Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-16
A NOVEMBER OUTING AND PICNIC
 FOR TWO.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: One morning a Social Corner Sister invited me to go for a ride through the eoun try The day being all that could be desired for November, and as l had not had a ride in buggy in six years, I was delighted to accept the invita- tion and revive my remenbranee of the happy rides of bygofe days.
 We took 9, basket lunch and left her home at 10 in the morning. As we had the day before us, and time to us had no financial value, we took a very leisurely pace. We drove up Manning Hill and turned at the historic Ripley house now occupied by Mir Peterson as a summer home, he being a teacher in a school in New York. He was formerly principal of the high school in Wil1irnantic. We then drove over quite long piece of nearly level road, where we had a fine view Of the coun- try We could see the white church at Wilmington Hill, and far beyond into Massachusetts, and the hills near Mt Tom, and some say Mt. Tom itself. Then we began to descend hill, and such a hill long, crooked and 8 narrow road through a woods; but the sides were bordered with lovely ferns. ! This road led past the grove where camp meetings were formerly held, so old residents of Coventry tell us. Next we passed the old Dr. Brigham l place. This is situated near the bot | tom of the hill on a sort of shelf and ! is quite sitely place, as from the 1 house one gets view of the Willi- mantle river, which is near by, and of many farmhouses in the town Of 1 Mansfield. I think this place would be 1 ideal as a summer residence.
 1 We soon crossed the river and rail- road, which brought us into the town 1 of Mansfield. We journeyed on past i Mansfield depot and the Connecticut 1 training school and hospital, with it's 1 fine looking buildings for patients, i soon arriving at Merrows.
 Our buggy needing some little re- pairs, We stopped at a roadside black smith shop. The blacksmith was not very we'll but was very accommodat- ing and agreed to help us out, as nearly all men will when they find two good looking women in distress.
 Soon his adopted daughter came and helped to pass the time by inviting us into the house and entertaining us with several selections on the grapho- phone, which was very nice of her, as she had only buried her soldierhus
 band the day before, he having died in some camp of the influenza, and they had been married but a few days
 over year.
 After this, We went back to the blacksmith shop and spread the robe
 on the grass, sheltered by the shop
 and here we had our lunch, sharing ii
 with the blacksmith and his daughter
 By this time it was o'clock, and we
 started on our homeward journey stopping once to call on a Bohemian
 family who have some lovely childrer
 my friend is interested in.
 Coming home we came by way O
 Eagleviile to avoid the long hill w
 passed the home of Sister Huldah, bu as We saw no one about and the sur
 was getting low, we did not stop, al though we would have liked to do so From Eagleville there is quite
 stretch of woods to pass through where we saw more lovely ferns. w
 arrived at home just as the sun wa. disappearing behind bank of gor geous clouds of red and yellow snt purple--a picture no human hand cal equal, having had a very delightfu outing.
 : While am writing, although 1t ma! , be 2 little beiated, want to thank al those who remembered me while wa
 in the hospital with calls, cards anl tfowers, and I hope Buttercup and he } new little son are doing finely by thi
 time.
 WRINKLE