The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-06
PICNICL
From q Child OF Nature Down In
Marshall County.
M~nrynsvu1r June2 9.

MouSpsvrLLE, June.
Editor, ~Intelissucr.
You are always publishing something
from some body down here, and I want
you to publish something from me, for l
never asked you before for such a favor.
Ny object is to tell you about a picnic
held by the Busy Bee Literary Society,
and as I am more Of 4 child Of nature
than Of schooling up to this time, I hope
you will not look for very much scholar
ship in my letter. We held our picnic in
Lockwood's Grove on Saturday, June l
1873, A. D. ats o'clock A. y. we found
ourselves at the wharf, and in & few min.
utes more part Of US were sailing across
the big Ohio, keeping on u way until
we landed on the other shore 10 the State
OF Ohio. The the boatman started back
to bring the rest Of the picnic patty down
around the bend Of the river, because it
was nearer the grove down there than 1t
was where we landed. Finally We struck
out for the grove and after going one
mile found ourselves in sight Of what
we were hunting for. Going on some
distance we came to the lane that leads to
the river. Leaving the road to take care
OF itself we followed the lane some dis.
lance, until we came to a gate that we
opened and went through into 4 grassy
road that leads to the upper edge Of the
groye,w where we found copious briars TO
20 through. Breaking some down, crawl
ing between and under some, jumping
over some, we found ourselves In the best
part Of the grove, where there was extra
hne shade and weeds. Then some Of Us
started down the river TO meet the rest.
When We reached the wharf they had
landed and some Of them had gone 10 the
picnic and left the rest TO watch the
freight that they had brought with them.
Then they said for Us to be Watchmen un-
til the farmer brought his wagon after
them. So We
WAITED AND WAITED.
and about gave them up when We heard
the rattle Of the wagon, which you better
believe took 1000 pounds burden of my
heart. After we all reached the grove
some body said lets commence and play
Copenhagen, and this play wa then in.
troduced to q good effect. I thought l
would not play at fret but they ooaxed
and plead with me until / was almost
persuaded, but still I thought would not
Yield until q certain one would come and
ask me, for I thought she was too back.
ward to ask me, and as she didn't come I
didn't partake in the play.
DINNER CANE.
But dinner came and I did partake in
that play, for l can play as we'll As the
next one with a knife and fork. never
stopped playing neither until / had laid
ID = good supply Of chicken and bread,
and then topped of with two or three
kinds ofcake. Then came the Ice cream,
I was no 60 on that, for I never let fro.
sen milk nor any other kind OF milk go
down my throat since I was weaned.
Then came candy. 1got my pound and
sat down to take II easy for q while, but
they soon picked up the rope, and then
they commenced again trying TO get me
to play. Bot ii was no use, for / knew Il
was better to be aspectator than to hold
the rope, for the longer l stayed back the
more would ask me TO play, and / knew
that the ones that never had spoken 10
me wonld DO more apt TO ask me TO play,
and that was the kind OF an introduction
TO some Of them that I wanted.
THE GAME OF BUTTON.
Finally they struck up the game Of
Button, and then thew wanted me to take
a handin that but ! would not and 90 to
beat me they sold q pawn 50 that a girl
had to kiss me. / made for freedom by
running away at Q tWo-forty rate, but
she gained on me like lighting on . cloud,
and / took tothe wagon where she had TO
leave me out Of reach. Finally she gave
il up and turned back and I climbed out
and followed her. Then, reader, you
ought to have heard them plague me
when I came back, and IS she joined In
aud As I Thought that would never do l
went right up 10 her and kissed her.
Then the tune was turned worse than
ever, for after Il was over they set into
clappiug their hands and following aad
coughing 90 loud that they nearly split
my ears.
PICKED UP THE ROPE.
Then they picked up the rope again,
and another girl said ali you will come