Daily Republican., 1879-06-03
FIFTH EDITION
How They Epjoyed themselves.

es"" SAsOy ADyVyeW Ao00oSuveo.
The Sunday "Dispatch" invited us
out to the Schuetzen Park yesterday to
note how Germans enjoyed themselves.
but owing to the threatening rain and
the neglect of our friend to send us the
needed pasteboa,d to insure our sdmis.
sion, we reluctantly lad to stay at
home. We regretted this very much,
as we had rather promised to be pres.
ent in the evening and assist our friend
home in one wheeled vehicle if neces-
sary, little dreaming when we made
the promise that friendly wheelbar-
row would have been friend not only
in need but indeed.
We knew there would be lively
time, for two bands of music and q
hundred men marched on behind a
wagon containing about so kegs oflager
and We are informed that this was du-
plcated before the day was over. We
are finding no fault with lager, for
German picnic without it would be
very tame affair indeed. We were in
formed that it would make things live
ly and 1t did. OF course besides the
lager and the music a hundred or two
of girls of all ages were thrown in, in
the bargain, to Civ. tone to the daIce
which went on merrily, only when the
police took possession OF the stand.
Though the day was somew b at shady
on account Of the lowering and threat
ening clouds, the heat had damaging
effect upon that really splendid squad of
blue coated guardians Of the peace that
SO proudly stepped of to the music Of
the bands in the morning. BY four
O'Clock in the afternoon the sun had
pierced them through and through, and
they had become unsteady and timber,
all through the effects Of the pesky hot
sun.
Besides the sun having a bad effect
upon the police, the lager beer about 4
o'clock begun to tell fearfully upon
others, and a little unpleasantn
sprung up between couple over an
old grudge on the stage, but the diff
Guilty was soon settled, and eternal
friendship was vowed over mugs of
tro,hy foamy beer. Scarcely had the
dance been resumed, when another dis
turhance ensued, and knight of the
razor Of this city, slashed boldly around
to defend his wounded honor.
The committee appeared just in time
to interrupt this performance and more
lager made friends again. Hardly was
to iSh h.I h.v
through the influence of the heat
another fight was sprung up for the
Of the crowd, and this time
the police were called on to interfere.
Unfortunately, however, they were still
suffering so much from the severe heat
that they were only able to protect the
lager beer stand, and any interference
by them in the fight that was going on
would have only resulted in a few sun
struck men not able to defend them
selves getting severely handled.
The crowd by this time enjoyed the
hugely and they had
not long to wait for thenext perform
nc" on the programme. w. have no
ioubt but this was the special part of
he afternoon performances to which
Ye were invited by the editor of the
Dispatch" as the editor, himself, and
! youthful progeny Of his who acted
'ery much like his dad, took leading
,arts. "Bubby" finding it difficult to
AIRY out what he undertook, was rs is
I'd by his patprnal sire, and both were
Il turn hustled from the stase amid
General applause.
All that was now wanted to complete
his act upon the programme, was the
promised visit of the editor Of the RE-
PUBLICAN, with his one wheeled vehicle
% assist the fallen braves from the field
If conflict. The programme was
engtby one and several more acts were
If an exciting character but we have
lot space enough to-day in which to
all the heroic acts which fol-
owed. As the dark clouds began to
limb the heavens from the west, the
,rowd afraid Of the water which might
De poured out dispersed.
Had the clouds but rained lager, the
,ar icipants would have braved every
LANCER, but deluge of water was too
horrible to think of, so from eight to
line o'clock every conceivable kind of
conveyance was pressed into service,
he lager beer spiggots were spiked, and
Iuiet once more reigned in the Scheut