Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-07-17
The WarnOck Picnic.
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EDITOR BRLMONT CHRoNIoLE:-When we go
through an orchard and find choice apple or
peach, we feel like having Others know and try
how nice it is. Just so we feel about the pic
mic we had last week. If it was good for US,
others must at least know how nice it was
We had it on the glorious old fourth, when
we feel so jolly, you know. What then is
more fitting than that we should have a grand
dancing, raffilng and beer picnic of the very
highest ortler2 Well, that is just what we
had. Was it Sabbath school or basket pic~
mic, did you sayp Not bit of it, You must
lemonade, cake, &c; best of all, forty kegs OF
beer, a few bottles of whisky, and we regret
to say, only about twenty five fights. it
seems they were not quite success, as one OF
the young ladies was heard to remark: "rhe
pic>nic is over, and have not seen one real
good fight to-day"
Now, MIR. Editor, what do you think was
the matter? Might it have been the beer?
You see that was only one fight for every one
and two>fifths gallons of beer Surely, if it
had not BEEN adulterated, we might have had
more fights out of it That might possibly
have been the cause too, that kept the church
members and better classes away. There
were only few church members and Sunday
school teachers-the persons we teach our
children to look up tO-there; and as they, we
understand, tested the beer for themselves,
they no doubt would tell you it was not the
kind to make good, strong fight, and plenty
of them. What if we mothers and sisters sit
at home with bleeding hearts, thinking of sons
and brothers-thoughtless, needless boys, full
of excitement and loving it, neither knowing
or caring what they do or how they do it, so
that the excitement is kept up; being there
exposed to vice in every form, learning 10
drink, dance, swear and rsffie-and Mr.. Eds
tor, what would you think of the companion
ship Of women that would go to picnic along
with only forty kegs of beer, and it weak,
and to a platform that only held six cotillions
at once? But what is mothers or sisters
grief, or the credit of a church or Sabbath
school, to celebrating our glorious fourth2
Now, Mr.. Editor, If three months ago you
had come to Warnock and driven one>half
mile farther, oD past West Brooklyn church,
we would have pointed Mr.. Strahls orchard
TO you, as one of the most beautiful groves we
had almost ever seen. The groves, some old
fellow Q guess he did not know much about
IT'D said "were Gods first temples" and
doubt II there were many prcttier than ours,
but when we remember that Satan even got
into paradise, we don't wonder that he got in
to our pretty little grove. How differently
we will feel now when we show 1t to you, with
Its canvass covered platform; our beer counter;
our rafting fxtures--the whisky we carry in
our pockets. Well, we can't describe it! just
consider that you have a standing invitation,
and be sure and come to the next one. We
want 1t much better patronized your
wife and your six shooter. We must have an
editor aud preacher at the next. we only
had one doctor at the last, but we Will try |
and have use for at loast two at the next.
F''~ X. Y. z.
P. ST. have Just now found out the beer
kegs held about ten gallons apiece, 80 you
see thst was only about one fight to every
gallons. Oh, dear! what failure
ihst WAS. X. .Y.Z. !