The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-28
Hsainst the eide.
BY ALFRED r. CALHOUN.

mo, sir, no fashionable watering
~ place for me; / want rest and
comfort during my holidays, said |
Alick Freeman TO his friend, Casper |
Burns, with whom he was discussing |
the place where they should spend the
two weeks vacation allowed them by |
the bank in which they were both |
clerks, and of which their respective
fathers were directors.
1--WE had good time at Saratoga last
year." said Casper Burns, adding, with
a sly laugh, but you are afraid Of meet
ing Miss Julia Fletcher there again;
well, don't blame you; she is as rich
and pretty and heartless as you find
them"
mo, confound IL, Casper, Miss Fetch
er is all right, II Is l who was the fool,
and n presumptuous one at that, for
thinking she looked more fayorably on
me than She did on the score of fellows
who danced her like midges in the sun.
Ihate fashion. Why, only the strongest
constitution can stand the dressing,
the driving, the dining and dancing of
those fashionable watering places. We
want rest, or, rather, change. Now
what do you say TO Whites Inlet"
"White's Inlet? Never heard of such
place." replied Casper.
"Then I'll enlighten you," said Alick
Freeman, stopping in the midst OF
packing his trunk and turning TO his
friend. "White's' Inlet Is near Barne-
gat--"
"Down on the Jersey coastY
Certainly; the fishing Is good, the
shooting tip-top, and there Is no such
place for boating and bathing. And
then IL Is pretty well out Of the world,
and the chances are well be the only
visitors within miles"
"And we can wear out our old
clothes" interrupted Casper Burns.
"Of course. no one would think OF
wearing anything but old clothes down
at Whites Inlet. oh. well have a
splendid time, free as the winds, and
almost like being in state OF nature
81 know. Alick. but people in a state
OF nature eat and sleep; how are we tc
obtain those necessary comforts
"The point is well taken" said Alick
sIomminp down the lid Of his trunk anc
facing his friend. Right near thu
mouth of the inlet there lives a fisher
man named white"
'The inlet takes it's name from himY
"Just so: and he has all accommo
dations necessary. ] sent him wore
we'd be down next week, and he's eN
pecting u.s."
Got any pretty daughters
"No: that's the beauty OF IL; has n
one but his wife, and the only neigh
bor is a mile and half away across TN
inlet. oh. wen have peace and no en-
az n rood time" said Alick Freeman
rubbing his hands in anticipation 9
the pleasure In store for them.
The result OF this interview was tina
che Young men found themselves Q
whites Inlet within week. Ate
leaving the cars they had TO go in
wagon some 20 miles over a sandy roa
that ran through forest of funere'
n,nes and distorted scrub oaks, o
which the sun beat with tropical u
.ensitv and along which the mosquito'
nrowied in fierce, bloodthirsty bands.
The isherman's house was perched
m vcrdureless bluff Of white sand, WI
N swamp in the background ana gioi
,,us axnanse Of blue ocean In front
tho structure did not promise comfort
was certainly picturesque ana told
wrecks and dangers along that treac
erous coast
One end Of the cabin was the ste
lection OF a wrecked schooner, with I
name ELIZA Jane" still visible; Z
chimney of rusty iron had once do
duty ON n tugboat, and the Gothic doc
,yay was the under jaw of a whale viii
Sa,r white had killed ON the bar. abo
a mile from his cabin.
1T doesn't look promising mt
confess" said Alick Freeman, as tn
80, out of the wagon which they n
S,red al a round price TO fetch tb'
n,ar .sbut Il looks as II we might Ia
~, the quiet here that heart could vi
sors This was Alexis FIRST visit to I
nlace. which had been recommenaeu
bim Inv a bachelor friend, and thou
no prctendcd to like Il he felt IN
henri that Il was not all he desired