The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-05-30
Sunday School l ii, Picnic.

One of the most pleasant days oi
our life was spent in company with
the st. PauPs Methodist Sunday
School in a grove in front of Col. A.
ID. Frelerick's, dwelling three miles
below the village on last Tuesday.
There seemed to DC peculiar combi-
nation Of circumstances which proved
most favorable for the success OF
the occasion. The day was bright
and comlortablc throughout Sour kind
friends, the shospitalitiess ofy whose
home we were invited to enjoy, Col.
A. d. Frederick and his most excel
lent lady, (may they live forcver),
were, if possible, in more amiabie
mood than weIliad ever known them /;
the grove with its shade trees and its
beautiful carpet of green was fit
dwelling for the gods and nymphs
who were about to reign for a short
period amid its lovely bowers; the
eSpectant Children usually SO hopeful
were in theE best Of moods to realize
their expectations. 'Thc parents and
friends were promptly on the ground
with idoadesl baskets and comfortably
arranged wagons for the outward
march; and if iitlhad not,becn for d
slight 4accidentSof the night before the
editor would have been as lively as.the
,merriest of them. The procession Of
wagons, buggies and carriages, at
least half a, mile long, arrived at Col.
Fredcrick's grove about half past
eight o'clock without an accident, and
let loose about two hundred as merry
little souls as ever cracked a smile or
screamed yell. After grouping,
taking observa ions and discussing
the position OF affairs and the proba
bllltics Of the day, the little boys in
ono part Of thc'grovc engaged in 4
tilt with 4 football, and the little
girls in another portion became en-
'thusiastic over "Little Sa,lic Walk
cr, "Opcn tic Gate as high as the
skies, &c. Scarcely becoming tired
OF these cnjoyments before the chair
man of the executive committee, Mr..
G. A. Nculfcr, and that prince of
friends to-thc little ones, Mr.. Fred
). Dibblc, had the boys arranged in
line for n foot race. Rcvs. Nj.
Efown and 0. "A. Darby acting as
judges, the Superintendent took his
position and with 4 huge stick Of can.
dy, the prize, in one hand, gave The
word and Off started the anxious
racers but only one, Master Claud
Neutflers received the candy. Another
line Of the larger boys was formed
and second race run, in which
Master Wesley Brown reached the
rope length ahead sod ,won another
huge lump Of candy. So high had
thc excitement reached that the girls
demanded the course and the dear
little creatures proved that they were
used TO romp and play by the nimblc
activity which won the prizes for
Mary Brtnson and Lilly Bull. Two
more races were run 10y the boys on
alf-fours in the first Of which Master
Wesley Brown trotted through on ,cx
ccllcnt time winning the slate in one
and quarter minutes. Master Rob
ic lzlar won the pony stakes in the
second race, coming out several
lengths ahead. Mr. Dibble . not al
lowing the interest TO fag, brought
out a half dozen bags in each OF
which boy was quickly and secure.
lr tied. This was the climax Of fun
for such running and tumbling and
rolling and jumping were never seen
before in these parts, Masters J. Link
and Freddie Wnnnamalier rolled
through in grand style, amid the
shouts and laughter aof the dense
crowd that'thronged the race course.
Here thesbuglc and drum called
the crowd to the grand canvas tent
where q real animal show was pre-
pared by Mr..J. j. Street for the fur
ther amusement Of the little ones.
With the Superintendent MS door,
keeper, the anxious mass of little
ones and old ones-men, women and
children we're admitted in one con
tinuous stream until every one had
seen the Giraffe and Elephant. The
biggest animal in that show was an
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