The time, the place and the girl . dy, Black War-rior and White Dome Geysers; Firehole Lake;Surprise, Mushroom, Buffalo, Five Sisters (to THE TIME, THE PLACE AXD THE GIRL. whom no one has ever received an introduction)and many other spit-fire springs. Here themammoth Paint Pots—cauldrons of boiling hotclay which are beautifully colored with all thetints of the rainbow—are located, and thewomen take to them naturally for their col-oring properties, and get burnt for monkeyingwith natures toilet articles. Excelsior Geyserhas been quiet for years, but its crater is stillthere. Prismatic Lake, Hel
The time, the place and the girl . dy, Black War-rior and White Dome Geysers; Firehole Lake;Surprise, Mushroom, Buffalo, Five Sisters (to THE TIME, THE PLACE AXD THE GIRL. whom no one has ever received an introduction)and many other spit-fire springs. Here themammoth Paint Pots—cauldrons of boiling hotclay which are beautifully colored with all thetints of the rainbow—are located, and thewomen take to them naturally for their col-oring properties, and get burnt for monkeyingwith natures toilet articles. Excelsior Geyserhas been quiet for years, but its crater is stillthere. Prismatic Lake, Hells Half Acre andTurquoise Pool at the Midway must be men-tioned also as points of worthy interest. Thelake is the most beautifully colored spring inthe Park, sending up clouds of steam from itssurface day and night; it is very shallow andabout two hundred and fifty feet wide. Herewe put in a very comfortable nights rest priorto reaching the Upper Geyser Basin, where wefound ourselves the next day. Yours as ever, Ben Boston. 26. THE TIME, THE PLACE AND THE GIRL. Old Faithful Inn, Upper Geyser Basin, August 3rd, 190—. Dear Billy:— Heres where and how it all happened and theblink put on my crimson sunsets in the homefor natural vaudeville. This down-East whirl-wind loaded with beauty, pride and dignity—which, by the way, are characteristics of allfemale Yankees—was graceful of carriage, de-mure and quiet, and gave no immediate signsof balking and in no way even suggested latentpossibilities of ever jumping the traces. I soon stamped her my hearts ease duringthe few days among the bears and geysers. Youwould hold your breath, Billy, at the wonderfulplay of her features, and as her lustrous eyessparkled and glistened beneath her daintilypenciled brows—her red lips, now pursed up,now in a half pout, were tantalizingly tempting,while her latticed fronts rose and fell with theplay of her emotions. I fell into a regular old-fashioned love spasm over this Bean-town prod- 29
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