Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-25

drag, and called Franco to come to
her that she might put on his harness.
But Franco, who saw the harness In
her hand, and knew very well what
it meant, would not come. Mallevllle
then went toward him to catch him,
but he bounded away from her and
ran out upon the river.
| "Oh, dear mel said Malleville,
mournfully, what shall l do Franco
won't be dressed!"
Never mind" said Phonny; I'll
catch him for you by and by.
So Malleville sat down upon the
beach again, and began to watch
Phonny's arrangements for the fire.
Phonny selected smooth spot on
the beach, in such a place that the
wind would carry the smoke away
from the seat. Taking the three poles,
he placed them in an upright position
on the sand with the ends, which had
been tied together, upward. He tnen
separated the lower ends from each
other, spreading them out upon the
sand. Thus the whole formed tripod,
the poles crossing each other near
the top, at the place where they were
tied. He then fastened the chain 10
these poles at the place where they
were lieu COSSIuSl. Liz oSAiSh LIN
the chain, which was the one to which
the hook was attached, then hung
halfway to the ground.
.oThere!" said he to Malleville,
when hang the kettle on the hook,
it will be lust about far enough from
the fire.
He then placed his birch bark and
kindling sticks between these AND
irons, and laid his other sticks OF
wood across them, taking care to put
the smallest in the middle. He next
hung the kettle upon the hook, and
then got down upon his hands ana
knees to look under and see if the
bottom of the kettle was near enough
to the wood
ut does not touch,' said he, but
the blaze will come up to it; now we
will go and get the sap"
Phonny had considerable difficulty
in catching the dogs. They both pre-
ferred running about such pleasant
g morning, to being harnessed to DRAG
re and compelled to draw heavy load
y. Phonny succeeded, however, in eaten
"a ing them at last, and in harnesslns
n them to the drag. He then took ou'
lie the articles, which had been put lnte
the pail, and placed them on the box
10 which he had previously turned bot
IL tom upward for table.
le 81 think we had better put then
~ under the box till we come back,
70 said Malleville. ''for fear that some
~ body will come along and carry OF
-, all our luncheon"
ls ooh no." said Phonny, ''there is n
be danger"
If So Phonny and Malleville set off o.
&c their excursion after the sap. The
1o very soon came to the trees whic
ha Beechnut had tapped for them. The
q knew them Immediately by their hay
IA ing spouts of elder wood inserted |
he the trunks, and bottles hanging a
or the ends to catch the sap.
lis Beechnut had no buckets, such a
of regular sugar makers use, and SO h
lin had used some bottles which he ha
found in the cellar, He had tied
string around the neck of each bottl
ad and had suspended one by that near
Ter to the end of each of the spouts,
so such a manner that the drops Of sd
,er coming down through the spout woul
fall into the bottle.
led Phonny and Vaudeville went to tt
OF bottles, one after another and to the
nd great delight found them almost fu
ere of sap. They took the bottles off car
ere fully, and poured the sap into the pa
eet Then they put the cover on the pa
i a and set out on their return. The do,
OF pulled we'll and took the load alol
lad in very satisfactory manner.
put AS soon as they had arrived at Il
It's comp, Malleville was disposed to g
md her teaspoon and taste of the sap Il
Ter very first thing. Phonny, howevt
put told her that he thought it would
lts best to pour it all into the kettle fir
and light the fire, so as to get Z
S a boiling begun. So they poured the s.
ana carefully into the kettle, and tn
pom Phonny lzindled match by rubbing
luc- upon the side of the box which form
ZIP the table.
my m LET me light the fire, Phonn!
ny said Vaudeville.
ter "Well," said Phonny, heres
don match. But be very careful not TO
,u,d your clothes on fire"
ing So Malleville took the match a
lry. applied it very carefully to the Dir
par bark which was under the wood, a
her. very soon the bark began to bla
led. She was very much pleased TO see
fire burning which she herself .
my, kindled.
you Malleville and Phonny next te
their spoons and began tasting OF
owy sap. dipping little out OF the ket
und for this purpose. Vaudeville said t
ear it did not taste sweet at all. 1t Y
fell nothing but water. Phonny said tn
ace, was little sweetness in it, but he
my not expect that it would be very sW
the until it was boiled. The boiling Wo
d. make it sweet.
hen They kept their fire buring finely
VINO some hours, until almost all the wa
ak, of the sap had boiled away. What
ank. NAMED became a very sweet and I
first syrun like hot honey.
- They kept tasting of it continu;
nis' as it grew sweeter, taking out II
for this purpose with their spoons
cooling it in their saucers. Fin
sou they concluded to put some OF 1t
way +ho;r broad and thew found 1T eX