Daily Republican., 1882-06-19
ExcursiOn TribulatlODs.

MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1889
Excursion Trlbu'atlOns.
Sunday School, Church and Society
excursions are all very good in their
places, bat it is extremely doubtful if
they paw in the long run. The
objects of excursions are various.
One is to raise little money for some
needed purpose, library for the Sun.
day School needs replenlshing, the PAS
tors salary has to be paid, or the rent
of society has run behind: and the
inevitable excursion seems to be the
hope of the future to make things
straight. Sometimes they Go, and as
often they run behind ard make it
worse than before. But then an excur-
sion is so exhilarating and they are
change from the every day dull monoto-
ny of life. We are told that we are
penned up in the manufactures, the
counting houses, the stores, the schools
and the kitchers and never see any of
the world. We cannot afford to take
extended trips over the continent, nor
enjoy a summers sojourn by the sea
side, or bury ourselves in the dark cold
recess of some wild forest during the
hot msnths, and SO we are urged to do
tho next best thing out-go on an excur.
sion. We are allured by the tempta-
tions and we get ready to go. The
ever ready arguments of fresh river
air, beautiful groves, cool shades, spark.
ling cold water, noble steamers freshly
painted and remodled, inspiring music
from q brass band, Berry's ice cream,
charming ladies, and gentlemen with
bouquets stuck in buttonholes, and then
the pastor and his wife. and John
Smith and all the fami.y y Of Smiths
Jones, Browns, Green's, Grays and
Whites are going. o, it will be so de-
lightful, and the fare, why that is moth.
ing, only fifty cents or 80. Well, We
can't Withstand all that. We get fid.
getty as the time draws near and we
agree to 90, and commence prepara.
tions. Of course Creedmoor, Chestnut
Grove, springbrook Grove, Florence
Heights, Woodland Beach and long
catalogue of attractive names denote a
grander grove and more beautiful seen.
cry than can be found along our own
romantic Brandywine.
So We prepare to 60. But first the
children, three or four in number, some.
times twice that, must all have excur
sion suits. They needn't be very fine
and 60 needn't cost much, but shoes ard
dresses and hats can't be bought for
nothing. Then if there is baby who
never before had coach, it must have
one now, and then Nancy Brown has
such a nice one for her baby, it
wouldn't do to tave one less attractive.
And then the lunch basket must be
prepared, and something little better
than we use at home must be provided
+ or else we wouldn't be considered gen.
teel. So out comes the clothes basket.
. and it is carefully packed full of dishes
= with possibly pair OF Chickens or roast
veal or mutton, bottles of pickles and
little cans of jellies and such things are
packed amongst them. But tits for an
excursion and we mustn't mind tritles.
1t Is little expensive, but excursions
don't come every day in the year. By
an early hour we are on hand, father,
mother, children, great lunch baskets,
the safety of which concerns US no lit
tie, and sweating and blowing we find
ourselves at last aboard the noble
steamer. Home is left behind. We try
TO forget the singing birds, and the deep
shady woodland dells we have left be-
hind. For once we are going to enjoy
the pleasure Of a trip and few hours
in grove two or three acres in extent.
But now we are off. The steamer 8
flags futter in the cool morning breeze,
the band clatters its best and winds up
with tremendous thud that almost
splits the ear. "We are sailing, oh yes,
we are sailing DER the Waters" Very
soon mother feels a little seasick and
wants cup af tea to steady the nerves
q little, but when we ask for tea We find
only coffee is provided. Johnnie has
already fallen down two pair of stairs,
Jennie has lost her fan and tore rent
in her dress, and Willie has frightened
his timid mother into q desire for
another cup OF tea by sitting on the
railing Of the steamboat and watching
his shadow In the water. The grove is
reached at last somewhere about the
middle of the day, just about the time
when trudging huge lunch basket a
half n lie through the hot sun and two
inches of dust will give US an appetite
for dinner. We are lucky If we get a
table, but then If we don't 1t Is delight
full just to sit down in the dust at the
root Of some big tree ard fish out what
we want from q basket full of plates,
tumblerr, pans and boxes. By this
time We are real glad We come on the
excursion and do enjoy couple OF
hours in resting weary tired limbs pre-
paratory to . start homeward. The
boys and girls have swing If they can
find one unoccupied, and . boat ride,
during which time the parents will be
kept In feeling Of suspense fer fear
something will happen. By four clock