The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-05-07
OUT FOR A HOLIDAY.
The sunday school Children Have q
Grand Plenle Al Terrell.
A stunning Time osnersiiy and yeusE
Texas Happy Ovsr a spiea-
did Dinner.

The great topic among the liltle folk
for the past two weeks has been th'
grand Sunday School picnic whicl
was gotten up for the purpose OF glvinI
the children aud their teachers u da,
of fresh country air and the pleasure 0
bit Of railway travel through twenty
live miles Of the most beautiful ooun
try In the state.
THE PICNIC TRAIN
consisted OF niue passenger coaches
with Mr.. j. s, Noble, Master OF Trans
portatlon, Conductor George II, Lee
and Engineer James Currle on deck
aud Mr.. A. w. Nowlln as marshal, as'
sisted by Messrs. w, o. Conner, A, j,
Ross and Il. NJ. Edmondson. Besides
these there were number OF other
gentlemen, Messrs. q. NJ. Wheat, DR..
Jeiiries, Captain w. NJ. Johnston, a,
M. Swink, w. l.. Williams, Jake VIII
liams, Mr., Fearn, Colonel o. +, oben'
chain, Philip Lindsey, Dr. Keller,
aud many others, all Of whom exerted
themselves during the entire day to
see that the children were enjoying
themselves,
THE ARRANGEMENT
for the comfort OF the children aud for
dinner, were on the most liberal basis.
There was n box car full of baskets,
with a man In charge, and each party
carried It's own dinner with enough
for invited guests. II has been u long
time since 30 many deliciously cooked
things were seen In one lot In this
part Of the world. They were 30 many
OF the housewifery of our
Dallas ladies, who cannot be excelled
In this branch o. housekeeping.
OFF FOR THE COUNTRY.
At eight o'clock the train with Its
precious freight Of mothers darllngs,
moved out Of the depot, and went
out Of the dust Of the town,
he. sight Of brick and mortar into
The prairies arrayed In fresh verdue,
fields OF waving grain, past
'arm houses, peaceful pastures filed
with stock cattle, over high rolling
prairie lands, then through leafy dells
md cool dark groves, rich in their
spring foliage, "far from the madden
ng crowd,n in run OF thirty miles to
Terrell, the prettiest little town and
he most solid aud tastefully orna-
nented with handsome residences Of
my on the road.
THE WEATHER
began to behave In q very
Ugly way, and set up a snivelling driz.
lie, which continued, to the infinite
iisgust Of everybody, until the traia
'eached lts destination, aud for an hour
Or two afterwards. TbeSunday School
It Forney joined the excursion at that
station, and the one at Terrell was
'eady TO receive their little Dallas
friends upon the arrival of the train.
A programme Of reception gotten up
for the occasion had to be dispensed
with. The good people OF Terrell had
one Of their magnificent
groves Of oak for the picnic, and II 1t
had not been for the miserable driz.
cling rain, that wouldn't hold up, the
,hildren could have gone at once to the
grove from the cars and enjoyed the
woods, the grass, the prairie flowers,
he swings and other features. But the
weather did not clear up for two hours,
Ind dry the ground and grass
enough to permit Of any one leaving
he train. There was then nothing
eft but TO have
which was done justice to. Such IN
fray of good things to eat as there
vas to be seen; good old fashioned
ried chicken, bread as white as snow
md as light as feather, rounds OF
oast beef roasted pigs, sweet pickles,
Virginia receipt,) such sandwiches
90, and then the pound cakes, the
ruit cakes, the ginger cakes, the
PONCE cakes; and good gracious! what
pastry lemon pies made by the fair
lands OF comedy matrons reared IN
lear old Kentucky and glorious old
Virginia, fit for the Code; and when
you talk about custar ds, why, bless
,ou, there were castards and tarts that
( was liberal education TO eat. Lord,
Lord, how these poor old bachelors,
Who have been turned over to the ten
Ter mercies of hotel cooking for so
ong, did stuff! They were steady feed.
,rs and no mistake. They swelled
and then went about with an
uncomfortable expression Of counte-
nance from having eaten too many
nice things. which they were not ac-
to.
OLD PROBABILITIES.