Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1855-08-30

.N<>r<. E"it"r> In appearing hri"rr til"
reading public a> Il newspaper correspondent,
hope that will not be Thought aspiring To
the rank Of Mrs. B"cchcr Stowe, .\ntonlrrl"
Brown, "r other distinguished w"nan rights
combatant>. My aspirations are not 50 lofty;
! | am content to till Il much humber = here.
that of chroncn% nrighborhoud affair. and
passing Il compliment upon 4 few Specia!
friends The task is i new one to me. and !
90 about it with 4 consciousness tmy iucolnl"-
tcncy IL do it Justice. But feel a> th"u-h
it would be objectionable neglect. rs well n
the gruSSe>t ngrattude in the ladies' of our
nei@hbnrhoOd. to suffer this 0crii>ior tD pas
uunotced. | am aware that there are many
others under equal obligations with myself.
who are much better qualified to dischare"
this duty, but they all seem afraid to make
the attempt consequently it devolves upon
me. Then here goes for my first attempt at
4 newspaper communication.
It seems that the bachelors of Fort Mill and
surrounding vicinity, becoming inspired with
the tender passion, thought to show their HIGH
regard for the fair sex, by getting up 4 first
class pic nc, for their especial amusement
They called a meeting and counted noses.
when all told they found that they numbered
tcn-by the by Il goody number. They or
ganizcd by sclectinga Prince, whose dutyi was
to preside over the occasion. The whole was
constituted into a committee of arrangements,
and then subdividcd into three, to one Of
which was assigned the setting Of the table,
to another the conducting of the music and
other amuSements to the other, the reception
of the guests and attention to the ladies'
Thus arranged, they went to work and sue
cceded in getting up one Of the most magnlil-
cent pic MICS it has ever been my lot to wit
ness. The selection Of the place was very
happy one; it was near the spring of one of
their order The grove which afforded Il COM
plete shade, was composed entirely of walnut
of spontaneous growth here were piled up in
beautiful order, convenient seats with stand
for the music, and tables with variety Of a
musing games Some distance from this,
stood the tables for dinner, under two majestic
oaks, which it seemed to our 'fancitul view,
nature had formed for the occasion. Matters
thus arranged, the twentieth Of July, that e.
ventful and auxiously expected day came. 1t
was bright beautiful morning. At 9 o'clock
were to be seen in the distance, in all direc-
tons, trains of carriages laden with guests
BY ten the party had assembled, numbering
about seventy-iive ladies and some fifty gentle
men. The Chief Engineer of the Charlotte
and South Carolina Rail Road being one of
the order, brought with him from Columbia,
company of ladies and gentlemen, who were
pleasant addition to the party. Now commen-
menced the amusements Of the day. The Or
der Of the day was reduced to system and see
med to work with the precision of clock
The different committees seemed to vic with
each other whose particular department should
be the most pleasing. The band, composed
of bachelors, selected some beautiful pieces,
and at intervals would break forth and make
the grove resound with their bcwitching mel
ody The ladies' committee dealt out in pro-
FUSION lemonade, ice-cream and waternelons.
The Table Committee was not a whit behind,
AS soon shall be seen. At one o'clock, the
Prince made his appearance and announced
dinner ready and pronounced the order of the
day.
Now might you have seen many anxious ia
ces, and heard hearts beating in double quick