Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-07-21


of necessary pursuits and seek the
unnecessary. Among the expedients
or palliatives, of our weakness, We are
obliged to lay the o1us of the diver
sion on (among other things the
weather.
The artist, Rogers, met us the
other day and inquired
Don't you want to 90 to the rock p
"If we know ourself, and we think
we do, we don't"
90, well, but the Postmaster, an
ex-Mayor, an ex-Councilman, an ex-
pedagogue, clothier, druggist, two
merchants, ct id genus 0noae, are 60
ing, and we intend to photograph the
globe with all these professions in the
foreground, and we want you p
"Oh, then, to the rock, let us fly,
Let us fly"
mo, no, said the artist, eve are
going in wagon and on horseback.
We wantno gay, guiltlesS birds from
the fields Of trackless all" i'll our com
pany. They must possess wingless
imaginations and the faculty of tax
ing all the jolting in dead earnest"
do we take anything else in dead
earnest p we inquired.
Eyes, we take sardines, cigars. ap-
pies, ham, buttered bread, jelly, cake,
and the stereoscopic implements"
"1s that all p
"No; there's some Milwaukee to
warm the ice with--a small lot-about
spoonful to man
milwaukee or ice p
milwaukee, of course; but there are
brands of other liquids along with the
cake and bread, SO the large supply of
ice will not be wasted. Counting all
there is about gallon a head"
A cloud of sunshiny enthusiasm
passed over US. A trip to Dam rock
is no slight undertaking, but, meta
phorically speaking for the rest of the
party, here was a suggestion Of moist
ure for hot social systems, that au-
cured exhaustive preparations for a
good time.
The wagon drove up. We got in
under the only sunshade in the crowd
and the old time competition in lying
begun. Finally some arid fellow SAID
his constitution and bylaws needed
amendment; another was drowsy and
wanted an eye-opener; another was
chilly and demanded an fognat-
ic, Then q story got started wl-ich
proved the superior virtues of mixec
beverages over the straight, reverend
barefooted drinks. There were sew,
eral Of us-all of full grocery age
but not of training. Had we beer
citizens of frst-class drought, the sup
ply of quenchers at hand would have
been a modicum. But with truly
sober autecedents, a few touched
lightly and a few not at all. Hence
it was a yeritabIe local option occa
sion
When the thirsty soul Of the Frosthurgmal
ID isintectcd' on the Frostburg plan;
Or his virtuous neck declined to quaT
The juice that "dstillates' Frostbur!
laugh.
On the way we overlook a party
of ladies from Midlothian and tn
Shaft. Some put this down as a baC
omen for the success Of stag party
but such folks are superstitious abou
everything. The subsequent pro
ceedings' dispelled this error, excep
in a little matter involving an ALLEGED
petty larceny Of lemonade. For thi
the temperance men were held re
sponsible, and, when tried, will n
doubt be found guilty in the first de
gree.
At the right time the artist init
mated his readiness to photograph tn
party. There was some contention
about positions, attitudes and obscura
tons. An amicable adjustment o
such delicately selfish fancies beini
speedily had, the artists first etfor
resulted in something like an olio c
beings in the primal stages Of orea
ton. The second was coterie {
just men made imperfect. The thur
was society slip-shod on ragge
edge, and the fourth and last stage {
development lookedlike unto PRONE
THAN community, buzzard-picked an
chained to the rock. The cause {
this misfortune was explained to US i
chemical lingo. Certain it is, tn
main object Of the tour Was thus de