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It seemed to him that Tim Sullivan might well spare her the money for schooling, as well as fend her against the dangers and hardships of the range by keeping her at home these summer days. "It looks to me like a hard life for a girl," he said; "no diversions, none of the things that youth generally values and craves. Don't you ever have any dances or anything camp meetings or picnics?"
"But your things are all packed, and you're to go this afternoon," said Mona. "Well, it's morning now; why borrow trouble? Let's have some fun instead." "Yes, let's!" and Mona brightened up. "Let's go on a picnic!" "I hate picnics," said Daisy; "they're no fun. Let's motor over to Lakeville." "I hate Lakeville," said Patty. "Let's have a dress-up party of some kind."
Hanlon opened his mind wide and attempted to analyze the thought-sensations he received from the crowds. It was one of gaiety and good nature, and reminded him of the way his boyish mind interpreted the thoughts of holiday crowds at the circus, Fourth of July celebrations, picnics, and so on.
And I told her of our quilting and spinning bees, and the coasting on clear winter evenings, and of watching the blacks on Pinkster night, and the picnics in the woods, and she vowed London had no pleasures like them. She was jesting though, I think. Oh, shall we ever go to London, papa?" "By all means, let us go," chuckled Mr. Stewart.
From this time forward Anna never had one day free, as she was always taking part in picnics, expeditions, performances. She returned home every day after midnight, and went to bed on the floor in the drawing-room, and afterwards used to tell every one, touchingly, how she slept under flowers.
"Huggins gazes at Boggs an' never utters a word; Boggs is too many for him. "'Which I'm the last sport, observes Boggs after a pause, `to put a limit on the reccreations or meddle with the picnics of any gent, but this yere voylence of yours, Huggins, has gone too far.
"I think it advisable to seize all the pleasures of single blessedness while I can." "But married folks can go to picnics." "Yes, so they can to some of them; but this is only for the unmarried, who have gotten it up." "Did you have a hand in that?" asked Lucilla. "No; it was the work of our young gentlemen friends my brothers, cousins, and some others."
Of course, they've been to their little private camps and Boys' Fresh Air Camps and public school picnics while they were at school, but First Camp is where the young drafts all meet generally at Aldershot in this part of the world. First Camp lasts a week or ten days, and the boys are looked over for vaccination and worked lightly in brigades with lots of blank cartridge.
As a sympathetic commentator of later days puts it, "It was a religious revival, a crusade, a pentecost of politics in which a tongue of flame sat upon every man, and each spake as the spirit gave him utterance."* All over the State, meetings were held in schoolhouses, churches, and public halls. Alliance picnics were all-day expositions of the doctrines of the People's Party.
And it stretches out so far that you'd think 'twas a sand beach by the sea, only there isn't any sea." "Well, it's just as good as a beach anyway," said Nate. "Just as good for picnics and the like of that. When there's anything going on, they get out the brass band and have fireworks and bring chairs and benches and sit round here. I tell you it's great!"
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