Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-02

was kept busy, my worst fears being lest
| should damage Carries Immaculate finery
by dumping her out in the dusty road
Good luck stayed with US, however, and
arrived right side up
TIL. elderly lad -s-pricaleSS treasures on
such occasioEs-had arrived before US ana
assisted by the gentlemen who had also
arrived at the age of diScTeton-Were SET
tirg tables. making lemonade ana looking
generally after the welfare of the SENSE
.eSS.
| left Carrie in company of a beNy oil
white-winged fairies like herself. They
retreated 10 the kindly seclusion OF ciulnp
q young bircheS, where they-no doubt
rrutualiy smoothed each others ruified
pIumage, administering those finishing
touches to each others toilets. producing
that completeness which is irresistible
put the mare away IN Il shady dell dliC re
turned. Old Billy Sa.em was tuning his
fiddle girls and fellows appeared from
everywhere. and, almost before you could
realize it. heels and toes We're lying TO the
merry tunes the old fellow sawed out
Youth sunshine and music A trio Tor
the production of pure, unal!oyed happi-
ness, whose equal is not. We had them all
and enjoyed ourselves to the utmost of our
capacities. We danced. we strolled under
the gnarled oaks, and danced again. There
were little pangs of jealousy at the enjoy
ment he or she appeared to find in dancing
with another But. the dance over, each
showed the unmistakahie pleasure with
which he she rejoined the chosen one.
The slight passing shadow but heightened
the after brightness.
our appetiteS had become SO Sharpenod
by the ride and the dancing that not a
nurmur heard when the stirring notes
of the fiddle were interrupted by the blow
of the dinner horn. We never finished the
set. but broke, like 1ock of partridges on
the intI usion of dog. AS it was the time
honored custom for every "felter' 10 take
his own girl to dinner. there was great
hullabaloo. a shouting of feminine names
a DFII n
am. Will-Ed-Joe.' or whatever his name
might be.
The girls wete hungry, and the girl who
should tell. in strict confidence. that her
escort had failed TO properly supply her
wants would put d black mark against that
young mans name which he would find ek-
tremeiy difficult in rubbing out
We ate. drank and chatted. while the
patient, mo, herly old ladies ffuttered be-
hind the benches. and heaped our plates to
oyerfiowiug. Roast. baked ana broied.
pcs. buildings and cakes. The good things
that relentless memory tells US are never
duplicated outside the old farm house
kitchen. Sad havoc oar white young teeth
wrought III The culinary masterpieces. over
which these dear Old mothers had fumed
and broiled during the previous week
But thoughtlessly spoken word OF
pt aise repaid the martyrs a hundredfold.
and they sat down to browse among the
fragments. content and happy. While the
dancing was in progress the evef-to-be-
had lacerated their hands and shins
and grievousiy outraged their duck trouS-
ers and billed" shirts by climbing trees and
erecting swings
None OF your little skinny Soups.
made to accommodate but one person. but
swings with generously wide seat. BY
little sQueeLing-to which l heard no Oh
jectionS-they would accommodate a boz
and TWO girls. The boy in the middle.
holding the girls on. | Was partial to the
sI-ort. ard | observed that Carrie always
foI med one of our trio. AS there were not
swings enough for all at once. 1t had been
necessary to provide other amusement.
CIoquet was in it's infancy then; nobody
on the ridge knew much about 1t. but there
a division of opinion in regard to its
propriety.
1t was played some in Melton. but Melton
also boaSted couple Of grog shops. and n
hall where an occasional company OF stroll
ing players hazarded "A nights expenses.
On the ridge il yet but name.
The committee had voted Down base ball.
az it excluded girls. Some vent uresome
| Spirt-erlid profound silence-Yropesed GRO
quet After long and prayerful elaboration
behind closed doors. TO actual evil having
been proven against the game, the liberals
wen. and two sets were ordered with the
proviso that should it be proved Oh trial.
to have a demon alizng effect, they should
be at once publicly cremated.
When the neat boxes were opened print
ed rules were found within. We listened
eagerly while they We're read. The game
became Immediately popular. We loved to
display our prowess by whackng the ball
az far as possible. Girls with neat ankles
- among whom Carrie was aueen-deliet,t-
on the bah and attracting attention by 3
succession Of little shriekS as they repeat
eddy missed it. In addition to the swings
the two croQuet sets furnished ample