Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-10


the expected picnic party had arrived at
the V. l. 7. depot en- route from Virginia
and Gold Hill hy way of Carson TO the
quite famous Bowers Mansion. Ten
fiat cars and n passenger coach We're
literally packed with men, women and
children to whom the sight OF luxuriant
trees and green meadows WAS pleasure
and a treat. the day was warm but
clear and lovely. At home monCtony
and dust were the prospect. Music and
a change Of scene invited Us away and
your reporter went rs did Il small batch
of others from Carson. The ride around
Eagle Valley by the foothills was plea
SAINT and invigorating. The air was
fresh and cool. The corks from soda
bottles went flying, the band played, the
children laughed and cried. and the
young males sat by their females, while
the Older heads were going from side to
side to take i'll Simon's rancho and other
places of local renown. The tunnel
passed, Washoe Lake is gazed upon. !
The whistle toots At Franktown, but the
train does not stop for the wavy exodus
to replenish their bottles. and the 1
village :. burkeep" is bored Arrived
al the foot of the avenue with the 81
sion III view halt mile Off. the crowd
tunIbled itself out to the left i'll eager
haste uverreaching itself i'll several III
stances and coming to n halt Ill the mid
die of brook that babbles by. An ell
Ill, 1.
pup splashing about in the water under
the Sansway thought for sure it was her
child that was lost from her sight in the
press. and tore the air with her hands
and voice, nor did she let up on Non
Uisu! Tombe dams Fedu!' until the man
of watches had called his playful purp
away. The crowd Of between fifteen
hundred and two thousand sonls once
landed and underway stretched ont over
the entire length of the avenue. Having
reached the spot destined for the days
festivities it WAS not long before the mys-
telies Of the Mansion We're explored
from top to bottom and every part of the
premises scrutinized by our hill top
friends. Thos- who had brought well
stocked lunch baskets along were then .
i'll luck; for hunger prevailed, and the :
lunch rooms Of the hostess had to be
locked against the crowd of half-fnmished
excursioni>ts. Patience together with ,
a dollar and two bits tor four unless You
had change) however. removed the J
trouble and probably the hungry We're
all fed before the day end, d. Three bar s
keepers We're kept on the keen leap all
day and occasionally howled at by the $
crowd because they retailrd the spirits
no faster than they could. Everything J
two bits. Cabbage leaf cigars wonld 4
now burn rapidly, emit a dense. suffo- G
eating smoke and then die out! Ice L
cteam. pretty good. Lemonade smelt 4
Of lines but tasted strongly Of Prussic =
acid. The target exercise began about
twelve o'clock. The craftsmanship was J
IT ported to be fair. There. WAS a drunk =,
Eli couutryman OH the field. however. /.
who persisted in placing himself behind j
The target and had to be dragged off the NJ
ield. He said he was ont there all the
lay before and did not get hit, and he
could not be persuaded that the danger
would be greater when the shooting COM -
nenced! Dancing had begun simulta- Ia
leonsl y with the target exercise and II
Continued without intermisson until
lalf past four whtn the whistle of the
Waiting locomotive gave the signal =;
If return. The dance music of the band N
vas in the highest degree excellent IL
IN an ample platform beneath Il bower p
II freshly cut twigs. with Dan Lyons for b'
nanager and Gus Ingrahm to call the n;
igures. everybody that could, joined in bs
nd danced with IL spirit and damp te
pot under the arm. ''Lannigan's BALI Sc
round up the dance and mt O'Clock all I,
'ere on board the train again. The eX- =
Iteration of the dance and of firtations IN
"der the bushes. WAS kept up on the Ut
omeward trip. The event of the day sa
D fact did not occur until the train had nj
used midway through the tunnel tn
here it gets dark and kissing ceases to Its
e u crime. A Young man from Carson OF
it would not do to tell his name) taking so
avantage of the obscurity aimed to kiss m'
girl whose head was moved from the or
lace where he last saw it by another RI
How that WAS after the same thing. vi
robably anticipating dodge our young lei
lend went a step further and Selling orr
lie head Of this fellow who was kissing wa
lie girl that he was feeling for, he inn TO!
rinted several ardent kisses upon it be- TN
re the owner of the head could extri- tn
tie it from his fervent embrace! You mi
lould have seen the mistaken young VII
srsonite out of the tunnel and in the cn'
yht. when the disgusted man whom he Gle
ssed so fervently told the crowd on
m. And 40 the day, until six o'clock
IS passed, to the large advantage of bee
r. Bowers in the way of things sold Of
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