Smyrna times., 1857-03-04
r1glnal Artttles.
Written for the Smyrn@ Times.
A PLEASANT EVENING

OIL tlat is gotten up for the benefit of the
church IN M. Girls, let's go l--I am sure I'm.
Gle VIII take U.S. and Fanny looked up noui.
ringly.
- nave not the slightest objection to such
an arrangement" saiG Uncle Preston. pleasa Mt.
~; 81 am always ready to do ANYTHING that
VIII add to the happiness of my young relatives
so, IT all are agreed, we will consider the mai
ter settled,--and, Nellie, you ask Mrs. Wilkins
to give us an early tea and be sure, girls. to
be ready in time" We all thanked him. and
told him he need have no fears on that score
Fanny and Virginia Elliott, and myselr were
cousins; they lived in distant town and with
my Kind Uncle Preston, who, although an old
bachelor, was fond of me as nv own father
would have been. He took me at nv mothers
death, when | was about eight years old, INV
father died year or two Previous and put me
In the care OF his hOusekeeper, good Mrs. Viii.
kIns, who proved an excellent guardian for me
until l was old enough to go to -, and at.
tend school with my cousins.
was now home at vacation, and Fanny and
Jennie accompanied me, as Fanny laughingly
said, to rusticate."
On the morning of the foregoing conversa-
'on' we had been looking over the paper pub
Ilshed In the adjacent town, and saw the an.
honhcem"nt of a Festival to be held that even
IEg, by the ladies, in the town of M.. few
miles from Uncle's, to furnish their church. So.
as above, Fanny asked our kind relative to take
u.s. and we had received his willing consent,
After an earlier tea than usual, we started
in high glee, occasionally breaking ont in
shatches OF song, or Carrying on lively con-
versation.
JENNIE Said but little, and looked so dcmure
that we told her that her Thoughts were far
away, with handsome, Young law.srudcut she
mad met few weeks before. Which accusa.
ton she vehemehtly denied, and soon regained
her usual animation.
Ere long, the twinklng lights showed us we
were approaching our destination, and the in.
creased speed of our spirited horses soon land.
I'd US in front of the hotel. We went in. a few
minutes, to adjust our head dresses and r,np.
cts, and Uncle called after US to be quick aboui
t. as numbers were already going, and we
night not get good seats.
AS the weather was very pleasant. we left
ur ponnets aud donned our opera hoods, so that
we wished to take them off, we would not be
lew steps brought US to the door, and, after
aying our admittance fee, we found ourselves
arrled along with the living stream into the
scture-roon OF the church, where the children
ere to shew forth their oratorical powers
e g'rls got seats together in the front aisle.
nd Uncle few seats back of us. Soon after
lr entrance, as the hour had arrived TO com.
ence' the exercises were opened with singing
I'd prayer. Then followed speeches, inter.
'eFSeu wltA muslc-a young lady kindly loan. a
g her piano, and performing herself on the
;casion. ]
Some OF the pieces were admirably spoken. :
ID IN one, the Widow Bedott was carried on, (
perfection. An interesting part Of the
ogramme, was number of little bovs and
rs' that were so small they had to be belped
Tue stase'who sang piece most beautifully: =
eIr little voices so sweet and clear, their lttle
'es beamIng with pleasurc-it did nv heart {
ou 10 look at them. On the whole, | never
tended an exhibition where the children so
"eraliy acquitted themselves as well. Fan n
lnted to get hold of little boy that lisped ii
'tty little temperance speech. And | shall
new with delight the moments we spent in q
It lecture room. al
we next ascended into the upper part of the
lrch' and' as we were strangers (having been &C
school so long, | was as much of STRANGER
The other two girls). Fanny took Uncle's Ii,
d. "hlle was Jennie's escort. The crowd of
S SO dense at first, we could scarcely move:
> at iast' we managed to edge our way to a al
cy t4Ole' attended by young lady, the II
idow Bcdott " of the evening. She had HI
'le'y of pretty things, and | hope she sue. tn
'ded IN dlsPosing of them all. M
from thence, we went up to the refreshment o.
les or at least tried to get there, but the Az
wd made that the nucleus of attraction. aud an
lr demands were constant, but as selling all Su
could was the object, suppose the ladies'
attended the tables did not mind the fa.
ne. The table looked very handsome: set pa
with glass and silver and brilliantly liehted
IN Its centre was pyramid of cake, very y? br
dsomely ornamented, besides great many pn p
er elegant cakes on every hand, together dis
chicken salad, oysters, fruit and other re-. TO
hments. But. the principal feature of the Ac
e was Johnny Cake, nicely Drowned and .Lo .Ll'
Ting very tempting. 1t was made ut the in. sto
alton of a gentleman who said, he would Dire
) dollar for a slce!" and was the source &.
little merriment. heard one gentleman out
ting TO another that he had obtained n slice
le very moderate price of dollar and rel;
ter lce-cream flowed in abundance. and. 7
room being warm, it was quite refreshing. the
fter continuing above sometime, we went Sta
W, where there was quite companv as 'oS1 y
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