The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-05-25
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For the past week the Pic Nc has been
TIT cnsros'iag sulyee. Of conversation among the
the young folks" OF our town At the sewing cir
c,s' tea p,i,ics. while mako, calls. AMI around
ths diDs,,'c hearth the pie nc party" ,ersiv-
81 ia due share Of attention And while the
Souu; folks were rival,ug eachoiher in an,ilpa,
tVns Of pleasure, some venerable dame. cruli -
seen shriggas their .hyu!lers ana shaking ,l.r:r
h9a's. 50 much 50 - say. "whi: sn awful ,hinS
! PIC njc i-l' snl then bless their stars tia; thcy
hsi passed safely through the dangerous scenes
ciyon,h; while Others, less .rrupulous would IN.
pig wish ut WAS over anl iIns 0it. !" anl kindly
bor II tia, no scTioas accident might happen But
all this fcli Ike gende oreeIe upon the lively
spirits ana Luuvsnt hcaits OF our yoa,h, ana
ias;eHi q It's >,ulng their hriour they were the
more active IN their preparation.
A there ~ time for everything cfs ursc,
there had to re a t.tn. set TT tn. ", ric SO
Monday, The very meauest day in the week, was
ci,use1, through the influence Of a few, for the
occasion. Now, the very fact tia, the IA.
dies, in this country, always look less Pleasant
on Monday than any other day, should have been
an ample reason why this day should not have
been selected but IS those who fixed upon i,
are bU, lliilc acqulin;ei with the ,crrors Of q
washing Jay, their b.uuder was excused. ANA
Monday was appointed Tor the Pc Mic Day.
What was done on Sunday in reference 70 i;
We unable 10 say,al,housh it was remarked tina,
b.: Tary !aw yosns ladies' were seen 10 church in
the afternoon And how could they. when thew
only received their Invitations on Saturday even
ing and had TO have their baskets fall IN Monday
morning yet no one would Tor moment suppose
that they had ncgles church TO prepare for the
pic Tic
Finair however, Monday came: and sash :
day The THERMOMETER had sunk almost 20 freezing
point AMI tn. poor little flowers hung dropping
in tue cold chilling wind The IDEA Of having a
pi; nc party on sach q day VA. utterly gu, Of
the question; and with common consent i, was
postponed till Thursday. THIS proved to be q
fortunate circumstance; for a prct;ier day canno,
occur in all The year; nor happier crowd than
this one ever assembled in Ottawa
At 10 o'clock all was ready, anil the party
moved IF in fine cheer, for Deer Park, which
place WAS reached abou. o'clock p m. Here
after spending several hours in oxamuin! thi,
wonderful ravinc and waiting for the whole par
ty TO collect together; dinner was prepared
which for choice Injuries might have graccl a
royal board. Alter dinner the oil caverns were
made TO ring with delicious music a. it rose in rich
toncs from . group Of singers who had collected
under the vast precipce that hung owe! our heads
At o'clock the party left Deer Park fr S.av
cd Rock, where another hour was spent, in gath
erinS flower, d.musiny on the romantic pros
pect tina; unfoids itself to the eye from the sum
NIT of this famous peak
From Starved rock they proceeded to the Sui
phur springs, and after examinin; all that wai
worth seeing there, and refreshing themselves
with cool glass Of Capt. Reeds best lemonade
they started for home, where they arrived abou'
an hour before shutdown all highly pleased will
the whole proceedings OF the day nothing having
occurred to mar it, pleasure
We hope This will be mere forerunncr TO Il
number Of other similar parties during the sum
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