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102
JOIINNY BLOSSOM
They had not done it yet, but they had often
talked about it; and their plan was that some
day, when there was a good brisk wind, they
should take that enormous, old-fashioned
umbrella Tellef s grandmother had, and use it for
a sail! It would work beautifully.
They were not allowed to sail with real sails,
but with an umbrella — pooh! nobody could
object to that, surely. He would hold the
umbrella and Tellef would steer.
It was easy enough to get possession of the
umbrella, and out at Sandy Point there was
always a boat to be had just by turning over
your hand, so to speak. Today there was
exactly the right kind of a breeze. Possibly it
was a little strong, but that would be only the
more fun. So Johnny Blossom took to his heels
and sped over the hill to Tellef.
The umbrella and the boat were soon procured
and the boys started out. First they rowed in
very proper fashion past the Tongue — a rather
high point of land; but when they were well
hidden by this point, they pulled in the oars and
put up the umbrella in a flash.
Pshaw! What a beastly wind! He could
scarcely hold the umbrella, and as for Tellef s
steering, it was downright stupid. Oh, oh!
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