The Oxford intelligencer., 1861-01-16
Seeking Music under Difficulties.

Seeking Music under Difficulties.
On last Friday evening a)party of twelve or
fifteen ladies ahdgentemen started from Oxford
'on the Ave o'clock train to attend the Concert to
be given that night by the young ladies of the
FemhlOTustitatea at Holly SPRING, for the bene
fit of the Jgf. Davis Rifles. Holly Springs, city
'Sr Rowers and gas, was reached in due time
Hwas Nining, aud our party, with damp feet
and ardor chilled, managed to crowd into and on
tap Of an omnibus meant for half our number.
1t was eight O'Clock, and the curtain had risen,
we knew, at half past seven. We never swear,
aud none of our party knew how; but heavy
purse might have been raised, to pay little boy
tie do aqarge amount Of swearing for US, We
were at last on the way to town, and would soon
reaetrthe GoncertIIall. Glory But hopes arc
HipPed in the bud, sometimes; and this was one
of the kind Something broke loose about the
vehicle and there we were, at halt in the road,
with mud of unfathpmed depth on each side Of
us Crying wouldn't do any good, and we
couldn't find any profanc htie boy TO do the
swearing Sentimental songs, such as, any
hopes have departed forever, "Thus ever fade
my fairy dreams of bliss" S"JoTlan is, hard
road to tfavel,' and ;'Grssshopper onla sweet
'tater vine" were. in demand A stray driver
On Cop, who was holding communion with spirt
isss'ne dsabt kept elackins g horses thatrtwere
not there and was anxious to be informed wheth-
er or nst ANY individual gentleman wanted to
break his head" Just as said estray was falling
asleep, ourodfirer returne,s with larger omni-
bus ''''h4 iH' '' i''i-1| 70
Now came the tug of warl The ladies' must
get from one omnibus to the ether without
touching shoe-leather upon the muddy earth.-
but how? There was ne way for it but that
the gentlemen should ''give rem a lit" IN
luckily, some Of the ladies', ETHEREAL angelic
creatures rs they. are, were more substantial
than their gallant porters imagined, and were
not transported altogether dry-shod Finally,
though, we were all safe in the other omnibus
And here we must say. in sheer justice to the
ladies Of the party, that we never before saw
lips still dimpled in smiles, and bright eyes sti
Sparkling and cioudless, under such trying cir
cumstanees. Every trouble seemed to be en-
joyed as part Of the sport a. s.ab..7 ID. b.
We arrived at the Masonic Hall, in which the
concert was giTen, about nine o'clock, and found
large number of people in attendance spite
Of bad weather and worse roads The Concert
wasalmost concluded. What we saw and heard
Of it though, was very superior Oxford was
represented and we'll represented; by one of its
lovekest and fAEoFie daughters I AZ the close.
MissTJapie Ednendson, of Holly Springs, ably
assisted BY 4 fin Chorus. sang, in superb style
the "SoAthern MarseiIlaise.s She sang. not
merely the words, but the feeling also. Two Of
the most patriotic young ladies Of Holly Springs
waved alof, during the singing of this Southern
war-sesg~ two csiIten Palmetto flags The en-
thusia<rri Vas fr7tpnsn u y ~
The CC'eert W. complete success, and the
receipts Of the evening were large. The Oxford
daetahoR foisot Sr the time. al their troubles.
and, Ike the bear, when Il has whipped the bees
from their hSnlea stbFe, we felt more than com-
Pensated in the sweets Fs bad stained for al
AestasAg rezaasHs re Ia salured-