The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-06-14 00:00:00

TEMPERANCE EXCURSION TO WIMBORNE

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The members of the Weymouth Tote! Abstinence
Roney emeabled in drone force, with a number of friend., on
Wednesday morning lad, to proceed to Vended, en route te
W.mborne St. Gila, the beautiful mat of the Earl of Shaftes-
bury our phiranthropic Lord Lieutenant. The railway station
had a very gay end busy eppeeran e, Sr the knots of well-droaed
pleasure-seekero gathered on the platform. The excitement
was inendsed by the appearance .4 the bugle band of the 7th
Royal Fusiliers, In their red uniforms They were led by the r
accomplished Drum-major, and played the Feet March Inspirited
and thoroughly martial style In front of the station, att. settee
• large crowd. The tertetaller. and friends were edknated at
about 400, and 11 carriage were put on for their accommoda-
tion. Among them were • laye number of young people, who
were evidently determined to make the mod pleasure out of
their holiday. But why do young men gather into
.Imou by themslvo., leanly the young 1..1e. to fenvi7ZetiV
of their own! We my two erniagel almost attire')
filled with young men, and two others with very few but young
ladies therein. No doubt, hoe ever, when they trot Into the
grounds, the beehfulnees wore off, and the axes mingled more
in each others.' company. Our merry friend, Mr. S. Hobbs.
eras there, elth his good-tempered, Inskayoureell-sabouse
face beenveg with pkasure, and his hands and those of his
...MINA a carrying hands of no doubt excellent pron.
Mona for Yr. Hobbs always puta ht. shoulder to the
wheel, and help, on whatever need. help. Then what
fuu it was as the time for the nut ng of the train ap-
proached, and they all flocked up to finish the filling of '
the train! There were the tall good-looking young ladles,
the idolization .4.U, the pretty little onea whom swains seeme
to think that valuable goods are pecked mall, the grave ladle.
in momently, and the Dark girls dressed in blue" who were
almost too rate for the train. Or fair girls, were they? Well, ,
weans% tell, not being able to observe minutely the charming
creatures—they always make us blush and look the other way.
Two minutes late, and dill more to come, five minutes, and.
few more knots, lint it is now nearly IS minutes put nine. I
Limon 10 minutes beyond time! "Any more to corner and
the train starts. Arad alas! here is the lady in purple, and
her fnend in blue and Alta, who have come "ten minutes too
late," and hat only the chi.« of wring the cruel ungallant ,
train move off! Better success. to you nest time, Indies, and
we're glad you take it eogoodhumouredly as, with us, to wish
the Temperance excursionists • capital day. Now back pour
the "residuum" of We, mouth who came streaming out of I
alley and court to see the bugle tend and listen to their
stride. Poor little children there were among them, so I
young tiuM Mr. Reynolds, in hi. kindness, hadn't the heart to
call them treefmeere, with Mir carefully combed every
Chiefdoms Day, but now unkempt in the Neese, with dirty
tics. thai map wide= or never touched, tatter. that would
not be mended until there ...11 dug r of their dropping od,
an thin haggard faces now lighted into a smile at the *entre
that tved beamed upon them hunt tho-e of their own sge in the
train, Jilit one look on happines, and they too went to St.
Giles, the mt. Oilme. of Melcombe Red., to tell of the bright,
clod, scan childsen they had seen, as well as of the grand
people. If our temperance Mends can work reformation
among homes such as those owned by the children who
tramped back from the station on Wednemay morning, all
honour to the Teroperame cams
[Coeemsurass IT • RearaCTIID 00ILLWOIDISST.
The route lay over the Salabory sod Dorset line the excur-
sion being to the beautiful park and grounds 111. 011ie, the
property of the Earl of Shaftesbury, wiso ray kindly threw
over the nine to the Mutineer). Society. Arriving at the
Verwood Station, the company, numbering about 40) alighted.
Here they were met • by large concourse of villagers, from all
the eurroundlne esighbeerked, and deo by the esseshare of
the Verwood Friendly vociety, who numbered about 10, sod
serried the poles and other insigne of their club. 1
about us we °rammed whin hand* Dad bees busy 1s7:1
decorating the statism and Its vicinity. From the top of the
former we aouced wo striensere, bearing the not were them
l"s isaterinp of "Geseemy and Jamey" and " Aquila."
