Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-08-31
WRITTEN FOR THE DELAWARE GAZETTE
THE VILLAGE PARTY.
BY wHIP-PooR-wILL.

Imagine yourself, kind reader, seated besid
bonnie lassie in a soft cushioned buggy,
fast Il don't mean ted horse and smooth roat
before you upon either side fields of ripenin!
corn and groves robed in richest green j; sweet
scented zephyrs kissing your heated brow, ant
the musical boot of the moon-eyed owl chimin.
upon your ears, while your fair companion ant
precious self are moving over the road at tn,
rate of ten knots an hour and if fancy is no
a stupid artist you win know the pleasure
party of Delaware youths experienced on,
beautiful evening not long ago.
We left D. at the hour of sunset, bount
| for the romantic little village of E. a
merrier party never crossed the mud -fringed
river, oientangy, l trow. Mirth and racing
seemed to be our motto, and every couple
seemed to think they had to FAST horse. A
| friend of mine; Mr. you know his name
| wishing to pass bob-tailed specimen of hoss
flesh, pulled up the reins, stretched himself up
| like Greek charioteer at the Olympic games
and burst forth in laugh a few octaves high
er than street organ. but as his nagis speed
failed, his organ laugh simmered down to a
fashionable grin, while the whole company
burst into such roar of laughter that sheep,
| COWS, hogs, oxen and all other insects frowned,
stood agast, and turned pale at the sight.
After other adventures too numerous to
mention we arrived at neat white dwelling in
the village of E. where we were welcomed
by the kind hearted hostess and her fair sons
and daughters, with pleasant words and bright
smiles.
Ere long the horses were resting beneath the
roof of the village stable, and our buggies like
astronomers, stood out pointing their wooden
fingers to the bright stars above while music
so sweet that it would have excited the admi-
ration of an Apollo, chimed upon our ears,
and the lads and lassies, with smile wreathed
lips, danced lightly across the floor.
1t was some wee short hour ayont the twal,
when Luna in her silver car, rode above the
green capped grove, and frightened the tinny
dew-drops that trembled upon each leaf and
flower; all who gazed upon it exclaimed GRAND,
BEAUTIFUL. A friend by my elbow could not
find words enough to express his admiration SO
he repeated the words, lovely, beautiful, eleven
times and made attempt at the twelfth, but
supper being announced he broke down at
love, and vanished as if by magic. The moon,
stars and sparkling dew drops were forgotten
by all. So with fair friend wended my
my way to the supper table when there did
not wonder at the moon and stars being for
gotten, it would have made city supper
blush and kicked a kings feast out of the
house if such It supper had been prepared for
the Coos. they would never have yawned in
Olympus trow.
A short time after the repast, the musicians
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sell and performed some Of their sweetest icms, |
while every lad wee his lassie strolled forth in
the bright moonlight to listen TO the sweet |
scramble, and when the last sweet note had |
died away, like the low sigh of the pSrfumed |
zephyr amidst the leaty lutes of the forest, We
returned with regret to the house
A few minutes later and all was hustle and |
confusion. bonnets were in demand hats were |
hone on hand; every gentleman run for the |
barn, and all seemed determined to arrive in
the town of churches first. Some in their hur- |
ry put the bride rein in the mouth of the |
horse and the bit over his ears; one young
gent in his excitement, tried to force the whole |
brille in the poor animals mouth, but as he |
would not open his maxilarys wide enough be
discovered his error and blushed
After bidding adieu to the kind host and T
hostess we started our fast nags, bid good
night to their fair sons and daughters, and were
soon travelling along the moon-lit road cheered
by the harmonious croak of the frog and the
low chirp of the erickets and hong ere the
balmy breeze of early. dawn a~oke from slum
Der the rosy moon, we we're soundly sleeping
in the town of D. and dreaming Il was) of
the pleasant little party 10 the village of E.