Litchfield enquirer., 1852-02-12
For the ENQUIRER. .
THE SALISBURY SLEIGH RIDE.

THE SALISBURY SLEIGH RIDE
The chivalrous spirit, the social quail
tiles. and the capacity for the highest
enjoyment hich these ordinarily confer,
have long characterized the whole souled
and liberal inhabitants of this fns5old
town, and have recently been still more
fully and satisfactorily demonstrated.
On Tuesday, the Sd inst, about one
hundred of our Salisbury ladies and gen.
tlemen, having convened at the Temper.
ance House Of Henry S. Norton, Esq.
proceeded after the well known fashion,
and in vehicles of various dimensions and
capacities, to avail ourselves of the
excellent sleighing - and without any
incident Of Importance, we arrived at the
spacious halls and commenced partaking
of the good cheer of the " Berkshire
House, in Great Darlington, about one
o'clock P. M. All parts of the town were
well represented, particularly that portion
of the inhabitants who reside in the local
ity usually denominated "the state Of
single blessedness. These, with their
elegant six horse omnibus. last but not
least of the jolly procession, were at no
loss for a rich entertainment, for in our
company sat large delegation from the
families OF ...,
t. jest and youthful Jolity,
Sport, that wrinkled Care derides,
And Laughter, holding both his sides.r
At the Berkshire House we had the
pleasure OF being joined by several Of
our Darlington acquaintance, and, after
dancing and music, and sundry processes
OF thawing out, usually adopted on such
occasions, had been continued to an in
tolerable length, Considering the fare
we were summoned to dinner which
did much discredit to the aforesaid hotel.
Our appetites having bsen sharpened
by a long rides, we were particularly
disappointed that the oysters. our main
dependence, were suffering severely
under the effects Of a superabundance Of
saloric, and an undue portion Of pyro>
lignsous acid. Mr.. Barnes. our host, is
an exceedingly clever fellow, and altho'
some apology may be made for his en-
tertainment on account Of the illness of
Mrs. Barnes. and the hasty(?) prep ara
tons, he has decidedly disguised the
Salisbury people. We would nos, how
ever. impute to Mr.. Barnes any such
motives as disrespect for the Salisbury
people, or an undue appreciation Of our
faculties for tasting, or of our capacities
for disposing of good dinners.
We were again very soon on our way
home, and after renewal of and decided
improvement upon the pleasant scenes of
the forenoon, we again arrived at the
Salisbury House, at about s o'clock in
the evening. Here we were joined by
some thirty Of our friends who were una
BILE to attend the ride, and with them we
passed few very delightful hours. The
supper was exceedingly fine. and the
effectiveness and hospitality Of our host,
Mr.. Norton, have still more convinced
his townsmen that he is always posted
on these matters. Several very appro.
pirate sentiments were presented at the
table. by both the older and the younger
portions Of the company.
The youthful part of the gathering Of
course did not dispense till several OF the
little hours had elapsed, and notwith-
standing their high spirits and the license
granted by the occasion. no excuses
were committed. and all things were
conducted with decency and order:
We should not omit word in regard
to the omnibus drivers. particular ly the
Messrs. Gilbert. whose important an d.
considering the drif.ed roads, hazar dous
services were performed in a mastery
manner. A. L. H.