Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-04-11

we'll. f. G.. Morgan, Jr., and John
Brunson. a son of "the Judge"
Well, fun commenced with John
Brunson trying to blow the "Dea-
cons dinner horn, but, no sir, that
horn would not toot worth a cent,
April was in it. After seeing the
young man do his best the old
Deacon" says "Gimme that horn"
Well, you have heard locomotives,
and It's no use to say, but such a
toot went out from that horn that
those who were tardy quickened
their pace, and by s o'clock the
last straggler had been sent in a
hurry toward Stones mill, a mile
away.
At Preacher Bussey's everything
was supposed to be going smoothly.
He had inquired loud enough to
be heard at the "Deacon's'' where
his son Abiah was, but that young
man had taken his little sister and
was making tracks a mile from
home. Now, Mr.. Editor, the teach
ers of the Parksville school board
there with the preacher. Breakfast
is announced and after having
eaten they (the teachers) begin to
don hats and are on the move, or
about to be, to the school house,
when messenger comes hastily
and tells them their young hope
fuls had run away, and so they had.
Well. no scholars, no school; one
says, "Let's 60 to Augusta" but
the preacher steps up and hands
them a letter, and 10, tits an invi-
tation to a picnic dinner at Stones
mill. Dobey and Morgan had given
the invitation, unknown to the
runaways.
So what did they do but join the
Parksville Band, and Miss Willie
Hudson with the bass and Miss
Birdie Respess with the kettle
drum, march away to join the
crowd on their fishing excursion.
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.
First was an offer by J. N. Har-
mon to trade horses with the "Dea-
con-" saying be would guarantee
his horse to work nowhere but un-
der the saddle, and I believe the
"Deacon" will vouch for the other
guarantee, which was that said
horse was tough, for if a brush
broom will not make a horse trot
it must be tough. Said horse did
not even switch his tail when it's
owner gave it a whack that turned
the "creetur" sideways across the
road. No trade.
The crowd had all agreed on how
10 spend the day and that agree
ment was that everybody spend it
to suit themselves, but bark there
is the sound of horses feet on the
bridge and the rumbling of wheels,
and those who had not left the
crowd begin to look scared, but who
should come but Jasper Parks
bringing the news that the land
and teachers were coming.
Well, Mr.. Editor, there was some
scattering done, some going up,
and some down the creek, and one
part of the crowd thinking they
had gone far enough cast in their
hooks and begin to court, (fsh !
should have said), but when the
band did come all got bite, yes
or no, at once, and broke for the
woods. Thinking the band and
teachers were following they kept
running until the "Deacon" with
the help of his little cur dog over
took them and persuaded them to
return. The band in the mean
time waited at the mill where
they had on arriving met only four
persons, the others far away. But
meet they must or the day would
be spoiled. So with Dobey in the
lead and forming on his left four
young ladies, Misses Bussey, Brun-
son, and Dobey, next set J. N.
Harmon with the Misses Parks,
Whatley, and Huffman, next Jasper
Parks, with Misses Harman and
Lanham, next il Bussey with
Miss Robertson, and last E. G..
Morgan, Jr., and Miss Dobey, and
for rear guard the "Deacon" and
his little cur and with a red flag
made from one-half of the "Dea-
cons" handkerchief and carried
by Lieut.. Dobey marched to meet
what the runaways thought to be
O foe Thav met near the mill