The leader., 1904-05-11
The Picnic Of the Season.

- 50
had chartered car. for the girl
land a few invited friends, and al
1880 a. M, at the Brookhaven de
pot it was packed with the jol
lest, deep-lunged, high-strung ane
gaily bedizened crowd that ever
went for happy day, out OF
the meadows far away
81 At Bogue Chitto, the great
summer resort and ultra place OIL
residence of such splendid lum-
bermen as the Bristers and Mr..
j. S. Scutt, such eloquent divines
as Rev. j. a. Scarborough, and
such brilliant young lawyers az
Hon. J. N. Yawn, the expectant
crowd with ears alert and mouths
wide open for picnic dinners q
green plums or the Col
Ilege yell, or Raetime melodies or
cakes and candy, or any thing
handy, were met by Mr.. b. E..
Brister and Mr.. Scutt and the il
lustrious dummy, of past CHATEAU
qua fame. 1t would have made
an acrobat enYious to behold how
the 6-foot space between terra fir
maand the cosy(D seats across the
fiat cars was covered by the grace
full curves and wild gestures Of
the athletic young college stu
dents, who thus plunged bodily
into the real diversions Of the day
just fairly begun, when all we're
seated and from the @parsonn to
the smallest in the midst of them,
Iall began to smile at the revelations
the day began to bring forth.
Even the sheep and pigs had been
tolled away from the track, and
there was nothing living or dead
to obstruct, divert, or in any way
retard the wheels of pleasure or
of the swiftly fleeing dummy that
painted for breath up hill or down
with its weight, grown heavy for
very Joy, but that at last reached
the most fragrant, redolent, beau
tiful expanse of country, about
seven miles out. Here took place
the unloading of girls and ice, Of
hampers and lemons, of tables and
servants, of sugar and spice and
every thing nice. Expectation
failed not and pleasure drowned
the brim of every cup, while
tongues we've found in trees,
books in the running brooks, SET
mons in stones, and good in every
thingo- the sermons, however,
were slowed away for "a more
convenient season, I" and the time
spent in the shade of the forest by
happy little groups of congenial
spirits.
A number of splendid ladies
and housekeepers were out from
Bogue Chitto and when dinner
was announced, the mammoth
chicken pies and frying size"
were passed happily around. Such
a dinner may have been before;
but we were not there at the time.
The menu consisted of every sea-
sonable edible, exclusive of vege-
tables, and even nuts and bon
bons graced the snow-white table
linen. As if by magic, while all
we're at the table, great barrel
of ice lemonade was prepared and
was duly appreciated and confis-
Gated The porch of a cabin near
by, served as a rostrum, where
several gifted young ladies made
'afterdinner speeches which were
greatly enjoyed. Deeper into the
woods the patient old dummy
then sped after second trium-
plant scramble for the elevated
seats; and IN the balmy, if force
full breezes of the springtime af-
ternoon, the crowd went merrily
on scarce knowing whittier they
went. II amt goin' ter cry no
more" was changed into Il amt
1goin' ter laugh no more with
the same result-there was no
resolution strong enough to
ldrown irrepressible emotion.
Bogue Chitto again at about
l4:30 O'Clock, and again we were
speeding homeward after a brief
stop and breath at the elegant
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Brister,
who had both thrown themselves
heartily into the day.
/ Nearing Brookhaven and, in
fact, along the greater part of the
wa y the shrill and oft repeated
lscreech of the engine alarmed the
natives and struck terror to the
ears of those in its rear. Brook
Haven people peered anxiously
out and one old man grunted dis
comfortably, as he turned away:
Thought whole drove o. Texas
tsteers wuz on the track. 2 The
j truth was, four brave College
Igirls led by Miss Emma Huff, had
captured the engine and the en-
gineer had collapsed or succumb-
led to this little brief authority,
| for the time being.
i May s, 1904 was day Of days
Ito Whitworth girls and their in.
yited guests. Our best wish is
may it find repetition in 1905, and
may those in authority feel am,
ply repaid in the pleasure they
| so generously extended their stu,
dents and friends.
The membership contest at The
Methodist Sabbath School brought
forth fruit last Sunday to the
amount of 176, Let the good
work 90 on. If a single kind