Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-27
YOUNG PEOPLE IN CAMP.
Forty Men and Women Comprise A
Delightful Party in the Garden.
Especial COrrespOndenccl

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Burke's Garden, Va, August 21.-
Forty young people of Burke's Garden
and nearby localities have been spend
ing the last two weeks in camp on the
Chestnut Ridge. A large deserted
cabin, 440O feet above sea level is Inc
location of Camp Bonaventure." By
unanimous consent it is called "Uncle
Toms Cabin" in honor of their faithful
cook, Thomas C. Smith, of the Afri-
can quarters of TaZewcll
Many implements of warfare adorn
the cabin wall, such as Bowie knives,
ancient Winchesters for squirrel hunt
ing and several small target rifles, not
to mention pistols and cartridge belts
galore.
The masculine element of the camp
has not failed to serve in the excel
lent capacity of "nimrods" and water
carriers. They have not hesitated.
either to tackle the ooppcrheads.
The young ladies of the party have
taken time about in assisting Uncle
Tom in preparing the best meals that
ever campers ate.
Among those present were:
Miss Lois Huff, Fleet, Va. Winifred
Hurt, Tazewell; Virginia Snapp, of
Fleet, Va, Martha Hopkins, Tazewell;
Ann c. Bosserman, Staunton; Vivian
Brown, Rural Retreat; Helen McCor-
mick, Roanoke; Nell Kelly, Ida Moss,
Lucille Snapp, Bessie Peery, Mildred
Peery, Ethel Meek, BERTHE Thompson,
Mary Moss, NJ. Louise Moss, Maude
Moss, Nello Gose, Katrina Gose, Pan
sy Meek, Dora Meek, Burke's Garden;
Messrs Ballard Huff, Fleet, Virginia;
George Kelly, Vint r. Moss, Will H.
MnSc Ocean. MA.- =
Burke's Garden; Defand Chrismond,
Hill, Va; ]. C. Brown, Rural Retreat:
Dewey l.. Brown, Rural Retreat; C. e,
Peery, Burke's Garden, George Peery.
George Gose, Paul Gose, Charles Gose,
Roy. Meek, Trubie Meek, Alex Meek,
Burke's Garden; Ivan Yonce, ir., Sa-
lem, Va; Jim Davis, Groseclose, Va;
Vance Harkrader, George Repass, of
Wytheville.
Chaperones = Mrs L. F. Tillery,
Rocky Mount, N. c.; Mrs. j. w. Rem
shaw, Coffeville, Miss.
The chaperones were the most de-
llghtful young folks could have had.
Every evening was new scene of
reverly planned by them.
Mrs. Tillery, with her round of Jokes
and fortune-telling and Mrs. Rcnshaw
with her unusual wit and dramatic
gift kept them laughing and enjoying
a life free from cares and RESPONSE
bilities.
The following is poem written by
our camp poet, Mrs j. w. Renshaw,
winch gives a poetic version of the
delightful stay al Camp Bonaven-
ture."
A Tale of the Hills.
On the hills there dwelt some campers
On the slopes of Rocky Chestnut
Where the groundhogs and the SOUR
rels
Whispered softly to the cattle
All the tales of Indian trappers.
And the love words of the paleface.
When they drove the fighting Rcdskin
Ihro' the dalcs and DER the hillocks.
ANA these campers from the valley,
Much bcmoaned the rainy weather
And the wind that filled the hollows.
But the warm and radiant sunshine
Visited the smoked-up cabin,
Where it hid among the hollows
And o'erlooked the lazy cattle
AND dried out the sodden clothing
ana the white dress of the daisies
For the feet of happy children.
now there were among the campers
Rules of merry registration.
St6hbJ PCl oOllS
Who had visited the table
Where the food in doubtful measure
ruled the first who ventured near it,
And permitted hungry others
10 denounce the kitchen council.
Chicken smiled in browned-up gravy,
Biscuits rolled around the table,
And the trees upon the hillsides
Furnished lovely breakfast apples.
In the loving of our campers,
ihose who ate their meals together
And complained in dove-like murmurs
OF the brief stay of the playing, /
We discovered Cupid proving,
And united them in wedlock. |
But the sad and fearsome marriapel
on, the weary hours of fighting!
On, the suffering of the lovers!
They must need then to discover
Love is but breath of summer;
Love is ,naught but empty bubbles.
When the early call of cooking
And the gray and greasy dishwater
Marks the end of lovely promise,
And the era of life's struggle.
But the judge of kindly answers