Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-05-30
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Can there be heart oeold and selfish as MOTTO
be warmed into quiet joy by the soft sunshine
and perfumed air, sndmusical birds of this beau
tiful Nay: OH there must be much of dark
ness and sorrow, of care and afiiction, if the wa
wing trees, and signing winds, and murmuring
brooks and laughing children Of this glorious
month do not make the spirit fresh again; and
from the stricken heart drive out every trace Of
sorrow. Thank Heaven for this! Thank Hea-
ven, that there is nolifc so dark, but that lit
tie sunshine comes to the weary one and lifts
up the mantle of sorrow and night, that the
peaceful smile Of God may enter in.
But forget myself On the 21stday of May,
the students of the Academy of the Visitation"
held their usual festival. And as no one has tn
ken the trouble to speak of it, pray you let me
tell you in my POOR way, Of some of the beauti'
full things that were to be seen and heard there.
You, perhaps are better acquainted with the
origin of these May parties than ], audit would
therefore be useless TO talk that now. So we
will quietly slip into the music room of the
Academy, and before the congregation comes
showering in, take good look at the beautiful
arrang lment of the Hail.
In the ccnt,r Of the room stands the -9ay
Pole, toMCiirg up with IFS burden of flowers to
the ceiling above, like the young hopes andswect
pisty of the little ones who were soon to cluster
round. At the far end Of tic all were arrang-
ed the "Tlroncs" from which the beautiful
"Quecns" were soon to Dispense their royal ia
vors, and slow the teorl1 about them how kind
ness aid goodness antl industry and perseverance
always meet With their reward. The TarONes
were raised, perhaps fvc feet from the rostruun,
and commanded full and effect view of the
whole room. Icannot tell you how beautifully
they were ornamented with flowers and greens,
and pretty fixings of every kind. The Hall was
filed as itwcre with arher vitae and swcet$cent-
ed boughs. Indeed, had to wonder where all
these beautiful alornmeuts came from, and in
my heart tiled the poor woodland lines that
had been robbed of thrir grccnest branches, and
left with not even their little flowers to cheer
them in their sad bereavement
But fortunately was not permitted to think
long of the wou:idcd trees anI dying flowers,
for the room hal become filled with anxious and
happy faces, All were waiting for the "curtain
to rise" and when Miss O'Neil of Pittsburgh,
gided to the piano, and in her happy style COM
menccd the grand march from Norma, every
face was turned tow ards the entrance way, every
heart beat joyouSly, and every eye was full OF
light and hap incss. The doors were throws
wide arars, and the procession came proudly
marchingih.
First came the F7oras. Eighteen beautiful
little girls-"frcsh frcm the hand of Cod
bearing il their arms baskets of flowers, and il
their ftccs that sweet look ofcIliIdish happiness
that wins upon the coolest hearts. Their white
dresses fluttcrcd in tile wind that came dancing
through the window blinds to kiss their glow
cheeks, and they walked as majcsticdlly toward
the thrones, as if accustomed to such royal ia
vors a thousand times before God bless tn,
little children!
i should lave told you thcae were itro Queens
One is ele:teI from the boarders, and the other
chosen from the day scholars. So you will OBJ
serve that there can be no TartiaSty shown by
the instructors; for each lady rests alone upon
her own reputation for goudness, beauty, Intel
lcctuality, aud studiousness. knowing ills yot
must not ccnsurc these Queens if they should
feel u little proud Of their high position Mex
after the "FloraS" came the maids of Honor.
,,oclre in number, with Miss Moore, the LITTLE
cropM 6eurer, in advance, looking as sweet a.
a rose, and as Happy as the hap lest TIL,
'.Muils of Honor" were also dressed in white
and though larger than the F!oras, and mor'
majestic in their carriage, yet not m0'e beautiful
Next came the Queens in al their regal SPLEEN
dor, marching under arches of evcrgrcens ans
flowers, supported by the fair hands of hcautiiu
girls, cleered by the sweetest words of love an'
devotion would that all Queens had such ohedi
cnt subjects; such pure sweet innocent advisers
Miss Mary Ann Zane, the Queen of the day
scholars, came first, with her crown bearer ant
maids of honor. Next Miss a ice Brennan 0
SteubenvillC, Queen of the boarders. with lik'
complement of beautiful subjects, and Miss Boyle
with her crown in hand, to make the way clear
who seemed as happy and looked as sweet as
she were herself to be Queen. The iOras ant
mails of honor then stood apart and formed :
passage way, shaded by flowers aud lighted BY
spark ing gances, for the Royal ones" to pas:
along to where the Bishop awaited TO crown then
Queens in truth a moment moro, and they
we're on their thrones And believe me-twc
more beautiful Queens;tw blushing Queens
two more majestic looking Queens, you would
not ask to see.
When all were seated, the Queens in thci
beautiful thrones, and the aoras at their feet
just below the mails of honor; Miss o'Ncil took
the iano and accompanied the Misses Murphcy,
lStansbcrry, Walsh and Lyon in a sweet and
cheerful coronation ode. After which Miss r.
IIul!ihcn delivered an original address in poetry
to the day scholars Queen; which was beautiful
indeed, and taught us all that there were some
poetical fires yet un,limmed in the city of smoke.
This was replied to, in the Queens happy style,
leaving good impression behind. The address
to the boar1lers' Queen was delivered 10y Miss G.
Brennan, and replied to just as Queen should
reply to so beautiful an address. Both efforts
.,nrn r.,rn The non nf A1iss s RlnLrlr whose