San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-05-03
How May.day was Celebrated.


grounds on the river just below DOWN We
verify believe cannot be surpassed, if equal
cd, in the world. They lie just right, the
shade is perfect and Ia belle Tcifre just by
and fair in sight, lends enchantnent to the
scene.
A goodly number from town and country
were, rs usual, in attendance. The exer-
cises were opened and enlivened from time
to time by excellent music, Mrs. Rounsavall,
presiding at the organ, and being assisted
by choir of young ladies and gentlemen.
After prayer by Elder Leak, Rev. Mr.. Tick
nor, in pursuance of previous arrangement,
delivered IN appropriate address, setting
forth the appropriateness of the celebration
of May-day as day of thanksgiving to God
for the beauty with which He has lowered
our earth, while the moral should not be
overlooked, that as in nature, so in life the
season of flowers was but the preparation
for the fruits Of n maturer period
Capt. Turner, who we forgot to state, fig
ured rs president and master of ceremonies,
next announced that he was pre- pared to
make an able speech. but the deli nquencies
of the committee of arrangements had not
allowed him time. There were loud cries
of Turner" Turner" but theCaptain OBJ
stina ely refused to deliver himself.
After more music, dinner was announced.
AS usual we were somewhat embarrassed
amid the numerous invitations, all of which
we appreciated, but coming near the hospi.
table circle of our friend, James L. Malone,
we could scarcely avoid locating" There
we found several square caras of
table-cloth, thickly covered with good
things. "Ye editor" being placed between
two Methodist preachers, it is needless to
say that large blank space was soon made
in the chicken ixings" and other edibles
in that vicinity.
If we might be allowed we would suggest
that there seems to us to be a deficiency in
after-dinner amusements, at our May-day
picnics. A programme of innocent sports
for the young folks and others during the
afternoon, we hope will not hereafter be
overlooked.
In addition to the celebration here, some
ten couple of our young folks went on an
excursion to the Backbone and Purgatory
Springs, which we learn was very pleasant.
We have heard also that there was another
party at the head of the river.
WE have the special request of members
of the We'll all be off to Pearsall Club, " to
give place to the following, In justice to
ourself however, we must say, that we
could only have been prevailed on to comply
with the request out of regard to the ladies
concerned. 'Forewarned, forearmed and
ifthey do not now take prompt steps to
balk the nice little games so seductively
outlined or indicated above they can't blame
the FREE PREss-that's all
OF all the insidious
Temptations invidious,
Contryed by the devil for pulling men down,
There's more delusive,
Seductive, abusive,
Than the snare of man with wife out OF town.
He feels such deghtfuness,
Stay out-al-nighttul- ness,
Shall-I- get-tigh 1-iulness
own it with pain T.
A bachelor raklshness,
what will you-take ?.ishness,
NeXt-day Observation-Disclosures
None can explain !
While his wife, trustul lady,
Ii ming, 1t may be,
His lonely condition, mournfully dull,
He feels thrills energetic
Toward places magnetic,
Larks psripatetic,
Joys far from ascetic,
With many excuses his conscience to lull.
With take. every trick ishness,
Full as "a tick -ishuess,
III be a .brickish- ness
Though conscience frown:
with forh-iet- us steal-someness,
Kick orr he els -someness;
There's vile Of the dell -someness
In a wife out of town.
''SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY. I'VE do not
mean the splendid young Jewess of whom
Byron thus wrote, but we mean our little