Show A Trip to the Canyon I WE decided to go gd on a pi picnic nic I Isay f say we and spell it with a big w w for it was one of the of-the the even events ts of the sea sea- son The time set sei for the said picnic r was Sunday for Sunday is the only day on which we can truly rest as on the other I Isi j si six days we have to labor and work yea jea y verily rily labor and work w with th Pedagogy Pedagogy Pedagogy Training Psychology Psychology Chemistry and all the rest 1 But when we mentioned this picnic to to- j our mothers they raised their their- hands hands' in abject fear crying No some accident accident acci acci- dent will befall you something will happen to you if you go for a picnic in the canyon on Sunday But we scorned their advice and laughed at their fear saying II What can cat happen to tous tous tous us We are big enough and old enough to take care of ourselves no iSo So S Sunday morning arrived and we started started- off for Big Cottonwood Canyon J a I There were six of us and we girls girls- were all armed with sun-bonnets sun and the boys with slouch hats to protect protect- shall I say our II fair complexions We all had an eye to our own comfort for we had two h horses a light spring wagon wagon ag n well filled lunch baskets a rocking chair a gun and several quilts which h hour our mothers were unwilling to part part- with and which they said vi we were to fetch back that night even though h we ourselves ves could not come We started off at the crowing of the cock that we might be well out of the city by the time that the good people would be up and astir so that they would not S see us us in our Sunday clothes When we had arrived arrive at a point some seven or eight miles from from the city old ld Sol looked up from behind a lofty mountain and spread his warm caressing rays over mountain vale and de dell filling the whole valley with a a. a flood of light We journeyed along happy and gay enjoying the fresh mountain t I t I air laden with the perfume of the earl early spring flowers and r rind and th the odorous mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain pine went All All went well until we came cameto cameto to the ruins ruins' of the old pap paper r mill at the mouth of Bi Bid Cottonwood Canyon This old oldo ruf which which- by a stretch of our imaginations we v fondly pictured as one of the gra grand nd old castles castle that we read abo about t in ire the sentimental novel this old ruin I say was not far from the road Scattered around it and much nearer the road were great pieces of icon evidently remains of the destroyed machin machinery rY At this point there is is also also also al al- so a bridge which crosses a branch of Big Cottonwood d Creek And as our horses advanced the became frightened frightened frightened fright fright- ened at these pieces of iron hacked shied and pulled pulle to one side and for some minutes there was danger of o our r being precipitated into the water which was rushing and roaring roaring for for at this time of the year the river is swelled by the waters of the abundant mountain snow But by a dexterous movement of the driver the the catastrophe was averted and arid we went merrily on our way w. w We traveled on until about half past ten and then camped in one of the prettiest and gr greenest enest spots in in Big Cottonwood Cottonwood Cot Cot- Canyon It is js needless fo to say that tea good bread and butter eggs cold meat pickles and cake tasted good to six half starved mortals whose r appetites had not been satisfied since the night before The day passed off merrily enough with resting reading shooting 0 and climbing And right here it may be he beas beas heas as well to inform any who feel interested interested interested inter inter- ested that we received our fair proportion proportion proportion tion of falls bruises scratches and all the other delights delights' that accompany a climb in th the mount mountains ins and that we swallowed the us usual al quantity of dust and other small articles in our descent All too soon came an end to the j day y and as we ve we started off we let our our eyes rest lovingly on the eternal mountains lifting their huge heads up up p to to the ai azure azure ie bosom of heaven heave their summits summits crown crowned d with snow as eternal as ac themselves and andon andon on the silver ribbon caressingly winding around their ba bate e. e During our ascent and descent a layer of dust had been added to perspiration until we were each disguised in a mask of which a clown himself ought not to tobe tobe tobe be ashamed And none of us had removed removed re removed re- re moved this thiE mask saying that it would be another protection against the burning burning burning burn burn- ing rays of the sun which was still hig high h in the sky and faced us on our journey home We drove slowly at first not to ti tithe tire the horses and that we might drive rapidly when we got down downto to civilization civilization ti tion n so that we would not frighten the natives for you know we we j ie e dressed as no one was ever dressed be be- fore Whenever we met a buggy or wagon on our downward journey we girls would all bow our heads as was fitting that we should do on Sunday As we approached the city the houses increased in number and pretentious and our fears increased likewise lest we hould should he recognized for it was not yet dark All went well we had been recognized recognize by no one and and O O ye gods gods' what what was was that that We ca came e to a af aE sudden halt wi with th many sudden jerks and with fear and trembling we peeped down to see what was the matter when lo 10 and behold the front wheel was off and lod the nut was gone We all got ot out dirt sun-bonnets sun dust and all In Inless Inless Inless less a minute a crowd of people people- and to our dismay all young people people- had surrounded us they looked us up and they looked us down and we we just stood there as dumb dum b as sheep A thousand and one questions were put to tous tous tous us and after a time of blank dismay ismay d we were aware of them and a thousand and one questions were answered The The- boys went back bac a couple of miles for the nut but in ip v vain no one in all that had fit But that community y on one to o J. J after much w wandering and questioning and search searching searching- ng one one two sizes too large was obtained and wit with the aid of some sacking was m made d to fit Again we started and were within two miles of home hom when again it gave way What was to be done done It was now quite quit r dark and there was was no no hope of our getting heme tAt At At last lase last we we put tit the he horses tu to stable in fn a a neighboring g barn drew the wagon to one side and pulling ng our bonnets and hats well down over our eyes began to walk I But those those quilts that we were were were-to to fetch back that night Should we leave them them hem We dare not So going back back we pulled our bonnets down a a little farther and with a brave heart we each picked up a quilt to carry Imagine Imagine Imagine Ima Ima- gine six weary and worn out mortals starting out at about ten 0 o'clock clock at night to walk home each l laden den with a heavy comforter Did I say a comforter comforter com comforter forter Well it wasn't of much comfort comfort comfort com com- fort to us but it might have been to you if you had seen us ste stealing ling home homelike homelike homelike like thieves when we should have been in bed sleeping sleeping the the sleep of t the j just st st. May it be a lesson to you to to keep holy p 1 TV 1 sr J. J the Sabbath r da day r vl t. t 0 Ooze One of oT 01 t them diem L II I |