Only once did there happen anything to
disturb the peace and harmony of the
camp. The circumstances were these:
We were sitting OF a big carpet in front
OF a huge amp fire. We had done the
Messiah dance, n were resting and talk
ing in whispers in the glow OF the dying
npahArS \ bopnarnI 10 IaaIr 20 2,a oila
and | noticed a certain young man OF
sportive tendencies, sitting on the edge
of the carpet, away from the crowd. There
was a look OF pain on his face. His feat
ures were contorted and drawn, as il
years of trouble were pressing on his
brain; his eyes had that hunted, haunted
looked that only comes to hearts whose
fibers are tense with suffering; his mouth
was tightly closed and his chin quivered,
as ii life had taught him centuries of
agony. Now and then he moved nervous-
ly. He seemed afraid to be seen. He
would put his hands quickly on his arms
and as quickly removed them. The fire
light showed his face pale to ashy white
ness. | spoke to several Of my comrades
in a low tone. We watched him. He knew
it, and grew paler. He seemed to be form
ing a mighty resolve. He threw his head
back and looked at the stars, and shiver-
ed. He shifted about uneasily. Presently
he became conscious that we were watch
ng him. He knew of a truth that his
best girl was in that crowd, for he had
seen her come in with another fellow.
We thought that the green demon had
possession of him; we thought that he
was wrathy at this other fellow, for verify
this other fellow was talking to his girl.
He arose, and we knew he had formed his
resolve. We followed him. He went into
his tent, and we waited for the report.
Soon he came out and went behind the
tent. He did not know we were there.
His blazing eyes were turned to the
ground, and he was trembling like a leaf.
He rolled up his sleeve to the elbow. We
heard something like a pistol shot, and
we too, trembled. We yelled at him, and
he looked up; the look on his face was
diabolical and awful. He motioned us to
him. We went, thinking to find him
MORALLY wounded. Blood was on his
arm. He smiled, he was happy, he had
killed that flea.