Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-25

would nardly De an lnCeIllgent con
,lusion that they could comfortably
ride. However, we feel safe in say
ing they enjoyed going, owing to the
yayety they excited and the way
they kept the girls supplied with
berries and flowers that CHANGED to
be streTn along the road. The
team was followed by a musical
troop composed of French harp
and an odd arrangement Of dried
bones to beat time, one of the per-
formers being from Knoxville, the
other from Sevierville. Indeed,
these gentlemen displayed no small
degree of talent in their perform
ance; and just here let US urge
them to be faithful in practice and at
some future period the world will
stand more astonished at their un-
surpassed success than did their
friends on that eventful day.
Our journey began at $3.50 a. m.
We moved along at splendid rate,
except when we we've hindered by a
steep or rocky road, and it seemed
that now and then a number of our
brave friends were inclined to dis
play their skill in assisting the
wheels, keeping the wagon bed in
its proper place, and sometimes the
rustic seats failed to discharge their
duty, but the nails and Ratchet were
brought to their rescue, and call
went merry as a marriage bell, -
particularly when huge rock in
the middle of Little River inter
ferred. In this alarming state, our
patient driver, after having exer-
cised his lungs to his utmost power,
all to no purpose, very calamity
made his way from his. conspicuous
position out into the water, where
he seemed to have no disposition to
hesitate in demonstrating his ambi-
ton to conquer his bovine friends.
Having landed safe across the
river at 10 o'clock, We took our
eatables and followed narrow path,
which led US three quarters of a
mile around the mountain. A tiny
spring reached, we seated ourselves
for nice rest, being we'll prepared
for it by this time. A motion was
made and carried to en-
joy some lemonade, which was
one principal anticipation for
the day, but, alas our faces wore a
look of disappointment when we
found that through an oversight no
vessel sufficient for the purpose had
been brought. But the disappoint-
ment was forgotten when a basket
of nice daintles was spread before
US and our appetites soon relieved.
The trip was indeed a success,
but the day waned into evening and
we were preparing to return with
not only happy memory but a sad
thought that our pleasant time
would soon be past. Yet the victory
of the day was still pending. Just
as we were about taking our fares
we'll to "Little River" the word
a0ild goose by some means glided
through our company, and was fol-
lowed by the appearance of one Of
our Knoxville friends holding in his
hand a dying goose, the unhappy
victim of his own deed, manfully
performed with his walking stick.
The young ladies, inexperienced in
such matters, readily complimented
him on his success, while they sym.
pathizingly gazed at the poor thing
wondering to themselves how q
Wild goose ever came to such q
strange death.
On our return home we were de.
tanned again in the river, where
the yoke broke, and that time more
than one of our bold friends found
his way into the water, and by
their acts informed the young la
dies how they could mend broken
yokes.''
Proceeding on our journey an
other two hours drive landed Ut
safe within the neighborhood Of
! Lyons Spring.
We rested until the stars were
out, and near that time the commit.
tee of arrangement informed US the
next thing on the programme was
to be seated around a bright fire
in the center of what we called the
"public square" for the purpose o.
cooking that goose. Of course this
cooking affair was all carried on
under the efficient management
! of the gentleman who claimed