Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-01-15

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sparkling eyes cupid's darts were furled
and from thence flew piercing and making
sad havoc of the poor hearts Of The gallant
Youths around. The other memters Of
the party were respectively Clarence
Chesterfield, whose chief delight consists
in teaching the young idea how TO
shoe, - Ben Borlsnd and Charlie Car
son. gentlemen of ease and leisure, and
Tom Tri>megis.us, knight Of the yard
suck and scissors. But all this time The
dinner has been progressing Charles
trials are now, al last, over, full justice has
been done to The "cook," all are salisf-
ed, the dinner is over and they have all
retired again to the paror. Soon after
ward some one proposed going over to
r"Forest Home" about mile distant, but
as some Of the other members of tie par
,y were very well conlened and did no,
care about leaving such comfortable quar-
lers they "opposed the motion" "To
go or moi to GO, that's the question" The
day was certainly no, one calculated for
outdoor pleasures or inviting enough in
itself to win one from The side of com
Portable FIRE. Dark thick clouds over.
spread the heavens and obscured the bea
ming face of The genial "god of day
the earth was covered with frozen icy
manIle-a cold drizzling disagteeable rain
had been falling all day and every thing
as "co!I and dark and dreary." But
notwithstanding the ihcemency of the
weather the party concluded 10 brave The
storm and venture forth, and as there
were no carriages about and there not be-
ing enough snow for sleighing they were
compelled to take the old style for il and
to 20 on orse.batk. And as there were
only five horses and ten persons going
they were obliged TO 60 it "doubIe"-ln
The old primitive style-the manner in
which our lorsfalhers went before the
days of the numbering stage or rushing
car-one behind anplher.
First of all Ben Borland and Mile Ma
bel started off in fine style amid burst
Of Joyous laughter, and were followed
successfully by the various other coup
les-all started off in "Indian ile"-all
in ro"-amid clapPing Of hands, wav-
ing Of handk erchiefs, loud merry laughter,
&C., &c.,-al he,ng in the best Of splF'
iIs.-seeming to antici pate oyous and
happy ride. Nor were they dlsappon-
ted-lhe rain and snow had now ceased
So'' would every now and
then show his good-humored face through
the now dissolving clouds-and there was
every prospect for Every pleasant day
and that ride will ever be remembered as
a "glorious" one by those who partlcipa-
ted in il and shall often be referred 10 as a
bright mark on memory's scroll. The
roads, it is true, were awlully 5ad-mls-
erably cut up and shockingy muddy, but
the splendid scene spread Out around am
ply compensated for all the bad roads and
other inConvenences-ll was truly en-
chanting. A heavy sleel had fallen the
day and night previous and covered re
face of nature" with shining silver
coalng-lhe fields were habiIed IN garh
of vanishing ivory--lhe fences along the
route were garlsnded with The puress
pearls and every tree and brush and shrub
was filed with gitering diamonds-lhe
pendent icicles seemed like the frozen
tears of some good angel weeping DER
the fulIies Of the world--naiure II seemed
had almost exhausted her store in decking
'old mother earth in her richest and
brightest winlry garb for the festive hoil.
day season. The scene was indeed beau
,ifnl and grand beyond description. Lam
gaage would fail to convey an idea OF the
beauty, grandeur and magniticence spread
ou, on every hand and to be appreciated
should be seen. The ride was one OF
gayety and ioIily, and all seemed 10 en-
JOY lie novelty and picturesqueness there
of, and as they went along The ringing
laus hler, merry shouts and Jovlsl snatch
es Of familiar sOngs sounded out Joyously
lpon the keen frosty air, while the bright
sparkle of the eye and the bloom Of ex-
element and enjoyment upon the cheek
lold Of the llghlness and eheeTulness OF
the heart within. Soon the friendly ROOT
of Forest Home arose in view and IN
few moments more they were all gathered
within its doors which are ever open Tor
the owners friends, aud which is indeed
a "home" 10 all who visi. there. Alter
stopping liule while and spending few
minutes in The sweet intercourse OF social
friendship with the noble and generous
head" and fair "lsdy Of the house the
party again moved forward. The road
now lay through the winding paths of The
darksned woodland, where the old "mon-
archs of the Forest" proudly reared their
ce.crowned SUBMITS towards The sky,