The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01
Morning Chat
A FcstaI Occasion.


mer cottage for two or three weeks" said
the lively high school girl. There were
mamma and Aunt Fanny for chaperones.
my cousins and 1, and four or five of our
schoolmates One of the girls brought her
guitar and when we went out on the river
in the launch she would take the guitar
with her and we would all sing. The songs
sounded so pretty on the water,
ION one day we received an invitation
quite exciting, We were asked to come to
church social the next evening. and would
we please bring the guitar and favor them
with some music? There was to be a
regular programme, and a social meeting.
enriched with cake and ice cream, after
ward
''Of course we were wild to go. AT first
we thought of taking the launch; but
there would be no moon and we were afraid
of running into a snag coming back. We
decided to walk. One of the young men
of the neighborhood offered to guide us.
He said 1t was not very far, and good walk
ing. We started out. For the first mile
we walked along the road. The weeds were
so high and the dew so heavy that our
skirts were soon soaked to the knees. Then
we walked-I mean, waded--for a quarter
OF a mile through corn-feld Our feet
sank into the soft dirt nearly to the ankles,
and though our guide went first, pushing
away the stiff corn leaves, yet they came
PACK at each of us, slap, slap, slap, across
our faces. Aunt Fanny is rather stout, and
we had to keep waiting for her. Several
times she announced she was going to die
on the spot. We got through the corn
field at last and walked for another mile
along path. The dew from the corn
leaves had soaked us from head to foot
so a little more didn't matter Then we
crossed another field; at about this time
Aunt Fanny wanted to turn around and go
back, which did not strike the rest of US
as intelligent. In fact, we were nearly
there, and after two short turns down the
road, we arrived. The church was a dis
trlet schoolhouse. IL was a quarter past
nine when we got there and the people were
all there, waiting for us to come. They
hadn't begun the programme, they hadn't
even begun to freeze the ice cream. How
do 1 know? Because the big milk crooks
filled with milk and rich yellow cream
stood around on the desks. We sank into
our seats glad enough of a chance to sit
down, and the programme began by some
child's speaking a piece Next it was
announced: We will now listen to some
music by the ladies' An awful pause en-
sued. Finally 1t dawned on us that we
were the ladies'. We had not dreamed
that we were to figure on the programme
had supposed that we were wanted to
sing song or two during the social part
We went over to the organ, but as there
was nothing that could be used for an or
gan stool we went back to our seats and
sang. Then we had another piece spoken
Then we were called on for another song
That was the Observation-Disclosures by
the school children and songs by the
ladies' alternated. At first, as IL was a
church affair, sang gospel hymns but
taking note of the character of the recita-
tons We soon changed and gave them
ragtime and other popular songs, which de-
lighted them. When The ice cream was
frozen the programme came to an abrupt
close and we all had ice cream, which was
good, and cake. which was the best I ever
ate The city doesn't produce anything to
compare with that cake, made with fresh
country butter and eggs.
I'VE didn't any Of us think of walking
back with much Joy and we finally hired a
hay wagon to take US home. We youngsters
thought 1t great fun but poor Aunt Fanny.
after all the other trials she had been
through was nearly jolted to death. And
mamma? Oh, you can't phaze mamma
she's younger than any of u.s."
Menu for a Day.
Suggestions furnished by Table Talk TO |
housekeepers Of moderate means:
breakfast
Fruit. \
Shredded Biscuit. Sugar and Cream
FriZZled Beef. Delmonico Pofatoas
Raised Biscuit. Coffee
Lunch
Shceo cold ham. MeIlhenny's Tabasco.
Orange Short Cake. Cocoa |
Dinner
Potato Soup.
Ham Croquettes. Tomato Sauce
Sweet Potatoes. Reefs
Cold Slaw.
Waters. Cheesa
Blanc Mango. Chocolate Sanca
Coffee.