Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-08

EDW AttDS r FERRY, Mo, July {, 1910.
THIs particular terrestrial garden
spot fell into the hands of the
Chacrawooma hs-an Indian tribe
II Of doubtful antiquity - about
| o'clock last Monday afternoon,
| forty hours after the war party left Wash
ington. The exact hour of the arrival Is
| firmly fixed in the minds of the good people
of Edwards Ferry, owing to the colnciden-
tai disappearance from the neighborhood of
| four yellow-legged chickens, broiling size;
| gallon of sweet milk, hunk of butter
| and a tin dpper. Since that time the
| Chacrawoomahs have taken full possession
OF the scenery and pretty nearly everything
| else hereabouts that wasn't nailed down.
| The two canoes in which the Indians ar
| rived are, however. of limited carrying ca
| pacity, and 1t was hoped that the departure
| of the annexionists would leave the hos
| pitable folks of this vicinity with sufficient
| in the line of provisions and necessities to
tide them over till harvest time.
, The four enthusiastic canoeists of the
| local tribe of the Chacrawoomahs-a tender
| oYshoot from the Washington Canoe Club
| signalized their arrival in this aforesaid
garden spot by washing their shirts. The
| tribe being rather long on enthusiasm and
| short on togs, a temporary retirement FOR
| this purpose was necessary, after which the
yellow-legs, milk, butter and tin dipper dis
appeared and the four travellers returned to
| the light of day looking much refreshed.
Details Not forthcoming
Details of the forty hours' canoe journey
| up the canal were demanded by friendly
| populace but few were forthcoming. There
were plenty of generalities, however.
Those forty hours Chief Donaldo cried,
gracefully peeling slab of -scorched
| skin from his nose with his right hand as
he cleverly scratched remote chigger bite
with his right those forty hours. Never
were hours filled with pain and withal
SO glorious to four enthusiastic canoeists
from the capital city
At this point Chief Donaldo was overcome
by his emotions, and turned away in the
general direction of the cold cream.
The tribe expected to get away from the
capital city last Saturday afternoon at sun
down and paddle along the canal in the
cool of the evening for many miles, but
Chief Felix-recently adopted into the tribe
from the Tfpperary district-delayed the
start. he had an important business en-
gaSement, and 1t was not until nearly mid
night that he arrived at the club house.
laden with volume OF spring poetry, a
full-biown rose and fine assortment Of
signs. and announced that he was ready
for anything The three had been waiting
for him with touching patience and soon
after midnight the start was made. A vivid
description and thrilling narrative of this
portion of the trip was turned loose by
Chief Donaldo after he had subdued the
aforesaid chigger bite and anointed his
countenance gently with the cold cream.
Placid Bosom of Canal,
THE party. In two canoes" he said,
glded forward on the placid. perfumed
bosom of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
The night was dark-that Is. 1t would have
been II the moon hadn't been shining The
luna orb was at her best. Her radiance
! was supreme, and soaked into the system