The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-09-01
Still i'm the Country.
BY D. MACKLEY.


On last Friday morning l went to
the Sunday School picnic on Salt
Creek, half mile below the residence
of Samuel Bierly. Rev. D. E. Evans
went with me in a buggy. l do not
think ever saw so dusty a road. 1t
was horrible.
The grand old woods is one Of the
coolest and most delightful places on
all Salt Creek, where there are so
many beautiful retreats.
When we arrived we found but few
people. There were two stands where
melons, lemonade, &C., were be-
ing sold. We drove our horse in the
shade Of tree, and hitched him to a
great grapevine, which fastened itself
high up in the tree. | then took a
walk in the deep woods. | had often
hunted squirrels in these woods.
There were sugar naples three to four
feet in diameter; also huge elms. pop
| lar, YAK, ash, &c.
Soon after our arrival Jacob Stiffier
arrived with lot of ice-cream. He is
Superintendent Of Centre Point Sab
bath School. He caused the children,
some go in number, to be seated, and
each received a dish of ice cream.
Now the exercises opened with
singing, then prayer by Mr.. Evans,
then speech by James K. McClung
Esq, of Jackson. He had his speech
we'll prepared, and written out, but
he only occasionally referred to his
manuscript.
1t was now twelve o'clock, and we
all had a recess of an hour and half
As usual, | had many invitations to
dinner. 1 had promised Bierley's
folks to take dinner with them, and a
splendid dinner it was. Pleasant
Springer, county Commissioner, and
others, also took dinner with US. AT
ter dinner Mr.. Stiffier urged me to
take some ice-cream, which from pru-
dence [ declined. Miss Mary Mault
and Miss Lizzie Gibson gave me lot
Of candies, nuts, &c., and Mrs. Bierley
gave me lot Of very rich cake, all of
which | took home with me.
After dinner there were short
speeches by Rev. Mr.. Evans, myself,
and G.. W. Vance, interspersed with
singing.
l got home between three and four
o'clock, almost choked with dust.
had made my calculations to 60 to
the picnic Of the Knights Of Labor,
between Coalton and wellston, on Sat-
urday. Through their Committee
they had kindly invited me to attend
and speak on temperance. | never
profess great love for the pore labor
ing man. as only lazy demagogues,
who never did days honest work,
have monopoly Of these professions.
l spent all the days of my boyhood
and earlier manhood in daily toll, and
| know from experience all the hard
ships, discouragements and incon-
veniences Of the laboring m n, and
how to sympathize with him; hence
much desired to meet the sons of toll.
As the day promised to be exceed
ingly hot, and as l was aware that the
dust between Jackson and Coalton
would be awful, it was with much de-
light that [ was told on Saturday
morning that there would be special
train; so [ went to the depot of the
Springfield Southern, and found sew
eral others there for the same pur-
pose. There was not living soul at
the depot, or any place around who
could tell any thing about the trains
Some men ON the platform said that
a train would start at s o'clock. but
whether it would run as far up as the
picnic ground or not they could not
tell; it might get to Coalton about
II or twelve, and they could not tell
when it would return. 1t was coal