Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-08-15

on the part of a minority, a small number
of whom complained of missing breakfast.
I At any rate, all were in time for the train,
and the trip to the Queen City Hotel was
very pleasant Arrived here, few min
utcs were passed awaiting the Piedmont
Lodge which came in promptly. The line
was formed with Cumberland i'll advance,
Piedmont in the centre, Frostburg in the
rear After "A brief address of welcome by
VIM. Brace ir., ESD, the line OF march was
taken up to Baltimore street thence TO Me
chanic BY this time ii was getting warm
and the prevailing direction being west, it
was well nigh suspected that after all the
pic mic was going to take place nearer
FrostburE than Cumberland. However, "it
is Il long lane" etc, and Mechanic is one
of them on a warm day, so we finally filed
right to Centre street through one of the
numerous alleys which intersect BOTH
Reaching Centre the order, file right was
again given, this time right in the face of
sun blazing hotter every second. In meas
uring Centre in this direction we found by
comparison that Mechanic was much shor-
ter At every corner many young men
sirhcd to $50 west But east WAS the
course now, every step seemingly placing
us nearer the sun. On we went tanning,
blowing and throwing paper collars, prema-
turcly dccaycd, to the dusty earth. Along
the streets, by the canal, across forty rail
road tracks, (engincs running both ways,)
toward hill The bands played some spec
ial music-"Over the hills and far away'-was
the sentiment if not the tune, in order to
persuade us up that hill. Cumberland and
Piedmont marched brayely, thinking the
pic ME would be held some where this side
of Marinsburg. We dislikcd climbing the
hill, but the music and heroic bearing of the
Knights in front, and some tree-tops just
visible beyond, induced lis to follow. We
reached large gate which bore the inscrp-
ton, upper gate" of course, we couldn't
enter the grove by the lower gate if the 9th
er is further off and higher up. Wcrcached
the upper gate at length, filed i'll and took
all the water on the ground at sight, except
that which was sprinklcd with fractions of
lemons This no doubt would have been
consumed also, but Il prelate broke ranks
on the route for something Whiskicd with
water.
4 short rest was INDUCED. We were
tired, yet man who had walked fourteen
miles to Piedmont that morning, and en-
dured the heat and fatigue of the procession,
approached us with an urgent suggestion
to get Il "pard. for a quadrilc' he was in
augurating. We mildly but firmly declined.
But, hot as it was, the floors We're com
plctcd and the dance proceeded Our hero
schrecched the figures and appeared to be
in his clement Some of his calls We're
peculiar, one sounded like the name of
Spanish town in New Mexico; another like
the motto of West Virginia. He danced,
called, and swcatcd, until, looking like hot
pine knot, he Welded to Mr.. Brace who in
troducc;l Mr. T. Cook IIughey. This gen
tlcman, as he strongly intmatcd in relating
an anccdote, was thundcrStruck at the I'M
eXpcctcdness of his appearance on the plat
form, without time for dus: preparation
The anecdote told, be turned the thunder
striking joke on his audience by drawing
from a pocket his speech in manuscript =
Happily, he read the most of il without
lookin. 1t was one Of ihGSe charming adj
dresses which distinguish him, In turn, he
introduced Rev S. NJ Afford of Cumbcr-
land, who told the thrilling story Of Damon
and Pyihias, and enforced the moral by
some logical deductions and earnest al
montions.
The dance was resumed until half past
twrlye, when dinner WAS announced. The
lodges were formed and marched to the
table. All were hungry. If manhood can
be judged by appetite that portion of the
Cumberland people who SO kindly and
bountitully supplied that table knew some
thing before night of what this sometimes
boosted term means. All Jared well as
they were prepared to do, both by the IA
tigue of attendance and the plentiful pro
vision made for them. The ladies were
assiduous in their attentions, anticipating
and supplying every want until we actually
thought it was about time we had fully
made up with them for the bad advice Which
led father Adam from rcctitudc The din
mel was the best we ever saw served in the
woods, and the hospitality could not have
beenmore generally and kindly dispensed.
At four o'clock the Frostburg Lodge
left thc ground for Cumberland, where
they boarded the extra train for Frost
burg at six o'clock, arriving here an hour
later. As in the morning the procession
numbered seventy-two Knights, moycd in
splendid style to the inspiring music of
Prof IIocking's Cornet Band up street to
their Lodge, where a short session was
held and the resolutions following passed
as expressive of their appreciation of the
hospitality Of the Cumberland brethren
ResoIred, That we return Cumberland
Lodge No. go, *, of p, our sincere thanks
for the generous hospitality and fraternal
courtesy extended this Lodge on the occa-
sion OF the Picnic given by them this day.
ResOlced That the provision for the
pleasure of the visitors was worthy of our
noble order, and that the success which
attended the occasion is Il cause for COM
mon concentration