The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13
GOLD AND siLVERSMIT'
% East Sixth Street

Don't want surf" echoed the
youngster Il want to walk in the
big water"
20 you cute thing" exclaimed Bess,
STOPPING to hug her baby brother.
But he wriggled out of her embrace
with the repeated wish that he wanted
to go in wading.
Mrs. Perry, eager to grant Ted's
| desire, proceeded to take him up to
store where she bought a bathing
suit, and back at the cottage he was
soon arrayed in his new attire, much
| to his extreme satisfaction.
"Wisht dad TODD see me-" was
Ted's comment, when his relatives
had all declared how cunning" and
| swell he looked.
20 say, Ted, let me take your pic
ture, and we can show it to dad, can't
we, mother?"
| Ted was very willing to pose, so he
was conducted back to the beach and
had his picture taken sitting in the
sand in various picturesque ways, and
| Phil thought they would make dandy
moving pictures to show at a theatre.
BY this time the three others had
| donned their bathing suits, and Mrs.
Perry sat on the beach and watched
| them give Teddy his first introduction
| to the ocean.
He seemed timid as he approached
the water, and Bess and Nell, who
each held hand, had to coax and
reassure him before he would venture
in. He didn't stay long, but retreated,
declaring that it was awful told"
They induced him, however, to go in
| again, and the second time he ven
tured a little further, even coming in
contact with breaker. This quite
terrified him. for his eyes and ears
were filled with water. and when the
wave retreated, Ted was gasping for
breath.
Lets Diet out he demanded of
| his sisters, who were screaming with
laughter and trying to assure the in
experienced bather that it was lots of
fun, while they held him firmly to
avoid an untoward encounter with
the waves.
Let me out. It's too wet" he in
| sisted, so the girls brought him back
to his mother who had been greatly
| amused watching her small sons
antics.
Nell and Bess returned to where
Phil was having great sport among
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Perry and looked on.
It's awful bid baf-tub," he re-
| marked, as he watched the bathers
It's too big for little boy like me-"
But after a bit he decided to paddle
in the water just near the edge. So
his mother watched while he waded
and enjoyed himself, especially when
| some little youngsters, who were too
small for the big water" joined him
and 'paddled' around too, with their
mothers close by to keep them from
possible harm.
Mrs. Perry and two others sat on
the sand with parasols raised and
while their children had sport in the
water, they passed the time chatting
and watching the bathers.
| There were many grown folks on
the beach, and the spectators saw
funny sights Once an old man was
seen approaching the WATER wearing
a long overcoat.
Surely he isn't going into the
ocean with that heavy coat on" Mrs
Perry said to her companions But
into the surf he went, and the women
could not restrain their laughter as
they saw the long coat floating out on
the water when it's owner disported
himself among the bounding pillows.
Another amusing incident occurred
when party of ladies came along,
one of their number attired in a
bathing suit. To all appearances the
one dressed for the surf had never
seen the ocean before.
my. how the folks at home would
like to set eyes on that there body
of water said the would-be bather
as she and her companions stood and
surveyed the scene.
81 reckon they'd rave over such a
| SlSnL as InlS much water SdLner6C
together in one bunch" she went on
land | expect they'll hardly believe
me, when 1 tell 'em l went into it
and wasn't skeered," she chuckled
We'll, here goes. Wisht the rest OF
you could come in, too. My! it dc
make one feel kinder insignificant
the nearer a body GETS" she called
back as she pushed forward. Il hope
they amt any sharks hangin' round,
she added anxiously
"Oh-ee-ee!" she shrilled, as the
water touched her ankles, its awful
cold" An advancing wave which
could not possibly reach her caused
her to run frantically onto the sand
although her friends on shore kept
sending her orders to stay in, and
duck when the breakers came. But
the sight of the onrushing foam
crested wave quite unneryed her, and
her one thought was to get out of its
way.
Presently she returned to two
inches of water, sat down, and Their
} arose, smiling. Now sure enough
can tell them back thar that I've
really and truly been in the ocean,
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