Life in rural Ontario was tough in the mid-1800s. Farming families were able to make a living but it was hard work every day of the year. In spring they planted and hoped that the crops took, in summer they worried about drought, in fall they harvested and in winter they tried to survive the harsh days where the temperatures sometimes plunged to minus thirty for days at a time. Our family ran the General Store so we didn’t endure their long hours and physical discomforts but our living depended on how well they did with their crops.
Under such conditions, we took any opportunity we could to party.
July seventeenth was one of those times. Ever since 1839 a group of us had had a church picnic to celebrate completing our confirmation class under the very stern and no nonsense Reverend MacYork.
This year eight had said that they would attend – Janet and her husband Greg, Jim and his wife Karen, Tricia, Jane, Lowell, and myself James.
Arriving back from changing out of my church clothes after today’s church service I saw that Jane and Tricia were already there.
Jane had always dressed in pants and a loose shirt when she came to class and was dressed that way again this afternoon. I’d known her all my life and I’d never really thought of her as a girl – especially since she was always dressed like one of the guys.
She’d been really uncomfortable when her parents forced her to wear a dress to the first picnic. The mouths of all the guys in the class dropped when she’d said hello and we realized who it was. She looked absolutely fantastic – it highlighted her tiny waist and a nice size chest.
Tricia, on the other hand, was always in dresses, as she had this afternoon, that highlighted her fantastic figure. Like Jane, I’d know her all my life and thought of her as a sister.
While I worked in the family general store, Tricia and Jane worked on their families’ farms. Thankfully, even though the three of us were now in our mid-twenties, none of our parents were forcing us to look for a mate.
“Hi guys,” I called out as I got out of my wagon, “how’s it going.”
“Great!” answered Jane.
“Janet’s not doing so well though. Her mom came up to me after church to say that Greg and one of the kids had come down with the flu and they couldn’t come today.”
Tricia said, “Karen let me know that she and Jim wouldn’t be able to make it because Jim had to travel to Greystoke to visit his mother because she’d broken a leg.”
“I guess it’s just the three of us then,” I said, “because Lowell told me this morning that he’d had an accident in his buggy yesterday and needed to get it fixed.”
“Do you guys want to cancel?”
“Why should we suffer too,” said Jane. “I’m all for it if you two still want to go.”
“We’ve got all this food we’ve prepared,” said Tricia. “Let’s do it!”
“Okay!” I said. “Let’s get the stuff into the back of the wagon and get going. You can leave your buggy here for the day. It’s supposed to get up to a 110 this afternoon and I want to be near water. I found a new spot a couple of weeks ago that I think we’ll be able to use from now on. It’s got a nice mix of sun and shade, great grassy spots and a small sand-beach on a lake”
Looking at them I continued, “I hope you girls brought your bathing outfits or am I the only one that’s going to be swimming?”
“Yes we did,” they said in unison.
We finished loading and took off. Jane was in the front with me and Tricia in the back.
After a short while Tricia said, “I can’t hear anything you two are saying. The wind and wheels are too loud. Can I move up front too?”
“Sure,” I said as I stopped, “Come on up.”
About five miles outside of town I turned onto a dirt track and said, “This was a really bumpy ride two weeks ago. We’ll be going over a lot of holes. About two thirds of the way we cross over a stream.”
I stopped and from under the seat pulled out a boat belaying pin. In response to both girls questioning looks I said, “We use it as a handhold for the passengers on rough rides. Excuse me Tricia.”
Reaching over her slid it into a hole under the seat between the two girls and continued, “It’s belaying pin from a ship. You hold onto it to stop yourselves from being tossed out of the wagon.”
About five minutes after we started again, to emphasize the point I’d made earlier, the right wheel fell into a pothole. Jane was almost tossed out of the wagon when Tricia fell against her.
“I see what you mean,” said Tricia, “that was some hole! I’m glad that handhold was there though I’m going to have to hold onto it more tightly.”
The rest of the trip was pretty uneventful. As we climbed what I knew was the last rise before the picnic spot I said, “We’re almost there. Just over this rise. Be prepared to be amazed.”
I came to the top of the rise and stopped the wagon. Before us lay a peaceful country scene.
Jane gasped, “It’s beautiful James, truly beautiful. It reminds me of the idyllic country scenes I’ve read about in novels.”
“Yeah!” said Tricia, “This is fantastic. Let’s go!”
“I’ll stop the wagon in that flat spot by that tree over there,” I said. “I don’t want to drive it down that slope to the beach. It’s only ten yards down to the edge of the water and we don’t have much to carry.”
I stopped the wagon and tied up Flossy. Going around the back Jane suddenly jumped to one side.
“Look out! Watch your step,” she said. “The cows have been here recently. Fresh cow pie.”
Tricia said pointing, “They’re over there. We should be okay. They’re wandering away from this area.”
Handing each of them their hampers, while I took my bag I said, “I’m bringing the belaying pin in case the cows come back. I had to prod them with last time I was here.”
We set off with Jane in the lead and me in the back. Jane had taken about five steps when her feet shot out from under her and she slid the rest of the way down the hill.
Just as Tricia said, “What happened,” her feet shot out from under her and she slid down too. I stopped dead and looked down. There was a huge cow pie on the path and I could see that the girls had both stepped in it.
“Are you alright?” I asked as I put down what I was carrying and went to help them.
“I’m fine,” said Jane.
“Me too,” said Tricia, “What happened?”
“You both stepped in a cow pie,” I said. “You’re lucky it was a fresh one – there’s no smell.”
