New Orleans Republican., 1873-07-22
Picnic Of MOrgnn's Railroad Employees.


"Picnics." says a genial letter writer.
''are the outlets of pentup propriety. where
We can soil our clothes, get bitten by dlnl'
nutiye mound-makers, scream at harmless
wriggle;s and Lurrah of our sedateness
| without fear O.: hereafter" And certain
" the careless grace Of the ladies and the
abandon OF the gentlemen who were FOR
tunate enough 20 participate IN The Sunday
picnic OF Moggans employees seemed to ID
dcate luli understanding Of this health
iul idea. II was somewhat earlier than the
breaFtas. hour Of many guests that the
gay party embarked on the train, and to
the music Of PaOletti's brass band rolled
rapidly through Algiers.
In few minutes every one had settled
himself By come companion. The press
gathered around our Special Commis-
sioner," whose late Northern ,Iip qualified
him 70 discuss. in scientific language. go
dear 20 the hue picnicker. who seeks TO
combine pleasure with information. the
advantage Of the new method OF joining
raile. The children, when their heads were
no: out Of the windows or their time taken
up by ciuder extraction. clustered round
the genial gentleman who docs not sing
whes he lectures The ladies all look
happy, and Randolph Natali fits from car
10 car, with dis eye on everything and the
right word for everybody.
In time, which pleasant conversation made
seemingly short, the train reached Bayou
des Allemands. and the passengers read
over the new building, "WelcOme to our
guests.' AS at all properly constructed
picnics, every one was then forced to do as
he or che pleased, unless they didn't wish
to. Some wandered to the shaded table.
and par.ook of pink lemonade. Others
followed the track toward the woods, and
pulled up various idiotic lines that lay idly
in the water. and wondered what that
piece of iron was on the end for, when 10
was we'll known that nothing bu: blue
nosed mackerel would bite at bare hook.
Others waited till Messrs. Paoletti, Manuel
and Vale.on had received new supply Of
| wind and were ready to aid them 10 trip
| the light fantastic. And around, among,
about-everywhere. was Natali. prince Of
picnic managere. You only said, even in
the same spirit as Aladdin rubbed the lamp,
"Where is Randolph" and he not only
came, hut brought the very thing
you were wishing for. Boys" said
our special commissioner. ''let US 0e
| Columbi. Let rs seek the other half Of
this terrestrial globe which our school
books taught US was necessary to balance
us. Yonder is the amphibious proprietor Of
| a craft. believe him capable Of receiving
ye piastre. LIE. US 60 sailing" And the
six went. And before they went the inevi-
table Randolph came and said, there are
cards and cartridges, and . bucket Of ice
water. and pistol, and fishing tackle, and
some more ammunition, which you can keep
cool in the bucket until you want it, And
they sailed. 1t was very nice going down.
No work; Only fun when she '.jibed' and
the rubicund face of the special commits.
sioner turned pale with internal emotion,
and he exclaimed in accents wild, Count
noses, by Jove, Petit is overheard :" But
he was only behind the mast. and special
commissioner with look Of thanktulness,
helped himself to charge Of ammuni.io ION.
Of the glorious fishing with minnOw hooks
and thread lines; Of the seamanshlp which
stranded the noble vessel in blind bayou;
of the discontinue which attended che an .
nouncement by the epecial commissioner,
"Those chaps have drank up all our ammu.
nition': Of the logic that convinced all he
had captured an alligator gar six feet in
length, with his hook and line; Of the dead
calm which made . three-mile row neces
sity: OF the lazy sligators who winked de-
r;sively at the rain of pistol bullets; OF the
relief party who came like good Samaritans
with more ammunition; are not they pleas
ant recollections still unfaded. and ever
ready to be reneweda
''Of all men," said the special cOmmis-
sioner, when he, with his own hands, re-
ceived the second ammunition. commend
me to Randolph Natal on picnic.' And
his genial soul Overtiowed at the dinner in a
toast to his guardian angel, who quickly
turned to the .Press" for rehef. And Petit
called on the honored Nestor, who pro-
claimed his admiration for the press iron
| the fy.b boy down to the editor" And all
around that festive board, up and down be-
tween the tables. attending to every ones
| desires we're those others of the hospitable
committee. Messrs. Eugene Chassaigac. Jr.,
| J. johnson. j. NJ. Knight and j. H. Swan
son, to whose unremitting vigilance the
guests are indebted for their pleasure
Coming home through the corn and cane
fields, our reporter forsook the confined
space of the passenger coach and mounted
the iron horse. There he watched the care
with which Mr.. H. c. Hastings guided the
stout little engine which was built at the
Algiers works, and wondered at the fuel i
consumed as Michael Dunn threw open the
iron door and the fire light shone out.
The train came in little after nine. an(
pleasantly tired party dispersed ;tsel
about the ferryboat, and wished Morgan'
employees would send them an invitation Il
their next picnic.
"WeN,' said the special commissioner. a
the strong light Of the furnaces illuminet
his features, 'you must admit ! causi: :ha
alligator gar
| on for the North.
/ H., 7 uoDr;