Show A Sudden Thunderstorm Written for the Rhetoric Class i 1 ON a clear calm morning in in summer f fa a party of us young people started out to spend a day in the mountains A happy crowd we were as we left the town behind us and with light hearts and heavy lunch baskets wended our way along the canyon road The mountains echoed back the merry peals of laughter On every side the little violets smiled to us a greeting and the majestic sunflower sunflower sun sun- j flower raised its head to bid us welcome At length we reached a pretty grove which all decided should be our camping camping camping camp camp- ing place The mountain breeze and i brisk walk had added new vigor to our appetites so when the lunch w was was s spread on a smooth grass plot under the shady boughs of a great cedar tree we all did ample justice to it Some of the party amusing themselves themselves themselves them them- selves by sitting on the bank of the stream that wound its way through the canyon watched the silvery spray as it dashed from rock to rock in its merry chase Others so sought a clear quiet part of the stream to watch for the sportive trout while others scampered over the hills in search of the choicest specimens of flowers So rapid did the time pass that before we were aware of it the sun disappearing behind the huge mountains cast a flood of burnished gold on each flinty spire as a token of departure and the lengthening shadows of the west reminded us of time for returning On looking up we saw a dark cloud rising above the mountains almost over our heads and soon a heavy rumbling sound was heard in the distance The cloud now assumed an inky blackness the peals of thunder came louder and nearer followed by vivid flashes of lightning The heavy rolls of Joves Jove's artillery seemed to shake the very earth in their wild reverberations through the mountains Flash Fash upon flash of ragged lightning darted through the sky illuminating illuminating the scene with a brilliancy like that of noonday Suddenly the immense immense immense im im- mense cloud seemed to burst and the rain descended in mi mighty torrents So rapid and violent was the shower that in ina a few moments ever thing seemed drenched to the core and little rivulets were formed everywhere along the the the- road We now emerged from our hiding place at the bottom of an overhanging cliff where we had sought shelter when the storm began What a sorry looking crowd it was The pretty muslin dresses of the morning presented a sad draggled appearance and the new straw hats were complete wrecks This however however however how how- ever did not detract in the least from the days day's amusement but served rather as a greater source of merriment for forthe forthe the spirit and ardor of youth is not to tobe tobe tobe be so e easily dampened They are rather increased and stimulated by adventure Marie Lor Lorentzen I |