Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-24

were laid two heavy horse blankets making a smooth. soft level that Don
settled into comfortable ltle honows under the weight o. sixteen jostins.
pushing, laughing persons
Henry, the driver smiled in a condescendins way a he helped US % sram-
BILE over the wobby shafts, because a $ DON al we let go of his rough. strong
no doubt he thought could have managed far better. Tho mon, a they
noureA made a rreat nretenae of a lanctne without seeming effort but
they too cam to gef more often than not Kenneth, the mall boy Of the
house. RAJ here there and everywhere determined &c sit by his father at all
cost Under his arm "a the house dinner bell, to be rung vigorously every
time we passed a dwelling II store.
Ready" cried Henry. ana "ready" came the answering chorus where
upon he licked his lines over the spread ding backs of his patient horses ac-
companytng the action with a "gt ap gMe ap" that stirred them INTO a
leiurdy trt
In another minute W 70 wereg going rally down the incline that led to the
river. laughing heartily at nonsensical Jokes ringing the dinner bell with
vgor and shouting greetings to the people who were not SO fortunate as to be
with US
Here va a place where h whisp ering leaves met above our heads;
where the foliage "a SO thick that the moonbeams had to struggle to get
through. Again we were n the open, with the river winding along at ne
side and tier upon tier o misty hills IN the distance One side of the road
m so brilliantly lighted by the moon that w could almost distinguish the
nsinsof sand; N the other were shar ply suhouetted the outlines of our
vehicle. with the faithful Henry up in front, waving his arm a he pointed
ot places of interest
the sentimental ballads we knew we're being sung in more keys than any
wen-trained piano could supply. /,
Harmony knew IS not. but happin ness came and stayed with US o tina
care-free. ronickng straw-rde
After traverstng many roads, that looked like so many AIRY lanes in the
moons glare we cam to a big city. where groups OF w and three were all
too ready to answer u chat with ouips Of more or less merit Down we
slid W. the sides of the wagon to 70 gale ourselves with ice-cream before
starting home. Bits Of hay traned over the sidewalk in III wake but who
cared?
The homeward ride, up the Other side of the river, was quhter, though
none the less happy. And If the chaperons saw occasionally what "a eve
meant for champerons to see they hid their knowledge sklfuny, or tho
moo and laid its magic spell upon them, toe. and IN their " were wtstful
memories. 4ms&HN t@&M }
Kenneth, the small boy of the hous e. DON subsidized in a sleeping little
bundle in the centre. his dinner bell clasped tightly Nor did he wake when
W Justify cheered the driver. the a whose idea it a % have the ride
the n who seconded Il, and ourselves
It al just 1 o'clock when the weary animals pulled us up the drive to
the house. BY this time the moor a directly overhead, the Gibson Girl
~ her Younr Man outlined cear1y in it's canal and fountains. Reluc-
family goodnghts were said, and we went slowly to u rooms. feeling that
they who lived in stnmering cities and spent their vacations at crowded re-
sorts had n o idea Of how worth while life could really be-
another
Want to come. ,