Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-01-18
Society Letter.
ROCKVILLE Mn January l:

ROCKVILLE, Nd, January 10, 1878.
Mr.. Editor May a youthful damseI OF
sixteen years or more he permitted to infiict
your readers with communication If SO,
please lei this essay occupy CONSPICUOUS
place-place il IN your marriage column, as !
wish to give the ladies as we'll as the gentle
men good opportunity TO see it. saw some
time ago an allusion ia your paper TO the state
OF Rockville society, which, think, was a
very correct picture, but it has been totally
efficient to disturb the even tenor of its
way or lift The gloom that hovers like the
somnolency of Rip Van Wrinkle over it. The
genius of man with a6 of electricity has made
an instrument social and caused it to breathe
language, but the genius which will electrify
Rockville into socia! activity and loosen its
tongue so tightly tied by morosencss is yet
uncrealed. While the rest of our county has
been sparkling with animation and gayety.
Rockville, slumbering ia its hermitage, has
only stirred 10 furnish two or three pound
parties to its ministers These events are
very praiseworthy so far as they reflect de-
sire to provide for the necessities of preachers,
but as social gatherings they are as stupid AS
one of Inv adorers who never opens his mouth
but to ynwn, and in spite Of these frequent
evidences with which nature reminds him that
he is sleepy he persists in leaving his hat hang
on the rack until eleven o clock. SO far as
carrying pound of something to eat to a
minister, enjoy it very much when am BILE,
but as to being imprisoned in "ponnd par
ty" rs a social entertainment would rather
be sitting on tombstone in a grave yard,
singing "Under the Daisies" These pound
parties" are the only breezes that have stirred
the calm, and have scarcely furnished air
enough to initiate the lstess sails Of Rockville
society. A private entertainment would be a
surprise a sociabie would strike me with be-
wilderment, and should consider a dance a
perfect miracle. But do not hope for any
thing of the kind until shall have either pass
ed away or be left shattered remnant of the
present generation.
All of the natural incinatons and desires
that draw US into those associations which
garnish life with charm are contracted and
warped by breathing the damp, murky atmos
phere of this social supineness. Cut loose
from intercourse with each other and wrapped
up in the moroseness of seclusion, we drift
down the tide of life not even making ripple
TO variegate the monotonous isolation of ou
voyage. Society is the champagne of life. |
loosens the tongue and sends il galloping
| through intricacies of language, il exhlarate
the mind and keeps it busy coming brigh
ideas to pass current in conversation. and i
sends the rich blood coursng through the ar
teries of recreation and enjoyment until Tim
seems to wing its ceaseless fight upon the pin
ions of happy contentment But ROCKWELL,
| drinks none Of this champagne 1t content
| itself with those narcotics which are brewet
from seclusiou and retirement. and, like thos'
animals which are not gregarious, loves Il
make its home in a cave and live a hermit.
LENA