The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-28

They Sling Quoits and Play Duck on David.
The Arrangement.

The picture that presented itself when The
TINES man climbed one Of the hills at Wood
land Heights yesterday afternoon was some
thing like this:
At a distance Of fifteen feet from each other
stood Rev Drs Cooper and Hatcher and Rev.
Drs Landrum and Pitt
Dr. Hatcher was first in the act Of Singing "a
half pound quot 10 the other end OF the III
teen feet and with a considerable effort be
landed the iron about twenty inches nom the
The second quot. however. shared a better
fate. for il got nearer the pee by about ten
inches, and DR.. Cooper was then allowed A.s
go"
This divine proved himself by far TO be the
practiced player OF the crowd. Tor after pro
fessional sight of the peg, he would make a
throw and land tie quot always wthlh a
radius of five inches from the coveted spot.
He played 80 we'll that DR.. Landrum charged
him with pfacucing on Sundays. out sucI "
statement is not universally believed even by
DR.. landrums friends. and Of course Dr.
Cooper disavowed any such uuderhand adj
vantage
Another part If the picture represented
three equally we'll known ministers play
what is known tho world over as DUCK on
David.
Eyerv boy who knows anything knows how
TO plsv II. and Dr. Landrum very courteOusly
explained the intiicaciss before the game
started. 81,
There is an equal science as compared with
auoits but the violent running necessary soon
compelled the three athletes to fOrego the
Another scene was q bench made Of a pine
hoard. nailed 70 two stout pieces on which
were seated the members OF the clergy not en-
gagged IN gaming.
On one end of the bench sat the cool Ice
water and equally cool lemonade, while a VS.
I'll t,fa l.tV If
Further down the hill several seXtons were
busiy engaged IN disposlng OF the remnants
made by the battle OF knives and FORKS at DIN
ner.
The Baptist preachers were on picnic.
Atm o'clock they had boarded a SOuthside
car ot Seventh and Main streets. and at Man
chester had been joined by the brethren OF
the third estate OF that city.
Al carried well hlled baskets and when din
por was served shortly after noon 1t was "a
feast worthy lot Of POmpen gods,
As each basket was opened, wand after
Wand appeared. and fruits dehcacies and other
articles usually found on a hIstclass menu
card were laid On the white cloth, the ground
being the table.
Tie dinner was enjoyed with an endowment
seldom witnessed in p city. The beautiiul
ride on the cars, the superb scenery OF the
Heights. the bracing and balmy AR. ana the
deicacies laid before the participants would
give a dyspeptlc an appetite much less
a preacher. and soon the table wore an ex
preston that confessed the preachers were
getting the best of Il.
In he morning Drs Hatcher and Cooper
had been arraigned before a tribunal for
coming 10 the Height other than by the
cars.
DR. Cooper rode his horse and Dir. Hatcher
In his buggy. aud for transgresslng the agreed
10 rule they were impeached.
Judgment. however was suspended unll
the next picnic. ~
one II the Minister'S in speaking OF the
event. improved on a well-known song by
singing.
Some came in lectric cars;
Others rode without assent
Some camo by telephone,
The reporters came by accident.
All enjoyed themselves. and with learned
discussions. songs games and other sports.
eycent baseball. the pr, achers spent the day,
and when the shades of evening fell on the
sylvan seouestered spot. the car was caught
and the Heights saw the preachers no more.
Those present were. Revs. w. W. l.andrum.
w p. Hatcher. X. H. Pitt, George Cooper, >
q Clopton Theo. Whitfield. j. Il. Hutson. -
A Goodwin, George t. Williams A. +. Hardy,
n n. Winfree. w. L. Hines and j. Is. VIII
hams. A.,
Those VIII" came by telephone, or, ID other
words. could not GO were Reys, J. III. FROST;
j. 4. Tucker, j. O. Kirk, A. +. Williams and
L. II. Thornhill.
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