The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-05
HOW GIRLS TRAVEL.
A GigEIing Sextet UndergOes the Rig
Ors of a Railroad Journey.


OF course girls don't really travel. They
are consigned rather from one place to an
other which amounts to about the same
thing in the end. for your pardon) they
get there just the same, and treat every
body within earshot to about everything
they know. This, together with the optical
feast they provide, means a continuous en-
tertainment for those who are good tenn
pered enough not to feel like choking them
for their everlasting gigglng and MUNICH
ing.
This brings us to their strong point, pro-
viding for the inner girl. In the present
instance we are long since aware that the
sextet Cthey are usually consigned in pairs
and three pairs of this kind beats anything
have in prospect a visit to Edith, whose
people nave cottage at Blank. Though
four hours covers the run and they started
Immediately after a hearty luncheon, they
fore the train is fairly out of the business
district Kittie wonders, audibly, if Blanche
n1fgy from Wncf instead Of et an
fumbing with the string round a big box
in her lap.
The box contains chocolates-such a sur
prise-they've all had their eye on it from
the start. OF course meantime the others
have been opening their own store of pro-
simply insisted upon putting up the box
of sandwiches. Another box shows tea
cakes but we haven't any tea,
te-he-he;'' another undoes a good-sized
basket of pears, which she owes to Uncle
Ned, and more sandwiches and bonbons and
fruits in small quantities.
ostriches that they are, and munich bliss
fully on till every sweet of every sort is
gone. their concerted chatter being con-
stantly punctuated with giggles. AS to how
on earth they make out a word of what
another is saying is a puzzle, though one
guesses the point is to never be caught ST.
lent rather than to understand.
A bit after the last bonbon has been alb
sprbed to the tune of contented sigh the
pears. each about as large as a squash,
are passed round, and, as that old night
mare of a conundrum ran, leach took
pear" The pears are delicious, their word
for it. and the last four are so divided that
not one can claim any partiality, all of
which provides side-splitting fun. Then
they rest and recover, look out the win
dow, exchange quiet jokes with the one
nearest; for as much as three minutes,
and then they attack the small fruits.
Plums and peaches disappear as if by
magic, the plump young thing who does the
most damage informing any who may be
interested that she never eats anything at
home but everything always tastes so
fond of watermeons One half expects to
see her produce one but is disappointed
in this
Last of all comes the sandwiches at this
Ems as well the less celebrated
brands. Then they hunt for the tea cakes
until somebody recalls the fact that the
solid cakes have long since gone the way
of all good food. which occasions extra gig
Cling. Out of this they build tired. weak
kneed little joke, which they resurrect at
every threatened lull, and, of course it
never fails to set them into spasms of mer-
riment.
Then they fall upon Record which one
had brought along-girls never buy papers
and proceed to divide it. 1t happens to
have twelve pages-beautiful discovery
so the division is made simple. 1t is handed
out promiscuously, so the girl who never
reads anything but religious news gets the
sporting page. the baby member of the par
ty the finance, and so on through the sextet
Of misfits Despite the gigging one has
willy nilly learned what everybody predict
ed about everything.
Buti-they are there. A torrent of gig
giles and calculations, and they pile out
and are kissed with terrific ardor by Edith
presumably, while those left in the car
watch them pile into the waiting wagonette
as the train rolls off.