Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-12
THE PEOPLE REJOICING.
The Grand Jubilee Picnic near Col
lierVilIe.
HEADqUARrERs CoLLGRRyILLE AND

~ eANANAa1 NAAN NChAAAAN IAADIN0 Oy OGN
Jake" endeavOging to amuse our
selves as best we could as we drudgeC
slowly along over a quiet country
road some two and half miles north
of COllierVille, from the indications
which we observed along the quiet,
shady road, it was evident that many
persons had travelled along there the
same morning. On nearing Wolf
river bottom sounds, somewhat I'M
usual for that quiet place, greeted our
ears on our left flank. Occasionally
the sound of voices could be heard.
above the din Of which could be heard
cue louder and shriller than the rest
exelaiming: Ladies to the lSenterl
Determined to investigate the cause of
the unusual sounds, we progressed
SLOWLY faF a IeW hundred yards, dur
lng which time the same uneaFthly
sound greeted our ears, about all of
which we could distinctly understand
was "lsenter." Jake sprang from his
seat and yelled at the top of his voice,
" Three cheeFa fOr Senter! 'Lected,
by gum" Hush, Jake, we hive
not yet had time to hear rom all the
precincts, so move on the cart and
let's see what's to pay" Jake re-
marked; an put the lash to old
Dick y {10u must know we were
drawn by old Dick, the blind OK }
We had progressed but short dis
tance when we met the verite Bile
" SambO" on long, lank, lean speci-
men of a mule, without saddle, and
minus his hat. " Say, old uncle,
" rbot1, 10 nov IN +Lo..a y, -, ofi ts 1 81
hand road, bQss." " 81 say, what are
they doing down there, old man >"
:: Not mOre'n half 5 mile, massa."
And by this time the old scamp was
out OF sight. "Shall we 90 and see
the fun, bOys?' Yes, say l."
sagely spoke Jacob. " Agreed
was the unanimous response.
" So turn your craft ~ the left, and ere
long we VIII see what's going on in
this region" b" Not knowing the char
acter or kind of the crowd which we
were soon to encounter, | thought il
prudent to give Jake slight warning,
so l remarked: Now Jake, # we
get into trouble YOU know you must
be Gua Of ISL Dat | WHIP eX-
claimed Jacob; and so We cautiously
Still the same sound
greeted our ears from the direction of
the river. Says Jake: Masters, /
don't much like that ar sound. Pears
To me Mr.. Stokes and Gen. Senter ara
hitched in that ar bottom for {, RWel
or a wool pullin'." At this tuncture a
wagon lQadeGs with some ten or a
dozen teminines-Old, young and
middle aged, and some of an uncertain
age-with ten or a dozen hOrSemen in
the rear, came pulling in fFuln she
north. " Now Wei t,Rd the causip' of
the fuss s3Xs Jake, Here comes
Qi4 1Inmp an de jug" "Ssy,
old fellow, what's. going On up this
way?" says Jake. -" A little over a
quarter; was the reply. We moved
on deliberately, anxious 20 get to the
scene, when suddenly Jake exclaimed,
g Here it is-fOur thousand cabalry in
one camp" We moved up the dim
path, surrounded by horses, buggies,
wagons, carts and every species of We
hicle which the mind can conceive of,
and after tedious journey Of three
hundred yards through the crowded
thrOng we found ourselves on the bank
of Wolf river, in the very midst of a
veritable picnic The
arbour was magnificent, beng the
handiwOrk Cf nature, and no human
hGad5 could equalit 1t was certainly
a delightful spot, well chosen for the
scene of the days festivities. The en-
closure for seats and danting was
about one hundred teet square, the
seats bang Constructed of hewn TIM
bers, and raised to a convenient hight.
In the center was Frank, (yOU must
know that Frank was the bd1dD,
on an elevated platform, ready and
willing at all times and under al cir
cumstances to discuss sweet music
from his ever present violin. The
ground was nicely strewn with saw
dust for the exclusive benefit of thOSS
who desired to d" trip the light fantas-
tic toe" Clip and Alfred, our sable
friends, were remarkably attentive,
handing around to those who were
thirsty pure cold water, the beverage
of the gods, in which large Jumps of
ice could be seen, and than which
nothing could be more refreshing.
An elegant arbOr, made tor the benefit
of the ladies, had been prepared JUST
on the bank Of the river, where the
fair creatures could retire and rest and
refresh themselves a. they saw fit and
proper, sc0GI, the salOOn-keeper, was
on hand, dispensing cool and refresh
ing drinks, etc, to the thirsty multi
tude. The crowd was immense, there
being no less than one thousand per-
sons present all of whom seemed to
pass the day in the most pleasant
manner. At half-paSt one dinner
was announced, and it will certainly
require a reader pen than mine to do
Justice to the elegant repast which was
served up on the green sward-na-
ture's carpet. To the ladies who pre-
pared the dinner, too much praise can
not be given, as ! certainly never sat
down to a more elegant and sumptu-
Gus feast. After dinner the dancing
RECOMMENDED, and the young folks
seemed to enjoy it as much or
more than the thinner. In fact every
thing "weRt merry as a marriage
bell.'
Too much praise cannot be awarded
to those who prepared the grounds and
aided and assisted in getting up this
affair, prominent among whom are
III Atdisti ttlC iilNClatLSdbAC Odpt'
Kindred, and also Vim. Biggs, Esq.
Upon the whole l never passed a
more pleasant day, and all seemed to
enjoy the whole affair hugely. /
would like to attend such picnics
every day; for, in addition to the
good eatables, ETC., my eyes never be
held fairer crowd Of ladies than were
present. Trusting that you may some
day have the privilege Of leaving the
noisy, smoky, dusty city and Of at
tending one Of our rural picnics, re-
main yours, SoJOURNER.
Another correspondent, writing OIL
the 7th inst, sends vs. THIS account OF
tie great AMIR:
The picnic grounds were situated
on the banks of Wolf river, near what
is known as Peters0n'S beautiful lake,
and contiguous to the popular mine
raj springs, We arrived at this beau
tifal place rather early in the day, and
so great was the eagerness manifested
by every one to be present, that We
found several hundred already on the
ground. There was a Large space
cleared under the dense umbrageouS
boughs Of the wide spreading beach
trees, and seats enclosing the same fol
at least three hundred ladies, which
were crowded all the time. On look.
ing around over this vast aSsemblage
we at once recognized familiar faces
from nearly every hamlet, town and
village throughout this entire region
And even your city Wss represented
by quito ! number. Among whom oi
the fair sex were Miss Jennie j,