New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-27
GIRLS TABOO GHOSTS
AS PINE NEEDLES BURN
Little Folk Not a Bit SpOoky as
They Spend Night Around
Fresh Air Campfire.
TENTS PITCHED BY LAKE
Moaning of Wind Through Tree
Tops Creates No Fear to
Campers at st.
Helen's Home.

Halt Advance and give the counter
sign"
st Helen's for fresh air"
Greet Come on over by the fire an
git warm"
That's the only way 10 get into camp
again. up at ST. Helen's Home, If a girl
strays into the shadows beyond the circle
Of light shed by the campfire. Any one
who has ever camped over night in a
thick woods knows what strange noises
and fantastic shapes throng the region
where the freight fails to penetrate And
if a strict guard were not kept on all sides
Of the camp, who can say what strange
visitor might suddenly appear in the
midst Of the campers and with what fear
ful results?
Thus it happens that every time il is
proposed that some of the ST. Helen s
girls or boys spend the night in camp en-
the lake shore one Of the first steps in
preparation is the choosing OF a pass
word.
The selections range all the way from
something like "wingo blngo"-picked
out because difficult for the evil ,nten-
toned to guess-to Miss Gordon"-se-
lected as a token of honor TO the good
angel OF ST. Helen's Home.
The camping parties take place once a
week and are very popular. There is al
ways great rivalry for places on them.
g,ta erf~ 20 IT Tho
larger ones at the home usually being
selected. The start for the camp is made
about o'clock in the afternoon. Usually
some Of the boys at the home are inn
pressed To help carry the blankets, tents
and supplies.
The camping place isn't very far away
but the path TO il leads through the woods
the entire distance, and this makes II
seem when reached lonesome, out-of-
thc-world SORT of spot at this time OF
year. when the twilight falls early.
The tents are always pitched in the
same place-in grove Of pines not more
than one hundred feet from the murmur-
ing waters of the Stockbridge Bowl.
AS soon as the tents are up the boys
start back through the woods ard the
girls begin TO gather pine needles Tor ihelr
beds. Before it gets really dark roaring
bonfire is started, both for purposes oil
light and warmth, for the nights are colo
in this Berkshire region. even during the
summer-so cold, in fact that one girl re-
Gently had seven blankets to keep her
warm while she slept
For a time the girls sit around the hre
and sing and listen to stories. Woe TO the
girl. however who dares 10 tell ghost
story. There are too many things that
look spooky off among the trees 10 make
that comfortable. If by any chance the
night happens TO be misty white forms
can be seen rising from the lake ana
floating here and there across the surface.
Ghost stories? Well. hardly
There is always provided, however
sure cure for nervousness just before bed
,ine-a spread, part Of ii toasted OF
roasted in the campfire 10 add to the nov
city. Few people have time for fear when
there is good food in view. and these sHIS
are no exceptions So they drive away
thoughts Of ghosts by eating and then
roll themselves up in their blankets ana
sleep When the sun wakes them IN the
morning they don their bathing suits ior
a plungc in the lake lad then rush OF lor
home and breakfast.
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