The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-01

Young man next the Brooklyn g'ri in
a lower ard hoarser tone than before.
'You are so unlike yourself to-day. If
YOU knew how hard it was Tor fell
low to get seats since the boys got on TO
this. Why, there's a bigger rush for
tickets than if it were Iale-Princeton
game. This house is full of Columbia
men. I can smell Boardman's cigar
cites right around here somewhere. he
paid SIS for two seats and"
Ssh" said the Brooklyn girl. Il don't
know what you mean. can't hear the
man. Keep still" She muttered what
she said in whisper so low that she
didn't know her own voice.
"Ha. hal" chuckled the young man.
"Just as though you cared for the old
lecture. Just as though any of us
cared Do you think Goat Baxter comes
here for the lecture? Ha! hal"
"What does he come for, them
whispered the Brooklyn girl curiosity
getting the better of her. She won
dered why anyone should come and sit
in the dark for an hour and half If not
for the lecture.
"Why, didn't | tell you how he dis
covered this game? Goat Baxter, 1901,
is the Columbus of Columbia! He's en-
gagged to Barnard girl, only her folks
dent know it; neither do his! She's
not allowed to speak to any of the fell
lows: that is, walk home from school or
anything. Well, Baxter's father gave
4 al Zoe
And Bax didn't do thing but buy an
other and get the seats together. Then
he sent her the others. They meet here
and sit and hold hands and plan how
they'll elope. The boys"
"Now, ladies and gentlemen" began
the lecturer, Il will ask you to step with
me into the lower valley of the Red
river. Notice the curiously colored
powders rising at either side OF the
stream, which here seems clear and
placid, although its depth is over l,00e
feet. Here to the right you see the
celebrated Dead Indian rock, where
you will notice the perfect outline of an
Indian stretched at full length, as
though upon a bier. While we do not
pretend to reproduce faithfully the
wonderful tints that Artist Nature has
so lavishly spread upon this scene, you
can get very clear idea of the glitter
ing sulphurous yellows, the emerald
greens and the diamond-like glints of
white in these stones, the like OF which
are not to be found the world over. The
solitary horseman that you see looking
across the landscape as though for
some friendly glimpse of human
Jessie" said the voice in the ear of
the Brooklyn girl. 1t was command
ing whisper this time.
SSH" she whispered back. ''Be
quiet"
Passing on to this peaceful camp
where we step for the night under the
friendly stars of the far-oif sky
sounded the lecturers voice.
Jessie"
"What? Sh! Stop"
you're not wearing any ring? What
does that mean? Have you taken it OIL?
Have YOU ceased to-
Ssh! Keep still. / want to listen"
You're evading my question. | be-
lieve you are
Prom the top of this slight elevation
we now command a superb view of the
surrounding country for many miles,
enhanced by the first rays of the sun.
You who look upon this beautiful pic
ture can share our feelings, although
YOU cannot share our meal of bacon and
eggs prepared by the faithful Sandy
whom YOU see in this corner OF the
screen" Uaughter)
"Where is the ring?"
Il left it on the washstand. Sh!"
"On the washstand? And that is all
you care? Don't you care, JESSIE"
NO Keep still, won't you? Sh!"
"Ha."
"Dontyou know YOU are disturbing
everybody? Stop"
What is the matter with you to-
day?"
''Iiush,"
"And now" said the lecturer. 1--WE
come to Il stretch of landscape, which,
after the turbulent majesty of the
pEeub river anu lit SlIcul X diiuSui VI
the mountains, seems like an oasis of
rest and beauty Here we tether our
tired mules and spread our tents for
camp. Observe the young man in the
upper left of the picture bearing aloft
the spoils of triumph, a fresh trout that
he has just caught in the little stream
that you see glinting among the rocks
Isn't that pretty?" whispered the
girl.
What do ! care for that when you
oh, Jessamine!"
"oh, will you hush? I'm not Jessa-
mine!"
"Oh, rats"
AN right; you'll see when the lights
| go up I'm some one else altogether"
I'D know your voice in thousand"
"Ha, ha. Ha, ha. hal"
what are you laughing at?"
"Oh--hush--stopl Ha, ha. Ia, ha y
81 must request the ladies and gentle
men of the audience to observe quiet
said the lecturer, while | am nearing
the close of these truly remarkable
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