The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1861-02-14
PAMELA. MISSISSIPPI THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IT. 1851.

we company arranged ibfmanlfn
laughing afl chatting until the ouf
tain should fio
On either sile n fho stage wisa
plan0i hl one " shiol Mry bins
more looking ohtfbneb.ly llfely Ne
hluf sill ahl Min white pearl. ai.
whiln ~ ihr other wa vi ~ Mifshall
look nv lnf nnl graceful y vhir
muslin anil lilac ribbons That No.
wns unknown H. most NJ the guests
sas evident and that she excited M
little interest VA evident, too for
whispers went round about her. and
The sufpri'cd faces ~ All % the ana
wcr, "only . sewing girl, wla anu
sing.
The frat acene Was Serpluml
licboccl ~ the Well aud he eur
tain rose 10 the sweet, sad music 81
Where ARE thy bowers, y Canaan
An insiantnnepu. hush fell upon Nh,
audience, and all eyes we're fixed upon
the stage, There ma the font and
there stood the Jcwiah beauty. Re-
bcccp, with her pitcher On her head
Belle had taken the character and
the tall, dark brunette looked the
Oriental maiden to perfection. NJ.
enzor knclt At her feet with his offer.
! ing and never did John Travcr,
look better than he did Mt that mo-.
mcnt. with his picturesque costume,
aud dark eyes raised to her face.
Had Sue Mac seen him just then, she
would have been more desperately in
love than ever with the young aud
handsome author. A low murmur Of
applause ran through the audience.
The curtain slowly descended, AMI
the music died family away.
The next sccne was brother Jon
a,han and John Bull = and, At the
,inkling of the bell, Mary Dinsmorc
struck up "l,ule Briiania," while
Miss Marshall began Yankee boo
die. A low litter ran through the
room at the effect Of this cats ron.
cert, that increased TO q loud roar Of
laughter ~ the curtain went up. vii
Curtis, ~ John Bull hsd stuffed
himself ont to mos, FslNsfisn pro.
portions, and with souc red ochre,
had impaired to his countcnance q
glowing hue Of ind gnation and high
living, snd was evidently in a team
ing rage ut something or some
body unknown. Charlie Lu
CA, ~ Brother Jonathan, stood up
right like 4 hop pole-tall aud lnnk-
in . long s~aIlow.,aiIed c0at will
brass buttons ; q white hat. with !
lint, on one side Of his head : hi,
countenancc drawn down to a form
liable length, with an expression o.
most dolefal gravity and cormposure
! his lips %packorei Up Is il vhisding
aud q jack .kniT. aud stick in bi,
hands, Ms IL in the nc, Of whiting
Laughter, long and loud. greeted III,
scene until the curtain fell.
! The next on the programme w,
! Meg Mcrilics and Dick Halter
aick," in which Charlie Lucas. stan.
ding over q secthing cauldron, and
elsring into !, in q say that would
' have done homer toonc of the s.tchc,
in Macbeth, took the character Of tn,
Scotch Gipscy; and John Trsvct,
wss the Dutch freebooter. A wilder
figure than Charlie looked. with long
streaming hair. glaring eyes, dis.ort-
I'll fscc, aud frcnxied Posture. can
hardly be ina lined. aidcd-as Il va
by the most %outlandi.h cpstuin,
= that ever mortal eyes rested on. Th'
= stage had been dafkcnsd to aid T.
: the effect; and Dick stood locking al
her : half in defiance. half in terror,
with a drawn sword in his hand-hi.
= own wild face III up bya sudden glar,
! of rel FIRE. A thrill ran through The
spectators. sni the curtain descend
: ri to the strange, harp notes Of tn
s'Gathcring Of the Cisn..
: The next was "Rohinson CrusO'
AMI Friday That unfortunate nav
= gator. born Of ''poor bu, homes, pa
rents sumptuously arranged in BIZ
rcat-stin cap, With the flaps to keel
. the rain "A. his lergins Of the SANE
HI. household gpol., car,henvarc an'
all. ahoa, him-his parrot oYsrhc,i
his gun in the corner. and his BIbll
and tobacco on the table, at with nj
g expression Of mos, dismal serious
D noes, which none better than Al
. Archer coull pu, on. looking lowr
At Friday. VIII sat cross-lcvgri. Iik'
a Turk or a tailor. a, his feet. Cur
Tia was Friday : and with his fac
backed, AMI arrsyed in the sam
a festive garments as Lie master, b
: was a sight to see. no, TO hear u
The company louily arpIauiei. unit
r the curtain fell on master and man.
The next vas .sBsby Blake am
; Charlie. o'Msly; and the onrtair
! went 20 the inspiring strains 81 th'
= "Lani Of Swec, Erin" Their stspi
Baby in her torn ridine-hsbit. ~ i
? she had jus, clsmhrred through sh'
} window. one foot Aru.s through ID,
/ rent, TO call Charlie . assessioa toll
; her hat set issnsily On , ssde d
=