The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-09-16
Our Experience at the Picnic of tho
Pale Faces.

Being engaged during the morning
we did not have an opportunity to go
with the crowd, and did mot get on our
way until two o'clock in the afternoon.
So we donned our white linen suit, be-
ing the only respectable apparel we had,
and our tight boots, which we keep for
Sunday wear, and started through the
hot sun, down to the White Spring,
where we had understood the gathering
was to be. But when we reached that
place, to our dis.nay. for we were very
tired, we found by inquiry that they
were half mile further up The hill on
the beautiful lawn i'm front of Capt. Alex
ander's residence. We therefore logged
along over the rocks and finally succeed
ed in our efforts, as we soon found our
self in the midst of as gay party as we
haye seen for many day. lI
Being somewhat fatigued, we embra-
ced the first opportunity to take a va
cant seat, which happened to be near a
lovely couple, handsome man and
beautiful lady. They seemed to be as
joyous as lovers ever are, and as regard
less ofthe feeting moments, and time
passed on unheeded by them. But not
far off under the shade of a tall oak we
saw another standing solitary and alone,
his head bent down, but his eyes evil
IDENTIFY resting with envy upon this hap
Ply couple. He was gentleman of con-
siderable eDa-6ent-point, and dressed to
kill, with tall beaver that graced his
manly form. He was revolving in his
mind what course to pursue, we noticed
his restless disposition, and suddenly he
came toward where we were sitting, and
stopping, he addressed himself like one
of authority to this hitherto happy pair
''I've come to burst this up, it has been
goi.,g on long euough," when the lady
without waiting for her partner to reply,
said, at will take a halt dozen such
looking fellows as you are to accomplish
10 accomplish that threat" So the large
man retired somewhat crestfallen, and
seemed to think it a hopeless ease for
him at least. When we had sufficiently
recovered from the fatigue of our long
walk, we stepped up to lady that we
used to dance with wheE we were a
young man, and asked her ''if we could
have the exquisite pleasure of danci- ig
the next set with herr" She excused
herself by saying that she had a sore toe,
and co didn't "trip the light fantastic"
So we excused her, and offered our hand
to another, fine looking married lady,
with whom we had a delightful round,
until we received note from a couple
of bys,anders, who were too bashful to
obtain partner for the dance, and were
envious of those who seemed TO be en-
SO embarrassed us that we had to excuse
ourself, to correct the matter suggested
in the note. We went to the two gem
tlemen, intending to thank them for
their kindness i'm our behalf, when they
burst out into laughter and we felt we
were sold. We Joined in the laugh hear
tily, and returned to engage another
lady for the next cotilliOn.. She was a
beautiful Bland or Blonde, or both, who
granted us that pleasure, and again
started in for good time, and all went
merry for few rounds during the first
tune, but presently Cap, the leader OF
the Band, struck up tune that was en-
tirely new to me, called the Coquette.
1 managed to keep time with the music,
and thought Twas getting on finely, but
when it came to the command dswing
corners" the young lady to- my left
came up and offered her hand, and
jumped at it, like trout at, a minnow,
when she as suddenly wheeled around
and swung little dried up looking fell
low round like top, that L didnt think
half as good looking as l was, and while
he was whirling around, noticed every
BODY looking at me, and l at or &C dis
covered that / had been sold again, but
took it as well as ! could under the cir
cumstances, for had no acquaintance
with the young lady, and didn't think
that she could certainly intended to cut
me i'm this style without cause, but j
was resolved on one thing, and that was
not to give her second chance. So di-
rectIy the figure was announced, and
she came bowling and scraping like love-
illness personified, but we couldn't see it,
and there we stood like fool But she
kept coming forward and back, until we
got so badly quizzed that we took our hat
and left, after excusing ourself to OuI
partner, and the last sound that greeted
our ears, when we were taking our leave
of the grounds, was A. - hol-
lering at the top of his voice, "Here's
your ice cold lemonade and ginger cake
only ten cents a glass;" Weididn't take
any, and started on, rejecting upon the
vanity OF all worldly things, and have
made up our mind that picnics are not
always the most pleasant pastimc FOL
those who are not upto