Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-08-04
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Mr.. EDITOR Lest th ose who are
more competent (if perfhanee there
be any such) should fail to report to
you'll e feast Of intellect and Of soul
this day enjoyed, I have commits
stoned myself to discharge the CRATE
ful task, This is an, affair of sheer
accommodation. | am under no Obj.
legations whatever to take upon my
self 50 much trouble. ] hope, there
fore, that, whilst you record the facts
laid before you, you will not forget
the bane6cence of the writer.
| am going to tell you about the
Exhibition at Why Grove. This
celebrhted school has been blazing and
sending forth light for a dozen
years To-day the eight of science
was elevated high and the rays
thereof shone upon the people
There was great assemblage of peo-
pie. I vas there myself. It is i'm
porta nt to have facts stated by an
eyewitness. All Exhibition at Why
Grove is always a great affair. / al
ways attend = nd. judging from the
crowd, I would say, everybody else
does. We hail the Anniversary as
literary jubild e. We march up to
the bill Of scie nce and rejoice with
the young aspirant plucking trophies,
and peering away at fame's giddy
height. This morning, | arose with
the lark (my usual custom) and view
ed the earth and heavens at earliest
dawn. Soon with admiration and
delight, 1 beheld "the glorious king
of day rejoicing in the East Yhe
birds sang .harmoniously the horse
snuffed the air-and all seemed now
turned to jollity and game. Need
it be thought strange that | should
be carried away in the general enthu
siasm?
Well, l was on the ground at an
early hour. Bethel Church, the
house where the students always ex-
hibit, is a unique structure-rude,
indeed, but very capacious. Not
withstanding its enormous capacity,
it is always full to overlooking on
these occasions. l had scarcely ia
ken my position for observation.
when the natives began to pour in.
On every side they came--iu shoals
and nations--from Swan and Cane
creeks--from Fayetteville and all the
region round about--and occasionally
an amateur from other counties
Candidates. too. were there-clever
fellows. Jack and other hucksters
rolled up their carts and contributed
to the various entertain
nent. Soul-stirring music in pro-
'ession grand arrayed the whole Tex
;ept the outsiders) before the ros-
rum. Mercury was there with his
winged shoes (Talaria) and his winged |
lat (Petasus) emblematical of the
wings which language gives to.
bought. Calliope, the most excel
ent Of the nine, took charge of the
hetoric pro TEN. No wonder then that
uch strains fell upon our ears. |
silI not draw any comparisons a.
nongst the speakers, lest seem to {
nake invidiops distinctions. | am
0 accustomed to point out only the
Effects, that am extremely liable
0 pass over the essential part of
rue criticism, the excellencies of the
erformance, The whole affair passed
# gloriodsly- If anything of the i
'rt should ever occur again, and /
Ill to report again the facts to you,
zen you may know assuredly that ] 7
ave gone into "retiracy' myself Z
EGoMETIPEE. c
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