The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-18
MA|DENS WOULD
MD SERENADERS
Offer to Pay Fines of Trouba-
dOurs
Georgia Boys Arrested for Sentimental
Activity Decide 10 Appeal for
Justice.

Decatur. Ga. June 10.-lr DAYS ot
yore when gallant t~rouhadours went
a-s~erenadlng beneath the casemt MS
of their ladies, the maldens dropped
a rose TO signify their pleasure. While
objeCting husband. sire. or brother
EXPRESSED their displtasure Ky i rup
over the head or a contest WITH
swords
In modern DAYS. as has been latc-
" proven by the story Of the sore
naders in Decatur who We're arrested
and fined because the Agnes Scott
authorities objected to mundulinS and
guitars in proximity 10 the halls of
learning, the lnaidenS fair express
their pleasure by cfering To pay tho
aggregate Of the "s10.75 and costs
which was written large against the
names Of the Young t~rouhadours Of
Decatur, because Of masculine. s,hoI-
astic ire.
But even this evidence of appre-
citation and sympathy. sweet though
it was to the eleven young men Who
were hailed before the court for tlnh-
ling melodies played beneath the
pretty shade trees On Mai. ". A..
Towers lawn. has not assuaged the
ache Of outraged pride and the Of
Tended r0manticism Of youth.
Determined Not to Pay.
Not only are the S~erenadtrS deter
mined not to pay those $40. 15's and
COSTS but yelled hints Of DAMAGE
suits. assertions of thor RICH Is in
dulge in music under the light Of i
summer moon and a determined in
tentlon to appeal that case are be-
ing expressed.
I'm the first place" declared one Of
the SerenaderS, I'VE were not within
$50 feet Of Agnes Scott-ue were on
private property and IN two houses
on either side of US there were sew
eTal young ladies who were being
serenaded, too
The scene Of the arrest has become
a spot of deep interest in the pretty
little town Of Decatur. as its location
will be one Of the main points in the
case if appealed. The lawn where the
boys gathered is the property Of Major
! Tower. 1t lies to the right Of his
residence and to the left OF that OF
the Moore residence. It opens at the
front on the sidewalk and at the right
anf to The rear is a fence of high,
pointed palings. These palings sepa-
rate the spacious lawn from a pretty
little pasture lot in which two COWS
peacefully chew their cud by day and
sleep c~ontentedly at night-oblNlous
alike to serenades and arrests. An
other high board fence separates the
pasture lot from the campus Of Agnes
Scott. and several feet h"vond tho
SECOND fence stands one Of the build
ings Of Agnes Scott.
Then the Marshal Interferrcd.
The ~SerenaderS. ABOUT fifteen in
number, gathered beneath the spread
ing trees Oh Major Towers lawn=a
distance of about 200 feet cat a rough
estimated separating them from the
college building.
Inspired by the soft moonlight.
youth and sentiment. they were max
ing music on m~andolins and guitar
soft elusive melodies lust suited t. a
summer serenade beneath a maiden's
window
" We're quiet and c~ontented.' .
said one Of the boys. raw and sore
because he nae been yanked from
sweet reyerleS and music to q sum
mary trial for misdemeanor. I'VE
We're very much surprised When the
marShals swoOl-d down on us. They
slipped IN .long the fence on two
SloeS and were among US before we
knew what was EaIpe1ing. They did
Mt get all Of " t..>UEn." he exu}ted.