The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-11-01
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! A LONG, QUIET DAY ;
!! IN THE COUNTRY. !
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It was Betty Coman's idea-a long,
quiet day i'm the country. Il did
sound nice, but it turned out to be
the longest day ever remember.
Betty invited seven Of us girls to
go on an early morning train to
Brookton. From there we were ia
drive eight miles to Linden Falls.
She said Arthur Knight had prom
fsed to bring some OF the men in our
crowd out in his automobile in time
for an early supper.
There was n wagonette waiting Tor
us at Brookton and we girls climbed
into 1t and 1t was nearly lunch time
when we got to the falls. We were
all hungry, but Betty said we must
save the best things for supper, when
the men would be with us. SO we
had only little snack of plain bread
and butter and spring water. After
that we thought we'd take nap and
we lay down in the shade, but the
mosquitoes were so plentiful that
sleep was out Of the question.
Because we wanted something 10
DO we decided TO arrange the supper
table We spread a beautiful white
cloth that Betty brought and laid out
all the sandwiches, salad, eggs, sar-
dimes. cake and cookies with heaps
OF pickles and jelly. Then we made
wreaths Of maple leaves which we
%ove. The lunch looked SO inviting
we could hardly resist It. For fear
we might be tempted to nibble, we
went for a walk, leaving our driver
In charge.
We strolled beside the brook into
y deep wood, where we found uuanti-
Ties of ferns that we thought would
odd the finishing touch to our decora-
tions, and we became so Interested
In getting them we stayed longer
than was intended Then, suddenly
realizing how late IL was getting, we
were afraid the automobile party had
arrived during our absence. and we
ran so fast that we were all hot and
breathless.
Betty fell and turned her ankle.
She is always turning her ankle.
went to last winter. can understand
that, for the men used to flock around
her and offer to carry her or tear up
their handkerchlefs for bandages,
but | can't see why she should turn
ankle out in the country with only us
girls around. or course we had to
stop running and help her. She
leaned so heavily on me that had
60 get one OF the other girls to take
my place.
Maybe we weren't surprised when
we got back to our picnic place and
found the horses. which had been
taken out OF the wagonette and tied
TO trees, standing on that handsome
tablecloth OF Betty's. We rushed
upon them and shooed them away.
but we were too late-there was
nothing left OF our delicious luncheon
but few olives and one pot OF roque-
fort cheese. The tablecloth was ut
terly ruined. Betty cried when she
saw the dreadful holes the horses
hoofs had cut In IL and all the Jelly
spilled over IL and trampled I'm.
think it was silly OF Betty to bring
a fine tablecloth. II was Just bit
OF ostentation on her part.
What will the men say?" all the
girls asked.
They'll be starving and We haven't
a thing to give them" moaned Betty.
Il don't believe they'll be any hun
grier than I am this minute" 7 said.
If you had let us eat some OF those
things at lunch time we would have
been better of now"
We'll, don't blame me. I didn't
know that those horrid horses were
going to spoil everything"
THE driver is TO blame" said one
OF the girls. "I'd like to know why
he didn't stay here to watch them
and where he is now"
Hes nere." cried another OF the
girls who had wandered a little way
from the scene OF the disaster. Hes
sound asleep. Shall I wake HIM"
Yes" we all answered In an angry
chorus.
When he opened his eyes after a
thrust in the ribs from a white EN-.
broidsred parasol he looked around
stupidity. Then he suddenly Jumped
up, and asked excitedly, where are
them horses7"
Where were they? Not one OF us
had thought Of them since we chased
them on the tablecloth and now the,
were nowhere In sight. The driveI
began calling and Whaling and tea =
Ing around in every direction. and W,
girls, all except Betty. Joined in tn,
search.
well. we won't see them animal
again to-day" said the driver at last
TITS dollars to doughnuts they hav,
biked out for home. seen thei