The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-07-01
JOHN BARLFYCORN.

The correspondents picnic has
come and gone and as far as we
were able to discover was a success,
While many of the cousins did not
bless the occasion with their pres
ence there were enough relatives
and invited guests to swell the num-
Der to more than fifty souls. Cous.
in Gypsy was there shedding the
light OF her cheerful Christian life
on all around her. Cousins Topsy
and Old Rusti were there with their
usual bewitching and captivating
smiles and manners, piercing the
hearts of the old and the young
alike, and we met Cousin Violet
whose interesting communications
have so long blessed the columns of
The Commercial and who measured
fully up to the high estimate we
had long since placed on her. Mrs.
Baird reigned over the household
with the dignity and grace of a
crowned queen, while little Miss
Willette was the recipient of many
deserved compliments from the
lovers of beautiful and innocent
childhood, but we never heard a
single one say her papa was so
much as pretty. P. H. 0. and the
bachelor editor looked-oh, so
cheap, and how we did wish Jim
Russ and Stray ]. Bird had been
there so we could have put our little
red halters on them and led them
out on the matrimonial jockey yard.
Mr.. Turner, the photographer, and
wife and children we're present and
took more than one snap shot at
the group and we put in our bid for
one OF the pictures, tor we had seen
some of his work which gave evi-
dence Of skill and natural talent IN
his profession Miss Hill, a beau
titul young lady of Humboldt who
met with us last year, again graced
the occasion with her presence, and
the little Johns fairly swarmed
from hilltop to valley, and old John
eat 50 much billy-goat that he
stormed the walls of Mrs. Barley
corn's ashhopper and butted the
whole crown out Of his old straw
hat and bursted can of apple-jack
on our new red table cloth. and we
are tempted to ask for divorce
and are now able to loan U.Know
our sympathy and friendship.
There were many others there that
lack OF space forbids us mentioning.
But oh, how our hearts went out in
sympathy for those that could not
attend on account of sickness, chief
among whom was Miss Wootson
Davis who was reported sick, and
how we do wish she could have
been present and what an inspira-
tion 1T would have been to her many
friends and admirers to have heard
her sweet voice and been blessed
with her presence on such an occa-
sion. But we also missed all the |
cousins who did not come and
thought of each one. We love you
all and trust to meet you on Reel |
foot lake next year, the time and |
place yet to be settled.
While the combined press seems
to be singing the praises of Nash
vile and the grand entertainment
given the old soldiers, if we are
truly informed it was according to
our judgment disgrace to the
cause Of and the name of a Chris
tian city or community in allowing
free access to their drinking hells
whereby every old soldier could
drink himself drunk and take in the
city free Of charge or fines for the
offense. The press and public SEN
timent may indorse it and call it
hospitality, but pronounce and
denounce II as disgraceful and Grim
inal, contrary to the laws of God
and the laws of decency and ought