The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-06-05
PICNIC AT BLACKS BRIDGE
IAN ACCIDENT botSTEocs DINNER
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Sir: In company. with three 'other
young gentlemen of our town we had
the pleasure OF attending delightful
Pic- Mic, at Black's Bridge Ten miles be-
dow Abbeyille, on Saturday i'the lst
inat u f! .giIir IL! - >WEt 3hj -
IdArriving carly on the ground, We
found quite a'numbep II ladies Rid gen
tlelnennH Halrcat,y assembled and, the party
received constant accessfops until about
ten o'clock, Wien eaeh, gentleman Sc:
lccted the lady Of his choice, and COM 60, Il
mepced preparing hooks and tackle for
the days, sport. NoY occurred the, only
incident TO mar the, enjoyment of,thc
morning Il Miss T, B. one If the bright
est jewels Of the District, had the mis-
fortune to bury q hook in one Of her
fingers, which caused extreme pain,. but
which she bore with the fortitude of u
tEueo lleroinc.hD DR.. Fl. brennan. being
pear at hand. yns called for, and; undpr
ibis skillful treatment, the hook was soon
extracted al 1I""I "T&i l""s
EoiNVe Then repaired TO the creek, and
began war OH ,t'tlielittie fisli,' Which was
kept DIP for aGpht two hours, and as the
result proved, with but indinaenht sue:
cess. A, messenger then arrived With
The pleasing intelligence that i able had
becin sspteldT With q feast Of good things,
iigheIr' UP tie creek: Gathering toseth-
er oil, patty, atty Wc, found ay,the fruit of toqy
dax'' sispoft, nine little fshv which ;opr
young friend, JrW. D., will. his usual
gpllaptry, yolpnteered to q. conpyseey to.head-
quarters, ,. Arriving at the dinner table,
we found it most temllptingly ten aud bea't
tifully arranged, and grooming under "a
load of good things, for which we were
Indebted to Mrs. H,I. Sloani Mrs. !Dr:
Drennon, Mrs. Dr. Prcssly land Miss
II Nettie Frazier. uItis needlcssto 'say.that
we did ample justice~toiItlie sumbtuous
repast. There was, indeed. no flow Of
sparkling wine ale; brandy or aught
which could intoxicatci; but the ;purest
ando best Of all beverages clear, cold
water, from a gushing, blbbling spring.
, Afteri DINNER 1.-The party " repaired
to the i residence OF f'"Mr'so A. P:
Conner, where We were cordially greeted
by tic good lady and daughters. Here
We lad SOME excellent music on the
piano, BY Misses Nettlea Frazier and IN
Moflie Lites, assisted in the vocal parts
,Jy AIisses FapuieB Bradley, Lizzie Chiles,
Faypie Lites, Lizzie, Pressly, Fannie Fa tEiPe
Harris anl others. Afterwards we had
some comicIpiecess byouryoung friends,
,Messrs. George Bradley and Donnald
Wilson, which afforded much ausme-
ment. -, I.r@i it.;t:, 1mG> p1} 7,9 '..''
y 1t being i,ew 2 o'clock, tho remainder
of the eaftcrltoon was spent in innocent
and amusing plays, which were truly
attractive. . AT o'clock we bid adieuto
10 our. hostess, ya and taking one more
gIa1,ce at the beautiful and fascinating
ladies' we turned ourselves homeward,
rcgretting that the day could not last a
week. ~ O uni"' IL TX. Nv! =. r
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/ THE REMOVAL OF DIsAB1LiT1Es.-
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