The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-04
had, and won't poor Edith be sorry that
shn Anniifni and wouldn't 60? And won i.

had, and won't poor. Edith be sorry that
she pouted and wouldn't 60? And won Il
We have a lolE TO tell mother? and OH
For goodness sake. Kate, stop asking
SO many questions, said Billy, end
please don't turn the boat over again,
you little Chatterbox,'' lie said laugh
frgly.
Here we are here wc are!" exclalm-
ed chorus Of voices from the boat as
II came alongside of the landing.
Hello, motlier!
Hello, everybody!
There was then a rusl, and 9 scrain-
BILE to see which could get out Of the
boat first. *, 81
what merry crowd they were
s "Htirry lin and tell us all about it.'
exclaimed excited Edith
,'Oh. WI will. and ] bat you'll be sorry
that ypn didn't co. said naughty Meg.
!. II ys war, "; ny a, tsalt,sp oatSd Edith YOU
Hurry, { hildren,E rp d let us 20 to the
house: | know that you are tired and
hungry" said mother. and Edith must
wait until after supper to hear about
The good time that 4 know they had. ''s
Where are the others, asked Aunt
Fanny. looking around. g"wher. are the
vsolcc. 81 hi
5..of!,, ana then they all laughed.
mike and Jack were down on their
landing MS we passed. fishing, and they
wanted to 10 Will, us, and Meg cried. and
naid they shouldn't, so Annie and Mary
into Mike and Jacks boat, and they
itlid. and then they went down the river
beside our boat. They had Il fine lunch,
so they were all right. Meg and Annie
got To st,,iabbling, 30 I rowed as fast
Az Il could a wa from the other boat,
and we we're soongout OF sight, and we
was chief spokesman. well, 1 guess
they are safe and Will be home soon,
said Uncle George.
4 Then they all went In to supper, and
afterwards vert out OF, Tie wide front.
porch. facing the to tell about
their picnic. & jj n XXI
ISL IN - L wills get Jake and unload the
boat, while some one else tells IL said
aoh, did YOU catch many nsl, and
era BIS 2" asked Ed 35 III
!a5 " i es. yes, indeed, more than We tonld
Ing thetn.'sS they all ex claimed
Nelly, u tellcd us boutai 1t tause u
are We Oldest said little George.
- rs" ease 'urry. We 20 patient, "$ pped
'sAll right, Iii tell,'.,. said Nelly.
I've left here about q o'clock, the sun
was SHINING. but III was cool. We kept,
met Mike and II j ack. Annie aad Mary
GOT out 81 BUR boat into theirs, then We
turned the boat yer before we had left
them half an hour, and everyone OF zig
got wet but we saved Our lunch and our
fishing lines. When We got to Green
found a cabin that we a thought 10 one.
lived in and the VS. ga thered sticks and
made roaring iteg and then they went
wa v. some where. wv hile they were gone
we girls took our clothes and dried them,
ana then we made u tea, because It was
nearly 12 o'clock when We got there, sas,
We went the long way T here WAS some
tcor1ls III AZ field mot Ia IA away, and May
and Kate went: and got their arms FULL
Then We foa steh It., but we didn't have
any table to eat on or H an cha irs, SO g
sent the sarls out to find the boys, and
while they were gone e l went up in the
loft OF the cabin and at first Twas Y, so
tables and Il half al a oxen chairs, and Z
don't know what else. but what fright
erled me was AN old scolored womaf II who
vas in THE bed She said she was a.
cripple and had ived there a long time,
and that We could Use one OF her tables
and all 8of her cha trsS I { we! would bring
them back + after vi u had Il finished .sSs She
lent US some dishes too, and then q play
ed ma ma and J ohm was Iapa II + sat at
the head Of the BILE and ohm al the
loot. 5sa# 5ss54$
- oh, we had a;ffne tirne eat Ing our din
ner. fteraw cleaned up everything we.
went down on II the beach and caught a
few clans and then some of us got into
the boat and went to catch crabs, while
the rest climbed out on a. large roc
with our lines, and Meg, OF course, fell
oft he rock, but S he fell 81 In & sha low
water, so we got, her out easily.
Il BY the&@time John came back with
the others In tile boat we had caught
lots syof fish,. OH me, here were so mahy
we didn't know what / o do with them so
we d threw. some Of thenl i ba cka into the
wa tel Coming home d we X sang Ss and
Hiilooped and hollered and had a glori-
Gus time, that's all,
sss$S..'yvcl here come the others low. :35 IVA
Oh, OH. OH" cried Mike, |. they here
before lis aud We can, tx do what We So.
we would, amt 1t a shame r. and he put
on suchBa oomicAl ex precision that every
one screamed with 1auEh liter.
Gene here riinaway s: come to mo at
once said Uncle George, who pretend-
ed to be very mad, but every one knew
better. }39S 81 sG 553
\ Where have you been !? Come, come,
give an account OF yourself, every one OF
you. 81 q X III XII
All four Of them got into such ant
of laughter that they couldn't speak.
Their laugh was contagious and the
others were soon laughing heartily also.
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