The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21

"Chie," FOCUS was delighted when
lac awoke on Monday morning to find
that this was his week Of day-duty.
Miss Lawson, who has spent the
summer with Mrs Leila Spencer re-
turned TO Lynchburg last Wednesday.
Trenton is Mecca For FarmNilIe Pleas
IRE Seekers.
Atlantic City with flashing diamonds
and foaming pillows, Virginia Beach
with its white caps, "night capsn and
'eye openers" the yellow" with its
graceful lawn, stalwart trees, bracing
air and attractive ball room, Crocketts
with It's health-giving waters, the old
White where nature has been dispen-
sing with lavish hand her rich
natural bounties, all have their peculiar
charms and loyal votaries, but for
pleasures uncOniined 10y social restric-
tions, ungoyerned by the edicts Of the
foolish "Four Hundred free, untram-
melled and untainted.giye us Trenton,
resting quietly between the sloping
hills Of old Buckingham, God made,
God protected and God blessed.
Some years ago Ben Cox and
"BiI" Burger, appreciating its charms
a. only veteran fishermen could,
brought it from its dignifed retirement
and since then it has been Farmyille's
delight. Many bright and joyous
parties from our town have been moved
to It's bewitching banks, but never a
merrier, happier one than when on the
morning Of the nth Misses Louise
Twitty, May PauIett, Nellie Gray,
Bessie Martin and Bessie Garter,
and Messrs Landon Paulett, Howell
Richardson, Reed Boykin, Clyde
Duyall, Joe Johnson, aud Drs Hamlet
and ellis, chaperoned 10y Mr. and Mrs
w. =. Richardson, went thitherward.
On reaching the pleasure ground an
attractive cottage house, nesting snug
~ ON a graceful hill top convenient to
the pond was rented for the use Of the
ladies, and tents were pitched in the
yard for the male members Of the party.
The kitchen was there, well supplied
with cooking paraphanalia, and, though
cooks are generally scarce one was there
waiting for the job. Gardens, aud
poultry yards and orchards, and mills
and stores had been laid under tribute
and the temporary pantry was at once
crowded with good things? But who
went to Trenton to feed on every day
food /? "Fish we want and fish We
must have Responsive to the cry,
nets were spread, not, however, in
sight Of any fish, for, fortunately, the
waters had been made muddy and the
silly members Of the fish family just
rushed into the meshes in goodly
numbers from which they were
promptly taken to the frying pans, and
then such suppers Club, aud perch,
and trout, and flatback with an occa-
sional cat mo kittens) all brown, and
crisp and piping hot. And such appe-
titles born in the open air, Of active
exercise, rowing, walking, fishing,
laughing, chatting. Everybody hungry,
lovers and all, cupid's victims and
votaries, and yet there were fish "to
burn" though the cook didn't burn
even a cat.
The hook and line were brought into
action, patient watching into play and
vet the fish that wouldn't bite for the
veterans refused to bite for the
amateurs. Mr.. w. p. Richardson did,
howe, er, secure one victory over the
average August fisherman, as with the
air and satisfaction Of warrior return
ing from victorious battle ground, he
pulled from the depths Of old Trenton
club that tipped the beam at a
mound and half But the nets
furnished the tables and who cared for
sinking corks and emerging clubs?
The sun failed to shine on some days
of the outing, but then the congenial
party gathered within doors where
fiery "finch" and animated converse,
and ringing laughter, and stirring song
and story kept the clouds all out side
and frightened all within. And so
the days went merily by and all too
quickly. The kodak has caught and
now holds securely many Of the scenes
that made the week at Trenton mem
orable and delightful, but not more so
than the memories Of the happy and
altogether congenisl party. Already
mariners are chosen and the programme
arranged for 1901 and Trenton wakes
up TO find itself the Saratoga Of at least
Southland