The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-04-13

scales. Certainly the Sixty odd invited
guests who were present and for
whose comfort and entertainment
D0thiB R had been left und0ne, will
siave cause pleasantly To remember the
occasion. The coy Cantwell dwelling
IN which mine host and hostess are eu-
sconced. preseEted a most animated
appearance. Young and old respond
ed equally and harmonious ly to the
spirit of reverly which predominated.
The south suite of rooms was given up
mainly to the younger generation. and
here their favorite pastlmes held full
sway. Here, also, some delightful
songs were sung and charming reci-
tations given by well known local tai
ent, assisted by Miss Eva Crawford and
the Hon. A. f. Childs. the latter max
ing his debut before a Range audience.
as a r%eciteT, with an inimitable rendi.
ton of "The Sale" A resort IN which
many fingered was the sitting room
where the presents we're exhibited.
Among these we're: a jewelry holder
from Mr.. and Mrs. BENZ. Cook; a set
of silver forks from Mr.. and Mrs. f. H.
Winston; an elegant set of souvenir
spoons. sterling silver, from Miss Sadie
Nj. Stailey and Messrs. Thomas b
Whitley. and Dcnald Uquhart; a set
of nut-picks from Mr.. and Mrs
Whitney j. Hill; a tea tray from
Mrs. s.. E. COrson; a silver brick
which, from its weight, we presume
was solid, from Mr.. A. Mayer; syrup
pitcher from Walter Hearn fancy cake
dish, Jessie Hearn; mustache cup and
saucer, Andrew Hearn; fruit dish, Mrs,
c. Hearn: silver syrup spoon. Mrs.
Jacob Dimes; besides numerous
pieces of coin. Had not every
thing been so perfectly decorous,
the supper tables, dainty decorated
with smilax, must certainly have
groaned with the weight of the feast.
Perhaps long communion with the
good things of cheer bad tended toS
make them proof against any outward
expression of pain, consequent upon
superintendent weight. Description
fails to do justice to the Sweet cakes
and short cakes, ginger cakes and
honey cakes, and the whole family of
cakes" which smiled %seductlYely at
their ruthless slayers. Rosy lips,
whose sole mission apparently was to
receive kisses, parted treacherously at
the critical moment as into the depths
of the great beyond there passed an
endless procession of cold ham, hot
chilli sauce, picked beef and angel
cake, beef omlet, potato salard. dough
nuts and coffee. Approaching dawn
alone put an end to the festivities, and
many times were the congratulations
and happy returns of the day echoed
and re-echoed as the delighted jewellers
parted reluctantly from the genial
host and hostess.
When the lads and lassies of Chic
ride and Fairvlew meet in social as
sembly, a way W" time is pretty apt
to be the result. When to these are ad
ded two or three fond parents, a couple
of school teachers, at least four vocalists.
half a dozen instrumentalistS. and
last, but not least, the talented daugh-
ter of a gifted poet, the fun and enjoy
ment becomes both b~roadened and in
tensi4ied. Such a gathering met at the
Cook ranch last Thursday evening, the
9Th inst, the occasion being the re-
cent return to the Range of John Cook,
the progressing son of MIR. and Mrs,
Benz. Cook. To our mind. there is no
nobler spectacle than that of a youth
on the threshold of manhood, unless
indeed, it be the companion picture
of the maiden,
"Standing with reluctant feet.
Where the brook and river meet,
Womanhood and childhood feet!"
Happy the youth or maiden whose
fortune it is, in after years, TO look
back upon these scenes of innocent
mirth, passed under the paternal roof
Not to digress, however, the particular
point scored by this party was, that
while it ministered to the eye beauty
to the ear sweet sounds, and to the pal
ate a feast which might have taxed tht
dilating powers of Ichahod Crane, il
also furnished the mind with pabulun
of no mean order. We refer to the ex
'cellent elocutionary efforts of Miss
Eva Crawford and Mr.. w. d. Reilly
In spite of the disadvantage of a cold
Miss Crawford rendered "CourtinI
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