The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-09-05 00:00:00

HOLT TRINITY 6CHOOL TREAT.

"AU is not lost that's waited for," might the
scholars of Holy Trinity ejaculate on Wednesday
(yesterday), when, after waiting nearly till the end of
August r their outing, they were favoured with a
perfect day. Not a drop of rain, and scarcely a
cloud, marred the sun-ehinyneas of the occasion, but
the banners fluttered in clear bright air, the distant
hills were clearly defined in the lovely picture, sod
the blue of the bay was everywhere sapphire, where it
was not turquoise. The view from Chapslry un the
Backwater is very nearly perfect, when seen through
favourable atmosphere, and such it was on Wednes-
day, the three bridges spanning it only aided interest
to its beauty, the green and brown-red gardens if
Littlefield., the couching town of lisloombe Regis
below the hill, the railway-station, whence busy
smoke-trailers paged away northward towards woods
and the tunnel in the bill--all these, with Ridgway
b .unding the land view, and heaven's sauce beyond—
made up a scene which has yet to ,!raw its arti tin
colours to do it justice. Yet the little children notic-d
It but little, being absorbed in the cares of cups and
mugs and flags, and all Chapelry turned out to cheer
and eympathise. So large was the prooesslon that
'twas estimated at between 700 and LOA and doubtless
the cempsny reached four figures by the time it vu
on the ground. They started from the school on the
former green of "Chapley," with a go xl lot of banners
and flags, the great banner of Holy Trinity Schools
leading the way, with the band belonging to the
school, resonant with drums and fife; they went round
Brewery-lane, into Hopeequare, where they cheered
Mr. Devenish and Mr. Groves, and the band 'Awed
" God Save the Queen." The great brewery firma had
lent four large waggons for the infants, and even then
they sufficed them not. Going out of Hope-square to
the North Quay, they ascended Rodwell-road and
went on round the bask of Buxton's to the residence
of the Rev. J. D. Addison, and so to the field in front
of Mr. Carter's farmhouse, which overlooks Weymouth
Bay and Portland Roads, Mr. Bishop, muter of the
Union, Mr. Stanton, industrial branch, were there
with a party of helpers from the Union, who were glad
to have an outing, for the purpose of cutting up cake
and making tea, and besides them about 22 of the
Union children partook. The Holy Trinity Schools
party by this time was segmented to 900 or 1,000,
although Sergeant Delamont and others did their best
to keep the sake, for plenty of people managed to pare
through the wire fences at the bottom of the ground,
and, in fact, parents and friends are not ungraciously
received at Holy Trinity treat. Mr. E. Martin, of
Concord Place, had made an immense lot of really
' fins-rate cake, he was well supported by Messrs.
Eatery, Talbot, and Loader, and the children had •
marnificent feset,the tea being hot and sweet. &mom
were stowed at Carter's farmhouse, which mimed to be
the depet, and from some trees close by a long string of
flags extended nearlyiscrose the ground, being attached
to a series of swing-frames next the hedge. Here,
after tea, scores of merry girls kept the boys swinging
them till tired out, young lasses met sailor boys in the
Wising rings, and the younger classes were not slow
to follow the example; the teachers got up no end of
races, the prises for whit* we saw go in long pro-
cession after Mr. Gibbs to the top of the field,
followed by eager younears. There were multitudes
of @Pads; meats, tiee, knives, bags of sweetie,
and wooden toys, besides what did not appear on the
surface. Mr. Gibbs was a sort of bishop to the getters.
up of races, and dispensed the material property with
judgment to each, Mr. W. M. Thiselton being already
in full swing at this fan, Then there wore pony riding,
erieketleg, and football, and it was sufficient pleasure
for some to watch tale scene. Among those present
Ines r—ltev. J. D. Addison, MN Mae" Ma,