The New York herald., 1870-08-28
THE TYPOS FRoL1C.
The Picnic Of Typographical Union No. g.
An enjoyable Time, with MOrtaIS and
ssDeviIs,, In Abundance.

The Picnic Of Typographical Union No. g.
An Enjoyable Time, with M0rtaIx and
"DeviIs'' I'm Abundance.
The members In good aud steady standing OF
Typographical Union No. q he'd their annual picnic
at Jones' Wood yesterday. and q right jolly time
they had OF 1t. All day long there was q large
gathering OF the typos their friends In the wood,
and the best of order prevailed from beginning TO
end. One or the interesting features or the occa-
sion was the absence OF that species OF temperance
lecturers which Is always lying around loose fes-
tive occils ions. The species evidently either
unable to pay the exorbltant entrance fee or nlty
cents, with ut running the risk OF putting
up all night in the Hotel dc station
House, knew that lager Was bad
for empty stomacli. How on earth so
many type settlers ever got together az n caution
TO reporters who DON'T write their copy plainly
enough to be dissected without the aid OF a micro
scope. There was big crowd all day, ana the re-
cepton committee had then hands full. and it knew
just what was wanted 10 make It's guests perfectly
at home In the woods, and dad all thar required
of it to general satisfaction. The ladies got dead
love with all the members OF 10 iroun tie start, and
II 1t had not been for the STRONG force Of
male friends they had 10 back them M
against all odds pleasant or otherwise, that
might nave been brought against them, II is quite
likely that they would have been carried OF bodily
by their admirers and Kept in glass until they
had munmyiied Tor the dcectltion OF grand
pcsterity or incpient typos. Aud the committee of
arrangements did not come behind the reception
folks In point or doing anti saying cycry thing
well connected with the oniGcatlon. They had
taken good care to get big take nt labor for
each one the day prey Gus 10 the blow out and it
most extraordinary circumstance to relate that
noG one OF them had ''stcklui' Of surplus cash
lett when The AFFAIR came 10 an end.
IL may not be generally KNOWN but 10 Is positive
the typos are the only who have decided re-
pugnancc TO appearing in public with their ''sticksr
ana so during all the time the gay ana good
natured crowd which ihronged the woods tried to
XIII Time IN all SORTS OF amusing ways there was only
''sticks' were OF kind thar would not have passed
muster IN any newspaper office, for they were
were used in two Instances IN playful ar
tempt 10 knock ideas down. Lager flowed very
freely as long rs The picnic lasted Indeed tho
risky thing was 80 popular with certain Jovial
bakers dozen OF fellows late In the afternoon that
they thought it would be profitable as wcl as u
novel ea 10 tap one oi the Kegs at both ends at the
same time. The attempt proved disastrous, ana the
consequence OF The novelty was the demolition
bosoms, one line linen coat and brand
new new sllk nat OF truly French pattern. Mr..
Bull, the light weight, was on hand among others,
ana so was Clarke, the head ana fronI OF the re-
ceivers: ana Jones, who swore he'd have 10 get u
| sub for about ten weeks to come ii the picnic
! lasted TIL dark; ana Mangan, who sang many
songs during the day that he got parts or them all
beautifully run together by three O'Clock that his
| In fact everybody was so delighted with the modu-
| laiions bf his voice that he was advised to
| apply Tor position first bass-nan in an opera
| company, and was promised the ecommcnd dations
| oil all the typos about Town and few reporters who
| beard him sing his brst dllty. But he declined
taking The advice with thanks and glass of
| lager. Bun looked dyspeptic and melancholy as
| usual, and II Is quite doubtful whether he would
have turned the scales at 100. He heard to say
| during the day that he would give anything TO bc
| tat and hearty like some bully people had heard
tell of anu fl! OF Iln most TAT people are given
popular credit for.
| The only drawback 10 the estivty, IN the opinton
| OF some striighilaced people, the presence OF
several devils, who ioamed about the woods lust
as though there was not drop oi holy water Tor u
mile around. They not only walked like osher folks,
but paid Tor Jher dfinkables they had been full
grown type settlers. strange lady from the coun-
try watched OF them all day I'll! he took his drst
steam going down his lphuruus throat. The devil
/ knew what he was about, however. and stuck TO
The thing afterwards 50 bravely that when u.Drien's
| band struck UP lively German air late In the day
Ne WOae up iron II heavy sleep unuer "A table he
tween Two empty kegs He had evidently more
'horns" tlian are good even for "deyiI, and the
way lie tried TO soak his head at the river side be.
lore gong home showed quite plainly that he knew it
as Wen as anybody else For the p Gus typos
treated every one OF these mps they came across
as II Lhey were all fathers OF devils themselves and
there was the utmost cordially DISPLAYED be-
tween the Young ladies' who graced the occasion with
iheif presence ana the vcliest OF the young brlni.
! stones VINO capered about the grounds. Taken alto.
body euJoyed himseH ana hersef TO liicir hearts,