The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-06-10
For the Anderson lntell,qenoer.


attend a. Fishing Party the other day, thought q
short account of it might not be uninteresting to
some. of your many readers.
The place selected was the Mill of Mr.. A. C..
Jackson, on Rocky River, twelve miles below An
derson. 1t was on Saturday.. June 5th, and I
don't think we could have been better suited in
the weather if we had been permitted to order it
ourselves. Dame Nature did her part well. The
scenery vas very good. indeed On the one hand,
the wood covered hillside broken With lis ravnes
and hollows was indeed beautiful to behold; on
the opposite side, the scattering growth CT trees
made it moro easily traversed, and yet it was sha-
dy enough to make it comfortable. Nature did
not furnish us with waterfall, but the mill dam
was pretty good substitute; over it an immense
amount Of water poured. with loud roar, and
went off in sweeping current.
The crowd began to assemble before nine o'clock.
The fishing began about eleven. Then you could
have seen couple, with rod and line, going up
the stream, another down-in fact in every direc-
tion. Seldom would you more than two to-
gether but that is not strange, you know. l
uOu iuiuh iuCIC WClC iuuuJ oN""'0s S"o6"'t W
at least didn't see many but did see some big
,ralkers caught, and without much trouble, too.
At two o'clock we were all called to beautiful
grove, where we found bountiful dinner spread
upon the grass, for which the ladies who got it
up deserve many thanks. We discarded knives
and forks, and as to tables We had none; all of
which liked much better than if We had had all
the conveniences of we'll ordered household, as
it made it seem more like dinner in the woods.
In looking over the assemblage while they were ut
dinner, was satisfied there was at least one hun
dred and twenty y-fve persons present. After din
ner the crowd again dispersed-some few to their
homes, but nearly all remained for some hours.
In the afternoon fishing was done on the hillside
in buggies and other like places. At five O'clock
the party was entirely broken up, o. nearly so.
think all went away we'll pleased, unless it was
some bashful swain who had been ''cut out" by
some one of more courage. l never in my life
beheld more interesting assemblage of young
people, especially the fair sex. think that sec.
ton of our county is greatly blessed. When I
left came TO the conclusion that the various tribes
of the fish kind had not been disturbed very much
during the day but know that tine bachelor fra
ternity sustained some very heavy losses, or at
least it will by this days frolic
What meaneth this? A wood, a river!
And see there's gay crowd by it.
Who are these bold ones tina. dare to rob
This place of its wonted quiet?
Ah, see 'Tis few gay ones who
Have assembled to-day to fish
And well may call 1t a gay crowd,
For 'Lis as gay Us heart could wish.
Now, see! they are all off to their work,
And drop their books in the water;
There they sta youth, with smiling face,
Whispering to somebody daughter.
Methinks the fish may feel very safe
Ii fishers ore not more Jealous;
eyes, yes" some are beginning to say,
"He is indeed very jealous"
All! there's party down by the bridge
One of them has dress Of pink;
She has succeeded in hooking one,
And has thrown him far from the brink.
But she has been more successful still,
And / am firm in my belief
certain young man has lost his neart,
And think that she is the thief.
I've been told that there's cruel god,
Who is blind and uses bow;
And know that he is here to-day,
AS the future, I'm sure, will show.
But if | write here all that see.
will not get through very soon;
Yet will say that few who are here
Will forget the fifth day of June.
CLARENCE.