Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-11-13
Terpsicb Dream.
A MOONLIGHT RIDE FROM ORWELL TO
LARRABEE's PoINT-FAIR MAIDENs AND
ATTENTIVE RoMEos-stALL's WELL THAT
ENDS WELL " 1858 1s542sctt e.

'sWell, the Musical Convention is over,
and let us get ready for Larrabee's
Pointl" Such was the exclamation Of
my friend, the genial 'Doctor," as we
left the church, last Friday night at Or
well, at the close of the grand concert,
and wendell our way toward the rendez-.
vous, where number of '.maidens fair
and gallants bold had assembled pre-
paratory to moonlight ride to LARA
bees Point, and ''dance till the
merrie morn" And a fine beauti-
full night it was, too, for such a
gathering and for such social,
pleasant excursion. The air was crisp
and bracing, and Luna, OLD Luna,
drawn through the midnight air by her
celestial steeds, shone forth resplendant
in all her glory and loveliHess, scatter
ing her silvery rays in bountiful profu-
sion up and down the valley in which
Orwell is so felicitously situated. And
soon the various couples were seated
in their carriages, behind swift horses,
en- route for the point of destination,
which was five miles distant, located on
the banks of Lake Champlain. And the
joyous shouts of laughter that ever and
anon rang out from the various couples
as we passed along the road, seemed to
say that life is notstrictly and continual
ly stern, sad reality, but that there are
moments when the stern, harsh trials
and bitter experiences of THE world can
be forgotten, and the innocent pleasure
of the passing moment be enjoyed in all
its perfection. AT any rate our little
| party seemed to have thrown off all care
and anxiety, and to have given them
selves to the enjoyment of the time
being. Songs and jokes, and merry re-
partee, continually passed from one car
riage to another. There were five of us
in our vehicle, the esculapian disciple
and his wife, the Misses G. and B.,
and their delighted attendant, who was
most comfortably and deliciously en-
sconsed on the seat, between the two
last mentioned ladies, Ye Gods what
situation for an unprotected young
! man with a susceptible and loveable
/ heart Yes, delighted, for what can
/ give a more exquisite delight than
moonlight ride with 'sIovely women"
/ .'Beshrew nay heart, but it is wondering
! strange:
sure there is. something more than witch
] craft in them, ........ -..-
/ And so we passed along with song,
and wittisism and laughter, till after
/ half-hours ride, we arrived at ''the
| Point" and were received at the door of
the fine hotel which is situated there, by
its popular proprietor, Mr. F. B. Kim
ball. Soon after we were seated in the
| pleasant reception rooms prepared, yea
anxious to "trip the light fantastic" to
the strains of inspiring music. Before
/ long the music arrived, tuned up or
/ down, and commenced to play. and
soon we were gliding through the iDtri-
cate nnazes of the dance, in delightful
| Iy tangled profusion of laces, frills and
| ruffles, watered sash ribbons, and crino-
line generally. Alas that there was
such a superabundance of the latter, in
asmuch as it frequently placed per
son, of perhaps delicate and sensitive
| organism, yet possessed of an inability
| to fully control his pedal extremities, in
! an awkward position (of course ] don't
refer to myself at all, oh mol and then
what an embarrassing situation one is in
to be sure, after he has made the fatal
| step, has desecrated the sacred trail, has
lacerated the fair creatures feelings, to
say nothing about his own feelings.
| How tame it is to say 81 beg your par
! don!" What unutterable anguish arises
within you, as you receive that sarcastic.
rejoinder of ''not at all, . or ''don't
| mention it, and then oyerhear a side
| remark to the fair creatures friend of
"stupid bore, he has feet like clod-
! hopper" Now l don't assert that /
have small and beautifully chisseled
feet, but Iproudly and Indignantly chal-
lenge a comparison with the pedal at
| tachments of the last mentioned indiyi-
dual, not that would imply that was
the lacerated parsonage who was adj
dressed as ''stupid bore, yet he was
wonderfully near relative of mine. And
so the hours passed by, and the dance
grew lively The jovial doctor from
Orwell put forward his best steps as in
days of yore; the genial ''cashier" got
warmed up and executed some difficult
movements with his feet, in which he
narrowly escaped breaking his neck by
an attempted rectangular formation of
an oblong square, contrary to the laws
/ of nature, to say nothing about the rules
of science. The jolly bachelor from
Shoreham got excited and whirled around
the room lively, and would have whiri-
ed longer had it not been for the unfor-
seen circumstance of another party
| coming from the opposite direetIon-de-
string to cross the same spot at one and
| the same instant with the stbachelor,
which desire seriously interfered with
/ the further loeomotion of both. The
debopair and yivacious st. Adams yo-
calist got possessed with the cumulative
spirit, and showed what a man of deter
mination, with musical ear can really
accomplish, when he puts his mind to
it, in the matter of quadrilles, the gaYot,
minuet, etc. Terspichorean "Tem"
from Orwell showed his appreciation of
the exercises by an enrapt attention to-
ward the same. The ladies also seemed
to enjoy the festivities of the occasion,
and the pleasant dances. But there was
one who eclipsei all others in the terps-
fchorean art. OF her it can be said
i Dear creature you'd swear,
| When her delicate feet in the dance twink
$40 round, 800 1890 $.
/ is the air. ......t, ~.
And she only spar complaisance' touches.
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And SO we danced till supper was an
! nnnnced stArinn host - x imhall had