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PICNIC AT LIBERTY

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features of the occasion, the cordial well
come extended to them, the excellence OF
the dinner and the general enjoyment
of the occasion. Owing to the busy sea-
son of the year the attendance was not
so large as usual here, but this did.not
detract from the pleasure of the day
Here were assembled all the staunch
citizens, and blooming. matrons OF the
neighborhood, with a full representa-
tion of the young, the gay ndFthe
beautiful of both sexes. Here we met
the Giberts, the Tenants, the Moragnes,
the Harmons, the Guillebeaus, the Cades,
the McIntoshes, the Cowans, and the
Marses, and bright array of Caroline,
and Georgia beauty and many gallant
young man to play the devoted, and
while away the pleasant hours in con-
versation and dancing with his lady
love. Dancing formed prominent fea-
ture of the enjoyment, and the young
people all participated with zest which
allowed scarcely an intermission. Our
old friend Capt. Ed. Cowan lent his aid
at times to the musicians, and drew his
best bow, with his well known SKILL
At half past one o'clock the dinner was
served and such dinner, we have per-
haps never seen. The choicest meats,
the incest vegetables, the whitest bread,
the most savory biscuit, delicious cake,
and luscious pies were spread out in
varied profusion, and made up an appe-
tizing feast sufficient to tempt the palate
of an epicure. The ladies were first
served, and then the gentlemen, and
| full justice was done to the entertain
ment. After dinner, the dancing was
resumed and continued until the COM
pany broke up at about five O'Clock.
| At night most of the young people
repaired to the residence of Mr.. S. r..
Cade, where the dancing was resumed,
and where the well ventilated rooms
and the spacious piazza furnished q
pleasant change from the heated per-
formances of the School room at Liberty.
Here the young people seemed to enjoy
themselves to their fill, and the enjoy
ment continued until about o'clock in
the morning, when the company dis
persed.
MRS. JANE LEE who is well known
for her many good qualities of head
and heart was present and seemed to
enjoy the picnic and the society of the
young people to whom she impaired no
| little pleasure by the genial sunshine
and chearfu!Ness of her face and heart.
She was born in May, 1893 and is con-
Sequcntly in her eighty-third year.
Her grandfather Peter Moragne over
one hundred years ago allowed the
PrcSbyterians to have four acres of
Church, but previous to his death he
made will in which he directed that
his ground should be forever set apart
for the use Of religious denominations Of
cvory kind, and hence the name, lib
erty.n
AMONG others at the picnic we had
the pleasure of meeting Peter b. Mo-
ragnc, ESD, the brother of Mrs. Lee
but who is some ten years her Junior
He is & worthy descendant Of the HUI
guonots or French Prostestants who
came to this County before the Revolu-
tionary war. AS is we'll known, this
portion Of the country was settled by
the French ANA all of them have been
among the best Of citizens.
"TuASK GOD FOR WATER. ."-Napo-
polcan died Of cancer of the stomach,
and suffered from an unsuitable thirst.
When on his death bed in May, 1921,
while in exile on the island Of st. Hele-
na, he said: "If fate had decrced that
l should recover, would erect a monu
ment upon the spot where the water
flows, and would crown the fountain il:
testimony of the relief which it has
afforded me-" We were reminded or
this little circumstance of Napolcon's
appreciation of spring, OH Friday and
Saturday last, when passing the place of
Mr.. John Watson, where a fountain of
pure good water runs out of the rocks in
the shade of the trees around. Here was
an abundance of excellent water to sa-
tiate the thirst of the wayfaring man, but
there was no cup or dipper from which
to drink. If dipper with a little chain
fastened to the tree at the spring was
put there for strangers, many grateful
heart would thank the Giver of so good
q gift as pure water.
On our return from the picnic at Lib
crty we stopped, as we always do, for
little while at Mrs. Clatworthy's where
we never failed to get q hearty welcome.
We have known her all our life, and a
loug time ago her boys and ourselves
were the best friends and we spent
many pleasant hours together, but since
than they have gone to their reward,
and we have transferred much of our
affections to the mother of those whom
we loved so we'll. She is now quite old
but looks cheerful and hopeful. We
trust that many years Of usefulness may
be still allowed her.
CASTING BREAD UPON THE WATER.-
Last Saturday we were placed under re-
newcd obligations to our old friend Mr..
Robt. A. McCaslin at the lanyard, by
having his shoe maker to repair our
buggy harness without charge. Mr.
liberal to the poor, as evinced by his
treatment to us.