The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-14
VOLUME Ky.
For the Lancaster Ledger.

ally the members Of tho Thespian Corp.
Of the Village, having been invited to
an entertainment given by the youny la
dies Of Liberty Hill the Thespian Corps
mot Al Mrs. ---a fs~ days pre-
vious TO take into consideration tho iuvi
tation. Tho mse:ing was pretty well u,
tended, and after a liberal display Of con.
vocational powers, the Sccietv entered
into the business Of the evening
proposed trip TO Liberty Hill.
Tho invitation and offers Of accommo
datien being repeated by the President
TO the members, il was agreed after some
discussion among the young men ss TO
the propriety Of wearing 'balrn"ral Shoes
and whether paper or linen collars would
be advisable, and the you,g ladies in
"corner' conversation decided upon car
ryiDg their new hats IN iron bound ban
boxes instead Of wearing them, that the
invitation be accepted. Soms Of the
young men were detailed To secure trans
portation Tor the members Of the society :;
and after many trials and urilmlations the
committee (lnis'ed greatly bv the yonnr
ladies) succeeded in procuring tn. neces
ssry amount Of horse power, ready for
the time specified But we were doom
cd Q disappointment on the arrival Of
the eagerly looked for day when We
shouldtake our departure. Heavy rain.
and the murky clouds por,ending more
OF the same tor,, caused a postpoumen,
for day longer. However, the mex,
morning our vehicles on all the spo, bore
our little party off towards the scene Of
ac,icD, where we rived al right.
Before We started on our voyage, the
important business on hand MAS the
work Of embsrkat,on. First came In the
eyes Of the ladies the most vxlusble par,
OF the csrso,) trunks, va!ises. boxes, great
aud email, brass bound iron hooped, shoe.
hat, and ban boxes, &c. A guard wss
detailed by the ladies 10 take care Of this
absolutely necessary and no, to lie lsf,
psrsPhenSlia. which was safely deposited
s~ay and hidden in the steeragc ,f our
yshclss, not n be brought again to light
until We should reach our destiostinr.
This being settled TO the satisfaction Of
the ladies, next came the "lunch." An in.
stiiution which c!siued and received great
and respectful attention from tho youug
men, they esco,ting il with military hon.
ors to place Of safsty, AMI to make "a.
sur.nce doub!y sure it Vas placed in
charge Of S;sson and some OF the ladies'
detailed to watch So,b. The ladies were
stored snugly in cabin passage, and the
gents honored with commanding posi-
tions. Everything being nov arranged
to our mutual satisfaction. the cavalcade
moved off a, the command "irot," to the
great delight Of party Of juveniles and
bys,snd~rs, who gazed in silen, admira.
ton at our stylish train. and especially at
. certain small sized you.g man with q
glass eye and swallow tailed coat, who
was mounted on huge black aud acted
- courier for the occasion.
After leaving the Village -e proceed
cd st . smart pace until We got to Bear
Creek, where, though We had several
misses on board. We came near being
compelled to take another, namely miss
fortune. The first vehicle however .xtri.
eating itself, the remaiGdsr H.nksd the
danger end thus escaped injury: We
must not forget TO remark that .hs cou
risr displayed usefulness on this occasion
~ well az ornamental /; remsiniog on tho
bank like pstisnce on horseback" sui
ling At the rsst OF she psriy. The mo
potony of the driver wss retrieved br
lively saIliss o! Wit aud smart driving as
veil ~ smart sayings Simon needed
Po, the order, "givs p breath Simon. tell
II u you can" to mske him tell his funny
stories or say bis smart things, while
Quake, who, though bs ~ao,ed Simon to
20 ahead wbsn houssbreaksrs were about
VAS not far behind in ha laugh able joke.
And Mr.. Lullaby. though b. did not say
much, "liks the owl" lie thought prep,