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secretary's pen; but it must
not thereby be inferred that
it was destitute of interest.
As a hackneyed quotation
has it "Happy is that coun-
try whose annals are dull
reading"; and may we not
say the same concerning
a picnic? A failure will
make more show upon pa-
per than a success. What
pleases in the acting may
not please in the reading.
The description of delight-
ful experience must fall
below the reality. We had
music, feasting, and social
intercourse. Some might
think that the word dancing
would fit in well after the
word music; However that
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might be, the number of
radiant faces we met seem-
ed to indicate that nothing
was lacking. Notwithstanding
other attractions elsewhere,
such as the Camp Meeting
and the Deckertown En-
campment, the attendance
was fully up to the ave-
rage. But many of our
family still keep aloof
or favor us but rarely
with their presence. If in-
stead of addressing those
who are present I could
address those who are ab-
sent, the following might be
a synopsis of my remarks.
If you, after you have
heard what I have to say