The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-01
OUTING ON THE RIVER
YESTERDAYS FRESH AIR
EXCURSION
TINY TQUcH OF TRAGEDY
One Little oGisl Loses Her Mother,
and Scene Follows - Re-
freshments In Album
dance Provided.

She was tiny bit of Indebtedness in
a pale blue dress and a poppy hat, and
she sat on one, of those stumpy little
things that abound in boats and wept
audibly into minute and not very white
pocket handkerchief.
Messrs Burns and Cassidy. the stalwart
OFFICERS" who accompanied the Wom-
ans Civic league fresh air excursion yes
terday, turned pale as they gazed at the
youthful Niobe. The good women who
did so much to make the outing a sue
cess, and who We're congratulating them
selves that, now that the boat and barge
We're safe in the dock, the excursion
might be called a complete success, look
ed worried. True to her sexs traditions,
1t was only after Miss Niobes wailings
had gathered a crowd that she impaired
the cause of her woe
Where" She demanded tearfully OF
her anxious hosts and nostesses, 9TH N.Y.
muyver?"
Where, indeed!'i calculated the startled
entertainers. And for quite ten minutes
yesterday afternoon. after the Columbia
and barge had steered proudly up to the
dock with its waving. cheering crowd, il
seemed as If there were not going to be-
quite enough mothers to go round and
that one little waif was to be All Horfing.
But Nlobes fears did not exist much be-
You'd that ten minutes Of anxious search.
There was a scurry on the upper deck
an anxious woman's face peered down.
and very soon Miss Niobe, resting de-
llghtedly on the shoulder of one of tho
biue-coated individuals was restored to
''muvver" -
1t was the tiniest little bit of tragedy,
and 1t was the only suggestion of gloom
that dimmed an otherwise perfect day.
For yesterdays fresh air excursion, I'M
der the auspices of the Woman's Civic
league, was even more successful than
that of the preceding Wednesday.
Promptly at $3.50 o'clock the steamer
Columbia and barge started down the
river with IT'S cargo of happy small folks
and contented grown ups" The first
start, however, WAS a false one, for about
forty small people and their caretakers
were a trife behind time. and when they
saw the boat serenely sailing up the ri Ter
with their friends on board, they set up
bowl which the tender hearted captain
of the craft couIH not resist. He prompt
ly put to shore again, and when The
boat once more began pushing her nose
down the river, everybody was on board
and everybody was happy.
More especially Ewere the tired mothers
happy.
It's been thirty years since I've besa
on the water, remarked one happy faced
OAO AoUS, llSl ldukd eyes ISStlilB Lovingly
on the water, TN Sweden. where 1 came
from, 1 lived near the sea, and have
always loved the water
And l haven't. been on the water for
twenty-fi five years. eagerly put in an
anxious faced Bohemian woman, five of
whose nine children were also on board,
Though I've lived near it all that time.
Its just heavenly, this excursion"
If the mothers took their pleasure
oh hfATrr ,.I,sI
onstrative enough, and for almost every
one of the 600 who accompanied the ex-
cursion yesterday it was as much a voy-
age of discovery as was that HttIe ex-
ploration tour Of Mr.. Columbus some CEN
turtles ago..
PLENTY sOF PROVISIONS.
And there was enough pop corn and
less important goodies, such as sand
witches, fruit and milk, to go round! And
there was the band.
Until Yesterday explained one of the
ladies, 1T seemed doubtful whether or
not we could have the band, but yester-
day afternoon some checks came in so
the music was assured And I'm so glad
she added, nodding at some dark-eyed
little ones who were dancing happily to
the tune Il Loves You, Nah Honey,
deed I Do" played by the Star theater
orchestra
AT noon the excursionists landed in
grove near Hamilton Ferry, and the chill
dren enjoyed an hours play on shore On
the boat the band played at intervals.
and kindergarten games were in progress
throughout the day for the entertain
ment of the children.
Yesterday s. excursion was in charge of
Mrs. j. B. Hoxsie. She was assisted by
Mrs. j. w. Edgerton. Mrs. Maurice Auer-
bach, Mrs. c. e.. De Coster. Mrs S r.
McMasters, Mrs. c. A Dibble, Mrs. G. e.
Clarke, Mrs. J. f. Langton, Mrs. H. C.
Castner Mrs. p .Krayenbuhl, Mrs. S. c.
Olmsted and Miss Obenauer. Mrs. Emma
White, the Misses Bates. Cochrane and
Furness, Miss Ethel Swan and Miss Null
lough, nurses from ST. Luke's hospital,
DR. Jeanette NJ. McLaren. A. w Gut
ridge, of theb Associated Charities. and
Miss Hanson, ofsthe St. Paul Commons.
assisted in taking care of the children