The leader., 1905-05-24
EXCURSION 70 MONTICELLO.
The BrOOkhaven Baptist Sunday School
and Their Friends Have a Days
Outing on the Pearl.

After the blow and buster and
bIighting hopes Of Monday, the
weather god delighted nearly 800
people on yesterday morning by
dealing out just the brand Of
weather wanted for the long
anticipated picnic to Monticello.
By z O'Clock interested people on
pleasure bent, young, old and
middIe-aged, began to congregate
at the Brookhaven station. There
were Baptists, hard-shelled and
soft-shelled; Methodists, shouting
and non-shouting; Presbyterians,
predestinated and accidental,
saints and sinners, all combined
to compass a day of pleasure in
the primitive woods of Lawrence
county, as yet untouched by the
push and progress that have
brought the new railroad to the
good inhabitants of Monticello,
along with its attendant new
houses and business enterprises
and more reading natter In the
Lawrence County Press. The
woods were so wet, however,
they had to be abandoned for
what we believe to have been a
still more pregnant place of pleas
ure.
a merrier crowd never pulled
out from anywhere than the ex-
uberant throng that loaded the
special headed for the 'particu-
Iar-est" town in all the State yes
tterday. The train was filled with
icy, tumultuous, luxuriant and
unrestrained; and il pleasure
weighed like pine knots, there
would have been a crush; or, if it
could fly like birds, the material
part Of humanity would have TAX
en- fight irresistibly. It could
not be successfully opposed by
any burden of sorrow or<regret,
past, present or anticipated. Joy
reigned supreme; and when the
Brass Band arose with its volup-
tuous swell well! the complete
ness of the hour had arrived.
Then, speaking or writing accord
ing to program, above the rising
of the tide of harmony and borne
on the wings of one who could go
with us "only in spirit, there
arose in a chorus of rich, ringing
young voices
"Wickety wix, Wickety wiki
What's the matter with class No.
81?
Nothing a-tall nothing a tall
Mr.. Mccullough teaches us alll''
Other yells, more or less in
spring, acted as safety valves to
the human engines o'er-fraught
with youthful enthusiasm.
Monticellol There's music in
the namel and aside from the his
toric interest so notably connected
with Mississippi, it always is a
reminder of the famous old South
ern residence In Ole Virginnyo
Monticello" !" the home Of JEFF
ferson. As we drove in, /" as
some untaoughtedly said, so new
is the Brookhaven & Pearl River
Railroad, we we're greeted by the
decidedly creditable and imposing
new Watts Hotel, built near the
depot, which is situated about a
half mile from what will doubt
less be known in years to come as
sOld Monticello, and soon, has
tening steps brought us to the
stately old court house where we
we're welcomed by Mr.. D. M.
Lee, superintendent of the Bap-
tist Sunday school Of Monticello,
and by Hon. {. N. Touchstone, a
young lawyer of Che sstormedo =
town. State Senator 81. Wood
Magee gave an appropriate adj
dress, after which Mr.. Vim. Turn
bough was inspired to exclaim:
What's the matter with Senator
Magee2n and a vigorous chorus
responded, He's all right.
Following this were voluntary
songs and recitations by the chill
dren, who had lost a conscious
ness Of self in the conyivial spirit
that ruled and reigned, and great
IL added to this entertaining fea-
ture of the occasion.
The beautiful oaks lent welcome
shadows to the sunshine; and it
was not long before the great pro-
cession was crossing the pictur-
esque steel bridge, $50 feet in
length, when they we're then In
evitabEy ushered into field 0f
rich, ripe dewberries and black
berries, which greatly delighted
1.-THE children, whose unconscious
Ired lips soon framed In black the
pearls Of nature, and caused a
deal of merriment. Through
the rich white sand, left by the
river as a memento Of high-tide,
THE berries red and black grew
| plentifully nestling in their green
foliage and made picture worthy
Of an artists eye.
AIT about noon a dinner, rich
land rare, was served. It is not
lOften SO delightful q service il
lseen at such gathering bul
Albert Blue, with bis assis-
ltants, had been thoughtfulIy
provided by Superintendent
Parsons, and his presence,
Through long experience, IS ali
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