Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-08-23
asAs E1t From the Musical World.
Fanny Ferns Description Of the
Opening Of the Crystal Palace.

VpchAhS "a tMC NJ y'S"'
Such crowd, such, rush, such conlu;
sion never expect 10 see again. Eques'
rians und pedestrians; omnibusses and car
riages soldiers, civiIidns and uncipil-ians ;
cars and curricles; city cxquisiIes and
country nondcscrinis men on the run; wo'
men tp-locing, with all sails spread; papas
in apui,er; FAT swelerins lean men.
with lempers as their bones, rulhlessly push
ing through the crowd; musicians perspir
ing in ltIneiul agony thermometer ey.
denly on spree !; shir.colIars prossrale;
dus, everywhere; police nowhere; every
body in somebody's way; whiz-buzz-
rallle-bang g-crash--smash " Oh, dear !!
where's Pa?"--"Sarah Maria, take care of
your hounces "--"G OUT Of lhe way, can,
you !'--"Take your cane out Of my eye,
will you l'-"Mr Jones, just see the way
lhaI baby's best bonnc. is jammed "
Hurry !''--"l can't hurry; somebody has
trod on my skirt and burst off the hooks;
so much for no, letting me wear Boomers !!
What figure cut, TO appear bcfure the
President, aad no chance TO apologize. Mr..
Jones
We'll; its eleven o'clock. aud after
u sd yrfai sahoftiqe a,emps we succeed IN ar.
.feStng an Omnibus, labelled for the Hip.
.2odrome and Crystal Palace Away we
gp-dashing through the crowd regardless
of limbs yehiculur or human.
Broadway is lined TN either side. with a
dense ,hrong Of questionable looking ex'
pecmnts, wailng 10 see the procession" "
Short people are at discount; no chance
for The poor wrelches, strain and tptoe II as
they will. One tall man who evidently
knows the worth of his inches, seemed to
think himself 100 valuable 10 be let ou, all
a, once; SO he elevated himself, jack screw
fashion, Ienng Out one link Of his verIebral
column after anothcr, until he lowered above
his neighbors like pine tree among scrub
oaks. Wha, altitude he finally rached, | am
unable to say, as he was still on his way up
like Jacks bean .slak) when our omnibus
passed him.
ID Everything comes in use once in seven
years." says The old proverb. had often
wondered of wha, earthly use could be the
touering brick piles which sdisfigure every
block in Broadway. To-day was enighl.
cned; they served admirably as points oI
observation for the more adventurous spec
talors, and each pile vas covered with eager
guzers. The windows overlooking Broad
way were all filled with neatly dressed la
dies, and as The eye swept through this mag
nifcenI lhoroughlare, the rushing vehicles
the swaying, moIIey muIdludes, the gaily
dressed ladies'. the waving flags and banners
which fioalod over the nore public and
prominent edihces, presented an ever vary
ing panorama, that was lar from being III,
least attractive and impressive feature Of the
day, have often thought when people
come out 10 'see sight," ihat they them
selves are far more imposing than what lhcy
seem 10 be. s gva.
On entering the Palace, We (my compan
ion and found that all tho most eIigibl
seats were already occupied, and that wha
was left were reserved for some man
straw and his wife. II wus no use to shov
ones ticket. You musntsit here!' "Yor
musn't siI lhere!" You cant stand il
thai placep' "You can't go lhere!" "You
cant come here !'-and so the lhrong wen
forlornly around and about-old men am
moidens--heads Of families -clergymeh-
elegant ladies' all sorts Of people-seekn
.,s places whereon they might rest, and iindin
none We finally resolved on action, seize
a couple Of boxes Of workman's tools, emp
tied the contents on the floor and converlp
the boxes into comfortable seats in The mos
commanding position in the eastern gallery
notwithstanding the imperdnent exposulG
tons ofihe rescued officers.
Above US was the lofty stained dome,
most imposing lea,ure;--hugs of all nator
waved from the Iauiced balconies; beneatl
the JsweIled arms Of ladies fair cleaned an
flashed in The sunlight. Directly below |
swas Maroehets's equestrian statue Of Wast
" inglon, OF colossal proponions.- Years agt
dear General you rode into my young affet
;4ions on that very horse, as represented on
nbiinepenny printed cotton handkerchief, give
ff,ine as a ""teward of merit" for correct
,Ssdeclining TO love'--(wish l had alway
declined iDl In the immediaie neghbo
= hood, our eye rested ona gigantic Statue
Webster. There were his featares, cerloil
ly, all correc,, by line and pIumet b
s6here'stbe oppression ltwas soul-less az
cofpse-like--it iailed 10 magnelize me-
~ An hour has passed; our eyes are weal
with gazing; sill, no oPresident. The singe
have inken their places --lheI organ b,
emitted ono Or two premoniiory subIerranea
~ QTunqbeE, and The r,IatIovgn IL l,eoinnine,