Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-07-24

deed lappv when he had the "STect
Charles pinned to his coat, Even
nov he imagircs he can see her Blessed
form, and III recalling those happy
days,
The wistfu. eyes and trCSSeS golden
stirred his pulse with passions pam
And thrilled his soul with soft desire,
Longing for youth to come again.
Several others interested their lis
tcncrS with pleasant stories, which
time will moi permit me To relate.
After dinner several of our party
went down to the Lake. The scenery
around wore n wild and romantic as
pect. Trailing vines OF the express
crcpl along the banks of thc lake, with
the faircst and most flexible branches
overlooking the waters, as if cGgcr TO
see their graceful forms and flowing
trcSscs reflected in the mirror below.
There were old moss covered CragS
that projected out in the water, arouno
which the fish swan and played, their
form, color, gliding movements and
rapid action exciting expressions OF
admiration. Some had a golden hue,
many 4 silver gloss, n though parti-
clcs of these two metals were ditfuscd
among their scales, Others displayed a
fine tinge of blue, some very pleasing
tints of green.
After spending several hours at the
Lake, we rctraced our steps to the
spring, and on the way our attention
was attracted by the marks and signs
of another party who had recently oc-
cupicd the grounds, and upon inquiry
were told that the knights of Honor
had n great time there Il week before,
and was also informed that no ladies
were in attendance. We did nc. then
and there call Il meeting. or organize Il
secret club and style ourselves Misses
knights of Honor, but we should have
done so. and resolved that hereafter
we would cook up nice things, make n
great parade about what we were pre-
pairing to do, meet ut n picnic and have
a good time, and not invite a man who
was dubbed with Knight, Captain, Col
onel, Major or any other title. We
called u halt under some shake trees,
and tried TO find GU, the reason among
ourselves why the Honorable Knights
refused or neglected to hive some of
nj sex present, in order that we might
have shared their fun and pleasure
Some said their order would not adj.
nit of it, from the fact that there were
many secrets among them, and that all
mankind thought that women could
not keep n secret. Some said their
deeds were evil, and they did not want
tho ladies to see and know of them
some of them believed that We would
think so, and therefore carried out the
clergy from town to create Il diversion,
as il were, in their favor. Some of rs
thought that it was Il relic of barbar-
ism to exclude women from plrticipa-
ting in their orders. But for my part
| believe they carried out some grand
object Of their order in declining to
invite us to the picnic. II may have
been to see whether mothers, wives
and sisters would be willing TO obey
their orders given the day before to
for thc dntiful NE VS. and sc 70 rn.
main NJ home | con,t believe that !,
was for 4 lack Of interest IN ne Inf
shccr foroc,tuIness in ,bnm and en-
suoocstpd TO the marty that we should
believe fiat thcv fnrrot IN invite
ne and thereby tokco Charitable Wow
of The occurrences. so lot MS submit and
nut nm with il in noticncc for thc nrcs.
emf and hone that We win ucvrr hc
treated so aooin as lono rs thcv kecn
and hold thr n,mn of kniohts of Unp.
or.
Tbus wc wnro horne IN tbo sv;ft
current of time talkin~ nlcosnn,'v for
hours whom wc tonni Tho lima was
tast ~approachinp when we should art,
and our thouphts md ronycr,otiop no,
turnllv reverted TO our last wears pic
mic, which rccallc.! some sad as wl
rs nlooeont ,,o,,or;o. anil H.,