, 1880-09-04
A COUNTRY PICNIC,
4 liDMHlTE'K EXPERIENCE AT ONE,
To The Editor Of Tho Chicago Tribune,

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vtltpEs, ILL.,. Aug. 25.-Tllo sun ,x,su Int antl
bright OF tho morning Of the 1bth OF August,
and. ns Il lappea with fs fiery tnngne the tirw-
drops frotn tho dying !lowcss and bretilad It's
plsllcss brcntI uM thu fNNtlnE trees. 1t shunp on
novel mud rulace With Impartial EIow. lighting
sho salac llttle toostooi--u moro atnnl In thu
mighty wholr-it Inns lighted for eoitntrss ngcs.
Its rcil rNys foil IN tho same rUntkne, tho ILL.,
numcrublo ant-hllIH NJ clvi!lznti0 cities, low1ls,
Individuals, al pregnant With tho KorM uf per-
fccto1s, but ntl1y, a1nss mnrrch t,y cnntel.li-
Ing forces III phys1cul la,tter. Ou tho ulnr,,iDY
in question the gray Did wurltl WIS w.tEH!nK ut
its usual l,uco. but Il casual glancu woll hHvo
disclosed Dna mlnlite, but not tho loss lpnrtAnt.
hlltoek III II EtIto 0f co1nni0lfun. "'rhlH Is
thus" in TINT district BECAUSE tho ltc,iIu Of tho
scnson Is OIL tho baon. Go buck II spun, gentle
1caLpr: let us stand ut tho Junction or rolds
le"dlng To tho grounds and witness tho pngoant
Nnrltl "ls It tho SOUND Of u tiny t!DIl ms Il
M, but Xon,ld lore et,r,t,,ni, It less p9rtic.!,
II ptir OF u'lasn hnrncss hlliE ncfe}aa thu
sloni.'x an. ! e!,1avasesl tucks of two 'n!scrahIv
tho Krsy gloom nr tho hAi,KinX, Gln1Nlllkg dust
shntp eye well s's.'ine can fiscer,. tho xlst.sly
n%rrow pins isa1.is. 81 Whit. w. Gl|stnI ae!,. ts
Ris IRss!ss y, ,sty %h sfnse istvs ON 3 q s ts
particularly nycrcnIlIo With resasy ut tilu 1,ros-
imct u y holiday, Gn,l it,n, tho sirtoks a.,!l
II richly deserved IN bo lHtuIed Il ,lasst1r Of lH-
gratitude. Afasl whnt hui tho wurld coulu tu
"lIcn parents AHcrttlco themselves % tho plcns
,.r. " their nltsur'nE thus. y ee pull nily pY
inx from tradition tint her child IL destined 10
Ctt1llilu II 4.leek pf tltrt" urAsps tler Enl.!us1
ol'partunsy for fulfilling tho coiltt1ct withoiIt
extra ehnryc. aud with II htK l,aH lcAt dr!yts
TT t,s ys. qy aay lis, sh 1t. 'f st sssS eySry
InAy: Al1n .tst fn cAt, dist to breAiliU, ut ln
tMet a"ss H',s"iyh fnr .t practical purposes. M
when .atlnin wvs lnMnufuglurc.!, Ey9 would hHvu
Acen set up on hcr " own llnDk, na whit Il deal
Of troHhlu that would husU suvttl hnnliy thllIk
shn wnliia hnss hai s.lrh IN nl,piu xtcatsnX I,r,
nrnn lul.lIns, a,ltl chtckaI,. lighting i,ru ihY
earliest tityenI'ul traits Uf thu In1nnt nislIt.
!!enet', defy any nf my ennten1orarIus 10 prnvu
hungry. New, y 1t had been el,,eo'ate ra,u-
!Iels or gslH-irUps tho ncctIsatI0n would luyU
been nntlcntabc an,t Hbsoliltr. 80
My1 Thy thvros blgHer, 1a,rp M lu.portat.t. lacking
aud sec II know i,s a.n6ito.s M.sthov. it ls'uks
% ss Ill, starsssys: a. hSS sS"s!s'f e;,.hss ss.s a
ntaryGstyles ~ S; At n5o ,,ra quite H., H. n!,Erns u
exist ~ small t1wna, sometimes H., L}K elites, ,ll
soulcttiuth In tho country; tIlt thvy lttu ieu,l
kn1wn 70 reside !n towns ut ubnnt l.Gi4 inlluht-
fnnts: These particular pnes !!yo u, H. town IT
livery sieel und drives nrosllu uterS u.,u untlK
hta Way, Invariably xettlMH ~ the sA!4!u Vi thu
behind from gtin9 hnnKry,llo aoubt, tho ili,.
grace witt which blu little tat rides his left cur,
Acetu. 10 say" Ill! n!l 80 country luApklns Ani
plcbeian cl0dhoppets, now SuM behold u ely
tusaout.-aad for style, quality. aud finish,