Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-05-19
a TRIP TO uoRRELL's GAVE.
five Miles TrsEss ajmien rcpei
4. II. d Va, e. e., up the
EESIS3s1 River.
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NcSSrs Editors Bristol Ncrrs.
On Saturday last, a party
Of gentlemen, headed 10y tho gentle
men composing the Bristol Brass
Sand, left our Town, 10y Freight Train
at Z - A. NJ, and arrived al Union
at So 4. NJ, to accept an invitation
extended to them, to a Pic Me at
Morrelrs Cave, from the ladies and
gentlemen Of the country about Union.
Ii was first Tumorcd, that it was i'm
possible to enter the Cave. but the par
~ were determined to 20, and in an
swer to cry OF Gave or no Cave"
it was unanimously voted f.Cave. -
After fast and warm walk of an hour
or so. we arrived at the mouth Of the
Cave-the ladies composing The party
going in vehicles-and here | would
say. and speak the sentiments OF our
entire party, no preitier, finer ladies,
none more ho~pitable, could be found
on the face Of the globe, and seemed
as if they could not do enough for our
pleasure. Our Band would of done
credit to any community. and +
amateurs, we defy aEybody's band, !"
their pieces were appropriate and play
ed exceedingly well. In the meantime
tie ladies were sprC aiding sumptuous
repast ard at i-2 o'clock we were in
vited to partake of their hospitalities.
Stop before go farther. I would adj
wise all young men who are in love
with anybody to go TO Union and
try and get a hrlpmate from that COM
munity, for being q tOlerdble good
looking chap myself, and if ! did not
have a hetter-half, believe me / would
have said few lines y myself, and 7
was not the only che in my fix. Well.
after dinner, our party consisting of
about twenty-five ladies and siXty-five
gentlemen and boys went into the
cave, some going OILY about 400 yards
and some going miles, as far, l think
| us the Cave has been explored. One
gentleman brought a piece of rock
from the farthest Part TO the mouth,
about tue size of miGdiing OF bacon,
and weighing probably so pounds, be-
/ ing so tired out, he dropped it, and re-
marked that if nobody would say any
| thing about it, he would leave it, but
he finally brought part of it home.
Being pretty well broken down from
! our DAYS travel we returned to Union
and put up at the Wyatt House where
we spent some two or three hours, you
may say in carousing, and all SORTS
of fun" The proprietor not being at
home, we will have to return many
thanks to his hoSpitable and kind lady.
Then we went out TO the Railroad
platform and found a bow-.eggtd
bench leg" Flee, named Bremen. 50
named by the "Time Keeper" who
was well up to time, brought blocks Of
wood, and performed many circus acts
too numerous to mention under ring
master Time Keeper. But come to
the serious part, very serious too, Jack
Neff let drop monster, which mon
ster by his untimely fate caused quite
a stir in the camp, but we spoke ''frw
lines " and imported another to fill
his place in the great part to which
he was assigned. On Saturday the
18th of June we want to get up auo;h
err Pic Mic party for the Cave, and ali
the ladies and gentlemen Of our section
are requested ia attend, or rs many as
possible. Arrangements will be made
for them to 20 and return, and we here
eXtenG the invitation to those ladies
and gents who were so kind to us on
our first trip. We want n regular basket
picnic. We only needed the Bristol
Herr LengeL to train Bremen as ought
to have keen for John MOore's Circus.
The Editors must go next time. In
closing, l am truly thine.
ROUSE.