The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-04

all hands round partaking to prevent any
of our number from taking cold. This
was done, and thirty-two such faces as that
party made at the thirty two doses couldn't
we'll be equaled. When Charley was
| questioned as to what his wondrous nIeii-
cine was composed of his answer was
Tompkins Llnament. Jupt imagine our
feelings.
Gas it was getting quite cool when we
were ready to start for home, and our
clothing was more or less wet, the land
lord suggested the propriety of our taking
q sufficient number of his boarers' over
coats to envelope the ladies in and prevent
I them from taking cold. The coats were
kindly loaned, we promising to send them
home next day, and away we started for
home, but very different looking set of
people from those who arrived there few
hours previous. The ladies' laces and rib
bons looked as if they had been worn for
forty years, and our collars and shirt bo-
SONS were in badly dilapidated state,
and our coats and pants looked as is they
had been made on the cork screw pattern,
the effect of the wringings to which they
had been subjected. But our hearts were
| light, and we were determined TO enjoy
ourselves and we didn't mlnd our appear.
ance.
"We soon found that riding fast in damp
clothes was IL cool proceeding, SO the wo-
men were put into the oyercoats, and the
men of our party were glad to enrobe
themselves in the bright red and blue
blankets which had been sent with the
horses. In this costume we reached High
Bridge, and Nellie Charles proposed stop
ping for a promenade on its top. No
sooner said than done, and such a party.
l thought we couldn't be beat when we left
the boats, but now each fair damsel was
enveloped in huge, great coat, and every
gallant knight in bright hued blanket
The Bridge was filled with visitors nnd l
am sure we must have been tuken for a
detachment of wild Indians, and very
varied were the remarks upon our appear
ance, as we made our way through the
throng, who opened, right and left, to let
US pass the most charitable of which were
certain that we were either drunk or
crazy But we were just at that pitch
when one feels ripe for mischief, and we
passed across and back, enjoying the ad-
venture highly.
"We had some tight racing over the
road, and entered Broadway just before
dark. Just as we were about separating
for our homes, Nellie came forward with
proposition to 60 down to fashionable
restaurant in our original costume. We
turned our faces down Broadway exciting
as much attention as the entrance of
menagerie into town, and many of our &C.
quaintances we saw upon the sidewalks,
who seemed strangely puzzled as they
wondered whore they had seen our counte-
nances before. We arrived at an early
hour, when it was thronged, and pulling
up at the door, surrounded by large
crowd who had collected to see US alight,
we made our way, blankets, overooats and
all, to the extreme end of the room. Not
finding seats there, we turned down Oh the
other side of the room, and the first person
l saw WAS Mary Mo ley, to whom, you
know, 1 WAS at thut time engaged. My
recognition was met with the most chilling
hauteur, and, out of pure revenge, l sat
down and devoted myself to Nellie Charles
in the most assiduous manner, until Miss
Morley swept by as she took her depar-
ture.
"a few evenings after called upon her,
rage. l was told that she could not
marry man who saw fit to get intoxicated
and masquerade in company with such a
hopeful party rs the one she saw me with
few evenings before. Explanations were
of no use, her prim ideas had received
shock she could never recover from, and
from that day to this, we have never met
and was loser Of a clear eighty thou
sand she had in her own right. That's the
story, and now you know the cause of my
aversion to picnics."
"Well, Tom, " said Charley, at the con-
clusion, "You have pretty good reason,
but you know the old adage about there
being as good fish in the sea as ever WAS
caught Why don't you find another
cherami? Nellie Charles for instance"
Just you keep your eyes open, Charles
answered Tom, 'and see what you will
see. My heart wasn't very badly broken
by Mary, but lost too much by her TO 60
on any more picnics."