The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-06-25

knows that trenton IS going TO be an
nihiliated 80 soon:
The Trenton Picnic.
| An ancient philosopher once ex-
day!" Wo can exclaim by antithesis,
we have enjoyed a day! and we count
nothing lost when we reflect upon the
pleasing Incidents of our picnic eAcur-
sion to the mouth Of the Cheniere.
The citizens having concluded to have
I a picnic, after tho impractabi1ity of
| going to Crew Lake was recognized,
determined upon ci,artering the little
daisy steamer Willie for that purpose,
and the mouth Of the Cheniere as the
objective point.
Early, then, ON the morning of the
18th there might have been seen wend-
ing their way to the wharf boat the
1.-the and elastic forms Of the younger
people, while the older ones moved
apace to witness the pleasures of the
excursion as already foreshadowed in
| the merry countenanc Of the former.
At half-past eight, ero the sun had be-
gun to change the GOODNESS of tho glo-
rious morning (Which was on this &C.
casion uncommonly SOY into that OPP
pressive warmness which is character
istic of this season Of tho year, the
Willie loOsened her haWscrs amid the
swell of happy voices united in joyful
song. How impressive this departures!
How beautiful the songs, and how
many in that excursion party felt the
Significance of those words of praise,
that were uttered from their lips, as
heartfelt invocations for the rich bless
ings which we all enjoyed that day 1!
How many remember that "Guardian
| Angels'' lowered near and preserved
us all to return in health to our happy
homes again!
| Adown tho river we sped until we
reached the wharf Of our pleasant sister
city, Monroe, where we added few
more merry pteasure-seekers to our
party, among whom we found that
rare Mr.. Foster, of st. Louis, who can
Justly he ranked as a prince among his
fellows and an ideal Of sociality among
the gentler sex. Leaving very prompt
ly after getting on this lot of excur-
sionists, q new impulse was given the
splashing wheel by an addition OF
steam force, and the Willie pushed on
ward in her course like "a thing OF
life." The repeated crack of the rifle
and pistol indicated that Il few of the
party We're amusing themselves and
those around them by shooting at the
lazy swimming turtles which foated
near tho surface of the water, or were
basking in tho sunshine upon the logs
near the brink of tho river. Others
were engaged in merry sport upon tho
decks Of the steamer; while others,
perchance, were whispering in love,
lorn measures the story of their hearts
QUEEN sote'
The mouth of the Chcnicre was
reached at IL O'Clock, and the entire
party was landed to disperse them
} selves amid the genial shades of the
leafy trees. Those who had made fish
ing an object Of prime Importance and
who were so much allured to enjoy this
woodland festival on account of its
.fsh:f'yi"g features, betook themselves
up the banks OF the murky stream to
enjoy themselves in that way. To
these and to those who had gone for
tho purpose of eating abundantIy OF
fish, the disappointment of their not
biting well was tho only thing that in
! the least narred the pleasures Of the
day. But ah how this littlo deprcs.
sion was overcome can be best i'm.
agincd by those who attend like occa.
sions and can be felt by those who ut.
tended this one, when the rich viands
prepared by experts in the culinary
art, were spread invitingly before us.
What might be said we must pass by
for want of words to do justice to this