Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10
-THE-
Forging Of the
Daisy Chain.


Mr.. Travers, pretending 10 rinse
plates in the river names, looked per-
petually toward Miss Daisy Middleton
-industriously engaged in packing
fishes. Over the meadow the rest of
the picnic party was dotted mainly in
pairs, as is pleasant to look upon at n
picnic. If the truth were known, Mr..
Iravers was pleased to see Miss Mid
lle on sternly packing, for of late she
mad seemed to bestow too much of the
honey of her smiles ulon certain
bee Ito give him no worse title) of the
aame OF Congreve; and Miss Middle
ton was reioiced to see Mr.. TraNtrs
pretending to rinse, since she had GER
tain underlined oh. ection to hear his
praises sung by others of her sex--as
recently.
People entertaining such approx
nate sentiments have no business to
he separated by distance Of at least
20 yards. So at any rate Mr.. Travers
thought, for he left the meadow sweets
that sucked in the eddying stream be-
hind him, and, bearing the c'eansed
plates as a peace Offering in his hand,
approached the lady.
Miss Middleton lifted her eyes out
If hamper, and, preceiving his
humility, smiled.
"With fingers weary and worn," he
began, "and eyelids heavy and rad-
as you perceive, Miss Middleton
nan answering to the name of Travers
OF q
more or less mid on an undeniable
rickety stone for half an hour-tor-
rents foaming about him fatal plunge
imminent and has rinsed picnic
plates till he could do no more.
"During which time" she asked,
she broke how many?"
''That is hardly generous, sail
Mr.. Travers, gravely. "How many
exactly | started with I don't remem-
Der. One-I admit it came to
piec in my hand, as the kitchen
maids say. Ano her | was compelled,
morally and intellectually, to throw
at a grasshopper that came up imper-
tinently to sniff the mayonuaise. A
saucer or two by nature amphibious.
started down stream. But what would
you? l have four here as clean -"
''And I gave you H." said Miss
Middleton, sternly.
cts better than picking daises, like
Congreve, said Mr.. Travers, slyly.
"Would you like to clean some
knives:" she asked, willing to change
the subject ''They don't break so
easily, and we shall want some for
tea"
''It's no relaxation cleaning things
that don't break" said Mr.. Travers,
liscontentedly.
''You intend simply to be idle till
:ea?" she asked, scornfully.
''If you think / deserve little re
creation for cleansing all those
plates" he said.
Breaking them!'
''Let us split the difference and say
'laving them"
''You crack joke and plate in
the same breath, she said.
''Don't you think might take you
out in that canoe?" he persisted.
'.lts rather late, she said, doubt
fully.
''We might find some of the foat
ing saucers," he urged. 1.-The grass
hopper got on one and was plotting i
magnificently."
'But canoes are so unsafe. Perhap
If Miss Maltby would come with us
it would be steadier."
This was distinctly unkind rehec
tion on Miss Maltby. whose attrac
tions, in the opinion OF many, wer
aot detracted from by her weight, Mr.
Travers, however, saw light in til
lnkindness, and willingly sacrificed
victim.
"Without in any way wishing t
ieny the merits of Miss Maltby," h
said "she would add more team
cashier weight. Besides, in adoptin
al. invention like canoes. from th
Chpcta vs., one must conform 20 the
custom.
(which is?" asked Miss Middleton
BASED on the tribal motto Two
company The canoes were Col
structed accordingly, and only hol
two"