The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-06-28
ON THE LUMBEE..
The Most Delightful Rest and
inexpensive Pleasure.
,e McNeill in Charlotte Observer

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and no play makes Jack a dull
boy" or that all North CAROLYN
ians in order to get the best re-
suits for themselves and the pub
lie they serve need periods of re-
cuperation; and the greater the
change from the daily routine
and grind the more benefit will
be derived.
Now the modern summer re-
sort is a burlesque on everything
that pertains to rest. In these
delightful days of June the old
man is in his sweat box levying
on every ounce of available vital
ity, not that he expects to .un-
harness in July and August, but
that he may be able to supply
the demand for the extra amount
of shekels required to give his
blooming daughter a much need
ed outing at fastidiously fash
ionable resort that wears the blue
ribbon for being the most de-
lightfully expensive place at all.
The mother, whose strained and
nervous expression, pallid cheek,
and hollow eye, all send up a cry
for rest out in the sunshine and
shadows of some sweet scented
forest, is doubled over some fancy
hand-work or the sewing machine
Gathering down long rows Of
white stuffs like a runaway train
down a steep grade. The goal
of all these days and nights of
strenuous toll? That Mary Ann
may be somebody's "Tootsy-
wootsy in the good old summer
time"
Listen. if what has been said
is happening in your home in a
less or more exaggerated form,
and if you have not ceased to
have a call from the Wild" you
may be interested.
Owned by no stock company,
trust or monopoly; sinuously
meandering through the sand
hills and plains of southern Caro-
lima is a stream of pleasure Like
the sunshine and fresh air it is
free. The negro in his pine
board batteau, the Croatan In
dian in his "dug-out," the white
man in his neatly turned canoe,
and the sunburned boy dressed
in straw hat and freckles seated
on a cypress knee, have each a
hearty welcome to it's mysterious
entertainments found in such sup.
erabundance. No man being
able to own or control it is the
only reason why it has not beer
boosted, heralded or advertised.
The climate, ease of access,
and results from expenditure
make it an ever present source
of pleasure in time of need. IT'S
a puzzling question to ask those
what are best informed, the sea
son of most attraction. The S.
A. L. and Coast Line railroads
cross the stream at seven differ.
ent points, affording days Of
pleasure to canoemen and launch.
men between points. It is the
only clear water, gravel-botton
stream Of anything like it's di.
mansions between the mountains
and the sea. Pickerel, black bass
and red breasts are founo
throughout it's length. The easy
flow Of it's waters makes it ar
ideal stream for the canoe. High,
dry bluffs, plentifulness of fuel,
fewness of mosquitoes, and gen
eral air of the wilderness makes
it attractive to the nature-lovine
camper. Northern men of affiu
ence and leisure propose organic
ing a mid-winter canoeing clul
on Lumber river on account oil
the beauty of the stream and the
mlldness Of our winters.
Why not, you office-tired mer
and care-worn women, invest {
little money in a canoe, rowboat
or launch and HE away for the
most delightful rest and least ex
pensive trip of your lives? Will
one-tenth the cost of an automo
bile you enjoy all the pleasure
Of motion without the jolt ant
dust.
1t would be a great plan TO
the young men in the village
and towns in a short distance O
the Lumber to organize a boat
ing club-build nice boat house
and three or four room clul
houses. These several clubs hav,
an Intoxicating committee VIII
would arrange a programme TO
a gala day at a convenient poin
on the river during the harves
moon of Indian summer, whel
all the lads and lassies in carni
val array would meet and pro
coed to have the time of thei
lives.