Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-02-15
q he Gbronicle.
FRIDAY. FEN. Is, 1856.
Trip to DanVille.

from their backs the care which the
world imposes upon them, and take a
sleigh-ride and get their lungs filled
with supply of pure air, like the
rest of mankind?" Sure enough, if
they have the cash or the Z. p, what
should hinder but the lack of time ?
And if they have time, why not go
Thus reasoned WE, last Friday. As
the railway had been, for some days,
as uncertain as elections, we could mt
afford to wait for it, but chartered a
locomotive that, propelled by hay and
oats, made US five miles an hour.
1t was Spring day in Winter. The
warm sun-rays had tempered the air
go that it seemed like natures holiday.
A bird foraging for crumbs, or q squlr-
rel spying out some open corn-crlb or
barn, was not uncommon. The cows
and kindred lazily chewed their cuds
and turned their heads up to the sun,
as if satisfied with all things terres-
trial, and ''ruminating' about things
celestial. The pigs, little and big, felt
the relaxing influence of the change
from cold to geniality, and their tails
lassitudinously hung perpendicular,
while every grunt indicated cheerful
mood indicative of a replcted corpor-
alton. Some "biddies' in the barn or
other out-of-the-way place are loud in
their exultation over new achievements
in the shape Of eggs, while the lordly
rooster" displays every feather to the
best advantage, and utters his clarion
note of defiance to all opposition dan
dys on higher key than usual. The
other barn-yard and household fowls,
with less of ostentation, are busy in
the hope of filling their never-satisfied
crops with the choice tit-bits which
the frost has released and the melted
snow has exposed to their keen sight.
The horses, old and young, feel the
inspiration of the day, and express
their JOY in playful gambols, some of
them majestic and graceful, but others
never taught by dancing g-master.
But the most life. like sights along
the way, were the school-houscs, which
made US look back to the happy days
seemingly but few-whcn we too
were school-boy-
"a li,tle, tumbling, barefoot rogue,
All sun-burnt to a clnder,'
'stubbing' off what trifing toes we had,
running races eating hatfull of
apples, any day, without suffering
what Fanny Parton styles "a pain
under the apron ;" in the cxuberance
and benevolence of our communicate
iveness, forgetful of those command
ments, Not to whisper-Not to laugh,
and receiving divers penalties for their
disobedience emulous of being head
Of the class, and first in every game
of skill or strength and in winter,
ambitious of erecting the biggest ice
house and the hardest snow balls. Just
such crew of large and small, girls
and boys, well-bred and saucy, broke
from one school-house to enjoy recess
as we passed the permission to hang
on the cutter if you can,' was too good
to be slighted, and half a dozen mad
caps were after US at the top of their
speed, but as the way was descending,
little extra application of whip-lash
soon proved horse-fesh decidedly su-
perior TO Young America" and we
left the ambitious lads at the bottom
Of 'the hill of science" gazing ruefully
up to where Learning's NOT VERY
proud temple shines afar."
Another school was let loose for nj ght
as we drove by, and the inmates all
seemed to emerge at one bound, and
empty dinner baskets and books were
all transferred to the girls, while the
boys pitched in for a fight, a wrestle,
or snow-balling, the latter diversion
being in the form Of a combination of
"all the rest" against ragged, scar.
marked, Ishmaelitish chap, who kept
far enough in advance Of his foes to
avoid their shot, t,while he occasionally
sent back ball that made havoc in
their ranks.
DANvILLE is indeed busy place
but its irregularity of buildings, and
the recent fires whose hlackened ruins
still remain, forbid its being called a
pleasant place. We met 80 or IS
sleds Of various kinds, within mile
both when going and returning. In
the Borough are enumerated 20 trad
ing establishments, II churches, IL
schools, and 5422 population.
The MoNTOUR IRON Works are the
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