New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-09
CHINAMEN HAVE A PICNIC,
THEIR TEACHERS TAKEN TO ROTOR POINT
MUSIC AND GOOD cHEER--A DAY OF PLEASURE ON
TIE SOUND.

hIoiC AND GOOD CHEER-A DAY OF PLEASURE c-'
TIE SOUND.
"Holla | tink | get left" pulled bright
eyel round, little Monaghan. dressed in light trousers
and white silk blouse that fitted him after the manner
OF tablecloh post he rushed down on the Bridge
wharf in Brooklyn yesterday morning, waving basket
worked with many bright colors as any that poor
Indian fold 20 connding tourist lie wasn't late
however, for the iron steamboat Sirius still lay at the
wharf loaded with the scholars and teachers OF thirteen
OF the Chinese sundayschools OF NewYork and Brook
Ign. 1t the third annual excursion given by the
amondeyed seekers after truth to their teachers and
the destination was ROTOR Point Grove.
Cinnamon Of all ages and sizes streameu
aboard. Juggling along big baskets while
still more bulky parcels were unloaded from wagons
whose lbernian characters in perpetual state
OF semirevolt at being "bossed by heather Chenay-
men,"
The ticket committee Ju Sing Lee Lock- Chu Vow,
Fook Toy, Nam SAM Flung Kun, and Hum Bow. clothed
In the majesty of authority and gorgeous badges, ue
poyed and prepared punch the tickets Of the pass
engares" They were nearly oyeIpowered at first by
the rush, but braced themselves shouted Chinese
equivalent for the step lively there" OF the elevated
gaeman and calamity helped the ladies mp the gang
plank At length when all tho freight animate and in
animate. gotten on board with much excitement and
n criminal waste OF Chinese expetivcs the steamer
swung ont into the stream and started up the East
River with her 1000 passengers.
Then the music began There was German Dand III
the bow. 1t was lttle but efficient Next to
1t parlor organ which, after migrating
up and down tho boat, had at length
found n resting place the forward deck.
All the stops out and the swell was on all the time,
but It evident from the first that the organ had no
show. The familiar melodies OF Mr. Sankey came from
hafhundrcd Chinese and American throats with vol
that put to shame the organs best efforts In the
saloon another organ surrounded by still larger
| and nj, le-bo the deck was a
Chinese band hammcrng away with all the solennity OF
who had given their life to the cultivation OF their
art while IN odd about the boat were little knots
In which the nationates were uniformly sandwcheu'
singing the happy hours The lunatics on Black
wells Island gazed forth between the bars Of their cells
and waved frateIna greetings with the first garment
that came to hand and the summer occupants OF wards
Island sent back the echo.
In one Of hundred similar groups beside tho rail sat
fiir-hared teacher and her last new scholar lie was
1pocnced in SUNDAY school excursions and his sim
pie untutorcd mind playing about the subject III
halfidlc curiosity.
what have to eat 7" he asked as his dreamy gaze
rested on the porposcs tumbliug In the water.
"Oh pies aud-pes and-thlngs" the teacher did re-
ply her knowledge and invention both breaking down
under the strain OF the unexpected question.
"Mc no lkee pie" was the plaintive answer IN inc
tone Of man from whose life all Joy had faded and the
crash Of cymbas and the OF gongs. as the band
~
Down stairs the Cinnamon absorbed untold quantities
OF pink soda water and oranges extracting stray quar-
tiers from some unknown portion OF their Volumh"us
garments to pay the ROTOR Point. Conn, was
reached at 1890 O'Clock AMI there was rush TOT
the tables TIE barrels and boxes were trundled forth
and heaycd up the high hill with many weary sep
and many a"-Mongollan exclamation that threw the
abors OF s,syphus into the shade The teachers were
stuffed To the point OF suOcaton with the toothsome
contents and then after address In Chinese ana Eng
li.h bv the Rev = b. Hartwen of san Francisco, the
party broke up. Little groups strayed on along lhe
beach while others kicked tho festive football
about the hucklcbcrry pastures or risked death
and sea.lckness In the swings One Chnaman succeed
ed In falling out of lire latter aud cracking MS heau so
that he had bee carried of the field, but ne soon came
ont All right A portion OF the orchestra sought the
shade Of sequcstercJ dell where tue rocks were sum
cieutly rugged to bcar and rehearscd ior tnel PoI
A. ; o'clock the start was made and the various
s,I organilations were In full blast Several heavy
| show,r. nearly drowned out the German band.
but they pcrsevercd and hObbed up sereuey "heh tne
i,ns wandered to the other end OF the boat and stared
I'm open mouthrd wonder at their Chinese brethren IN
the art The Germans could give the point m t the
Cinnamon would have lefthem out OF sight, Tor they
thought no'A'" fhcT trnFed nsirumcHts con.
neekcd mandolin and several nddes In the shape
OF mnct with two strings stretched over uc race Oh
the head aud up the handle The bow WORKER between
the two strings There also adrnm made by stretc
ing skin over the head ~ species OF keg battered
gentle shepherdess. the cymbals ana gongs Inc Ieaue
beat time with two little sticks on an Inverted o0w ana
chauted the air In high falsetto tone when they
| como I'M "A sort OF Punch and Judy
| re tative I'm which the leader and another player
took part while the whole would wind up Win most
Wagnerian crash OF brass go ~
II was nearly o'clock when the boat reached NE CITY
and the Chinamcn parted from their guests with the
most solemn pulteness and many expressions OK de-
sht on the part OF the latter ut the enjoyment whSh
the trip had afforded them The Rev Dr. Marlng OF inc
Fourteenth Street Presbyterian Church. secretary bs
sell OF the Chinese sunday school Union ana many
others prominent In this branch OF work were on DOau