The Ottawa free trader., 1888-06-30

\ Second AndersonviiIe,
Tween dawn and darkness, in Deer Parks
forest glades,
ROamed gallant heauX and merry laugh
Ing maids,
But sadness yied with joy-ah there's the
rub,
For alas, and alack dsy-there was a
dear,h of grub!
The canyons rang with shouts and joyous
song,
The hills and verdure teamed with throng
on throng.
But later more on car seats than on hill
sides.sat
For famine reigneG-ah anything but that
When the manager of Deer Park Glen
was sdmonished Of the intention OF the C.
B Q. conductors 20 hold grand picnic In
his canyons, his slumbers were perhaps
disturbed by visions OF couple OF hur-
dred rnerrymukers; but granted as possible
that the crushing, grinding throng OF sur
day last WAS presented 70 his mind, he
probably brushed It from his vision as be
ing that Red Shirt has pleased to term
night horse. But whatever the impression
which photographed itself upon his mind
was, /, has become VIGOROUSLY manifest
that the man who collects the dimes before
he pulls the string on the canyon gate was
unprepared 10 accomodate five train loads
of people, aggregating at least three thous-
and individuals. Indeed, to use the Ian.
puage OF the un. Bostonized, the manager
was not "up TO snuff
The G. b. IL @ conductors had adver'
tised the event extensively, and on sunday
morning five trains left as many different
points heading for Deer Park. One from
Chicago, one from Aurora, one from Ster'
ling, one from MENDOZA and one from
Streator At each station along the line
one fare for the round trip was charged,
and by the time the iron horses reached
the vicinity of the Glen, there were forty
jammed with human freight
ranged along the track like a great desert
caravan. When the picnicers alighted
from the coaches, the all absorbed question
Of the hour was, IL whittier are we DRIFT.
ing? For there was but one means OF
access 10 the glen from their side OF the
river, one horse two-foot wide
-ustic bridge, but the thousands of pleas
IRE seekers resolutely trudged over 1t In
Indian file, the last one to cross being fully
hree hours behind the prime mover.
When the crowd did get into the canyon,
I made rush for something TO eat, but
he hundred or two fortuhates who first
cached the grounds had gobbled up every
hing, and all that was left of meat and
rink was q varied assortment Of circus
emonsde, which Will Loucks of this city
ucceeded In disposing of before noon.
indeed there was nothing to slack the
hirst of the thousands during the day but
prinp water, and even 1t was so scarce that
was held at a premium, and guards were
tationed here and there to see that none
# II escaped.
After a while those who were fortunate
nough to have brought a lunch, settled
own under the shade to enjoy meal, and
I is vouched for that men who had nothing
o eat all day, ravenously consumed the
craps left over from the feast of their
ortunate brethren, When the crowd be.
ame weary of land of famine, 1t fed to
he cars, which we're nearly filled two
lours before the time for leaving.
II was a dead failure as place of enter
ainment, and If the manager of the park
wishes TO Kill his resort, all that is neces-
ary is to repeat the mistakes of Sunday.
Iowever il is alleged that the railroad
ompany had hired the glen for the day,
md was to feed the host, but whether this
S or is not true, the bad impression pro-
luced upon the visitors will take many
months to wea. away