The Montgomery tribune., 1901-05-31
Clerks Picnic.


this city had their annual picnic
last Sunday, May 18th, out at the
well known place commonly called
Graham's Rock. about . miles
southwest from Montgomery. a
prettier place for this occasion
could not have he chosen any
where In the county than Graham's
rock. The day was typical May
day although little cool, just
enough to make the trip pleasant
one. Nature had clothed terra iir-
ma In n solid robe OF green and
along the line the sweet fragrance
Of the American beauty Roses and
other flowers seemed to pcrmeatc
the entire atmosphere.
About $40 a. M. the jolly clerks
congrcgated at Zwartz livery barn
and two of Zwartz's handsome rigs
started promptly at 4 o'clock with
the happy crowd followed by sew
cral buggies later. II was about II
o'clock when the first crowd land
ed in the beautiful park along the
banks OF Big Loutrc. Some Of the
boys Immediately began investi-
eating the depth Of the water with
the result that several got wet feet,
DIR. owings finding the deepest
place. Promptly at II o'clock an
elegant dinner was spread by the
young ladies', ON rough table
specially erected for this purpose.
There were so many good things to
eat a slice Of each aud everything
would satiatc the most vociferous
appetite, and be 1t said that every
one did full justice to the splendid
rcpast. John Martin ate 20 much
salmon salad that he remarked !:
"lf the good Lord would save him
this one time he'd never eat anoth-
or dish" After dinner an inspcc-
ton of the mamouth cave was pro-
posed and although 1t was quite "A
task TO climb the hills and jump
bitches they finally succeeded In
reaching this masterpiece of ma
turc's art. From there the crowd
strollcd to view the large rock. 1t
was quite a struggle to mount the
top, but after many repeated at
tcmpts all succeeded In reaching H..
DR.. 0wings on inspecting the out
er structure Of the rock spicd n
huge venomous snake hidden In its
crcviccs. lie at once proceeded To
get small tree and with his NIGH
ty arm gave the snake such pow
erful blow, killing 1t "instantcr." "
II was several inches less than 7
feet long!
Riding horseback was one of the
main features Of amusemcnts,
Maymc Byron was pronounced the
champion lady horseback rider.
She will make application for a
trip with Buffalo Bill's show.
Charlie Nuns Is going out on IA
ranch In Texas, since he broke one
OF Algermissen's horses to ride
without saddle. Charlie Is n
stickler. Bob Barley had the mis-
fortune Of getting ''sea sick" while
going out and did not recover un-
til he scented the appetizing aroma
OF coffee and spring chicken. Stella
Duffy says she never saw a boy so
sick and recover as quickly as Bob
did. George Sec discovered q
small cedar tree and being an
adept with his pocket knife he cut
out very pretty cane. Gcorgc
will have 1t gold mounted and var
nished when 1t will certainly make
& beauty.
At six o'clock "Ma" Byron call
ed in the children to have lunch
1t was only scraps left from dinner
but even they disappeared rapidly
, "caus II all was so good" John
Martin forgetting all about tn,
promise he made after dinner, ate
: all the sal mon salad and the pork
and beans. After thus having
again appeased their appetite all
got ready to make the homeward
trip only to stop at Mineola to take
a boat ride. After spending an hour
on the beautiful waters OF Loutrc
they again wended their way
homeward, making the air rims
with songs and merry laughter
Charlie Nuns was so hoarse Mon.
day that he could scarcely tall
above whisper.
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