Shreveport news., 1864-12-13
Manssaeld. Dec. l.t. 1864.

| DrAAh ky1RNS ntiltW NouI GUGIccIsOu~
dent in 6is pleasant litsie pine woods
town, el8Oying IN. rare pleasure Of . brict
Escape nom the duties Of camp. 10 the
epldiar who has been long tied down by
the thousand and,pne littlo ann0yances OF
! military life, there is sense of Joy IN an
occasional escape {" the $ cirty of friends.
and those dearer thun friends, which is IN
appreciablc by others. lie moves in new
world. or rather. q werid where NIL shines
| through the mellow light OF memory. II he
was ever OF u sentimental disposition. his
| chances Of missing the sweet snarcs OF the
, fair. now dwindle away to nothing. And
especially is this the case. If, like your cor
! respondent, he falls into II pleasant neigh
borho"d like Mansfield. and just in time to
witness a gathering OF beauty and lowell,
ness. such "a greeted my eyes on the eve
ming of the LIST inst at the exhibition of
tablcaux. charades &c. tor the benefit of
the Missouri soldiers. The performances
took place in the exhibition hail of the
Mansfield Female college. and were wit.
messed by an immense c"ncourse of ladies
and gentlemen. some come from a great dis
lance. Among the audience Saw many
sweet faces from the nrighhorh"od~ of
Kingston and krachi. in This Parish. and
some, even. from Shreveport
The t;tblcauN We're tiv. in number. be-
ginning with the beautiful seen" of " The
lifting of tn. Veil personat"d b. the young
folks. Cinderella and her god mother. thu.
fIincr and his sisters and ati.na..nt>, were
all admirably pictured, and drew down tive
applause. of IN" house. Domestic lla'mn
ny rcf'rc.cl'cd 4 father DR. D. sitting in
his arm chair vainly trying to real n news
! paper while his daughters misses Jennie
W. ,u'l Mary Il were rxrcu'ing II d,sr"rd
Of Jrmrn;inS sound. on the piano. ManS
Thought - The w""ing Of iiiawafht' P.r-
>nn;,.rd by Miss Mtry Lou W. and Mc>>rs.
, g. and A.. the best 'abeau of the evening.
{ Il"uch where all WEI. 50 good i: wis iu
possible f'r your correspondent {" d>rrim
mate. "Howrna and Rch"cca' was u
iov"ly scene. and had Iv-nhoe lived TO
I gaze on the ric:ur. Misses Maggie q and
Annie VI. pr,s.n'e,!. he nigh; very easily
have forgotten III" org mails. while h"Stni-
! ing bctwpcn tn" Nv" lovely initi'"--. .Th"
:S"c-r.>S' was equal !" The ba'ancr, l.
| represented Il soldier Capt. ~ consulting
u Sorccrr>S (t.i" beautiful Miss Magic NJ
! in regard I" the in,nr.. She ha- ju-, rai>''i
her wand and disclosed to his view. seen"
F., from the future whrr. h.. lc- mortal,
woun led Capt !. l.. W by rival On
| - t. ~. to whom his ladv-i",.. (NI--
! sophie Ga j. giving her band The man
+, nrr in which thee tahi..nuN were repre-
| -cn:..,l reflected the highest credit ON the
! plT'j.- engaged
iu; {" your correspondent, the -r"L;
g az III az ~ NbN wv ~
were two genie from the operas OF IL Ir'-
! vAt"rc" aud ''!.a SnmnaInnUia. which
| hruu-h' bach, ~ my memory the plct>'u'
! evenings at III" long ago. when the rtrh
voicr"f Genihrcl and Matthew ct H"rch,.."
and t"l-,n. ran- out :" sw""iIv IA i'''
/ Dp,rl Hours. ct th" old Crescent CITY.
! Miss II .Ili. G.. wii"-r great musical pow
( rr- are aS f,rni iar a. - household word,
. to- AL who hav" over mingled III Mlu>lrd
I h.,. n "a
/ rs rs ~ rN"u-h the stage We're her h"n"
br /, r,.r,,l." in. ~ Mtiyicn, in the III ~
scene. from u rr"yHi"r,.. wt- what AL
would have expected. va" ~" arf tainted
with III. bur'"r'- tiiJ ' a. ''li,'u.. I'sc
other cha' act-r> III these two >c,''l"> 'rr'u-I
lovely picture "t brartN- AMI w"r'
through their several paris without :. sln=lc
cOire,emps to ma the actin-.
| com. next I" III" mt u'n"iitl nI,,"
on he piano. embracing. ~"Iv"n -
ll:c"-S.'. brilliantly performed hy Mi.
Hai:" G.: Lilly !'..r. with sIrItt
by Mis- Mary X sans >"uci". hy Mi .
Jr-ir ". aud "A duet, Cen. Folks Qiic>
step BY Misses Josie v. ard Mary L"w
W. The youth. "a" beauty and the t,i"a.
of those lovely performers, w"uId nave
won a harder heart than that OF >nur cor
Respondent More II J. unnecessary t. SAY. .
As for the sol" songs. wish. my dear Ness
you could have listened to them. l"a
old newspaper heart would have thrilled
strangely enough To- the duicrt tones ot
Mis- Sophia O., in Cherries Rip: at Mi->
Jennie W. in the sweet old scotch song
Coming tho the Rye; = OF Miss Mary X
in the song Tell me-. Mary, how To w""
thee :: of Miss Mary j.. in Rock M. +"
sleep. mother = Of Mrs II aud Dr.. o.. in
the duet. "comr while the moonlight /,
shining" and OF Misc. :! >i,. w ant NJ .rN
Lou W. in the charming duet. An could
teach the nightingale. y new song. en-
,itlrt! The Mansfield iiIn rrmpo.rd for
the occasion. - san, VITA :" much III"
and sweetness. b! Miss Iltim g.. that th"
whole h"nsr came down in applause.
send Won II cnry of t 10: publ, !t.nl, il
Your crowded columns will allow H.
The little cplio4uIal p!cc" at scandal
was decidedly successful hit IA !c gu-
siptug propcnsiticS %! the age. Mis- Jose
W looked rs lovely as fairy. and carried
ont the dialogue viii. admrtb," Ease. while
the go>>iprr- Misses Meta r, I.urv y.
Noble W. and Annie T.. were n true ~
lite. Mis- Hattie : Irish s"rvnn' ..jrl WAS
equal TO everything else undertaken b.
this talented Young lady -hev"nI praise
Mr. b. bore his pan very correctly.
The performances wound up with the
cbarahr OF The Master piece, in which +
Misses Hattie {. and Laura C.. ami Mai. A
and Mr.. a We're the actors. Mai As lover
a. good thing Of tn. kind is ever
saw off the stage. and So was Miss l.auras
prr>onaton OF the waywirl and fascinating
belle. A. for Miss ifatti"'- style %. render
ing the character of n negroes. il was mark
ed b.; a freedom from all cmh nrri-smeni.
a humorous. laughablr ease which cvuccI
Il wonder III versatility Of .alvat. This
c!mralc was evidently. IN the eyes at The
audience, the muster piees OF the evening
The feast of reason having pissed OF
so agreeably the assembled multitude ad
jonrned to an adjoining room in the Col
lege. where q mnyr iiicen, supper was laid
out, embracing all thu. nice things that the
times ami the season allow. Your CORES.
pondcnts visions OF camp fare @ beef
and corn brcad--wcnt vanishing away int
endless distance, before the sight of :"
many good things.
An thus ended an affair which for many