Connecticut western news., 1873-12-12

accompanied with few oral expressions of the same, and so we feel it was in Mr. Har- ris' case. It was enough: The donors know and he knows and nothing more is necessary.
 The following verses, which were hand us by gentleman who kindly allows us to publish them in connection with our &C., count of this evenings entertainment, and which he says were written especially for this occasion, ought to have been read on the evening in question. and had they not been handed in at so late an hour, we should have insisted upon the authors permlssion 1 TO NR. AHD MRS. MARTI1 HARRIS.
 The bells have been ringing, iron valley aAd hill Come hasten co the wedding. their chimes finger still;
 While as neighbors and friends, meet with good cheer.
 On this glad anniversary of the twenty fifth year Ring cut, silver bells Allvith music she air, Though we esms not with sfrsrinss bounteous and rare;
 Ring fervent "Gsd bless you" for each full heart here,
 To these, our dear friends, on their twenty -nfth
 year.
 Ring out sweet and sl.Ar let your chimes softly fall,
 recall;
 Forgetting tho shadows, forgetting the tears, In life's chequred journey of twenty-five years. To NIGHT IN YOUR HOUSE, THERE IS NO VACANT SEAT;
 EACH DEAR ONE Is HERE, YOUR CIRCLE COMPLETE May the same eye watch o'er you and wipe all your tears,
 That has watched OCT and guarded, these twenty i've years.
 An twenty-five years, the next twenty-five years. Shall we lift the veil which futurity wears. And ask, who of all that are now gathered here, Will the golden bell call for the fftieth yearl Perchanse with bent form, and step feeble and slow,
 Some lingering still. at our earthwork below; But to the most the last bell will have passed from That calls us to long eternity's years.
 Bat why sadden this hour let us rather unite While the silver bells rire ua, parting good
 night;
 In song of thanksgiving, and trust all our fears With Him who has kept us these twenty-hye
 years.
 Mr. Martin Harris was born in this town m the year 1917. and the 6fty-six years of his life have been spent here. Twenty five years ago, on the fourth day of December. he brought Miss Mary Pierce, then beau liful young lady of twenty-two summers, from her home in Sharon. to Salisbury, and made her bis wife. and to all who saw the bride and groom last Thursday evening. as they received the congratulations of their numerous friends,i it must have been evident 8 most gracious Providence has dealt not harshly with them during the past twenty five years of married life.
 -Hark methinks we hear the deep voice of the viol mingling harmoniously with the dulcet tones of the violin and the melodi- ous thrum, thrum. thrum of the banjo, in ihe rooms above, inviting the disciples of Terpsichore to the health giving and charming dance. The old ball room, tha, many years ago was 90 familiar with this class of amusement, has now a partition dividing it into two rooms, but as the lar ger of the two will nicely accommodate two sets, it is at once taken possession of, and with Mir. Andrew Rocks most excel lent band of music, the gay and festive dancers kept time to the soul inspiring mu- sic. Nor was the dance to the youths and maidrns alone: The aged, whose silvered locks betokened their many years, caught the inspiration and dashed down the hAl like mad, after that charming old tune Mon ey Musk" Every one of the large number present seemed fully possessed with thai exuberance of spirits 90 necessary to A good time, and all entered into it with a hearty good will, wing with each other, as it were, in their efforts to carry the fun To its highest point of enjoyment. Did the editor become party to the dance; did l you say2 What question! It surprises us beyond our ability to tell anything about it, to have such a question even hint ed at us! We have not danced at a party during our natural existence, unless we
  MT. Rocks violin last Thursday night, and If We did, and had more right down, si, non-purc fun than ever at a party before we shall not do it again. [Unless we get a good opportunity to do sol
 Not until quarter past two o'clock in he morning, would the dancers allow the good natured musicians a rest, when all re- paired to their homes to await the advent ot the next wedding, feeling that seldom 10 they meet with SO much enjoyment in a few hours time, as they experienced on the occasion of the silver wedding of MT. and Mrs. Martin Harris.
 4 Day in Falls Tsllage.-Not long since 'n the arrival of the evening train one lark night, We found ourselves once more n the busy little village of the Falls. Our .bsence had been of long duration, and we ;suld scarcely await the morning light, so anxious were we to behold the changes Father Time might have made in scenes to IS familiar in days of yore. Wearied by ourneying, we took lodgings where we oon fell asleep, lulled by the roaring cata act, which sound brought pleasant dreams if the long ago. In the early morning we allied forth to seek out old friends and aces. Turning the corner from the ho- el, We stopped surprised. imagining for n moment that we had mistaken the place. or just before us stood an imposing build lg, towering high above all others. Hail. | ,g small boy who was passing at the !, loment, we Were informed "ths is our ourt house-the Citizens Hall" Well lay the citizens be proud of it, and even le small boys claim share in the honor