We also noticed three arehes of creme near the station,
two by the side, and one crossing the high road ramble
from the station to the park. 'The precious freight having
been unloaded from the train, It proceeded to the green Mune
Widely adjoining the station, idlers the excellent band s 1 the
7th Royal Fusiliers, of Portland, performed two pieces of
instrumental music—quick step, end evergreen echottesehe--
to the greet pleaeure of the villagers and excursionist.. Indeed,
what with the Verwood club, the abstainers, end the drone
muster of the neighbouring inhabitente, it wee quite a pie day
for Verwood. Moving on from the station towards the part
a tourist might have seen three large moose in rmilnies io
-
take Mom deedeg to their place of dion. These were
prettily trimmed, being arched with half Make of flowers and,
green intertwined, a bunch of room Mosher ornacomtagy from, the centre of the bet half ring. "The way along," to the pas k
was a well— kept and rustic road-way, and over the entrance to
the pounds hung a hop artistically decorated with roam and
choice Bowen But the part after all, and before all, was lite
thing mirth seeing. During this month of June It weans a
young.fruh and verdant face, the huge and venerable trees being
thickly foliaged with young learns; and, as the m ounds are
covered with es many distinct kinds of dame nature's giant
producta, the variety of overeat tint. I. something undescribable.
Then there was the church, which, through the kindness of the
we. for e day thrown open for the inspection
OfiarliZro: th
e. Here lying In state Win Mieraben of the
ffsrPe Miley, and monument. In marble, etc., helped
to give effect to a model pariah church. We Mem( enter WM
any detail. on them points of intervet, as It Wade take more
maos than we have at command, suttee to my that, to me the
church aloos,would Mill repay a visit to At. Giles. Nor must we
forget to mention the cottages adjoining Ole chords.
Antiquity has impremed her damp upon them, and yet thy
are all in the most perfect repair. The effect made by the old
oak supports on • pamsrby is immense. He who ha. men
inch buildings win not eselly forget them. Another object of
Interest was the family mansion which was thrown open to the
company, his lordship, the Earl, stoking himeelf most agree-
able, and kindly showing many of the principle objects of
intend to the public By the way we may here ray with the
full concurrence of all who have spoken to is. on the subject,
that his lordehip has mole highly ininiheed IsimatiU la the
esteem of the Weymouth Total Absielners, on account digs
his affability, end 'mend courtesy to all, without dietinetion.
The prdens, greenhouse., vineries, etc., were all witnessed
with some degree of pleasure. and helped to contribitte
to the day's enthyment. Refreshments were plentifully
provided on the grounds te minty the want. or the
out comers, and, we believe, met with a good We The
usual sport. of cricket, foot
I bell he., were In supply
in the park, and every one, each n his own way, seemed
heartily to partake of his favourite phomeare The band, too,
etthethed the proceeding, of the day with their lomiring
strainsßut the speeches and eepethdly that of the Zed s,
were the chief attractions of the day. The first speaker wail
Yr. Houma, of Wasedford, who asid we were here because
some In the county of Dona thought that cold water wee better
than beer, and he believed it was better, both.for the body and
the mind " Temperance' was a ward that did not deine our
praniples, " Total abstinence" ma the better term. These
total abstinence principlee were gaining ground, as a large and
Increasing member of ptherings, like, the present, proved.
Who but teetdbilen could have a day's amusement eithout th-
rlkew the Berl's property, or making themselves asnersable to
melee Time went DO tthegresables after teetotal gatherings
e that. Strong drink wade a man do what he would not
had he been sober. He knew a man who, under the influrece
of drink, out up • whole batch of brutl in slice. Indeed of
quenching thing it ghee one a dry end 'mech..' threat.. It
snakes grandmothers bad, and Kis re grandfather tante legs. It
disordeo the steenech. It Is the worm of neatly all adtWentls
directly or indirectly. Young people too became lost and Do'
know, to their relatives, through doing upon. wider the
influence of drink. Other remarks mei added, and "the 'el. (finial the meeker was warmly applauds&
Mr. urrgas, of Blindlord, next addressed the assembly, end
nu also applauded.
Mr. HONE, of Weymouth, proposed that three cheers should
be given for Lord Shaftedary, which was heartily motel:Ad
He wished there were more Milani% ilks him In, the ecent in the Houma of Lord., and in the dilemma if than were,
thought there would not be so many armloads -(the Meer.
Were then given.)— mass wood propose three additional
cheers for her =l:,ivisileth was tetiod;rl,l three_
more for Lord be TN "" a
vial% and Hsi other of the • —(Tina nee
also &medal toy He deo M Ilbok the dkerVelen
the pared la4èe,sg tioe Madam ius ha 4 tbaynt.