Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-03
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
OUT OF DOORS.
A Half Holiday i'm tho Woods.

A Half Holiday I'm the Woods.
1t was merry party that left this city
yesterday afternoon VIA Millersyille street
ailway for the classic shades Of Shenk's
woods, that charming retreat ON the banks
of the placid Conestoga. They composed a
bakers dozen of ladies' and gentlemen, and
an almost equal number of baskets well
stocked with provisions. Nothing was
wanting to give zest to the enjoyment I'M
less it were the absence Of tho East King
street'pOet, who by some malign interposi-
tion ''missed tho car and was compelled
to await the next one, the arrival of which,
brought his smiling visage to camp, adding
renewed cheerfulness thereto. Oi
course they went boating and
of course, not having brought their fishing
tackle with them, they saw bass Of phe.
nomenal proportions leap out Of the water
as if implOring to be drawn into the boat
by the gentle suasiOn of rod and line. Tho
young limb of the law who is an authority
on piscatorial subjects, vouchsafed tho in
formation that the bass is the most per-
verse member of the finny family; that
q we'll ordered fishing party supplied
with all the necessary equipments
for 4 days angling may sit in boat in thu
middle of 4 stream from the gray dawn to
the purple twilight and the chances arc
about nine out Of ten that not 4 blessed
bite will reward their perseverance but
let them so near the water without thest
valuable accOmpaniments and the bass vii
fairly jump into the boat in their eager
ness to be caught and cooked. The party
were so deeply interested in this learned
disquisitiOn of the legal gentleman that
they did not notice their approach
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said tlock'-of savage-loOking cows that
were indulging in the luxury Of bath
meath the cooling shade of the umbr:sgeOu:
foliage, and in less time than it takes t.
tell it the boat was in the very midst OF tho
like Turks" and the cows fled in terror
turned to the ladies' for their assist
ance in the hour of peril. The inkslinger
with an air Of superior wistlOm-aftcl
the danger was over-tried to get il
his opinion that there had bccr
no danger ut all, that the COW is the most
inOilensivc of animals, but he was prompt
| ly ruled out of order in his base attempt
to derogatc the ladies' bravery. The tablt
was attractively spread and abuntlantly
provided with good things. 1t was
discovered that the party was composed Ol
an unlucky number for sitting ut table
This appalling disclosure OccasiOned sur.
prising celebrity ON the part of tho legal
luminary in securing position at tho fes
tive board whence he could not bo Oustcd
by subsequent arrangements. The dry
goods clerk was not behind in this laudablc
ambition; the poet, as poet 60, didn't
have much appetite and kindly offered to
wait for second table, and was joined by
two fair companions. He presided with
rare grace over the lemonade department.
In the cleaning the party started for
the village whence the cars brought them
| to town. A vote taken on the presidential
question resulted rs follows Hancock IL,
Garfield 0. This is a straw, and was greeted
| with wild enthusiasm. Lancaster was
reached shortly after 8 o'clock. and never
was merricr party better pleased with a
half holiday in tho woods.