The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-11-14
A Jolly Trip.

VI all the parties Inal went I
Troy last Saturday, I'm sure non
were happier, iollier or noisier thai
the one chaperoned by Supt. AM
MRS. Darrah.
| l believe it would be superhuou'
to say that the party was composed
OF high school pupils, for it is com
ing to be an established fact tina
wherever there is a welcome for oul
superintendent and his wife, tina
welcome includes the boys and girls
of the high school.
We we're quite while Saturday
morning getting our party corraled
as Rumor had reported to some thai
.'boys"were going, and then mamma
wouldn't let them go; to others that
"boys" were not going, then, al
though mamma raised no objections,
to them it would be too tame and
"girllsh" an affair; but at last
there were sufficient number who,
BOYS or no boys, were ready for any
fun and, likewise, teachers meeting.
With a goodly store OF apples,
sandwiched in among the girls, and
everybody's mouth comfortably
filed with the inevitable Florida
Fruit, we at last headed toward
Troy at something past ten o'clock
We had proceeded but few miles
from the courthouse, that being our
point from which to reckon distance,
when we suddenly realized that we
we're gradually and all too rapidly,
running out of motive power.
don't know whether we lacked gaso-
line, electricity or whatnot; for our
vehicle was an automobile, and as |
am not an expert authority on horse
less carriages l can't testify as to
what agency we owed our propelling
force. IT'S true there was pair
of nice little animals called by some
"mules" in front of our "auto," but
'twould be next to impossible to
make me believe that we owed our
momentum to them. l think they
were only for ornaments and to
keep our "city auto from frighten-
ing unsophisticated country horses
that we might perchance meet on
the way.
Let our trouble, or rather annoy
ance, for trouble we had none, be
from whatever cause, we stopped
at the first station and telephoned
back to town for them to send us
pair of good strong horses or our
dinner, as we could see no possible
chance OF getting to Troy before
breakfast Sunday morning. | sup
pose the liveryman didn't want the
auto kept out so long, for in short
time we sighted two gallant rough
riders rapidly gaining on us. A
shout of Joy rent the air when we
recognized the beamlng counte-
nances of Masters Ohio Beck and
Willie Beckham, for we knew them,
and their horses, to be our deliv-
erers.
The exchange was soon accom-
plished and we proceeded joyfully
on our way.
Such a dinner as, that which was
being served when we arrived!
Epicurus himself could have found
lacking. "A feast fit for
the gods" would be mild way to
express the abundance of good
things that the hospitable people
of our neighboring town had pre-
pared for our entertainment.
IT'S needless to say that our in
terest in the program centered in
the paper that our superintendent
was to read; and the hearty APP
plause when his name was called,
and the vociferous clapping of
hands at the conclusion of his ex-
cellent address showed in a trif1ing
degree how much we appreciated
the masterful manner in which he
handled his subject.
When we started on our return
trip we found that we were taking
home with us four Trojan captives.
They we're noble warriors, but they
could not withstand the onslaught
of so many "Helens" in our party,
so they fell easy victims.
We brought home besides our
captives several balls of cotton,
Usage oranges and branches OF per-
simmons, the latter just ripe enough
to make 1t unnecessary, after eat
ing one, for us to say Everybody
has whistle but me, tor they lett
us with splendid mouths for whis-
Ting.
Following are the names of those
who comprised the jolly auto party:
Misses jennie Lee Moore, nellie
Kroger. Daud1e Pardue, Jessie Har-
rison, Cassie Hamilton, Wilma
Becke Ruth Lyon, Minnie Banks
dale and Bessie Kinnard.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRL.