The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-01-22
Sunday school Anniversary.

village had an anniversary on Tuesday
Evening, the 18th, at the Court House.
The staging was nicely carpeted, and the
room decorated with evergreens, and,
we'll Illuminated. presented a handsome
and festive appearance. The prose exer,
cises were under the supervision Of Rev.
Mr.. SAMPSON and lady, and the singing
under the admirable leadership Of Dr..
WRIGHT. Miss ANNA KINsLEY presided
with grace and proficiency at the melo-
deon, and the Brass Band which was
present, added additional zest TO the oc-
casion by discoursing at intervals some
of its best music. The large court room
was crowded to Overlooking with specla-
tors, who seemed well 10 enjoy the occa-
sion, Judging from The applause they
Isho"ered upon the young speakers and
/ singers, and the patience Chey manifest ed
through the heightened exercises. Some
.sixty-two children participated, most Of
them quite small and The efficiency they
generally displayed spoke well for their
intelligence and the character of their
instruction. The happy countenances
of the little ones, and the zest with which
they enter into the exercises, is one Of
the chiefes. enjoyments of these coca
sions. The simple sight of SO many
children, dressed in their pretty gowns,
their manner grave and important, their
looks half bashful and half bold, their
features smoothed down to the demure-
ness proper to the occasion, though their
eyes are big and bright with wonder and
Ienjoyment-tbis alone is very interesting
and enjoyable, and is part Of tie secret
of the popularity of these exhibitions.
There were about fifty pieces ofY.Hoas
kinds reei,ed on Tuesday Evening, and
tof course We cannot specify each partic-
ularly. The opening piece Anniver.
sary Day" was very well sung By the
whole class. Helping The Poor, dr.
Iologue, by Lydia MoCollough and Emma
Taylor, was wen learned, ana well and
distinctly spoken. The Mariners
Dream was distinctly and properly Civ.
en- by Edward Welch. Disinteressed
Beneyolence, a dialogue, by Mary
Kinsley aud Anne Aborn, was perfectly
learned and exoellently spoken. " Scene
in Washington" by Master Eyers, Boy
on the Burning Deck" by James Brace,
and My Mother" by Henrietta Wat,
ties, were all we'll recited. 1.-The Value
Of Money" dialogue, by the little
brothers Ercanbrack, was particularly
good. Cottage Home" by Mary Kins-
ley. was also well delivered. A dialogue
upon Modern improvements, by Alice
Mccullough, Clara Kent, Ada Will ms,
and Albert Tanner, was somewhat hu.
morous and very well rectcd. Another
dialogue, on Dress and Devotion, " was
very wei given oy AGeilne Mead, Susan
Fuller ana Aoa Aoorn. One OF the
pest dialogues Of lhe evening Ia matter
and manner, was that on a" Gambling"
Oy george " mans James foFFester'
george "afhe ana Albert 4aniieF' II
was wen learned ana 4 ute naturally rem
oefe"' mere was q"le ! huinoef o. ei'
'of'S ~ me yer! ''.ie ioi.s' among me
os7' % " men vas a ""u "gL l le'e'
~ Lucy sampson ~''ie iiu'oa"o-
man oy johnny Lfe""'facA' ana
Don | h'0 me D'E.'7' ~ a Alte MISS
7P"'"os De song ll'p, mop mop
was wen sung oy al 'ne l''ae ones ana
" NIUE 4" '''"' 70 i.e''s 70" '''"' can
sNe' was ie''"e'eu - " very s"ee'
voice y -" ''''e "'S moe Two pieces
oy IGa FufOosh' were very naturally
very distinctly ana quite correctly CIV
en- carrie bo"iey' out niue larger lhan
eood-sizeo doH NeF'eI'' reci'eo readily
ana with most amusing ehuhc@Ioh' f"