Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-06-28
Centennial and Leap-Year Party.
McALrsrERvnrE, June "a, 1876

McALIsTERvIIE. June "a, 1876.
This is ;ndaad rem.rtab,a vear
Tho Cantann;sl of our nat;on has
evidently infused the oallantry and
sn;r;t of Martha Wash;nrton into the
von,g Iad;ae n onr v;c;n;tv Lean.
year rr;v;lecas are at the same time
taken advantage ~ .nd tbe voung
GENTS are taken into the care of the
@entler sex
A few DAVIS since while sitting in
NV studv i was aroused by the ring
inc of the door-bell and. on opening
the door was handed the following
missive.
.ur Ca, rs,v. fine Measure Of
your company for a drive ON Thursday, 22d.
If agreeable, will call for you at o'clock.
Respectfully, &>,
NV face flushed, and / could not
but scan the note with an agreeable
surprise, and answered it. impron,ptu,
IN the Affirmative The TING arrived
for the reception of my guest. My
heart throbbed, and a thrill of plea
surable sensation, evidently from Gu
pid's dart, passed through it as l
heard the mufiled sound of a horses
feet. Sure enough, there she comes,
with an elegant and sprighuy horse,
driving with dignity and grace that
could not be surpassed Now she
halts before the door and alights, and
with smile gently requests me to
get into the buggy. She assisted me,
but was likely to get on the wrong
side. With whip in hand and a chirp
from her soft voice, we sped along, as
L thought, at the rate of Goldsmith
Maid We are now in sight of Nc
Alisterville. We see crowds of men
on the street corners, women and
children filling their porticoes.
"What does all this meang l
asked. You'll see IN moment,
was the reply. 'There are twenty or
thirty of us having leap-year drive.
l cast my eyes up the street, and was
almost paralyzed to see the streets
filed with one and two-horse turn
outs, young ladies, the elite OF the
town and country, having them In
charge, acting escort to the gentle
men accompanying them. 1 see it all Z!
Notwithstanding the gloomy as
pect of the weather in the morning,
our quaint little village is alive with
the fine carriages of Fayette, hurried
by the fairygloved hands of the
ladies in the direction OF Cocolamus,
and the blushing boys are in a state
of bewilderment and distraction, but
all are revived by the grandeur of the
scenery. Cocolamus Is beautiful
mountain stream, passing through a
gap IN the Lost Creek ridge. The
view is vast, and of SURPRISING beau
ty. No place could be better fitted
for the contemplation of Natures
sublime and wonderful works.
We are now in our element. The
ride meath the shade of Miss IS
parasol, while we enjoyed the refresh
ing gale from her fan, seems not to
have modified the degree OF excite
ment and embarrassment with which
We are harrassed. How resignedly
did she sacrifice these comforts, en-
dure the scorching rays of ''Old Sol,
who sent forth brilliancy that made
the afternoon a pleasant one. The
fruitless endeayors of Miss - to
keep Mr.. - awake, arrested our
sympathies Had he worn a straw
hat, tanning might have improved
him. He was finally revived, how
ever, over bucket of lemonade.
The swift driving of Miss - had
a disastrous terminus for Mr.. -
Her horse reached the grounds IN
time for dinner. But all trials and
vexations were soon forgotten, when
on reaching the grove, the ladies un-
folded to the astonished boys such
an abundance and variety OF good
things as would do credit to Royal
Banquet. kind-hearted Lot extend
ed the hand of charity to tie poor
little wayfarers, by presenting fine
lot of cakes, while cruel Samuel
would add chicken bone which he
had so savagely barred. But dinner
is over, and every one is more than