The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-05-26

! PIC MIC AT DOUBLE BRJDG ES, ROCKY RIVER.
ME. Enil"r: From the days when our first
parents pic-nck'd by the side Of The waters in
III. midst of the Garden Of Eden, down To the
present az" Of "cNi"nsnns" and 'Y Youny Amcr-
canisn'," passing chronicle of sucI, events has
not b',n considered unsccmly, and will, sucl,
anteccdrnts send you. without further apology,
II short notice Of ono which ON Saturday, 18th,
passed oil the stage Of time" on n srnal Island
in Rocky River, near the village of Lowndcs.
| vile.
1t WIS with palpitating hcnrt-or hearts,
should have said, not To ignore the friend who
accompanied m"-thnt about ] ! o'clock VIC drove
across The Fast Bridge. had first glimpse of
sr"nc which rvacl in beauty the "paraLi:.
"i ih" f"ri, unless indeed that paradise is far
in"r" enchanting than cun be i,lcnizrd BY th,.
unitarian Imaginatinns Of the present genera.
, 'i"i. In" grove hnh been neatly trimmed. the
Island nicely dressed off, and every convenience
for th" feast Of rcasor and flow of soul" ". II
arranged for the occasion and ns Nature had
done her part with II muster hand, We had Il
PHEASANT combination Of the romantic and the
r"ai. $" fascinating on fishing excursions. when
III" expert angler catches more OF tho rnasculin.
than "l tie iinny tribe, unl hearts are the bait
which the greedy victims seek
1 was pleasant scene. anil would ,ha I
had II r"a'Iicr pen, that might do Justice to its
different GROUPS: In one spit were seated a
I'ar (l}nak-rs, pcrhaps.j in whom the spirit of
speech hh not Yet novcl, hut whose Thoughts
We're likely none the less Sweet that they had
not found advent i'll words; in amnthrr. Il very
interesting ti" hh WIS in progress, il [ might
i"!"'---w", but | mustn't "I-lI tales oui ,r
srh"oL Some of the party were earnestly en-.
"a:"i IN fIHhIng, but as | before limited, there
WAS more luck OH dry land than in the wa, or ::
Others wandered carclcssy nin,lt at t,. Lrcl, % (
Their own wills, here culliny Il flower. there ,c, .
''i-s iai Il rri'artcc. and anon filling the vocal
air with guoh "i svrrv laughter And VIII il,
in'ini"'"" with real pleasure: in This sc.n, cf ,iv
III" h'a"iy, chancr.l in cou,.. in contact Will,
tw" wi'"wrrs from Elg"iirl.l. the other
.'"'"S'ii"-'ns y 1t Is invidioms to call MINES. Il
I'i:'''"t designation will he Unnecessary .Wit,.
--""uitnc-!ovc-yol cirl-.swcci six, ,','
"Ah hn thinks | t" myself, "hcr. is sport -
" ~ mt IT. l'c>d.m"nia who l,rranr cnthraIlc.l
win the man breadth Scnl"s through, field an,l
Hood "i the hand$"n," darky Othcllo, We'll.
II wis nj Tor the love- but for the fun f the story
that lent nn "vrrhca,ing ear TO the rccnuu,ol
"i tn" ""Apcricnce" ,f E,Ic"frll and Abhoyi,.
Seventy SIX and sixty six" But hc.. 1 mus,
curb my pen, lest it bctrav confi!cnc", nnI will
only add that the luguhr.n,;s cu;,n,.unnc.s Of
'h" "ii"w"rs We're more than oncn that ,l.as
.I,Si,i ,i,,(, I.
lassi"nntc beauty.
li"' invitation L., 'lnn" broke up tn. .l;;r..cn,
groups and al rep 'irrl readily, AMI did Justice
earnestly. I" the viands with which the table
Was loaded, ;:s is becoming to the citizens Of onr
grand, gl"r."''s and democratic republic; nn,l
!n"""! the larc WAS worthy Of the OCCASION AN i
"i '''c graceful inatr"as who suretini.nlcd it,
fish, il"oii ana fowl ham. mutton and turkey.
pastry and l';cs.s, brandy peaches and per.
w'h'a nn.r f"r NJ. i:picarr
III" hours of a;;cri'n"n passed pleasantly a>
tn" Proceeding om"s, anil rs the cyrn;n. -ha,!ows
!''''n I" i'ii. =. he'd +" think that ON snrh Il
bright a:d HAPPY day, ell :,s the darker one,
which ov"r,ia"w u>, should Lr wr.t,-n--..ras,
III. away" Bu, very l'hy s",,irallv div ding
'ir - ciiiI''if!:i:f Sich -
i'y the way, "tdgeiiciA" aud "Abbcyilie" cam.
mt minus in the diri>n.li-w- pticd NJ, tur sc,,i.
"""t"iism, hoping it would keep nn,ii needed
b,'i" .'iiru to kind friends, and ncc-rAiny ti,,
r"urI""ns hospitality nf u sind old Ca,elino
c"ntlr,""n." the evc'.ing proved Ii worthy set
ting to th. lay
IN conclusion, I won suggest that snch re-
unions in tn. country would increase s snr:a
bi;Y. and 10 much toward wearing off the
y"nchcric which is sometimes sn"crin-Iv aririh.
u;rd to backwoodsmcn and if "Prnvdenc,
helps ,l,"s. who help Ihems"lvrs" lhcn such On.
l"rtnu:ties n. the one | have just chronclrd are
Very convenient for the development Of :hc
! matches cut out in heaven"
"E'lgeficld" Lrs, me To thank the cit z"ns Of
| the Rocky River nrighborhool, through tho
columns OF Your paper, for their hospitality
! hut as wilow-rs are provelbal grumbI-rs, he has
one ftuit to iind---"ile seats were in ton clos,
proximity" TAXI IL note friends aud act ac-
; corlngly. I'ale r"'c,