The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-10-27
A Literary Reunion.
MRS S. F. WILLIAMS IN CHRISTIAN
OBSERVER.

once upon time. 1t Was planHed
away back in The Last Days OF Pom
p.ii, when Mother Goose was only
doWny gcsling, but was postponed
from time to tiue because no suita-
blH place could be found to have it.
The House OF Seven Gables wss old
and out OF repair. whileOld Curiosity
Shop was too small, and 1t was rot
NJ til The matter was J, 1t 10 com
mittce OF three that a decision was
reached-Ben Hur, Monsieur Beau
caire, and A Gentleman from Indiana
composing the committee.
There is no better place than
Castle Craney Grow, they all agreed,
"but we will see The Clan- man nm
get The Right of Way, or we may
have trouble"
Disappointed at not finding him ct
A Little Wayside Inn bearing the
sign Of the L.opard's Spots, they
procee ded up the mountaiS patti to
the den OF The Black VOLTS Breed,
where they found him dining with
The Masquerader, DR.. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde. He was formidable charsc-
ter, but these Hearts Courageous
feared not to interview him. "In
The Name of Liberty !" he exclaimed,
''you can have anything you ask,
gentlemen, To Have and to Hold"
Invitations were at once sent out
all over the country-to The Prison
ers of Hope, 10 The Prisoner of Zenda,
to the Wayfarers in Italy, to Alice
in Wonderland, ard even into the
very Heart OF Midlothian. Busy
hands transformed the eerie old castle
into bower CT beauty. but nothing
could be added to make She grounds
more attractive, nature having made
it most picturesqs spot, with wild
roses, trumpet vines and wisteria
climbing everywhere.
EARLY on the morning appointed,
almost bt fore the mist had lifted
from the valley, the crags and peaks
resounded with the merry shouts Of
the Children Of the Abbey who, for
the first time, were permitted to leave
the dipgy walls and 60 out for
whole day among the birds and wild
flowers. But even here, away from
the evcr-watchful eyes,of the Yelled
Nuns, they were not free from re-
straint, for The Silence of Dean Matt
land warned them not to diynlse the
Secrets Of the Convent and Confes-
sional. Col. Carter, Of Cart ersville,
who leads A Simple Life, was the
only one who sent regrets, but all
the guests from The Little ColonePs
House Party were in attendance.
The Dryad, a beautiful yacht owned
by The Manxman, arrived from
Treasure Island, leaving a number of
celebrities, among whom were Marie
Antoinette and Her Son, Nicholas
Nickleby and The Hon. Peter Sterl-
ing. Immediately in the wake of the
yacht were Three Men in a Boat,
who rounded the bend just as The
Bell in the Fog pealed out the signal
for the festivities to begin. The Club
of Queer Trades had been engaged to
furnish the music, with A Gentleman
of France as soloist on The Masters
Violin. Mrs. Wigs Of the Cabbage
Patch was mistress of ceremonies,
and created much merriment for the
crowd with her quaint witticisms.
She explained the absence of Lovey
Mary by saying she had to stay at
home because The Heavenly Twins
were down with the measles and
Sonny had the whoopipg cough, but
she was thankful none OF 'em had a
hare-lip.
A sumptuous dinner was prepared
by Josiah Aliens Wife, s|nd spread,
in the old-fashioned wat, under the
boughs of the trees on long pine
tables, and over each Of them was
suspended Wreath of Wild Olive.
1t seemed at first as though the din
ner was going to be a stiff affair, and
doubtless would have been but for
Miss Mellard's Inspiration in relating
in charming style, some of Penelope's
English Experiences, which all