Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-05-22
THE PICNIC AT TUNICA.

MR.. EDIroR-I don't know that sC]
SOL 'riz up any earlier on he mornin
ol the 9th 1nst., than he did tho day be
aore; according to dame natures time
plece he was allowed a minute more. In
do know that he displayed a brighter
rosier and happier "phiz' as he wiped tb,
fog from his eye, the rain-water from hi.
lips and spilled a piggin full of radi AM
smiles upon opera tives on the woodland
ridge that skirts the play ground of the
OLD church and school house of Tuuica
nils, who Piled their hands with zealous
Aearts towards the erection of the pic.
nlc table of that memorial day.
II there is anything, MI. Editor, that
young folks detest on these hey-day oc-
'caslons, ats rain-acater, and it was for
Hhis reason l ween, that the oblginp
clerk OF the weather. did forego his in
clnatlons and give tho good people of
Iunica straight walk over.
Suffice it to say that I aras there. and
LUX IL All IN and were my goose quill,
longer stronger and holder still, I might
Tell you why you should have been there
.oo' with your girl to assist in lifting
the burden from a groaning table and to
verify the words of Goldsmith:
How often have blessed the comno
day eoii'i"S
When toll remitting, lent it's turn to
And al tie village train, from 1a,o,
free, 'Ai i'ooi
Led up 1 their sports beneath the spreading
II was eleven o'clock imagine ere the
multitude, who seemed bent on n1e,sura
una recreation, swelled to any appcar-
.'nce OF big thing whereupon your
nomoIe correspondent quit taking notes
ana counting votes, but turned an ear TO
the enllvening music of Mr.. Rows violin
winch aroused many old citizens like nm
TO our mutual friend Col, Walsh ,.ho
sprung upon the green sward with such
'le u youth as to make the younger frv,
WISH 1or heels of brass, and more hair q, t
'no upper LIP. After a few more firms S
VI 'ne hSht fantastic toe and countless O
si'''ches at the thrilling scat-gut' of orr Il
aooonnplishcd young fiddler; a few tefe.n- S
'ees ''1 me roots of beech trees and m,c- v
aollas' ana llnummerable sly chances tt
'A'in swain 10 damsel, dinner was com. Ii
"on'o"' Il sentence Mr.. Editor. which S
'eihaPs you have had passed on vonrso,f t,
"nen you had partaken of a very sl;cbt al
breakfast. Now, wish you conld no., tt
lon me, for am not respons;b1o fau - IT, OF
Gay "nen a man cries dinner Truth m
v VIII 60 begging and stripped Gifts appar. 81
i II l attempt to describe it; besides if pc
i'akes me hungry to do So Now. not. in
Outstanding that an empty stomach ov
'1os 'cheek to bashful face do 1,1, by
'alh 10 one, when am out of nv ,.ouczc. la'
LII Inis unfortunate passport a man Of ha
y ca''ore VIII often find himself sittinn pc
~ Oh Tie grass, whipping tho weeds ly
lth MS cow-hide, cleaning his tinoer ey
ais with his frog sticker, adiustiur I;. ct
await, pulling down his cottonadcs md ma
ussing' his washer woman. until ~ pos
..: ''o ,1ch nave about cleaned up the WIS
e.o 'olru and are ready to light our
e'r solaclng pipes. I was lust n,ssino. ing
t"'ner Trying to squeeze through this is t
'lng ordeal, when heard a familiar mu
ice saying, mo man shall 90 awov foot
IN mere without his grub, and n1entv inst
IT, so turning around 1 behc1d M ed c
'er Una our mutual friend J. J. W;nn Bay
huge knife, and LOOKING no II
10 meant biz Some how or otbor of p
uer 1ancied his threatening attitnde care
IN spite of cold steel, (which 49,, the
other occasions prone to run from, 7 repo
40 ior MS larboard side; still he BRAN sione
leu inns weapon but at every stroke Rile!
ice OF ham big as a soft shell turt1o feebl
INTO somebody's lap, and a leo Of pref
'ey or choice bit of mutton oot stno1. to he
ohie 1eilers' paws. Perhaps syou WRIT
" how tits YOURSELF Mr.. Edition Sna Selre
understand how a diffident man with nome
hp'y stomach-in spite of early ed MI.
ION, moral force and all the ini,,nc- VINO
MS mother may have instituted IL Oh
,rning the last biscuit on q n1,to famiI,
!" pi;'te OF soup, or knocking the SER reared
oo"n with sweet potato; will obev Ject OF
'stll1 small voice which SAYS 100 in 1cHs'
or you won't carry ballast enough sons
ep your breeches Oh your waist rals'n!
[hai, surely many thanks are dino to 1or the
for their courtesy extend are no
their guests at this Mov-Gor co.: have fl
nj none the less to the ladies. both cocoon
n and maid, who dispensed with ported
."i .inr and mien the good things with p
!oh OFTEN enticc the passer-bv. en- in t.
he absence of two picnic features son VIII
lotlccable. viz: speech-makirr and climate
ily. If You We're to ask me when rcgulat
:-nic not picnic, ! should answer. she has
id tell you, when All is left at
ehody's little picce' on education 10 Ball
Ire or neral ESSAY wOuIJ M, Inv,