Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-08-10
For the Port Tobacco Times.
PRINCE GEORGES Co. .Aug. 3. 1916

PRINCE GEORGES Co. .4ug. 3, 1913.
Mr.. EDITOR: Grant me space enough in
your paper this week, if you please, to ex-
press my great satisfaction of the late Exhi-
bition and Party of the Students of Chariot
te Hall Academy, which came off last Friday.
Really, sir, they deserve a word of commen-
dalton from every one who were present,
For my part was delightfully."- disapp painted
IN the exhibition. did not expect TO be so
agreeaby entertained. ! did not expect BOYS,
not tuiored by some great tragedian to figure
their parts half so well. Though the heat
was SO severe, and the spacious, crowded
school-room almost smelling hot" vet so
engaging were the fine appearances and
theatrical performances of the students, that
scarcely an individual would move to the
open air to catch refreshing draft The
picked beauties of Charles and ST. Mary's
counties were there, seated before them
giving their approba,ory smiles, and perhaps
their hearts too; trusting to short space
of time when some Of those ''Ialer teens''
shall be old enough to lie their hearts at
their feet. If could say word or two to
those youths, would say, ~ Dung men, 90
on! Ascend still higher in the opinion of
your fellow citizens! Reach not back for
the communicating, deceivng offerings which
vice and idleness hold out TO on, but press
forward TO those bright regions of LITERA-
TURE and SCIENCE; and when the grave
pencil of manhood shall mark your brows,
you Will be men loved and admired, and
useful citizens of our happy republic"
! | understood from some of the examiners
that those young gentlemen underwent an
examination worthy of good scholars. One
ln particular, whose name take pleasure in
mentioning here-Mas,er PETER W. HAw-
KINs OF your county. How happy-how
truly happy! must 1t make parent feel to
know that his son has graifed his fondest
hopes-has not forfeited the love lavished
upon him in his infant days-was not i'll
repay'ng the care and attention being be-
slowed upon him in his germ of YOUTH
Gould we have looked into the heart of the
father of this young man as he watched his
son acqui'iing himself so honorably. oh,
what strife Of :ninglng pleasant feelings
would we have seen! Could all bows have
gazed there and seen that heart overlooking
with joy, praise and thank(ulness, doubt
not but that they would have turned away
with the firm resolution to do all in their
power to make their beloved parents as hap
py. Oh! where is the pleasure of bleeding
the heart of fond and devoted paren,?--
Dung men. you who with The damning bot
lie and HELPS gaming table, so often draw
from the hearts of your parents the deep
signs of a wounded spirit, tell me have you
soul? Have you conscience? Are you
worse than the cubs Of the forest who will
DO all in their power to preserve the lives
of their dams? But enough of this.
A word for the Party and am done.
Twilight had glowed and clothed every
tree and flower, and all things else, in soften
ed light, and the heated hallowed atmos-
phere of summers eve hung around, while
in the far west gathered s,orm-cloud,
threatening the lingering heat Of the day
sun with an outpo uring Of its refreshing
fluid.
That spacious room, where, through the
day the choice writings of de id men, illus
trlous in life, were reharsed in all the beau
ity OF youthful eloquence for our pleasure,
was now lighted up. Beautiful women
splendidly dressed, with health and hope
and smiles, and the glow of youth upon
their brows, gracefully hanging upon the
arms Of their highly favored and fattered
gaIlan,s, gathered there to fill the gazing soul
with the deepest admiration, and make his
heart ''bounding light and gay" Like a
fair garden, where the blush of the rose and
the smile of the pink, with the charms Of
many other beautiful gems of nature, are
seen, this room appeared TO the fixed, ardent
and impassonate gaze Of the beholder. Soon
the soft notes OF the violin were heard steal
ing through the hall, and quick there arose
forty young people on that floor to engage
in merry dance. Their hearts were light
So light that though the threatening cloud
now came over and poured out its contents,
accompanied by the most awful thunder
and vivid lightning, yet amid the confusion
of falling rain, thunder claps and lightning
flashes, those young people bounded thro'
The dance as iawns unconscious of any dan
ger. Never before, Go | believe, were ST.
Mary's and Charles counties represented so
we'll at party of any kind. Times herald
had told the hour OF three before our COM
pany sought their pillows, and, as if they
were still resting upon their downv touches,
leave them to enjoy tranquil sleep. But
before closing this communication, Mr..
Editor, would add, that have visited this
part of ST. Mary's some half dozen times be-
fore, but never have | enjoyed myself so
much as on this occasion. That Exhibition,
where caught the recognising smiles os
my lovely young acquainsances-and that
Ball, where could modes,ly touch the soft
and tapering fingers and gently press them
as token of my high esteem for their timid
owners, ! shall never forget.
a love to join in scene like this
Ofmild and joyful play
When persuade myselfTl meier get old,
And nv locks will ne er get gray;