Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-04
PICNIC ON M RIVER.

The sabbath school Had a Joyous Time
and older Participants were Happy.
By appointment the members OF the
Congregational Sabbath school were to
meet yesterday morning OF their church
on Fifth street to embark in carriages
to the scene of the festivities OF the day.
Many were on hand by seven O'clock
By nine O'Clock the passage way leading
to the church and the side walk in front
of the church we're full of joyous faces
eeger for the carriages to report for
duty. At nine O'Clock the vehicles
drove up to the church. Then followed
a busy scene for o few minutes in stow !
ing away $50 children, teachers and
others belonging neither to the one class
nor the other. All aboard! The first
vehicle whipped out. This n leading
had not less than twenty-five passen-
gers. Four on the steps OF the institu.
,ion-whatever we might call 1.-TWO on
the drivers seat and two boys under
the seat. The ages of the live company
ranging from ten TO seventy-one years.
The boys gave she music and the horses
did the dancing. Thus We had the fine
arts aboard-music and dancing.
Bumpety bump went the vehicle over
the road to the historic Dakota river, q
road full OF dugonts and pitfalls. The
only wish of the reporter is that the
county commissioners could have been
passengers in that ~springiess wagon,
instead Of the girls and boys. The old
man might have retained his seat when
he was not bounding upwsrds, as the
driver, regardless of life, limb, road or
horses, drove aiong this up and down
road. ] think il the honorable board
had passed this ordeal @ special meeting
would be forthwith summoned and we
should have q grsveled carriage
way from Jim river to Yankton.
The commissioner at dayyille
might vote nay to keep the teams end
trade IN the line of Gay Vile because the
road is so bad to Yankton. The bridge
which ought to be condemned as I'M
safe wat passed and we praised it for we
we're safe over. Then our route lay fer
two miles by the side of corn fields, fields
of oats and wheat in the shook or mes-
dow land. The destination was at last
~reached-a grove of ash in q clump OF
natural growth on the banks OF Jim
river. There the assembly gathered and
boat riding, swinging, wandering over
the hills following the winding path up
the river to Cedar Point. Your reporter
was not satisfied With the view OF the
low grounds of earth, but he must climt
l up the cliff nearer the ETHEREAL blue. Sc
he stood $50 feet above the bed OF the
} river and there IN unobstsucted view
l was given OF the winding river, OF felds
of grain, the distant city and it's suburbs
hills and valleys, meadows and grove!
8 end homes here and there OF the owner!
9 of this Eden land-pictures for the
artist. On the sides OF this high Cliff
j the cedar trees and oak and other hart
wood variety were found growing
o The baskets came loaded with the rich
. est food-deliclous fruit and lemonsd
9 by the barrel. 1t was all done on tn
9 most bounsiful scale. When the write
left he saw the table still grooming unde
d Its weight of tempting viands and plent.
Q of lemonade in the barrel.
Ali seemed happy-doctors, ministers
lawyers, judges, bankers, real estat
dealers, merchants, agricultural machin
vendors, men and women, old ant
young. All went smoothly as the mar
riage bell.
The vesdict OF all, l doubt not. i
leaving was-a picnic on the banks Q
the Jim in Oleson's grove ia the plac
for me, D. B. N.