“There may be no smell but it sure is a yucky feel to have sat in it,” said Tricia. She turned around and said, “Look at the back of my dress – it’s covered.”
“My pants are too,” said Jane, “It feels really squishy.”
“I bet you it feels really shitty,” I groaned with a big smile.
“Not funny,” both girls replied in unison.
“I know,” I said, “But I couldn’t resist. Let’s get the stuff down to the tree. You can change into your swim outfits and wash your clothes in the lake. They’ll dry before we have to go back.”
“Don’t worry. I’ll be a gentleman and won’t look. I’ll lie on the blanket with my eyes covered. Okay?”
The girls put down their stuff while I laid out the blanket. Tricia said, “Not that we don’t trust you James but could you put this towel over your head. That way we’ll be sure that you can’t see anything.”
“Sure,” I said, “If it’ll make you feel better.”
Being a typical male I’d made sure that when I put the towel over my head I left enough space that I could peek out and watch the girls.
“Goll darn,” Jane said as I saw her take off her pants. “Look at my pants.”
“It seeped through them. The back of your underwear is covered.” said Tricia, “The back of your shirt is covered too. Take it off so I can see your back.”
Jane, after taking off her shirt and underwear so she was totally naked, said, “Oh great,” as she looked them.
As I looked at Jane from under the towel I saw that her breasts weren’t large but that her nipples were very pronounced. Her pubic hair wasn’t very thick so the lips of her vagina were also visible. There was also a small scar on her left side just above her pubic hair.
Tricia had taken off her dress while Jane had been getting undressed and was inspecting it.
Jane said, “Let’s see your back Tricia. Oh! Your chemise is quite stained.”
Tricia reached around behind her and felt her chemise.
“Oh yuck,” she said. “You’re right Jane. It’s all wet. Darn, I’m going to have to wash my chemise too.”
After Tricia took off her chemise I saw that she had nice looking nipples on large but very firm boobs. Her bum was also a nice shape, her waist was small and, while they seemed wide, her hips were proportional to her chest size. I could also easily see the lips of her vagina because her pubic hair was so light that it was almost transparent.
Observing their naked bodies though was having an effect on me – my penis was beginning to swell.
“All this rustling of clothes and your talk of stained undergarments is getting to me girls. This towel over my head is also making me really hot. Could you please hurry up and wash out your clothes so I can take this towel off.”
I watched the girls get into the water and wash themselves and their clothes.
“James,” I heard Jane call out, “Could you stay under the towel for a bit longer while we have a short swim before we get into our swim outfits. We’ll just be a couple more minutes. Thanks.”
“Okay,” I said, “Take your time. I’ll go in for a short dip after you get out and then we can eat.”
I watched the girls get out of the water, towel themselves off, and slip on their swim outfits so they were totally covered again.
“We’re decent,” said Jane. “You can take off the towel now.”
As I stood up Tricia said, “You really were hot under the towel weren’t you?”
When I looked at her with a quizzical look she said, “Your hair is soaking wet and stuck to your head. Go have a swim and cool off.”
I took off my shirt and walked down to the edge of the water in my pants. After contemplating the water for a few moments I heard Jane say, “Aren’t you going to change into your swim outfit?”
“This is what I swim in,” I said as I dropped my pants so I was just in my underwear and ran into the water.
I did a duck dive and swam under water for a bit. The water was crystal clear. I could see rocks, logs and fish on the bottom.
As I stood up after swimming back to shore I said, “the view up the hill is as beautiful, if not more so than, as the view down the hill isn’t it.”
Jane turned over and said, “It is a beautiful spot James. Thanks for bring us to it. The others don’t know what they’re missing. Do you think we’ll be able to come here again?”
Then I saw her eyes move down my body. Her hand went up to her mouth and she quickly turned away. I looked down and saw that my wet cotton underwear was transparent and that she had seen my penis.
“I don’t see why not,” I said. “As long as we clean up after we’re done there shouldn’t be any problem. Are you girls hungry? What food did you bring? I brought a roast chicken and a potato salad.”
“I brought some ham, a coleslaw, and two bottle of cider,” said Jane still not looking at me.
Tricia said as she turned towards me, “And I’ve got smoked fish, cheese, bread, and an apple pie. To wash it down I brought a bottle of cider.”
When she looked at me she gasped and turned away.
“And I’ve got three bottles of cider,” I said without telling them that it was my dad’s hard cider.
“Sounds like a feast to me,” said Tricia.
“Me too,” said Jane.
The girls busied themselves getting the food out of the baskets.
I pulled the stopper on one of the bottles of my cider and put it beside Jane. When everything was ready we sat down cross-legged in a circle around the food. I noticed that the girls each took care to make sure that the skirts of their swim outfits were pulled down so that their crotches were covered.
I also noticed that they both kept taking peeks at my crotch.
Jane picked up the bottle of cider and said, “Some cider James?”
“Yes please,” I said as I held my cup up.
She then reached over a poured some into Tricia’s cup. As she was pouring into Tricia’s cup I noticed that, as a result of her reaching, her skirt had moved to give me a look at some of her pubic hair peeking out from under her swim outfit.
I passed each of the girls a plate and said “Dig in.”
After we had picked up what we wanted Jane asked, when she noticed my cup was empty, “More cider James?”
“Yes please,” I said, “Thank you.”
This time I got a look at the outline of her vagina as she stretched the fabric of her swim outfit across it.
We ate and drank as we talked. Each time Jane moved to either pick up some food or pour some more cider I got a good look at her crotch.