Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-08-18

T WILL be charmingl" said Mrs.
Dobley. "Just an old-fashioned
picnic in the woods, with lunch on
wooden plates with paper napkins, and
NO knives and forksi"
1T will be a dream of Arcadyi" said
Dobley.
Everyone has accepted, and that
makes the party just 10. We are to
meet at noon at Doquin's, that quaint
French restaurant in Johnsbridge. 1
was there last just four years ago. 1t
ia right on the Bronx"
''The beautiful Bronxi" corrected
Mr.. Dobley, famous for it's pellucid.
placid = especially placid - waters.
When do we go on this malarial breed
Ing trip?"
ION next Saturday" said Mrs. Dob
ley. 1--WE have agreed to wear shirt
waists and short skirts"
Then / won't CO." said Dobley. "I
should feel ridiculous in such a rig"
"Of course, l mean the women" said
Mrs. Dobley. I'VE decided il would
be too silly to dress up. The men are
TO wear knickerbockers. We shall feel
like boys and girls again. How / long
TO see that quaint old man that used
to serve dinner under the rose armor."
DO you know that IL strikes me
that the quaint old man has opened a
quaint old dairy kitchen on the Bowery
and sold out his rose arbor?"
We'll, the place must be there at all
events!" said Mr.. Dobley. 81 recol-
lect 1t was called The Cherries Don't
You remember, he called it that on ac-
count of the trees? He said it was the
shadiest resort on the Bronx. And
during the cherry season he always
served cherry pie and cherry tarts for
DESERT
Does he know that he is to have a
grown-up picnic on his hands?" asked
Mr.. Dobley.
"Oh, yes; 1 telegraphed him to have
dinner ready for 10 at seven o'clock.
signed it j. Dobley."
Il thought we were going to eat on
wooden plates and have paper nap
kins in the woods" said Mr.. Dobley.
That's only luncheon" explained
Mrs. Dobley We thought it would be
lovely to spend the first hour or two
gathering wild flowers. Then we will
swing hammocks in some shady nook
and spread the luncheon on a rock.
After that we shall enjoy walk along
the banks of the river"
The picturesque Bronx" put in Mr..
Dobley.
Then back to the Cherries for din
ner-after which we Will return in
the cleaning, tired and happy"
We're bound to be tired; but 1 am
not so sure that we will be happy.
Picnics are uncertain"
"Let us not anticipate anything but
delightful time" said Mrs. Dobiey. "I
predict an absolutely perfect dayl"
The morning dawned serenely and
cloudless, and the Dobleys made an
early start. They reached Johnsbridge
about noon, and asked a hackman To
drive them to the Cherries.
"The which ?" said the man.
The Cherries" said Mrs. Dobley;
"a restaurant"
There's seven Cherry places here"
said the man; there's Cherry Inn.
Cherry Cottage, Cherry Rest Cherry
Tree house, Cherry villa, Cherry Grove
and Cherry Gate"
Why are they all named aIike?"
asked Mrs. Dobley. "A few years ago
there was only one place of the name"
We'll, it's like this" said the driver,
That man made so much money that
he grew rich and sold out and the
six men who wanted to buy the place,
but were outbid, all opened places and
called them Cherry. Nowfolks come up
here looking for the old place, and they
can't tell which is which. It keeps trade
evenly distributed"
1T will keep our picnic distributed,
Also" said Dob]y. 'We'l have to get
search warran End them 40