The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-11-23

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The fol.o,. ~. aper was read alta Sunday
School Concert in the Congregational
Church in this city, in the wear lS49:
The history Of the Sabbath School dstss
- far lack as the fall Of 1888. There had
been Methodist Sabbath school in exist
encs the previous year, which was kept in
log-ea0in, near the Main street bridge,
but owing to the sickness that fall, il had
''icca given up Four Of the original teach
srs still survive, and three Of them are now
connected with the school, viz. w. II. STARE,
J. G. EDwARDs and wife; Mrs SHELDON
having retired from the School about year
since. Up to the spring Of 80, il was held
| in the small frame near the corner Of Column
bia and Third streets, and occupied as
dwelling and school house BY Mrs Sheldon
During that spring or summer, while the
Superintendent was absent, number Of the
citizens held meeting in the Methodist
Church, which was then new, and formed
what they called the Burlington Union
Sabbath School, and elected the writer OF
this Sketeh its Superintendent
On our return, We took charge Of the
school, and - it was the only Sabbath
School in Burlington at the time, ii excited
considerable interest, and was well attended.
The school continued to posgrsss for two
years, when it was conceived BY the Super
intsndent in witnessing the gradual falling
off on the part Of the Mssheiist brethren
teachers, and for other reasons, that the
owners of the Church would prefer an Ok
elusive organization of their own. Nothing
harsh or unchristian in conduct took place.
The Superintendent quietly resigned.
A Sabbath School, connected with this
Church, was not formed until some time A.
ter. One was, however, organized under
favorable auspices, in the room occupied
by the Church on Main Ct II was superin-
tended for short time by Mr.. E. HENDRIE.
1t was afterwards superintsndsd by Rev. ).
w. BoUL, who was our stated supply at the
time. This must have been in lS43. The
Church afterwards occupied the cid brick
building on Columbia street, near Front
After Mr. Boul left the writer was again APP
pointed Superintendent Sometime in 1913
Albert Shackford, young man Of superior
attainments and pisty, came to Burlington,
and shortly after united himself to the
Church, and was elected Superintendent
Deacon Shackford continual to supsrintend
the school until his death, which took place
some three years since, while he was on
visit at the East As q member Of the
church, o constant chistian, and . faithful
Sabbath School teacher, his character may
we'll be held up for imitation, and had we
time in this brief sketch as we feel inclined,
it could be easily. shown that the good in
fuenee he exerted 10 still felt among us
Since his death, the present Superintendent
has Occupied his place. We regret that no
record of reliable character, can be found,
of the progress Of this school, farther back
than October 10Th l945 The records from
that date are pretty complete, and at some
future time we shall embrace the opportuni-
ty of giving such details in continuation Of
the history Of this school ~ may be interest.
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Nor DowH IN THE BrLLs.-The Baltimore.
Dispatch recounts scene which occurred
at the Holiday Street Theatre, few even
ings since, which was not in the bills
A fine looking young woman, in more
than the usual amplitude of crinoline, en-
tered with her beau, and was making her
way through the already well filed seats in
the front row of the first circle, where places
had been reserved for them. To do so with
all the bold freedom of the feminine young
America, she stepped upon the seats, when,
unfortunately, her hoops, or rather the low
err part of her skeleton skirt, caught upon
the back Of one Of the seats as she swept by,
and the fastening about the waist parting,
the whole concern came down Shy the run"
and AZ she stepped forward and out Of it, the
skeleton was left hanging in full view upon
the seat The change was astonishing; the
full blown belle at one moment the next
, looking like a lamp post with silk dress
tied around it, and bushipg, sank into her
seat, and for the next half hour had un
the whole audience.
A ONE Horse NovEL-Violetta started
cenyulsively, and ssturned her tear -drenched
eyes wildly upon the speaker; for to her
there seemed something familiar in those
low, rich tones Their eyes met; his beam
ing with love and tenderness-hers beaming
with wild uncertainty. "Violetts AL
endorf r and the beautiful girl sank from
excess of Joy upon his noble hear, throbbing
with the pure, holy, delicious love of other
DAYS. Alendorf bent tenderly over her, al
bathed her pure, white temples with the
gushing tears of deep, though subdued Joy.
While doing this, Violetta's father, Rip Van
Snort was seen approaching the lovers with
a fail, Alendort saw. the aged patriarch,
who, Just as he was turning the corner of
the red barn, gave MIN lift with the fail,
that placed him on the 'other side of Jor
dan" Violette driven to obstruction, threw
herself upon the grass, and for long, long
hour, was deaf to every consolation.
J A Ten YEAR OLp BoY DRIVING IN A CAR-
RIAGE RAcE-N. p Willis, writing of the
, Horse Fair at Springfield, says
, "And may as well record that the next
most admired performance on the ground,
that day, was the driving of fast horse by
a child The animal Ca mare, called Belle, }
l was among the competitors for the
: trotting premium, and quite the most snowy
and fiery looking of the dozen brought up
ut the start. The first mile was for dis
.. play OF the "teams," and Mr.. Ellis, the
father Of the lad, accompanied him on his
: circuit-to the exceeding terror OF all the
ladies on the stand, dismountins at the close