Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-10
HINDRANCES
A LITTLE TALE OF LIFE
By Hopeful

home in time to fry scallops for din- ner
 AS luck would have 1t, we had gone but a little ways when who should we meet but Papa's Boy, with his auto- He had taken in Florence, Plain Wo man, Alicia and lola. but said he could make room for us just as well as not. We were delighted to save time which was so very precious.
 When we arrived we found three rows of little shacxs down on the beach, which were all closed but one, as the men were all out in their boats for a new supply of scallots. We be- gan to think we were not going to get any when who should we run into but the Editor. We asked him if he could tell us where we could find them and he said that was just what he was looking for So we all looked around till we found the open shack
 There were two or three men there, but evidently not very anxious to sell. We went in, looked around and in- Quired the price. One said fifty cents a quart, this morning. so we each took a quart
 The Editor, who had been stand ing back to give us a chance, then stepped up and said he wondered if there were any left for him; but there was 8 good supply for him. Then we all started for home, realizing we had no time to waste, if we were to have our dinners on time.
 Auntie said: Lets go down again 1 tonight, when the fishermen all come | in and we will get them cheaper. So we agreed to go. And when I got | home, who did I find but Married 6 i Happy, Elizabeth and friend of theirs who proved to be The Fat Contrib lItor, of whom We had been speaking l in the morning
 | I was delighted to see each of them but had to just excuse myself and go | for the dinner at once. It took but | a few minutes to get on the potatoes and fry the scallops, which We all pronounced the best we had ever l tasted
 !. As the sisters could only stay a short l time we left everything and sat down l for a little visit together. They told me all about the Norwich fair, the Social Corner tent, and many things l which were of interest to me.
 About two o'clock they took their leave, as they were to spend the rest of the day with Mats Wife. Perhaps I didn't do some hustline around when they had gone. Cleared table, washed dishes. then sat down to that tedious old dress again. Found I had lost all interest in sewing, but 1t didn't make much difference as had only a little while before 1t was time to start for the beach again
 Found I was more interested in tnls than in sewing just at present
 We had found it to be most beau
 tiful spot as we looked off on the
 water and saw the many boats after
 scallops, quahaugs and fish. Also acros:
 the water was beautiful Fort RodmaI
 and Fort Phoenix
 ! Auntie called at the appointed timt
 and said: "The Merry Farmers Boy Is going down and going to take { load, and if we can go at once we car go with them.
 We didn't wait for a second fnvi
 tation. He had already taken in Jean
 nette, Cherisette. Jane Ann, Grace
 Polly Peppermint, Biddy. c. S., Onl!
 Me, J F. T., and one or two others
 cr>Syd were we.
 When we arrived, instead of finding the little buildings all closed as VI
 did in the morning, they were all ope1
 and ready for business. The Italian
 men, women and children were all cut
 ting out scal1ops and all ready to sel
 at forty cents g. quart, the most beau
 tiful specimens we ever saw.
 Bfddy began at once to scratcl
 around for her share, as she had no
 had any for a long time; but ther
 were plenty for us all
 We each took a good supply ant started for our homes. When Hubb,
 came home he said those were grea we had for dinner, but he believed h 1 would try a saucerful of raw ones wit
 vinegar for his supper. which, of eours ], he did. With plenty left for goo fry and a stew tomorrow. it really be gins to look as if sewing would hay . to wait a, little longer.