The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-15
Especial correspondence OF The Globe
LETTER FROM AsPINwALL.
Tho Holidays-The Arrival Of Vermont
Ladies-A Christmas Dinner-Gencral
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AsPlNWAlL, Jan. l, loiO.
Editor Rutland Globe We IN this far
away land have been spending the holidays
under a tropical sun, and as our numbers
were increased by the arrival of Mrs. +. c.
White and three daughters, and also Mrs.
M. A. Bourne on the Colon the day before
Christmas, you may rest assured that the
day was well celebrated. In the morning
services were held in the church, the rector
Rev. G. s. Knapp officiating. The church
which is very nicely arranged inside had /,
been appropriately trimmed, but instead of
using cedar and vines such as we have at
home, the decorations were made by leaves |
of the palm trees that are 50 abundant |
here, many of them being at least twenty |
feet in length. These were bound together |
forming an arch over every window and |
door, and placed in among them were |
| beautiful flowers and punches of oranges.
Over the chancel was the word "Emman-
uel, and over one entrance the words,
"Gloiy to God in the highest, on earth
peace add good will to men," The desks
|
vine that grows here, ana although | have
seen many churches that have presented a
splendid appearance l don't know as | ever
saw one that loGked any better than ours
did on that day, and would suggest that
for a change some of your readers send to
the isthmus and get asload OF palm trees,
ETC., to trim their churches when the next
occasion for such arrives The day was
quite warm and pleasant, and IN fact it
hardly seemed to me that ii was Christmas,
so different was ii from those days at home
the thermometer standing at $50 above
zero.
The congregation was quite large, COM
posed mostly of Jamaica negroes. The
attendance of the white people, however,
was very good, there being present about
thirty Christmas evening, in response to
an invitation kindly rendered by Commo-
dore A. G. Grey, of the Pacific mail COM
pany, several of us dined with him on
board the Acapulco. Among those present
we're Mr.. White and family, M. A. Bourne
and wife, and your correspondent and
family. The dinner was acknowledged by
all to be the finest that they ever sat down
to, while the table was beautifully sup
= piled with flowers, and these, with the
! singing of the canary birds, with which the
D good ship is well provided, were one of the
pleasant features of the occasion. That
your readers may know something of the
feast that was spread before us, | annex
the bill of fare, and, by the way, let me
, here say that the acapulco" is said by all
to be the ship on which to sail if any OF
A you intend to visit this section, and if you
II come we will give you a good reception.
o The following was the bill of fare a,
steamer Acapulco Christmas dinner:
Bill Of Fare.
{ SATURDAY, Dec. %.
oysters on Half-shell.
SOUPS.
Mock Turtle.
FISH.
j. Spanish Mackerel-Maitre d'hotel Sauce.
II ROAST.
Turkey and Cranberry Sauce. Beef
IL Ham and Champagne Sauce.
r BOILED.
/. Capon and oyster Sauce,
Corned Beef and Cabbage
l. Supreme OF cartridges "a la Royale,
10 Tembale d'Macaronl u la Genoise
if Beers Beers Tongue in Aspec Jelly, A'"''' nA''''
=, Chicken and Lobster Salads
~ VEGETABLES ASSORTED
IL Baked, Mashed and Boiled Potatoes,
Y Sweet Potatoes, ~ Asparagus, onions.
'c puDpISGs PASTRY F1c
Plum Pudding, Cream Fritters
u -. Assorted Pastry and Millefieurs Cake,
s. Macedonia OF Fruit, Ice"Cream.
"a DESERT.
v Grapes Apples Oranges, Bananas
10 Pecans.
10 Coffee and Tea.
D. After eating our fill, and some of us at
II more than we ought, we adjourned to tn
u hurricane deck, and here a complete sur
e prise awaited US. The entire quarter dec
sc was covered with an awning, while sus
Us pended from the awning to the deck wer
E. flags Of all countries, the stars and stripe
le being quite prominent. The space wa
d. brilliantly illuminated with many and dill
&c terent colored lanterns, the light fror
lie which was fairly reflected back by tn
s. brass mountings on the skylights and rail
ings of the ship. An hour or more wa
n very agreeably spent in conversation an
=, promenadlng, when after partaking G
l. more ice cream and cake which were serve
is on deck we babe good night to the commo
at dore, with the wish that he might be spare
" TO make many more trips in his good shi]
and enjoy many more merry Christina
L days and happy New Years.
&c Sunday evening, Christmas services il
&c connection with the Sunday school wer
l. held in the church, which was well file,
D. and all appeared to enjoy the occasion
The exercises consisted of singing, recita
~ tons, etc, by the young darks, and re
10 marks by the pastor and others. The sing
&c ing was very good, although the words an,
music were all new to me, both havin,
been brought from Jamaica where most O
the colored persons residing here original,
N came from. With little training thinl
# they could be made good singers and il
fact when not accompanied by the organ
J. they keep much better time, as they ar,
Is not accustomed TO an instrument. SOM
d OF your young readers who participate II
, Sunday school concerts at home may lik
= to know what they sung, so will annex
/ few verses taken from some of the song
d sang on the occasion.
is When Mothers Of Salem.
when Mothers OF salem their children brough
10 Jesus,
The stern disciples drove them back and bad
them depart
But Jesus saw them ere they ned, and, sweeti
e aud kindly said
a "sufrer little children 10 come unto me !"
= For Will receive them, and fold them In m
bosom,
= I'll be a Shepherd 10 these lambs, oh driy
Al them not away
=, For II their hearts 10 me they give, they shal
u with me In glory live
2. "Suner little childr, n TO come unto me I"