The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-02-08
For the Yazoo American Banner.
A Sleig.siny Party 0n Silver creek

For the YaZoo American Banner.
A SleigAing Party GA Silver Creek.
We would be remiss IN our duty as a guest,
if on leaving the Creek we failed 10 express
the pleasure and enjoyment in which have
been a most willing participant. Of this, how
ever, We will speak in future. All who are ac-
quainted with the locality of this beautiful por-
ton of the Yazoo Valley, will at once enter in
to our feelings as far as description goes, at
least And the necessity of being very explicit
will be super seded by their know lelge Of the
fact that this cou try, but a few years ago the
abode of rowing bear and bounding deer, is now
in state Of high cultivation; fine roads, good
bridges, and indeed everything to facilitate one
progress But to those who have not had an
iopportupity of visiting the Greek. some expla-
nations will be requisite. The beautiful silver>l
stream is shout thirty miles in length. its source
the Yazoo, anditroils on in grand majesty un-
| til it reaches the Sunlower, where It empties
Along the banks plantations, almost contgu-
| ous appear, each one evincing wealth, taste and
refinement. The rich alluvial soil amply repays
the planter fer HE labor. out gain is 10; the sole
object of the Inhabitants, far from it; place
can boast OF more sociabil;ty, intelli ,ence and
enterprise. The residents are mostly persons
of travel, who have had every advantage. But
to our purpose the seighing party While on
seven inches, quite a novelty by the-by Some
who were fond of adventure, peril anl excite
ncnt, suggested thai we should have sleigh
ride and all very WILLINGLY seconded the move.
The materials for the accomplishment of our
object were soon brought forward, acti:e and
ingenious hands used the hammer and nails So
a expertly, that in the quickest time every thing
e was ready--robes, furs, cloaks indeed every
d thing that would conduce to the comfort of the
Il ladies' and the pleasure of the gentlemen. We
n assembled among many others, about III O'Clock
r A NJ, at the Anchorage. Colonc! Bennett, U:
i g. A +, preceded our gay and gallant party; his
$ sleigh was drawn by pair of beautiful, fleet
1t and spirited horses. One so highly gifted as
n the Colonel in all the social virtues nevsr fails
l. to contribute to the happiness and pleasure o.
o any party. He was one of the first settlers OF
! the Creek, and is kno IN and acknowledged tc
n he one of its steadfast friends and firm support
< ers, he is ever making some wise suggestion
< for the public good, Which being acted upon
q, results in profit and pleasure. The day wa
8, delightful over head. and we drove about sever
Id miles down the Greek, called at Valley Home
o. Mr. C.'s residence, near approach to whcl
IT. does not disappoint the expectations excited b.
ty the distant view; Mr.. c. was from home, butw
were received with true Southern hospitality b
his agreeable lady, with whom spent an hou
= u or 50 very pieasantiy htlc' poIldhinS vi ~
[r cial glass of wine. we left in high sn;rits an
ly buoyant hope of enjoying our ride back. No'
or we all know, an important feature and almo:
nal indispensable accompaniment on such an occs
AL sion is to have two or three "upsets" But fo
'ce tunately ours was an exception, nothing occur
nd red to mar our enjoyment, the merry bells mad
re the hours pass unheeded. We reached til
on "Anchorage' about o'clock P. NJ, that ho
RS, pitable and commodious roof under which n
sen one goes and feels not desire to visit agar
pc, The buildings are extensive, well arranged at
ied imposing. The grounds are improved Wit
nat much taste, and from their peculiarly fortuna
III location are susceptible of improvement to q
almost unlimited extent After partaking of
sumptuous repast prepared in such mann
ork that the most fastidious epcure might be gra
at. fed, we left the Anchorage" for "West Bank
:: where we spent the evening among warm al
S1- true friends, to whom we must now bid XII
rye adieu. mot the last we hope, by many. But mi
un- we meet every winter for succeeding years, al
If have sleigh-rde' such as the last, with I
). addition OF several others-who were prever
4 : ed by unavoidable circumstances from parti
pal pating with US on that occasion.
op- Had we the Imagination of poet or the I
/, ofI tistic skill of Raphael, the above might
- embellished with many fine and exquisite toue
ss'' es; as it is, we are only capable ofstatng fac
which we hope will be appreciated. Fully ava
that we have unwilling omitted many things
are thewant of language adequate to the task
of doing them justice. "