Evening star., 1914-04-13

who. said: Lets invite them
Then everybody in the crowd SAID,
"Splendd'"
Another said. That's the first bright
thing John Boyle has said today
But how can We make sandwiches for
everybody in Washington asked olive
Bachman, as she fished another pickle
from bottle
Don't do it, said Frank Holt ask
EN- to bring their own rations."
But how can we entertain all of our
fellow-citZens and suffragists? asked
Alice Clarke.
suggested Harry Shannon.
Let nature entertain them, said
Ewing Summers, the bird man.
They'll get saturated with the hap
piness of blue sky. green field and golden
sun said Sue Mclaughlin. laying down
pocket edition of Browning or Keats.
Show 'em the way back to the land,'
suggested Levy Delano.
who shall lead them into the wilder
ness?" asked Esther, minister's daugh-
There sits the man." exclaimed Titus.
emptying another can of sardines and
aiming his index finger at John Boyle
Then all the Alpine Club rose up and
John. you're It" And John asked. Am
l to be the bell-cow or the goat?"
Then it was proposed and acclaimed
that the Alpinos would constitute them
selves the nucleus OF the WaShlnSlCn
Wanderiust Club, and that they would
call on all the friends who had ever
walked with them to act as aids and
escorts on the first wanderlust, Sunday
afternoon. April 10.
Boyle Accepts the Office.
Then Chief Wanderluster John Boyle
stood up on a lichen-covered bowlder of
Carolina gneiss and said:
Il accept the office of chief wander
luster and we, the old Alpinos, veterans
of many a dusty trail and muddy road.
of woodland stroll by sunshine and by
moonlight, gatherers of many rare plants
and observers of all the birds and bugs,
will lead and guide all the people of
Washington vino wish to join the Wan
derlust Club and tramp through the beau
ty lands that lie close to Washington.
"All the Alpinos will lend their aid in
making happy the new pilgrims There
will be no restriction on the pilgrims,
but there will be some obligations on
US. Let the pilgrims be free and
CHEEKY. Let them enjoy themselves to
the full. Martin and Sue must not tell
the same funny story more than twice
to the same pilgrim on the same day.
Alice will say nothing about pedagogy
or the technique of teaching. Harry
must promise not to brag of how high
his horse can jump. Titus. if he sees
a bit of rabbit-foot clover must not
call 1t Trifolium arvense; if he treads
on a sprig of fragrant everlasting he
must not refer to it as Gnaphalium
polycephalum. and when he comes to
buttercups he must not discuss the
difference between Ranunculus repens,
Ranunculus acris. Ranunculus bubosa
and Ranunculus pucillus. Ewing Sum
mers, if he sees a robin, will not speak
Of him as Planesticus migratorius.
frank Holt is not to talk of Camp
Perry. Seagirt or the brigade rife
team. Esther will not quote Scripture,
Jad' Davis will pay some attention
to the man pilgrims, even if ladies do
come along. Mr.. Gerald will not climb
more than one acre of pine trees and
Olive will scatter her smiles upon the
old as well as the young"
Thus it was that the Washington
Wanderluster Club was born on the big
rocks last Sunday near Burnt Mills.
Proclamation by Chief Wanderluster
The chief wanderluster will issue a
proclamation to the people of Washing
ton setting the place for the rendezvous
next Sunday and will sketch an outline
of the route of march. the number of
miles to be walked and the scenery to
be encountered. Some members of the
club will perhaps be somewhat embar-
rassed by the crowd of good people bent
on interesting walking which Will as
semble, but in the good fellowship of the
occasion the embarrassment will soon
pass away.
The Alpnos have never before travelled
in a great crowd but the idea is good
one and they are going to feel great
happiness in leading into the woods and
fields all the people of Washington who
want to come along.