The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-06-04

were hitched at the curb. or moved
leisurely along the leafy street: biz.
cansastopped country wagons drawn
by shaggy -hoofed horses and set with
chairs that bumped and jostled their
holiday loads from outlying tobacco
plantation and stud,farm: sober. black.
covered buggies. long narrow. spring,
less ouckboards. frivolous side-har run
abouts and antique shays resurrected
from the primeyaI depths OF cob
webbed stables. relics OF tarnishea
grandeur and faded fortune.
At midday vehicles resolved them
selves into luncheon .bootha hampers
slowed away beneath the seats, dis
closing all manner OF picnic edibies---
the courthouse yard was an array ef
grass-spread table-cloths. and nm air
OF plenty reigned
Within Mrs. Merryweather Mason's
brown house hospitality sat enthronsd
and the generous dining-room was
held BY regiment OF feminine oat-of
town acquaintance.
The yard. an hour later. was an nc.
tive encampment OF rocking. chairs
and din OF conversation iioated out
over the pink oleanders whose tubs
had achieved fresh coat OF bright
green paint for the occasion Mrs.
Poly Ginord--a guest OF the day
here shone respondent.
The young folks are counting
nightly on the dance tonight" OBJ
served Mrs. Llvy Stowe OF Seven Oaks
Even the Buckner girls have got new
ball dresses"
'Improvident, I call H." said Mrs.
Clifford, They can't afford such
things, with Park Hili martgaged up
TO the roof the way II h."
Mrs Maaon's soft apologize alto
interpoaed They're sweet giria,
and we're never young but once. !
think II was so fine OF Mr.. Valiant
to offer to give the ball. hear he's
motored 10 Charlottesville three or
four times for fixinEs. though under
stand he's poor enough since he gave
up his money az he did. What q
princely act that vast"
"Y-e-e-es." agreed Mrs. Clifford. "but
little--what shall l call itf--pre-
cipitousl II we're married TO q man
like that ! should always be in terror
OF his adopting an orphan asylum or
turning Republican or something
equally impossible"
The doctor shut his once door with
n vicious slam and from the, vantage
OF the wire windowRcre looked sour,
ly across the beds OF marigold and
nasturtium.
Il reckon II Mrs. Poly clifford shut
her mouth more than ten minutes
hand.running." he said Inadvertently.
the top Of her head'd dy from here
to Charlottesville"
The major. ensconced with q cigar
In the easy chair behind him, -four
ished his palm-leaf fan and amote an
errant fly.
Speaking OF Damory Court" he
said ia his big voice. The dance idea
was a happy thought OF young Va
liant's, I'll be surprised II he doesn't
do II TO the queens taste"
The doctor nodded This place
can't teach him much about such fol.
deroiings. | reckon. He's led more
eotillions than I've got hairs on my
head"
I'D hardly limit II to that" aaid
the major. cbortling az the easy thrust.
And after ali. even folderoiings have
their use"
Who said they hadntf II people
choose 10 make whirling dervishes or
themselves. they ut least can reflect
that It's better for their lives than
cane-bottom chairs Though that's
about all you can say In favor OF
/ the modern ball"
"Pshaw!" said the major. Il re-
member time when you used to rig
out in a claw-hammer and
Dance ali night tili broad daylight
And 40 home with the gyrls In this morn
ing.
with the bravest OF us. Used 70 like
| IL. too"
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