The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-02-01
sIeigh-RIdc 20 HousehOIder's
Gamers


The present is perhaps, the gsyest winter that
the good people Of Petrysburg have enjoyed for
years. The season is highly favorable TO rational
enjoyment. There hss hardly been night in the
past few weeks tha, has not Witnessed sleigh
ing party-mauy evenings more than one. The
livery Stables are doing land-ofice business, to
the delight alike Of 7crnOliue and corduroy, but
at the expense Of the horse-Aesh that contributes
so much TO the Eest and merriment Of the hour.
On Wednesday evening, of last week. was our
good fortune to make one Of party comprising
about twenty couples, from which bachelors and
baeheloresses were tisidly excluded. Add we
must say that we have never attended an excur-
sion or social gathering, fraught with more genu-
Inc pleasure, and so brimNl OF vivaei,y and good
feeling as this one. At an early hour, two
"omnibus sleds," with four-horse teams attached,
under the leadership Of Major JONES and
Major PRICE, respectively, slipped from their
mooriugs," and began to gather up the precious
freight, already prepared to /" make night Of it,"
SnUgly enveloped beneath robes and blankets
gayer party never left Perrysburg- in spite
Of Duplex Elliptics, none was ever more tightly
packed, TO the truth Of which our friends Colonel
SHANNON and Captain HoRD, will readily testify.
fSe part being thus duly muffied aud securely
JAmmed, the two teams sped away on the McCutch-
enville Road, with Householders Corners as the
goal Of their journey.
AT an early hour in the evening the gay parti-
cipants assembled in the commodious rooms Of the
Myers House, bat landlord and landlady we're alb
sent, and the "iusttution was run by volunteers.
An excellent oyster supper was the main fea-
ture of the evening, and we no one unequal to
tl,., l.
must say that we managed to lose our appetite in
an incredibly short space Of time. speech was
called for from Major PRICE, who acquitted him
selfin handsome style, followed by Colonel SHAN
NON, who superintendent The oyster department.
The oyster brigade did not fail to sec the point to
his remarks, for they were pertinent and we'll
timed under the circumstances.
The happy hours were whiIed away" accord
ing to the inclination of the several members COM
prising the party. Terpsichore lad her admirers
and the Doctor the Judge, the Sheriff, the Captain
and others, with their fair partNcSs, "tripped the
light fantastic toe to The variations of the "we-
timed violin. We went through no Schottische,
attempted no Polka, nor did we execute our cele-
brated Highland fing pos de deux, but we " did I"
the "mazy" in cotillon or two, and all were
satisfied with our skil-so were we. We are as
great adept in the cotillOn as the Judge is at
blind mans buE." go
The "gay jewellers" returned home amid the
splcndor Of nights silver queen-the Captain aud
the Judge Changing seats.'
I" See the ground is covered,
Hear the jingling bells
Cheerily minglng, merrily .jingliug
0'er the hills and dels,
Hear the happy voices,
Free from every care
Singing merry, ringing ce rily
Through the frosty, snowy air."
Singing merri!y "-thats SO. Both in going
and on the return the straims of vocal melody
were borne out upon the frosty air. The patri-
otic, the sentimental and the comic alike received
their need of attention, the Doctorieadng Of His
rendition of " Aunt ksbbie," snd the misfortune
| resulting in her domestic arrangements by the
death of her" gray goose" eGIcited the encore
of the eatre party, while the wictimzed grasshop-
per that "sat on the sweettater vine, applaud
ed to the echo. The chorusis peculiarly pathetic,
| aud must be heard to be appreciated. Its vara-
j tion is unequaaed.
| The party reached Fheir hosnes in good season
| Nothing occErred TO the joyousness and good
feeling thS prevailed Major JONES, however,
| returned home gray bearded man as venerable
looking as the most ANTICIPATED patriarch, whitened
4 with the snows'of four-score winters. Without
additional adjustment of apparel, he was the i'm
4 personatioh ofJatl Frest himself
So ended the Festivities of the evening, none re-
GREETING their participation therein, but all uniting
in referring to it as Of the most pleasant epi-
i sodes in the great turmoil of Life. So say we,
aud Frequent repetition of such occasions will
| no far to smooth an kANnn the asnerities nf ,ur
\ mundane existence. H.