The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-02-01

Rosa Gould is Mrs. Brown, Tom Webster is
Mr.. Jones, Julia Lowthcr Is Mrs. Jones,
Fanny Joyce is Mr.. Briggs Baby, johnny
Herbert is Pigeon-pie, those six little girls
are Knives and Forks Mary Turner is Lamb.
You understand now. So, Kate Diamond,
distribute the rest Of the characters, whilst
| run over the story. Well, are the char
acters all given out? They are Then, lad
les and gentleman, pay attention to me-
Whenever your names are mentioned you
must rise from your seats, turn round once,
and sit down again and, failing to do so,
or rising when you are not named, you
stand with your face to the wall until you
are again mentioned; and whenever the
word picnic is said, you all change places
with your opposite neighbor. Now, then,
to begin.
TIE PICNIC.
Why, told you to change places when
ever the picnic was mentioned That's
right but don't seize the tails of my coat,
or you'll leave inc only jacket. Atten-
ton
"Nothing would give me greater plea
sure" said Mrs. Brorn quite right, Rosa;
turn once y "rm sure shall DO delight
cd, ;" said Mrs. Jones. And / and /! T"
said Mr.. !Smih, Mr.. Briggs, Mr.. Jones,
Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Briggs. I" And 50 will
ducky," said Mrs. Briggs (mcaning Of
course Mr.. Briggs Baby /; for ! do 50 love
picnic" II was agreed, therefore, that on
the 4th Of June, in spite Of the oors (you
should moo y and the ,ra,ps (you should
buzz y, which Mrs. Jones (Ha! Julia did
not turn round. Face to the wall! said
were her only objection, Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Briggs, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bro,cn, Mr.. Jones and Mrs. Jones, md Mr..
Briggs baby should all start for Eppipg For
est, and regularly enjoy picnic. The day
was very hot but what is picnic without
sunshine II is like tea without boiling
iraier, good for nothing. Well, thcy arriy-
ed safely, though Briggs baby was stung by
n ,casp which had been attracted by the
sugar-stick Briggs baby was sucking (Fanny
turned only once-iace to the wall y
When they arrived at the forest, all helped
to unpack the hamper (Iiampcr! Hamper
Bessie Brown, face to the wall!). Mr..
Jones brought Pigeon-pie, Mr.. Smith brought
,pigcon-pie, Mr.. Briggs brought pigeon-pie,
livery good, JOHNNY Herbert y, Mr.. Bro,cn
brought some lamb and salad salad, 70
the wall Too quick, am I? That's the
fun of the gamc), besides the hamper.
{" Dear me-" said Mrs. Smith, 81 was
quite alarmed in case everybody had brought
lpigeon-pie to the picnic"
They sat down on the grass, and spread
their fabieeloth, and laid out the knipes and
forks, the spoons and the salt, and the mus.
tard, and the pepper, and the pigeon-pie, and
the lamb, the rolls, the ,cater, and the sal.
dd, and began regularly to enjoy the picnic
Glass of wine, Mr.. Smith? Thank you
Mr.. Brown. The same to you, Mr.. Jones
Trouble you for knife, Mr. Smith, and O
fork. All! cried Mrs. Briggs, here's q
,rdsp as big as the pigeons in the pigeon-pic
Up jumped Mr.. Jones with spoon, and
trying to drive away the ,odsp, put his foot
in the salad bowl, and tumblcd over Mr.
Smith, who declared he had never seen such
a picnic.
When order had been restored nobody
could discover what had become of Briggs
baby; Mr.. Jones thought the ,rdsps had car
ried il away; Mrs. Bro,cn thought II might
have tumbled into one of the pigeon-pies
but Mr.. Briggs, directed by his paterna
instinct, found it in The hamper, where il
was sneezing its head of, having snuilcd VI
a quantity of loose pepper. AS nobody car
be comfortable lying upon knires and forks
Briggs baby was taken out of the hampe'
and laid on the tdblecioh by the side of tn,
lamb and salad. Poor Mrs. Briggs hat
tainted mot pleasant at a picnic) and Mrs
Jones in her desire to revive Mrs. Briggs
gave Mr.. Briggs the mustard to smell insteat
ofa pina,groae. To make matters worse, two
frisky ooirs jumped over the hedge; and Mrs
Smith, having tucked the fabiecioh into hcl
bosom, sprung up and overthrow mustard
salt Pepper, knires rolls, forks spoons, pigeon
pies, lamb, salad Mr.. Briggs bdby-in short
everything they had brought for the picnic
The cors pranccd about, the pasps bnzzed
Mr.. Jones, Mrs. Bro,cn, Mrs. Smith, Mrs
Jones, Mrs. Briggs, Mr.. Briggs, and Mr..
Briggs baby, declared they would never
come again to picnic. And 50 ends the
picnic.