Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-06-29
|COMMuN ICATED.
McchancStown, Md, June q, 1895,

| Mcchancstown, Md, June q, 1893.
EDITOR CLARION -
In r, Spouse to the invitation given through
| THE CLARloN last week six or seven couples
assembled at the rendezvous, an hour later
| than schedule time, but verify this was an
instance in which that Old adugc "bet,cr late
| than never" was demonstrated for Il surety.
| We did not "do" the observatory as had been
proposed but under the espionage OF very
| tickle moon appropriately engaged for the oc'
cnslou and under the guidance of our moon
affected ftncics we strolicd along the pic,nr-
e,Quc mountain road until we reached that
| Tcmpean and romantic spot on The banks OF
a babbling brook vulgarly termed SANDY
Hole" 1t would be difficult with simply an
Insignificant pen to give you any thing like
a right conception of the brllliancy and
grandeur of this scene: not all emblem OF
civilization in sight, we could easily imagine
ourselves in some famous paradise in Italy,
Faryland or Sonedom. The moon cast Il
yellow light on the gay group and their ro-
mantle environments, sottening and obscur-
ing the in,pcrftc,ions and bringing ont the
pcrfections and beauties rs II Rubens would
with brush in hand until the picture as far as
his artistic eye could judge was perfection,
and thus the moon acted the part of master
painter for us. Some one suggested that we
should be more in keeping with the bcwitch'
ing strangeness Of the occasion if We pretend
cd allegiance to mythology the hint was un-
dcrs,ood and right royal homage did we pay
to Ttrpiscorc, all of the last (year before last
operate dltties, old ballads, hymns and songs
we are unable TO classify went up from that
rockbound conservatory of music to make q
lasting and deep impression on the birds and
beasts of that vicinity.
Although we seemed to be payln visit
to fairyland, our watch, nothing dauntcd,
licked, kept on in its reckless course and not
wi,hstandlng some very unceremonous set
backs it received, it finally reached its goal
|. e. going home time. We reluctantly bid
adeu to the dear little spot and wandered Oft
towards cur prosaic homes. We were una
bic to resist game of slap tag in the play
| ground the moon had levcled down for our
benefit and that is where the anomalislic
features Of the evening were most plainly cX'
hibltcd. Take a kindergarten class playing
ring games and you lave one extreme:
imagine q salon filled with the ways of oil
countries and you have the other Now we
were favored with both oi these cX-
tremes, that is multum an f'drr0 or in
this case the ways became
children and INDUCED in their juvenile games.
To lear the flow of WI and to secthe sport
i've 2ambolling OF the jester reminded one OF
an old man in cradle or Il baby with full
beard We will inflict this rendering Of an
old pun, we heard then. as it grew near to an
early hour some one remarked: ::Wcll, let's
go home" Get gait on you" Some one
murmured his protest by saying he had
heard ofa gate falling on man and killing
him. Another remarked then we'll say ule
gehts and 60 home. A gentleman with red
nose remarked that he preferred Kentucky
bars to any other, and so ON but we will
spare your feelings and beg Of you to re-
member that there is something very scduct.
i've anI peculiar about moonlight nights and
scientists of all ages agree that it cxerts a
powerful influence oyer the mind and people
have been known to become insane through
the influence of this Iummary. There is
evidently something about It's mellow light
that cannot be Analysed. just compare this
Latin name Luna with loony and lunatic
and you readily see that even the dead Ian
guages support'us in the statement that q
moonlight walk is one of the most entIcing
bcwitchlng, beautiful and mind moving
circumstance you can possibly concoct
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