Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-08-25
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A Pleasure Excursion.

h A short time since we, in, company
| with several other friends, wishing to
get away from business, and have hol-
iday from the cares of life, took
our wives, (those who were so fortunate
is to have that precious article, the
bachelors taking their sweethearts) and
away to- the woods We went ere the,
morning sun shed his scorching rays
upon the earth. The ladies, as they
know how, had everything in readiness
the evening before, and it was not long
after reaching the grove, which, by the
way, was twelve miles east Of Wooster,
near Mt. Eaton, until tliey had an invit-
ing breakfast prepared, to which we did
ample justice, after having our appe-
tites whetted by the bracing morning
air. Breakfast over the most of us sal
lied forth with our guns, in order 10
procure game for dinner. Several gen.
tlemen who are not the best marksmen
in the world, volunteered TO remain with
the ladies' and entertain them with
games of crOquet.
The woods .resounded far and near
with constant reports from the hunters
for nearly two hours. Then the low
muttering of thunder was heard in
the distance, and soon the heavens
grew black with clouds. Those of usS
who were too far from camp, had 10
make the best of it, for soon the rain be-
gan to fall in torrents straight to the
ground. And then serio-comic scene
was presented. Asa natural conse-
quence every one "made for atree,tbut
the joke of it was, the rain came down
SO perpendicularly, that not a dry spot
was to he found. DIR. W, having
diyested himself of coat and vest, and
sent them back to camp, looked As
though he was taking shower BATH
Young c. the enterprising law stu
dent, looked as though he relislied it, as
he would an article in Blackstone. Sam
uel, the Druggist. thought he would
.'grab a root" and left his comparative
ly safe retreat, but found to his sorrow
that distance lends fencllantment 70 the
view. John, after repeated efforts to
find shelter, concluded the better way
would be, to try to keep up 4 good cir
culation of blood by walking to and fro,
while our bachelor brother locked out
with complacency from the hollow
trunk of friendly tree.
At one , side, we seeS our dryer
leaning up against sapling fully three
inches in diameter, with his back to the
storm, apparently as contented as Di-
ogenes in his tub. As for ourselves, we
might have been seen looking out from
under a reclining trunk of an old oak,
enjoying it hugely. Soon the clouds
began to break, the rain to cease, the
sun to shine, as though no cloud had ev-
er obscured his disk. The warm rays
soon dried dup the foliage, and once more
the game came out to greet us As we
passed along. We gave quite a number
of them pressing invitation to accom-
pany us to camp, which, of course, they
could not refuse to accept. About two
o'clock we returned to camp, and found
that the ladies had taken shelter i'm 4 |
farm house near by, and had splendid
dinner prepared We all did Justice to-
it. An hour or TIVE was passettin ami
mated conversation, during which many
adventures were related by the knights
of the woods. We married folks, wish
ing to keep good hours, now started
where We arrived in good
season, well repaid for our day spent.
The young folks, wishing to have a
few more games of croquet, remained
only to be caught in another heavy rain
while coming home. Owing, however,
to the ingenuity of the gentlemen, the
ladies escaped without getting much
wet; arriving home about . o'clock
all prOnouncing it one of the pleasantest
excursions of thev had ever jattentld.l |