Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-09-27
Ina Pretty Fix.

Last Monday an excursion left this city
for Henry county that was destined to meet
with many strange adventures. The party
consisted of about fifty young ladies and
gentlemen well known in society here. and
was in charge Of Mr. and Mrs. ID. r. Castle
brough and Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Gist.-
One Of the young gentlemen described the
trip to Commercial reporter last night :
''We got OIL the cars at New Castlcand star
ted down in wagons To Drcnnon Springs
We had hardly reached there when it began
to rain, and veal huddlcd into an old chapel
TO wait till the rain was oye". Presently the
sun came out bright and warm and some Of
the boys proposed that we have Il swim. As
the young ladies did not care to go we left
them in the chapel and started Off to the
creek. don't know the name of the infer
nal place. but the rain. which was rather
heavy, had made it rather deep. We didn't
hang our clothes on IL hickory limb. like
the girl in the song, but wadcd out into the
middle ofthc creek and laid them carefully
on Il big fiat rock. where they wouldn't get
wet. Then we started in for good old time.
We Splashed around in the water jumping
and swimming about for half an hour or
more. tnconciOuSly- we got further and
further away from the rock where our
clothes lay. nor did we notice that the creek
was slowly rising. Aitcra time we got tired
of the water and started for our clothes.
We Wadcd down the creek and the water.
which before was just above our knees, now
| covered our waists. We looked for the
rock but could sec nothing Of il. One of
the young men happened to look down the
creek, and away OIL. fifty yards from where
we had left our clothes, he saw part of his
undcrcothcs floating on the stream.
Just at this time Will Caplinger hap
pcncd along and we told him our trouble
| He volunteered to help lis. He started off
to the girls and gathered them all to-
gcther Then he broke the news to them.
Most Of them laughed till they cried. and
then. after Il short consultation, they
agreed to help us They said it would
be foolish TO leave lis there all night till
they got aid; the best plan would be
to get some of their clothes. we have
plenty Of undcr-cothcs and things
said pretty little girl, blushing. The girls
all went into the old chapel and began to
decide what articles they could best dispense
with. One young lady contributed her over
her immaculate white petticoat When the
girls came out they handed the things to
Mastcrson, and he carried them over to u.s.
/ hardly know how we did get them on. |
had pctticoat and an underskirit pinned
! back after the fastest fashion and some rig
sing about my shoulders. the name of which
| do not know.
I'VE werca harl-looking crowd and COM
ical crowd a$ we got into the wagons and
| started back for New Castle. 1t would take
a man 10 see Us to have any idea of how
Iudicrous we looked in those girls dresses.
y biz gang w;ls waiting for us at New Cas-
tie, and you ought to have heard them cheer
when the man with the night gown got of.
They fairly howlcd themselves hoarsc.
Most of us lost our watches and all our
clothes and money. 4 few saved their shoes
and nnder-clothcs and one or two their
| coats. - ErrhaaUr.