Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-07-19
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NHOLE No. t7S.

1hId mass ct hum;{n beings were
masks, aud were drt .sssi ia al kinds
OF isrey, grot. sque aud carnival
traYes'ry, With GominOes Of eyery
J imaginable celer and desigh; enc
, sex douuing the attire Of the etAer;
some dressed IN animal skins, scBas
painted aud ormmen;e ed ike human
ssYages. others acting, the part Of
inps llom the iufernal regious--all
ieEnesiegSsheutipg. serssmins and run
fnieg In. every direction, saIuiipg al.
they met with some.meEry Jest, aue
throwing cemfss and boquets ef
fl5wess at esrh other as they rasscd
f;--Eieptiis tie rule give and takn
end keep your temper. Al seem
cd 10 be; 10 general rush and in the
1 highest state 81 Excitement: end,
IN truth, 10 look upon t'is motley
fHuisKude. was exciting in the ex-
IRENE. sAFe entered the arena sEd
were ssaluted from ali sides With
showers Of eomfiis and ar indefinite
uqmber eftoqqefs sh:el came tlirk-
er and f'ster as weproeeeded through
the crowd. sly two st0r. stove pipe
bat WA most severely pelted; bu.I
stood Tie attack most nasfulIy uutii
.an GyeEsfqwn boquet Knocked It of
my Lead, and away i. vert into the
crowd, aGd after bot pursuit, I
recovered it, The wors; looking spec
nenof 4 title you yer saw. knocked
into all imxginstie shsPes. Atmy
earliest cenYenienee retired to mcra
private qusTterS 10 think of nv
Ea1m reception and first adtenturo
10 tie city Of tho seven ills
This excit mept eonsfres uniif rear-
y sun set Eaea each days freFc is
ternjaated by a Ecfse rsce. Ara
e:Fca signal ibis street is cleared
from ons end TO Tho qlbcr, spd Il
line OF soldiers stat, nd oa either
side % Keep crdl T and Freyens PEI
sous hcm clossirg. From SIX 10
ten ho'ses are turned l1cse vi;Eort
riders to ran the entire lebgih Of
The sIrset, aud are checked al tho
end Of the course BY 2anvass stretched
across tbe tack. These api..a!s.
'retra'ded fer :hepurPose, ,sre raia.ed
n lalrifd colers. rad 10 urge ilen 10
heir1tmcs, sDeed,lavtEirgs dlrass
'rnsmenis s.rfP Pred srcuhd 5tCn,.ard
netaIie tl!.s pith sLrap nails uticl
'tiek Us n at cv6iy jump, cassirg
tem 70 run sfib tie fury ard fe!ee-
less Of Wild Arabian hcrses-.-
tie last Gay Of tie Caruiral is far
he most t4ciiirg, ana after tie
lose o. Tie hcrse race. as soon as
lark, tbe Core, he great tLe5ough-
3Te Of Rome, is iilum:h Ted through
ut. Ail in the sire, and in he
.enaes Sppear Ei;h iightedsaa1les in
beir hands, running about, itying 10
low ont earh Oilers Fights. THIS
oaks lRpeh Ike ei;lersn 5 play; bot it
, a siagularly beautiful sight 10 see
uch sninfrite nbelof leIistaipk-
ipg AID totIirg atout, rGt oaly
lrougFout tie entire iebgtA Of tie
ireet, bat to tie very honse tops
Ibis cop,iuues seine tlree l.ouFs.
hen the cTosds reiire to per.ske
{ sumRtuous dinners, 10 iteaircs or
nasquersdes; and Ills telnliDaies
be feast of The Carnival.
March Sd.-We have been hero
nore than two weeks, very bUsilv
ngaged, and just hesipbiag tolbiuE
'e have seen tomPartivsly li;tle.
am ostensiMy travelling for Pleas
IRE and take my time leisufely.
hough | have not lived as active. IS
nduslrious LIE for years. Tiis
ight-seeiug aud relic-hantiDg con-
ii5uie anything but a lazy lie: in
ruth, | ana aIInost weary &c #; but
here is much to do yet, ard I begin
0 think that BY Tie lin ] complete
be rontes AID execute The plaus l
ave projected, shall be con.snt to
eek rapese, at iesss lgr a tine, or
ntii the travelling msnia attacks me
gain.
THE Pore AND St. PITEa eHrRcH.
We have had the rare pleasure Of
eelpg these two celebrities. We
nticlpate seeing His HOLINESS on
avernl occasions Curing the eersmo-
les Of holy week. and already
ave reeeiyed-onr tickets granting
9 the privilege Of visiting the HOLY
Gather in his priyate state apart
aents, which We shall do IN feg
sys. LaFATErls