New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-07
an ECCLESIASTICAL CLAE-BAkE.
he Philadelphia Hvsairr ,ou.r..

CoirespordeDce Of TIE Pkisee phi. Iysarr ,ousn.-
BRISTOL, x. l., Ju'y -, 1853.
There i.a very peculiar ins'Itrtou in this stats
Of Rhode Island. To who ass seen IT, 1t 5
very attractive There being no "slslly 20 cee brs;e
its praise IN verse, nor "Crsbbe" TO epesk Of
ts merits, perhaps q word from sn hunbo indi7;f-
uel may be regarded With interest. 4 lite way out
of tie Town Of Bristol there s grove, which grove
tc dsy has beer the Of amir alton snd delight l.
appears that somewhere about 0 yee,s ego tts COED
people here thought they would estsolsa a. Erscops
Church, which they cid uudsr tue zane oi St. mt
ctaes. TIE history Of til, enterprise is ore Of varied
light ard shade. 1t Lac hso s sessor3 OF prosperity
and Of adversely Wner in l7i their 20 y Leg sh BELL
wes broken in the haibcr their torres wore ssd, when
in 1853 their beautiful ard graceful bellies prsssea II
greer swaId Of Fox I, tier hopes were bright when
IN 1871 toe Rev. Mr. Usher was required " vote Of
tie parish TO support al the wcows Of the churct
from What be received as lis owe salary" th,
times were hard; when to-day tie vorthy rector
how ready his Gear flock were to she'll out and yet
how unshel6sh they we're wthal, he might have .slt
liz embracing oil tie widows ana the r sry children,
for the oys which he felt. But II appears ths! tbs
ladies Concluded 70 bClc fets. of S: Michsss and
al angels on ths che part which included tteir
church ard ;henselv,s, and OF clsns, tai ard such
like Oh the other. About oolCck vs were On tie
ground. Tents were pitched and fsss were viyirg.
Tables were spread and upon a large pattern tie
bi ass bard exercised their sk IN eccesisstic a. tunes
By sId by, cslnsges, wagons sud carts began 70
empty their coI.eIts, Until plenty Of sl good tareS
sud good people gathered together. Huge roulos
Of beef pecks Of salad piles Of confeo.ions ,ns G.
ce cream chokeps turkeys pss fancy baskets, teys
pir-cushioIs. ard Thousand other thirgs were ali
srsDged 10 order under the tfees aud tie .scies Of
Bristol and guests from all parts cent TO the
Der Of about eight hundred, began to pour TO- Among
the crowd were TIE bellies OF Brsto-snd famous
bellies they arctic gay people OF Newpo.t, re
cultivated citizens Of Providence the inteeen. pie
oi Warren, ard the seced Inhabitants oi the resut-
ful "Pop squash, which deserves more CLASSIC
rare. Metnodsts, Bapti-.. Pre;byterisns Coogre-
gatCr alsts, Univ sIssls,s, EriscoFAs formed oHs
grand union over tho treasures Sia II ths SAID, ~
rather buried under tie sssweed. The clergy 81 Rhoae
leland were well repreeIted, srG cistinsushed ol-
vines from Massachusetts PenDsy yan.a, Msry !sro,
aud divers otLer States, added TO tue attractions of
the clam bake. In ons correr CT tina h-d z gtt ts
sesp iron bars place ulcn the iocks preparatory 20
the great frying optTs.ops N c0ntenpa.cni iowa z
nsry retreats, or under tents lite cques wsre nix
iIs condiments, or cutting up for cinrer, and snged
along in solema order were huge kettles, N which tie
chowGer was to be made. Some MY gSIcba u Ills
saVory soup were served up. DC you sveF see I
mace Dsniei Webster wss g. prohc.snt n tie srt
of ctoyderzrg. Fret, sat pork 10 irec 8no placed
in tire Bottom OF tie pot and then layer site sysr OF
onioIs potatoes, fs0, pepper cfack.rs sage, 3al',
cloves srd lots Of srbs together with ohe' thing,
too rumerous to mention, are bo.eo togetsef Iltu
tie great dish Of Cepe Ccd sud the Providence Psa
tations s done. Bat al this isn't tao elsn.5ake.
That s the peculiar Institution" To De sprreaatea
ii must be seen. Fret d eouIss you inust rave .ne
clans I'VE had fity bushels, then yo9 cis hole II
the ground not very deep, you po n BIZ. etcoes you
pE. IN about keit Colc or uscfe OF goco cIy suoc
jthats what dicl, you set fire to .as wood ard is
Il bun up doicn, - You please. tae stones nested
you pile TIE caLos; theee you cover up witt cart
loaGs Of se&Weed; ycu then spread ieIge sel oysr
The whole-I muat break on tere su instsnt e ssy
that forgot ths: put upon the cam-ceap1 .o,' o,
fth done up nicely IN clcths, Which Here veiy gooc
after tley wers coChe6-tte fish, a ,nesr -sni you
have q big elephant in repose, ervhst locke snaz-
nely Ike ore. NJ charge IS mscs IL the peculiarly
irsgrsnt ana fish like sme s whc. come ~ iEon the
clans and feb, AID are very afpetizing oE IN tts
infc. 4
milking chovder. About sr h0ar ster tue clans were
put IN the tables surrounded, an the eepoent
ives dietu beo ana had our olIner. There st the
venerable Or. Stepheid tie scconplistse Mercer,
tie eloquent 1ff.Iy of Baltimore, tie beloTec DE-,
cessu OF Rto6e Island, tie sbis Howe Of your city,
tire exalted stowe, the Dimcna Of AorG, sna other
fiviIe uCt known to fame, rirouadec ty en- array c.
female teauty a-c many strength ssdom conOlne1 TO
such an extent IN this State Of States. se ~
pleasant time and tie affair was ercceesicL N3tllrS
wSs needed 70 sGd TO it, crsrms AID cur &c wee io
ven p il You ever come into Rcocs la-d sno exc IL.
xred to On eooiesiastcsl dan. bake, to &C. BAT cent
e,t co rnuch chosje or &c mea! elso (. 90 rney
rave a little envelope be'ofe you, q: nov have, C.
sotbe6, "Tske po~der dry a.:et,' &c.
fu'y yov, PaCd'tsS