Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-07-30

IL must be The rope or Archolsh-
op Hughes" says another. Well
| did MT suppose anybody but high
Catholic would dress in that fashion.
1t is not only un.American, but unbe-
coming the occasion.
Another hour has passed! Even
feminine curiosity cannot exist much
longer on such unsubstantial alimcnt
as pon,i6cial robes and empty glitter.
My companion is certainly a wizard !!
he has conjured up some ice cream
and cake:-now | shall have strength
to cheer tho President. Here he
comes, God bless him! You won't
see sight like that out of America.
The representative of mighty ma
tiou-one of the mightiest on earth
receiving tie homage Of cxpcctant
thousands, standing without "star" or
"order," or insignia of power other
than that with which the Almighty
has stamped him. No "life guards"
no hedging him in from tho people.
1t is sublime!
Now the Pope" gets up TO read
a prayer. Id like 10 know if there's
no Presbyterian, or Baptist, or Meth
odist here, who wears a dress in har-
mony with that worn by the Presi-
dent and his people, who can pour
out an cxtcmporaneous, simple prayer
from the heart, with more point than
thatl l imagine it would be more
satisfactory TO the people, and quite
JUS much SO to the Being whom it is
intended to honor.
Now follows an Ode, sung to the
time.honored tune of Old Hundred,
echoing from hundreds Of voices,
through those deep naves, with such
thrilling majesty that you feel as ii
wings were growing from out your
shoulders, and you must soar; and
suggesting the song of the redeemed,
sung by thousands, and thousands,
and hundreds of thousands, before
the great White Throne.
Now the speeches commence-but
as | see q whole army Of reporters,
down below, shall use their ears in.
stead of my own, and make my escape
while an omnibus is to be had. Some
day, when the President is not pres.
ent to eclipse them, shall return
and examine all the ehJ d'ocucres Of
art here collected.
Stay! here's a pretty conceit |
must look at, as we pass along out
a mock garden of moss and flowers,
about the size of a lady's work table,
from the contre Of which plays
: fountain of eau de cologne, beneath
whose drops any lady can perfume
her kerchief en- PEASANT, a dainty in
vention for q boudoir. Need ! say
its birthplace is Paris.
There's tho statue of the Amaze
MAN Queen, startled by the sudden
spring Of a tiger a, her horses throat.
Hartshorn and smelling salts, its
alire!-no; it is lifeless bronze, but
so full Of vitality and expression, it
makes me SILVER to look at it.
Now my eye is arrested by an
imposing group of Thorwalsden,
"Chris, and his Apostles" 1t is not
my Christ. 1t is not He who said,
"Suiler little children to come unto
me.n Its not He who said to the
weeping Magdalen, Neither do |
condemn thee.' 1t is not He who
raised for the meek Mary, the dead
Lazarus. 1t is not He who dying
cried, "Fathcr, forgive them; they
know not what they do" 1t is a
form stern, unbending, folbilding.
My heart refuses its allegiance.
But l fear l am wearying the rca-
der; SO, lie. me close by saying that
what astonisled me more than any,
thing else, was the appearance Of
what were pointed out TO me (by 0.
D., the special European Correspon-
dent of The lIusical World j. Tines
as four Of the most consummale
Knarcs in tho world. They occupi'
ed conspicuous positions during the
public exercises, aud in fact, all tho
time ! was there. Indeed, am in
formed that they have been in regu-
lar attendance ever since the Palace
was opened, Notwithstanding they
are well known, not only to the po-
lice, but to the officers Of the exhibi.
ton. 1t is even whispered that the
latter named gentlemen connive at
their attendance, unblushingly be.
stow many attentions upon them and
will undoubtedly permit them 10 be
prescn, during the entire exhibition.
That tho public may know aud re-
cognize them, | will give their names:
they are the North Naye-the South
Nave-lhe East Nave and the West
Nave! FANNY FERN.
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