Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-22
BEAUTIFUL DUNBAR.
A Correspondent Attends The
Bapth Picnic
And Does the Management Proud By a
Graphic Pen-Sketch Of q Very
Delightful Affair.

1t is refreshing and truly rare
treat to have the privilege and pleas
ure of enjoying day off from the
humdrum life of a newspaper corres-
pondent during this sweltering July
weather, to meet and mingle with
a happy throng of Sabbath-school
teachers, friends and pupils, such as
assembled at the Cave yesterday.
The several committees appointed
for the occasion had their work well
in hand, and at an early hour the
various modes of transportation We're
in readiness at the church, and were
soon filled with young and old, bent
on spending d day of recreation and
innocent amusement, and by nine
o'clock some $50 participants were
congregated at delightful Dunbar"
Those whol conduct the mission
Sabbath-school at the Bending Works
were invited to join in the festivities
by the Madison Street Baptist School,
the latter furnishing conveyances,
etc., at its expense.
Ewing's band of music struck up
lively tune, which caused the multi
tude to assemble under the capacious
shelving rock roof at the mouth OF the.
Cave, which affords ample space for
several hundred to engage In JOY
GUS sport all at the same time.
No lovelier or more appropriate spot
can be found on terra firms for pic
mic. The cool, bracing air, the COM
modious seating capacity, inexhaus.
tihle supply of purest water, and the
most picturesque scenery, all COM
bined made a day at this resort one
of unstinted pleasure. Here the old
and young mingled in innocent
glee. Plays OF every kind, vocal
and instrumental music, promenad-
ing and social converse ruled the
hours, until the heads of families set
the tables and spread the contents of
innumerable baskets ready to invite
one and all present to come and
partake of the bounteous repast. All
the delicacies and substantials that
mortal could desire were served by
beautiful young ladies and chivalrous
young gentlemen, and the inner man
was surfeited, and during the entire
time not single thing occurred to
mar the harmony and good feeling
that pervaded the entire assembly.
The management deserve great credit
for their courteous treatment, es.
pecially 10 invited guests.
After dinner about one hundred
persons explored the cave, and this
reporter heard several persons, who
had Travelled extensively, remark
that for external and internal beauty,
that IL was one OF the most interest
ing spots they ever beheld.
Our Bsptist friends worked
systematically and faithfully in con-
Quoting the picnic to the edification
of the old folks and the great enjoy
ment of the children. 1t Is to be
hoped that they will 60 to work with
renewed zeal, so that by the time
their next annual picnic occurs they
may have treble the number OF little
folks in their school to take part in
the festivities similar to those OF yes
terday. d.
We hope your reporter will be par
d0ned for stating that but one thing
transpired to check the pleasure he
enjoyed, which was the mistake
.uade by Bill II How and Bill Turn
ley in taking him for the editor-in-
chrf OF the TOBACCO LEAF. How
ever, he EXCUSES them from the fact
that he is too good natured to do any
thing to make widows and orphans,
aud knowing that Rollow forgot his
spcctacles, and TURNKEY has moi quite
reached that age when people are
blessed with their second sight. The
aforesaid editor of the TOBACCO LEAF
will try to make believe that he Is
terribly incensed at the mistake OF
our mutual friends; but, dear reader,
don't believe word of 1t, for pri.
vately he considers 1t one Of the
greatest compliments he ever had be-
slowed upon him.
Altogether 1t was the most enjoya-
Bile and best conducted picnic this
writer ever attended. j. A. q.
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