Evening star., 1914-11-07

day. The boys carry these. two In the
morning before they go to school, and
two in the evening after they get home.
II have not, therefore. had repetition
of the labor of the first night. but under
the most favorable of circumstances. to
have the well go dry stands third or
fourth In seriousness among the ots"
asters that may overtake family IN
the country. Certainty that such a dis
aster would befau might we'll stop many
family from going back to tho soti. I
am not certa.n n it wouldn't have eStopped
us. I know 1t wasn't among the hard
ships We reckoned on before We gave up
our fiat in town, where We had only to
turn a faucet. knowing. II ever we
thought of the matter at all, tnat the
exhaustless Potomac was back OF our
supply.
have taken up with the owner Of the
place the matter of having our wen
| to do anything about 1t. He admits that
now, during the worst dry spell known
for years, would be the proper time to
do the work, but he processes to believe
that the conditions of this fall are not
likely soon. if ever, to be repeated. / am
told by neighbors. however. that the we'll
at Sunny Knoll is always among the
first in the neishborhood to go dry, SO I
am unable to share the landlords optthl-
ism. AS there is nothing in my contract
that requires him to deepen the we'll I
suppose If he'll not do it I'll have to. and
foot the bill myself. A we'll known wall
| against existence might be paraphrased
to read: Life in the country Is Just one
| darned expense after another"
Now for a Merrier Tune.
But that will be enough of mourn
| full music for today. thank you. Let's
put on another record and see If we
can't get cheer-up tune.
That oyster roast at the schoolhouse
Wednesday night was a feed long to
be remembered. That good old stand
by of the rural correspondent, "a
pleasant time was had," doesn't begin
to describe 1t. 1t was a treat, you may
recall. that the men were required to
give because the women beat us SPELL
ing. 1t was the assumption that the
men who took part in the spelling bee
were to play the role of hosts to the
women who had been likewise en-
gagged. with the inclusion, of course,
efted Of other ssm,11ss members m Of hd the inter,
worked so many ringers in on us
that the beauty and chivalry of half
the township showed up at the school
house. bringing with them an appe-
satiable.
Fortunately. a spirit of large gener-
osity had possessed our committee
when the order for oysters was
placed, and there was an abundance
for all. A moro perfect night for an
outdoor frolic could not have been
provided. The schoolhouse was lighted,
and the boys who were too young and
the men who said they were too old
to help with the cooking danced with
the women and girls. spending the
time between dancing in clamoring
noisily for their suppers.
The oysters were roasted on three
pieces OF sheet iron each about 4xs feet.
MT fha rry{f1
bricks, to leave room for the fire be-
meath. Our head cook, who is an expert |
In all culinary accomplishments, super |
Vised the roasting. but the real surprise |
o1 the evening was about barrel Of |
beaten" biscuits. which he had made dur |
ing the day. He vowed that down on |
the eastern sho','' where he came from. |
an oyster roast wasn't an oyster roast |
at all without beaten" biscuits.
Cuts Down the Menu.
The committee had planned to have a !
lot of other hxings. but he vetoed the |
program. The oysters and celery, the |
biscuits and butter and. coffee, were all |
he would let, us have. And, you may |
take 1t from me, that was an abundance. |
As one of those who had been van
quished in the spelling match, though |
my vanquishing happened In the warm
up and l never made the team, / was
called upon to help serve the victors |
and their numerous guests before I could
nave anything to eat myself. / thought |
That gang never would get filled up and |
was almost famished before my chance |
came. But eventually ] made up for it |
IN magnificent style. I ate SO much, in
fact. that it upset my digestion, and be-
tween midnight and morning l liked to |
run myself to death trying to keep out |
OF the clutches of huge oysters that |
chased me with gaping Shells Once | |
stupoed my toe on submarine bewider,
and when the pursuing oyster grabbed
me by the leg I yelled So loud Jane
thought was being murdered
NOW that the spelling match and the |
resultant oyster roast are Off hand the
nusklng bee is next on the program |
The executive committee of the Friend
ly Neighbors Club has been called TO |
meet at our house tonight and the date |
ald other details are to be decided i
upon. If a proposition made by one |
member of the club is accepted, as it |
probably will be. profit as we'll as |
pleasure will result from the evening s |
entertainment. His offer is that mis- |
corn crop shall be made the base of |
operations and he will pay into the |
club treasury the customary price for !
avery bushel husked. AS an addition |
al inducement. he offers to give a |
written guarantee that there Will be |
found satisfactory number OF red |