The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-27

shouted maItln ana up
above the clouds far from the madding
crowd in spot at once so wild and
safe from harm that no guardians of the
peace-hatefui reminders of civilized life
are needed, we found Martins camp
old to you, perhaps, but new to me. All
our doubts were soon set at rest as to how
we we're to live, for contrary to the usual
rules Mr.. Martin rented US tents for camp
ing. Dad built us roaring log fire. lie
had such a good supper. and | don't rs-
member anything more about that night.
Oh, we had good time. We were call
ed the jolly campers. We were told we
brought more life into the camp than
man camping on the terrace below recug-
nized our good qualities and offered us
the freedom of his two tents and divided
WOOD with us. The old lame watch dog
used to limp laboriously down to greet us
every morning. The two cats. SO wild at
first, left the luxury of thu hotel kitchen
and came down and mopped up the con-
denseed milk. printed the butter and
lay on our beds and divided fleas with us
and showed us they liked us. you know.
We had three regular meals day, and
ate all the rest of the time. When the
week was over the few extra pounds in
weight so eagerly sought before by the
utterly useless iron, quinine and beef
route, had been gained all around and
Hattie ate anything she wanted and coulG
get, and never thought of the digestion
tablets until we were packing up to come
home. The body feeds while the brain
lies fallow, and We didn't have to think
OF worry about anything. They ju't hap
psned as they would Oftenei if we only
took God at his word and left it all with
him. Fellow housekeeper, if you are out
of sorts and feel ss if the world was all
awry and ind yourself snappish with
your family, it is that new dress skirt
with the five pounds of stffening IN the
back, and goods enough to cripple tho
best paddy that ever carried hod. Hang
it IN the farther corner OF the clothes
closet (its rightful place.. cut off your
last years skirt to tho shoe tops, get an
easy pair OF shoes and a big stick and go
to Mount Wilson and stay as long as you
can. You will bring back new hopes.
new eyes and appetite. a blistered nose
and a smile that Will dazzle even your
enemy with its gladness.
The air is little difficult to breathe at
first. but after day or so you find it in
MIGRATING and you do breathe as never
at home. | was five minutes late to see
a sunrise, but l got there in time to see
the pink light of the new day and sew
eral hours battle between Old sol and
tue whitest most dense fog yon can i'm
agIne coming quite half way up the side
of the mountain. 1t looked so downy
and cool our whole crowd expressed de-
as we used to the snowdrifts at school. l
saw several evenings the sun set on my
right and the moon rise on my left in the
same half hour, and this alone is worth
the trip. Echo rock is one of the sights,
commanding, as it does, view of Old
Baldy,and many lesser lights, buried in
the soft blue haze the foothills showing
through ike small islands. The echo is
very fine, repeatingtive times. We walked
from three to SIX miles every day, and
never was 80 tired or nearly i'll as l am
after one afternoons shopping in my
heavy clothing.
On Saturday we expected reinforce
ment from homo and cleaned house,
made a raid on our neighbors' tents,
found soap dishes enough to 60 around
and served rice with a little mound of
crab apple jelly in the center of each
dish, and made believe it was really truly
pudding prepared IN honor OF the ex-
pected guests. But the guests not COM
ing at the hour we thought they should,
we ate all the pudding. An hour later
Arthur, Eva and Oliver came bringing
with them MIR. K, who helped to en-
liven two days and gained some extra
tan to show his Chicago friends. ana /
am sure he forgot Lincoln.park and Mich
igan avenue in his admiration OF Mt.
Wilson. They were welcome addition
and we greeted them with open arms, for
they brought fresh bread. jam and
roast OF mutton.
Saturday night there was candy pull
on Dreamer's terrace, after which l was
relegated to third and last possible posi-
this taffy pull, but suppose the other
| chaperonss were. If so they will kindly
furnish the missing link in the weeks
history, as l am told this was the most
enjoyable evening of all. was reading
in my tent and early in the evening.
l,Ap ~ fk,r katI |
posed they would be in presently, and
after hearing the third hammock break
down thought them all there and went
to sleep. The next thing | knew the
4, candy pull was over, and Clara was tell
ing me about it in much the same lively
fashion as married man tries to enter
tain his wife after he comes from the
lodge in the hope that she may be too
much amused to look at the clock-tha t
is the first year or two of his married
life. | was very sleepy, though. and did
not care to get into conversation with
| anyone, SO didn't answer, thinking that
the best way to restore quiet. But she
rushed out and got Oracle, who stayed
until she was safely slowed away for the
night. | learned the next morning that
she thought the dragon mad because she
didn't answer and sought Grace to stand
by Mr.. Micawber until the storm was
over. Dear, tender. hearted girls. Be
there may be no one to stand by them
then.
On Sunday we took a long last ira m p
and celebrated by dressing up IN the
afternoon. When you are IN the noun.
tains and want to dress up you wear some
one else's old clothes and somebody else
wears yours. There were several sur
prses that day as one after another
emerged from our tents each feeling quite
swell until called down BY the owner of
tine tinery. AS usual l was last and
leave you to imagine me in much be-
ruff1ed white waist, Gracie's old red skirt
menced on one side with white thread
and on the other with black; bicycle
shoes and leggings.
there. We had salt IN the Jelly, pepper
in the tea, clean handkerchiefs were in
greater demand than ever. Dishwashers
were impossible to get. and it took SIX
people, three girls and three boys, to set
the table. Daddy g!ared savagely at Ar
thur and said the snake poison was ali
gone, and he didn't see what boys were
for anyway. But Arthur didn't seem to
mind, but suggested that Chicago people
were all that way. On Monday our four
visitors left to our mutual regret, and we
realized that our time was near. Sc we
visited all the favorite hooks and ter
races, took last sun bath on the bould-
ers at Mount Harvard, and on Tuesday
commenced the doleful task OF packing
up. We should have come before, for
Daddy vas far from we'll, but he allowed
us to impose on him, and We did. II q
was "a prince of Daddies to US. He would
not allow a large dinner cooked while