He rushed
from behind the counter, easily capturing Paul, who was helpless in the
barrel, while Stockie dashed through the door roaring with laughter.
This was the reason that Philip would never allow either boy in his
store, so Paul and Stockie had to buy their candy by proxy.
But to return to the "Wild Geese." As the various committees reported,
they would find a roaring fire and everything ready for cooking. The
banquet table was generally prepared in the upper story or loft and
consisted of two long boards on trestles. The seats were round blocks
of wood. The chief luxuries of the banquet itself, besides the store
supplies, were chicken and potatoes. The chickens had been prepared
by rolling them in mud; then baking them. When fully cooked the feathers
came off. A sharp knife ripped them open and the baked entrails were
easily removed. The potatoes were simply roasted in the hot ashes. The
commoner articles of the banquet menu, such as bread, butter, salt and
pepper were always appropriated from the college table. The first
banquet that ever took place in the old log cabin followed the
election of officers. Paul was unanimously elected chief and escorted
to the head of the table. Stockie and Billy O'Meara, of Washington, as
first and second lieutenants, sat on either side.
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