Litchfield enquirer., 1880-01-08
New Preston.

We are glad our vacation and the holidays are over, and that there are no more pasted turkeys, delicious mince-pies, palatable. .pud- dings and pressed chickens to devour. One cannot have too many friends nor cease to de- light to visit them; but, whole weeks stuff ing of oneself with spareribs baked to lucious juicy perfection, and innumerable other dain- ty, enticing tidbits of modern astronomical ingenuity, not only overtasks ones digestive capacity, but makes one dream dreams that are dreams; and in sleep
 'Ring for your valet-bid him quickly bring
 Some hook and soda. water. then you'il know
 pleasure worthy Xefxes the great king.
 For not the blest sherb-t sublimed with snow.
 Nor for the first sparkle of the desert spring.
 Nor Burgundy in all it's sunset glow,
 After lCnS travel, e1,nui, love or slaughter,
 Vie with that draught of h ock and soda water" But man is 8 carniverous production,
 And must have meals, at least one meal 6 day.
 He cannot live like woodcocks, upon suction,
 But. like the shark and tiger, must have prey:
 Although his anatomical construction
 Bears vegetables, ln a grumbling way.
 Your labouring people think beyond all question, Beef, veal and mutton, better for digestion"
 And if in this weeks letter you should see
 Aught distorted or like faltasie.
 Remember we are glad once more to be,
 From last weeks hldeo"s nightmares free.
 Miss Nellie Bolles left on Monday to at- tend ladies' school in the renowned city of New Haven, the present winter. Misses Jen- nie and Annie Lancashire have also returned to Maplewood Institute after their holiday va . cation.
 Tine M. M. & P. A. social, met at MT. D.. Burnham's, last week Tuesday night. There was, as usual, reading and declaiming, music by the orchestra, and social chat and pleasant conversation; and also few remarks by Rev. H. Lancashire. The next meeting will te held at Rev. MT. Lancashire's to-l fight (Mon- day.)
 There's no use, New Preston cannot be outdone. Mrs. s. G. Holt presented us with fine bouquet of garden violets, which she found blooming and picked in her garden the 9th inst. They were very bright looking, and seemed determined to have it spring, whether or no. Nextl
 This is the week of prayer, and will be partially observed here, there being three meetings; one upon Tuesday, Wednesday, anu InuFSday SucceSlvely.
 There must be something attractive and remarkably pleasant about the village or peo- pie of Woodbury, or else so many of our young people would not visit so long there. Miss Mary Bennett has just returned from a two weeks visit among her many friends in that pleasant town, and Miss Lorain Beeman also IS away visiting in the same locality.
 Mir. F. E. Jenks is the happiest man you ever saw. He went up to your village. Satur- day, and your equestrian citizen. Seth Pratt, showed him over his extensive ecurie, and at last they traded, and Fred drove into town with the "best" pair of trotters he ever held a ribbon over, so he says, and he hasn't talked anything but ''hoss" since
 Rev. Mr. Jones, of Roxbury, will, Deo f0cente, preach at the church, next Sunday, as he and Mir. Lancashire will on that day Sex change"
 We ale sorry to be obliged to write that MT. W. s. Wheeler has left the Waramaug Mills, and is citizen of New Preston no more. He says the business did not pay well enough to warrant his remaining, and so he seeks a more lucrative position elsewhere. He is pleasant, agreeable and accommodat- ing man, we'll liked by everybody, and we dislike to have him go.
 We saw it stated in the Winsted News, that the laziest man in Connecticut lives in New Milford. We can't believe it. Wait till we canvass New Preston. P.D