Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-10
eF's IsNUs
Composed by Ruth Phillips
OUR PICNIC.

We were all glad when /: was an
dnS 70 9n US c tna we Sr r 70 spenJ
!t!--a day free from school. cares and
worries. day TO think OF nothing
but good times. And another pleas
urc was, that twas in the fail OF the
year.
Thursday was the day announced
Tor US 10 go. AMI. believe me. we
fore our lovely time should come. 1t
was just Il LITTLE week, nut to US IL
seemed like a thousand years.
nut al THIS tine preparations were
ready for Thursday, You see, We
were going TO stay all day. and would
have 10 take luncheon with US, and
eat II in some quiet spot. Now.
weren't we liking to have swell
! time? And We had H. TOO.
Miss Broaddus was our chaperon.
and she really decided where we were
to go. In fact. she made al! the
We'll. rhursday finally came. You
may be sa;e NAT ] was not a; al
and had eaten my breakfast Isomc-
hing unusual for MED. but the OK
element was so great could hardly
began TO grow impatient. for it
Vas The hour we were to meet at
rIed to our chapcron's home.
There | found some OF my friends
waiting. and after waiting few
We all got into the hay covered
wagon. ard Win screams and hur-
rains gradually rode into the coun-
,ry place. where We were TO spend
All The way we noticed the change
in the atmosphere and in the seem
"a could be, and the scencry!---I just
can't dcScr 1,c II 10 YOU, The leaves
OF the trees were dressed in their
hest-rea and golden-and were scat
tered on the ground. But when we
reached our destination, you should
have seen us. The scenery was prct-
tier than the scenery, we had passed
much prettier.-and we all agreed
that Miss Broaddus couldn't have
picked a better piacei
After unloading the wagon we
started out to explore the surround
decided TO visit the farmer. He was
very Kind TO US. and showed Us eall
over his farm--al the hogs. cows,
dogs. i!c also told us where a Very
nice spring wns. and said he'd give us
some milk for luncheon II some one
you'd come up TO get ii.
AFTER leaving the farm we explored
Il little path which finally led US very
m ,nw , a creek ,SE;,c When saw the creek
my asd h in sss W Ivan i" 20 %n in wIi
children had taken off shoes and
sloeninSS aud were wadins in the
creek. We had some time! Don't
you wish you were with us? I'm sure
you'd have had good time like we
did. Miss Brnaddus said we'd better
not stay in too long, because 'twould
make US sick, and so we all came
We then saw some apples on a tree
mat grew nearby. Some Of us got
To the rest, and we ate and ate and
ate until We had our fill.
Then We took little stroll in. the
woods. we had walked some dis
place where we had LEFT our lunch.
i,nn 10! 4 81 Gould not 1 find the way:
creek. we soon reached the creek,
found the path, and in a few min
II was then ii:i i by Miss Broad
dns' watch, and she told mo to go get
the milk for luncheon and. she sent
want to keep the farmer waiting. She
and the other boys and Tho girls
stayed ut camp" to prepare luncheon.
Herbert returned In about five min
utes and few seconds later ar
rived.
Well, you ought to have seen the
lunch. We had friend chicken. ham
pickles, preserves, cake, candy and
wasn't II some dinner?
After eating dinner we again start
ed out walking. We went all around
looking admiringly at the country in
all Its beauty. 1t was so peasant that
we could all lay down and have n
nice little nap. and some OF US did
lay down, but didn't go TO sleep. But
We could not rest all tho time and
again started out walking. We again
went in wading in tho creek and had
lovely time.
We stayed out nearly all evening
and arrived at scamp" Just as tho
farmer. was bringing US some pears.
After thanking him for them we COM
mencsd TO eat them. And I mean to
1t was now $50, 30 we packed up
the dishes, got into the wagon. gaVa
a parting look to the country and
away we so.
And now all can toll you Is that
certainly spent n pleasant day IN
the County when ! went on that pic
ROBERT BPEs JONES.