The Democratic advocate., 1883-01-27
s,e,ehins hx Moonlight.

Reported for the Democratic Advocated
1 Lured by the smiles of fair Luna, whose
propitious beams threw silver sheen across
the icy surface, inviting the young to the ex,
hilerating pleasure of sleigh ride, undaunted
by the keen blasts of the night, amid the
merry Ginning of sleigh bells, the peals oi
ioyous laughter of the sleighers, and with a
great flourish of tmmpets, alias tin horns, a
| CAV party set out from our town on Tuesday
evening last, for the residence of Lewis A. D.
Lamotte, Esq, at Finksburg.
The party comprised twenty-three we'll
known ladies and gentlemen of Westminster
| bound for frolic, and snugly slowed away IN
| four sleighs and one large slide. Despite the
| chjlliness of the night none were heard to
complain of being cold, ''sit close and keep
| warm being the order of the hour, to which
none of the boys demurred. Arrived at the
residence of Mr.. Lamotte, most cordial wei
come awaited them at the hands OF MISS Al
verda. When wells, muff1ers, &c., had been
discarded, and all had assembled In the spa
cious parlors, we recognize Misses Cunning
ham. Eorment, Trump, Jones, Herring, HUI
Der. Bowers, Martha, Jenny and Ada Smith,
Shellman, Wilmer, Frizell, Zimmerman, Mag
gle and Mary Rinehart, and Messrs. Smith,
Cunningham, Everhart, Herring, Bowers, Ira,
cey and Murray, our party being increased
now by the presence of Miss Lamotte and
brothers apd Mr.. Earhart. After several
hours had glided away in social chat and va
rious plays, at the hour of twelve we were IN
vited to table most bountifully supplied with
substantials as well as delcacles. ..
For the first quarter of an hour, ana we
would not like to state through how many
quarter-hours some fingered around this 1estal
board, the call was for hot coffee and tea,
pickles. &C., which our hostess, with great
loA cat
having DISPATCHED these substantials In short
order. with undiminished appetites all pre-
nared to do Justice to the luxuries under which
the table groaned. Judging from the manner
in which a certain trie in the corner lndulged,
who even fingered to wash the dishes, OF
course after all the others had left, they, at
least, were inspired with confidence by the
presence of our two young doctors, that should
such services become necessary, all that doc
tors skill could avail was at hand. Indeed.
we were prepared for any emergency, tor be-
sides being thus provided with medical atten
dance, with rare foresight a bank otficer was
also provided, should pocketbooks suddenly
be found to have been forgotten ON reaching
the toll gate; should fair Luna have refused to
give her light, in the same gentleman we had
a whole gas company at hand-we apologize,
we simply mean he represented one. Should
we have lost our way and have wandered
about, hunger could not reach us while whole
canning factory, in addition to provision
store, was represented; and should our vigi-
liant (perhaps too, toO,) town othcers have
deemed that our merriment exceeded those
bounds which staid old Westminster counten-
anced, no fear could be entertained on this
score while those were present who would de-
fend us before that august tribunal, the town
magistrate. After three hours spent in most
delightful manner with our most hospitable
hostess, Miss Alverda, the party set out for
Westminster, and the hour of two found us
entering the town. Perhaps some sound
sleeper. awakened by the blasts of our trum-
pets, imprecated the Gods for vengeance on
our heads. On the whole the occasion was
decided success.