The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-31

with their m Q thcr a nd Il the COOK 10 ger!
read y*S for the picnic. The cook fixed
the baskc was filed witt cnick e!
#pota toes. ham tea. bread. pea hes. pies.
cakes stewed IS toma toes. Isl Gust I'd, and
candles. 3sS 9s5s ,SE3 sSs Fl!
aman&to carry two Efreezers of y Ice cream
eapd four watern, elons $to I he grove. She.
also sent a MA Eon for the Children Soon
everything was MI ready: rhe 4 tH'o chill
ircn, Mrs.sAiaurice and he cook sat q own
forrest. soorf-s hey heard Y he pat Ter 81
horses hoofs coming up the road. s3s
II wonder Is that them Z? "a Id Nellie
n 81 guess It's, "a replied Daisy. 81
Both Eof the girls jumped D. from hclrI
seatsfan Ind 4 ran 10 see who It 3 y as As
u there was no gate nearby, = ey. both
L got und er3S the L fence. ssS
They looked " up the road. and sure
enough they we're In the va gon,S and
& Bessie riding n front Of the wa gon on
1tl,c pony They we're going Il Viard tlietr
home, for I he W. d Id not kno w That they
were In the grove. ssis5
Then both girls. seeing their mistake
ran up y the road as fast as they could
and told them II they we're at I he grove
Daisy.5and Nellie got Into the wa son and
rode to the gate hat wen tE$ ~ to t l7',,
grove. " III 81 ssays
81 They we're soon there. Mrs. NJ aurice and
wagon was Loaf ed with children; tnerc
were twenty children besides the three
sisters. H 83sts
Good morning, children. VI Il guess you
all had "a pleasant ride. q ldn't you ~ SAID Y!
Mrs. Maurice. .lS 3s5 IS IS q; ,gss
.93.'.Y es, indeed 1t was the incest drive
that We have ever had answered the
They got out Of wagon ard sat SSo, 90
the; grass they told stories. played games,
swung and rode. .25is
555 soon it, was time for dim er. Mrs.
Maurice rang the bell and IL the child
rem came and sat, around the liable.
The dlpner5was fine, the child rem clear 7
ed the table soon OF everything ~ had
on II. xxx +, 81 fs 5:$ l338S 4,
they came back ard gathered flowers
they all filled their hats with flowers {
they made wreathess daisy cha ins. boz
quets and decorate the wagon IN win
flowers. 4. S8 ~ Ss ~ 1,
Ii was. nearly 8 clock when u hey all
pa cked the dishes and the sglasse In tho q
has cleared The termelon rinds on
OF the grass md got ready To- SO home.
They got into theEwagon and were car r.
Brled safelySto their homes. 81 til
The children all said It was the incest
picnic ethatSthey ever ha d. and thanked
Mrs. Maurice heartily, for the nice time
she had given them. ~ al
The children went to 4 bed early that
night I, for the next morning they were to
go to the sea shore. ia w &.
Mrs. Maurice changed her mind about
going on the boa t. because she ha q heard
that several ships were broken to pieces
on hefrccksSa few days before a. nd she ne
was a fraid to risk the boat, so she de-
cided to go on the train
CHAPTER II.
The next morning they got up very
early The nurse dressed d the & children
and fixed lp their satchels to so. They
got Into a hack and rode 10 the depot,
they had to walt a hall an 3hol1r for the
train to come al the Inns. the children
were running In and out the door ana
looking IN the road and saying; AZ =
wonder vhen8is 4 t coming !. VA n !,
g Soon the train arrived at the depot no
the children and Mrs. Maurice got On
The baggage wa 9 soon put, on tho atrair
4and then they started on the journey
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