Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-08-03
Georgie's Cab
Pleasures of the Picnic.

Pleasures of the Picnic.
We hav had picknick. The Bas-
sets and Uncle wesley and Aunt grace
and me and paw and nav and Little
albert and the Pup and the baby and
several more People went. We rode on
a Train and Got Off at Bewtifie little
Lake thirteen Miles away WHARF they
Had hurry go Round and Botes and
things. Nav sed she Diden't care to
go at First. but paw Got her In the mo-
shun all rite.
"Here get Day or" paw Told her,
''and you Want to just set around like
old people. That's no way to celebrate
the Day."
"Has 1t got SO you Can't enjoy Your
self at Home with your family emmy
more" Nav asst him. "Must you al
ways 60 away sumwhare With other
people to have good Timer
"Oh, no, 1t amt that" paw anserd.
81 don't care ennything about the Pick
nick, and I'd rather stay rite here with
you and the boys, but told Mrs. Bas-
sett when she spoke of Getting 1t Up
I'd go. spose she would of let 1t drop
If 1t wouldn't of Been for that, so I
can't Brake my Word. If you Don't
feel Like 1t tho mebby you Better not
60, and l Don't beleave It Would Do
the baby emmy good emmy Way. l can
Take the Boys and you'll have nice
quiet Time here and Get rested"
So nav began to get reddy to Go to
the picknick.
After we got there we Found a pleas
ant place with a roof over and Long
table inside, and Paw sed that's where
we would Eat, so they put The things
on the Table, and we all got Set Down
to Bizness, but about That time Man
with a badge On came In and sed It
would cost three boilers. Paw asst him
Why, and the man sed becoz he Owned
the place and Didn't bid 1t just to get
Exercize.
After that we Went out under some
trees and Were agoing to Eat, but Be
fore 1t got to be Paws turn to Have
peace of Cold chicken 1t Commenct
to Rain and every Thing got soaked.
''Well," paw says, 'lets all Be flo
eofckle and not Care. Mebby they mite
of Been sumthing in the Cake or pie
that would of made us all Sick emmy
way. You never Can tell about Such
things IL they don't Happen. just
make the Best of 1t. That's my NOTICE
when you go to picknicks.
Mrs. Bassett sed she Was glad paw
Looked at it that way and didn't blame
Her for getting him to come, but the
Rest looked kind sorrafle and Hun
cry.
We huddled around under trees and
in Sheds a cupple of ours and Got all
Wet, but 1t Cleared up at Last and was
Bewtifie. Then Nav wanted paw to
Hold the baby 50 she Could give Little
albert a ride on the hurry Go round
and paw says:
''Thats one Of your failings, nav.
I Told you it would be Better II you
Staid at Home with the Child. II !
wouldn't want to Do ennything at a
Picknick but Hold the Baby could
stay rite at Home and do 1t Just as
Well, but You haft to always want me
to Be around sumwhairs maken miselt
yoosfie when it's my Only chanel to
have a good time. / come out here to
rest and Be quiet far away from the
Ware and tair of the CRATE sittie, and
Now you go and Try to upset the Hole
plan. Why don't you Have some thots
about other peoples enjoyment?"
So paw Gave us ten Sents and held
little Albert in the hurry Go round
and nav held the Baby. Pritty soon
paw and Mrs. Bassett and her Ant
from Since a natto Went down to the
Lake to have Bote ride. When NAV
seen them she sed:
"Paw, / thot you Came out here to
not Get emmy ware and tairT
'This is sumthing need" paw Told
her. "Thay are nothing like rowing
for the Helth. If could roe more II
would be Better for me than medasun.'
After Mrs. Bassett and her ant got IN
paw Give the Bote a shuv, and was
agoing to Step on the middle Sea-
when 1t came to WHARF he stood, but
some Way 1t Didn't seem to be WHARF
he thot 1t was when he stepped Down
30 he struck the End of 1t and They
were a Splash and a Lot of screams
and the Bote upside down. N
After It got so we Could see whaf
was Coin on in the waiter paw Wai
standin in It Little bit abuv his nees
Holding Mrs. Bassett's Hand and Tell
ing her he was agoing to Safe her a
the Risk of his own life. Mrs. Basset
is young and Bewtife, and Her an
waded Out alone.
When nav put me and Little ALDER
to Bed that mite she melt Down will
us to say our prayers and told Us t.
asst God to bless Everybody but Mrs
Bassett, so we done 1t, but Nothing
amt happened to her yit-Chicag'
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