Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10

II fancied he was making daisy
chains," said Mr.. Travers.
Now, if Miss Middleton had been
adveise to the voyage, this foolish re-
mark would have left Mr. Travers soli-
tary. But she was not. She suffered
herself to be constrained-not too
readily. Yet since, when once the
canoe was launched. Mr.. Travers
seemed to sink into abstraction, Miss
Middleton took up the ball. Since
this is the very simplest story, devoid
of incidents or criticism, is sufficient
to say of Miss Middleton's conduct,
''such is life," and to report her re-
marks.
"You'll be very careful, won't you"
she said. ''I'm like cat--very
frightened of water"
''What cats averse to fish?" quoted
Mr.. Travers, irrelevantly ''rhat is
Il mean---I wouldn't let n drop of
water touch You for-wbat l really
mean is, the canoes perfectly safe. 1t
would hold five with ease.
81 thought that the Choctaws-"
limited Miss Middleton we'll pleased
with herself.
''Oh, yes, that's all nonsense" lie
said, diAtractedly. II should say 1
am talking nonsense now. What l
meant was that if five people were in
it, it couldn't be safer"
ut does sound lather nonsense,
said Miss Middleton, numerically.
1t is not clear why maidens at these
critical times are so much more apt to
keep their heads than are men. Mr..
Travers thought it hard dispense
tion of nature, and sought refuge
from his distraction by jogging the
canoe.
"Aren't we shaking terribly?" asked
Miss Middleton.
''Not at ALL, he answered.
Canoes seem very frail, she ex-
planned.
"a girl knew" said Mr.. Travers,
thoughtfully, used to tell me that
shew quite nervous until she had
tried a canoe, but i'll the end she
thought otherwise. She even wanted
to get engaged in canoe"
'.Did You crafty her wish, asked
Miss Middleton, with lush Of dig
nifty.
1.-The girl was my mother, you
know" said Mr.. Travers, scenting a
mistake. 'It was "Reminiscences of
hers. She was wondering how should
some day"
''yes, yes--don't you think we
ought to be going back?" asked Miss
Middle ON.
81 should like to know your opinion
of boat as popping place, he per-
sisted.
Miss Middleton supposed that
square, solid sort of boat in the style
of Noah's ark guaranteed not to up
set = might not he unsuitable.
''Bnt would you not approve of
conoe?" he asked.
1T would rock so terribly" she
said.
why should it rock?"
Suppose, she said, ''the man
wanted to go down on his knees just
to emphasize his wishes-that would
set it rolling to begin with.
Mr.. Trayers was willing to enter
tain that supposition.
'"Then suppose the girl said Mop "
Mr.. Travel preferred not to sup
pose anything unpleasant.
''Still, if she did," said Miss Mid
dleton, ''the man would start up in
very bad temper and begin stamping
about.
Mr.. Travers was positive that no
man would be guilty of such conduct.
Miss Middleton failed to see how Mr..
Travers could answer for men in gen
cal Mr.. Travers admitted that he,
was thinking of a particular case,
which caused Miss Middleton to so on
hastily:
"rhen, again, if the girl didn't say
No, she would probably expect -
''What?" asked Mr.. Travers.
Miss Middleton had unfortunately
forgotten the sequence of her SEN
tence.
''But 1 must know, Daisy" he
sail, earnestly. He ceased to pad le
aud the canoe began to roll. Would
she expect"
Continuous was the rolling OF the
canoe.
"We shall be over I'm sure" said
MISS Mlddleton = so--yeS-yeS-
yes s."
''At any rate the man expActs-"
said, Mr.. Travers, and the rolling con-
timed.
Vixen some time later the canoe
returned to the meadow from which it
had started, the voyagers were grievei
to perceive the tea was already almost
fipto 0fb hSo hot
punctuaity was particularly important
at picnic. Mr.. Congreve especially
insisted on this.
''You shouldn't have been making
daisy chains, Congreve," said Mr..
Travers, irrelevantly.
''What does he mean?" Mr. Con-
greve appealed to Miss Middleton TO,
solution.
my Travers has also been making
daisy chains" she said. King.