Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-07-12
RROOkSVILLE.

nm npiToR:-H was the good far
'ulic OF your correspondent 10 ottepf
q picnic given by the Methodis, SIM
aay school ofBrooksville. on tle Nov
mnec river near Allgoodis Mill Jnly .
The Methodist Sunday School ~
Brooksville, can boast Of MS much IN
tcihgencc and refinement as any in fl,
o,ate, especially among the ladies. anG
wheh these graccd the occasion will
'ncir presence, It was ~ofncccssity n ver,
ENJOYABLE affair. The place selected
Tor the picnic, was in a nice. slsdy
grove near a cool spring of water. md
~ thc Young men ofthe school had nro.
viued Ice and lemons in Abundance. for
'he occasion, there was m lack of thoso
refreshing drinks, ice-water and lemon
ade. II was the verdict of all. that Il
was me best affair of the kind thew ev.
ef attended. There was such n divers
NY OF ways for spending the day plpos-
hhti.v, that there was something suited
10 the taste OF every one. On thc riv.
erWas q nice comfortable skin. In whjcl,
togoboat riding, shoulai il be prcfcrrcd.
ana Judging from the number who
went, they must have enioycd ii very
much; the river being narrow. and
llned ON either bank with treas. mrdr
Doat riding very pleasant, even in the
heat of the dry. Then on the other
hand, If II preferred being alone
with his sweetheart where there was
hocar save hers to catch the low Wills
pered words of love. with which his
heart was overlooking there were plon-
" OF rustic seats near at hand to lend
romance to the occasion, The whole
affair was qnite a novelty TO the little
children, Us a great many of them had
never seen anything like a river or a
skill. Their enjoyment ofthe occasion
was gratifying TO the older members
ofthe School, as it was had on the riv-
er especially for their benefit. We
were pleased to notice several out from
your town, and also from Crawford
vile; among those from Macon were.
Mrs. May and family, Miss. Mary Cal
loway, Prot. Baird and family and scv-
eral others whose names do not occur
to us just now. Mrs. MAJ lived in this
community so long before going to Ma
con to live, that we look ON her as one
of us, and her numerous friends were
glad to see her once again. The wri-
will cverc entertain pleasant Rocco
Other and family for the hospi-
t~allties. and manv acts of Kindness.
he has received at their hands,
When dinner was announced. about
one O'Clock, all were prepared TO do
ample justice to the good things pre-
pared by the ladies OF the school. who
never undertake anything without
making Il success oft. even when diff
seem inSurmountablc. There
some fears entertained ut first of
not having dinner enough as the at
enhance was 50 much larger than WAS
expected, but when we caught u
glimpse of the place where the dinner
vas spread regular picnic fashion, all
uch fears were dispellcd, and after u
,lcss ng had been pronounced all event
or the dinner with a good will, and
lppreciativc appctitcs. When the in
Ter man had been refreshed by the
'ich viands. and other nice things, of
which there was plenty. and TO spare.
he crowd again disposed ofthemsclves
according to the bent of then inclina-
ion. Some went boating AGAIN, others
went buggy riding, to sec more of the
ofArkansas, and in other ways
numerous 10 mantion, did all settle
themselves TO enjoy the afternoon, and
from the many smiling faces,
and merry pcals of laughter, all sue
admirably in having a good
1t would take up too much of
your valuable space Mr.. Editor to give
| detailed account oftlle many pleasing
and amusing incidents that occurred,
md will have TO content myself witt,
given only Il few of the many
that ,nale it such II pleasant
occasion to all. Long will the memo
oft gladden. my heart. Long will
lis recollection BE- treasured away on
sacred pages of memory, to be re-
called whenever II gloomy, idle or I'M
hour calls up the musing spirit,
and turns the mind on the past. p.