The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-06-08
A Days Recreation.
WAFE.

Drive comrade, drive with care,
Here's little box for the pcnicare,
And great big box, for our drivaire,
| Filled with the choicest and best OF fare,
The best we could get for tO-day's dinnalre
1t was Friday morning on the first day Of
the present month that my benedict friend,
hummei over that parody of ours upon Mark
| Twans poem. as seated behind one OF Chuck
fastest teams we glided away to spend one day
in delightful visit to Powder Springs. We
were accompanied on our journey by quite a
delegation of the youth and beauty Of our city,
intent upon doing the grand escorte to our
Base Ball Club, the "Chucks," who were TO
play challenge match with the Cred Belt
Club" of Powder Springs on that occason.-
They had gone in advance of us and when we
arrived quite merry little party Of the citizens
met us, and conducted Us to the grounds in Il
beautiful grove near by. The cred Belts" in
their neat and tasty uniforms were present, and
won the admiration of the ladies by their man
ly bearing and department. The game was
called about ten o'clock, and continued until
near one, resulting in victory tor the
"Chucks over their opponents by score Of
| 100 to 60. This large scoring was due to the
inability of the fielders, they playing at heavy
disadvantage OH account of the grove which
spread out over their positions, rendering prop
err fielding impossible, and forcing the basemen
| to put out the runners. Upon clear ground
with "a dead balP' the scoring would have
| been greatly reduced on both sides. The
| "Chucks" were commanded by Captain James
M. Dobbs the Red Belts by Captain james
Hardeman. A splendid wrapped bat was
borne away by our boys as victors. The Pow
der Springs nine play we'll, and make line re-
! cord in their games, 1t would indeed be an i'll
Justice to we'll deserving man, not TO pay a
passing tribute TO the just and worthy actions
of the umpire, Mr.. House. He is beyond cavil
the best informed, and least impartial judge
| upon record, and his decisions would do him
credit upon any field in the State. True-hear
ed and earnest he completely won the admra-
ton of our boys and only their exertion and
tired feelings prevented them from carrying
| him on their shoulders over the grounds
''Ffat justitia. ruat cOelem."
I
Dinner being next in order it was spread by
the nimble fingers of the ladies beneath the
forest shades, and the blind, the halt and the
lame were called from labor to refreshment.-
Then came the usual picnic varieties-"stray
ing couples And over the meadows and hills
they wandered, and "the old story" was told
again until five o'clock that evening Some,
more staid than others, repaired to neighbor-
ing house where the magic tones of the violin
welded by some Of the party kept them tread
ing the mary steps of the dancers until worn
out, they Joined those hOmeward bound.
So passed away pleasant days recreation,
a bright oasis in our life time, back to which
memory on its truant wings will often turn and
pointing say:
Pleasure snd sOrrows come and 80,
Life is only an empty show,
But sometimes back in the river of Time
There are mements-isles of a better CLINE,
IT'S when laying aside all other cares
We revel in pleasure forgetfnl of tears
| A VISITOR.