A Voice from Apiti

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 19, 22 October 1891, Page 3

A Voice from Apiti

'. • ~—- j^" .. . FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT. correspondent when writing of iM^jfeoee ia bis " Apiti Notes' 1 omitted ■^To\meSfioir that the dancing., party given --"in the Foilding Block was a return to Mrs W.* P. Marsh,' and was held in a good sawn timber- house kindly lent for the occasion by JMr Bennett, also that it partook* moro of a sociaL gathering than a dance, although dancing was indulged lnma-Jvery heartj, manner during tho early part of the eveuiug. Mr London gave an exhibition., of views with the Majic Lautern which was thoroughly enjoyed, especially that view'which gave the reflection of the skeleton leaves of the native shrubs, and the live spiders.. There -was no ecarcity^of the fairer, sex as all ' tho invitations- issued were^ accepted^ The songs given during ,the evening were certainly about the, average heard in many otthe largertownshfps, and the song "Dear Little ' Jessie, "-by Miss London and ".Flora Bell- to] Mrs. Oaborne, especially bo. » The songs- given, by Messrs Bennett,' Cummerfield, Knight,. Potts, and Miller were all-'woll rendered and woll received.. "The Bachelors Cake'/ was made* by- the single men, and was duly cot by a young ]adj*from Binning* ham, bat before it was- disintegrated 'tb,e assistance of a gentleman .with a tomahawk had to be called in. >Tbe cake was - duly"consumed, and lam ,hap?y to state that no eviLconsequencos followed) as no _ * doubt the excellent confectionery iupphed Mr Anjon acted as agood and sufficient ■i antidote. Ji. most enjoja"ble evening was i / " spent and the first wonderful " Bachelor's | " Cako" made^at Apitir will, the long winter's nights in the distant future, be - -spoken of with, love and respect by generations yet unborn.,,. „ „ '