Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-07-10
For the Snectator.

pearing before the public, in the capacity of a
contributor to any journal, but for the sake of
giving publicity to the laudable and earnest
zeal of the citizens Of Spring Hill and vicinity,
Augusta county Va, manifested by them in
behalf of Education, i beg leave to be heard
through the columns of your most excellent pa.
per. You will pardon the depression, when /
say, that though this section of the county has
been more fortunate than other sections yet,
for the last four or FIVE years, it has felt terri
bly, the whitening effects of the war; /. The hope
OF political life had expired ;, the, lucid sun of
science which hitherto had shone with it's won't
ed efulgence, had well nigh set in sea Of
blood, and dark mental night threatened to
settle down over our land fofeverl But thanks
be to Him, in whose hands is the destiny Of
communities and nations, that the impending
doom has been In part averted, and that we
may, at least pursue untrammeled after eduea-
ton, and avail ourselves of its inestimable bless
lngs. But as the chief object Of this commu-
nlcatlon is, to give expression to the re-viviffy
ing spirit manifested by the citizens Of Spring
I Hill and vicinity as above Indicated, I will
pass on and endeavor to do so by attempting to
give description of an exhibition participated
in by the pupils of r. Z. 'Samuels' School, and
/ by the friends of education generally. Thisex-
hibltion came off on the 29th of June, in the
7 Episcopal Methodist Church located in the
pleasant little village before mentioned. a SID
( The first thing that will claim our attention
lis, the preparing and ornamenting the
Church for the occasion. On this head suffice
it to say, that Mr.. John FL. Rodes and his most
excellent lady, aidedb by the other most worthy
ladies Of the village and vicinity did their whole
duty. 1t appeared as though an 'Armida
had been there, or that the "Queen of the
fairies had passed that way, and hung with
evergreens and celestial flowers, the consecrated
walls of the Church. 4 s'at e sac sT1el3 taa5
F. Atan early hour the people commenced con
gregating, and at1o O'Clock A. NJ, the doors
were thrown open for the reception Of specta-
tors. The Church was soon filed to overflow
ing, and an expression of solicitudcs and So
lennity beamed upon the countenances of
Fair women and brave men, 'hAThe object of
the meeting was known by all, and the exer-
eises opened with appropriate music, after
which Mr. Rhodes made few remarks, suited
to the occasion, as he introduced Miss Ella
Stultz upon the stage, who executed her part
well, her subject being ssThe happy children. =
& will not becomeprolix by undertaking to men.
ton the name and subject of each scholar and
tell how each speech or dialogue was delivered.
Let it suffice to sayp that each pupil, (3I or 80
IN ail) performed his or her part well, frequent
ly elicting bursts of applause from an attentive,
Intelligent, appreciatiye and delighted audience
IL iildJ liOo UC ttCUlOuS nUWGSCf, iScty1 tHdU
.'The edeparted. !" by Alice p. Iawton;i IHsThe
Z beauty ofathe natural and moral worlds,'' by
Newton Smith, and ssThe Education. Of the
young, by Charlie Wilson. were rare speci-
mems of defamation. s'Little advice to little
bellies, by Ginnie Splitter was good, and the
Little bellies would do well to heed it. The
response to Little advice to little bellies
which was Little advice to little beaux, - by
Charlie Keran, was excellent, and the Little
beaux would do well to rememberit.. "Angel
music, by Molie Hamrick; The. inquiry, y
and and Hope by Rettie Sheets were splendid
words" by Maggie Houff; "Jeptha's Daugh-
ter" by Willietta Thompson, and ''Bonny
Bellefeld, !" by Lucie Rankin, were beautiful
The tragedy, by Fannie Lambert, upon the ILL.,
fate Of 'Ginerva," was fully appreciated
Sam sexperience,' by Albert Z. Curry; THE
necessity Of education, by John w. D. Curry
''Stonewall jackson, by James Curry; Estate
Of our Country by Lafayette JONES' and the
Celestial City" by Willie Leeper, were very
good. But as before stated | will not particu-
larize, as there is no room for discrimination
and will again say every one fully came up to
the expectations Of those present, The whole
eloquence. At noon the exercises were srls-
pended for the purpose Of making a Grand
charge" upon the rich viands,'' and ''good
things generally prepared for the occasion,
and patiently awaiting the attack. =
In the meantime a refreshing shower Of rain
passed over, and it appeared as though the
heavens and the earth had leagued to Shower
upon the occasion their choicest and richest
blessings. After the rain passed by, the Grand
charge" was ordered by the officers of the
'Quartermaster S Department, and | will as
sure you it was executed to perfection, the pu-
pills of the school taking the lead, headed by
ne teainsF h afP amps s xoJ had bss bsa
satisfied the appetite Of Parisian epicure, at
about 2 o'c clock P NJ. the exercises were re-
sumed. [ will not mention in detail the pro-
gramme for the evening, but would say that
the Bachelors Sale" by Charlie Wilson, and
the Introduction of the Quack Doctor" by
Newton Smith, were the most prominent pieces
introduced. In conclusion Messrs. Daniel j.
Link. John II. Rhodes, Hesekiah Curry and
Nlletes Wine delivered very able and appro-
pirate addresses to the audience, but especially
to the children, which / am sure were highly
appreciated by all, and particularly by the chill
dren in whose memories they will live in years
to come. May their good advice and counsel
be like ''bread cast upon the waters. 7 After a
short valedictory by Z. L. Sanuels, the exer-
cises closed and each went home to dream over
what he had seen and heard, which will haunt
him as he is borne down the stream of life like
''Some wild melody SPECTATOR. =
Register pleaSetcopy. 3 IS ET'EkYG,
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MEN AND WoMEN.-Women may talk of
their inherent rights as much as they please,
but they can't overcome nature. They may
preach about the equality of the sexes, but they
can t overcome facts and organizations
Men and oaks were made to be twined, and
women and Ivy were made to ,twine about
them. Though an equality were to- be estab-
lished between calico and cashmere tomorrow,
it would not be week before all the officers
would be men, and all the soldiers women "
Females are perfectly willing to go ahead pro-
vided the men go first. Set fire to steamboat
and not a yard of dimity will bulge till cassi-
mere setthe example. So long as the men cling
to the vessel, the women will cling to the men.
But if the men plunge overheard chemisetts
plunge too. AS we said before, reformers NAV
prate as they may about equal rights, but they
can t alter the regulations Of God It is as inn