Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-09-15
For The Regis TT.
WINCHESTER, Va, Sept II, lo66

| your qood old town was very popular III this
,,oce during last week on account Of the delight
fuI entertainments, musical and crotorical, lis
Representatives have furnished our people. re"
places are more pleasantly known throughout
Virginia than Shephcrdstown, through "h,ch'
as heard an old Confederate sa! Inc o'her oa!'
"a soldier was never allowed 10 pass, huoSty'
bare footed or unsmlied upon by her glorious
womep.n From the Potomac 10 the Rio Grante
are scattered those whose recoilectloh Vi 'ue
bloody field of Sharpsburg, is soltened and
greatly relieved, by that OF the kind and hosPl,
table treatment they received al the aauos u
the ladies Of She herdstown.
This in part NAV account for the enthusiastic
reception given publicly TO several oil your iair
Representatives in Winchester last week FOR
them it was great ovation, and one which they
will not very soon forget :.
A concert, under the musical directory oil
that master Of music, DR.. Becker, was gwen IN
our Court House Hall by The ladies' oil tie Epis-
copal church, on the 9th inst. Al ihe appoint
ed hour the Hall was crowded by one OF lhe
most select and intelligent audiences that nave
ever seen. Ladies of musical taste and cuItl-
walton, gentlemen ofletters and pubic rePuta-
ton, ex-soldiers, and citizens impatient lor Tie
expected entertainment filled The capac'ouS
room.
IL IS lupOSSlOle lot Ole uuShliSu 4" cav
ence of sweet sounds to give our readers an ad-
eQuate description of the success oil the concert.
From the Introductory 10 the concluding graha
chorus, the excitement increased, with tach
succeeding piece. Lucia de Lammermoor" by
the graceful Miss F. H., and Dr. Becker, and
the Carnival Of Venice" by Miss W. NJ DOR,
merly of our town. and DR.. Becker, impressed
that critical auditory the perfection oil musi-
cal skill, and shower OF boquels attested 'he'F
appreciation Of it. The sweet aud petite singer
from Richmond Miss n. Is. was justly encored
10 the echo and called again and again to The
stage. But when that Queen of Song" Miss
f.. H., who from her entree, swept all the cords
Of enthusiasm came out IN the last grahd SOLO,
her appearance was received with loud aP-
plause that marked her as the faVorlle and
when in Robert" she rose higher ana more
grand until she reached the summit Of musical
eloquence, the admiration of the people broke
forth like tempest and in her stately sweep
from The stage, She could hot utlread upon the
flowers with winch they carpeted the boards.
BY request that unanimous, The concert
was repeated on Saturday night. The fame Of
the singers and tie players had gone abroad
and the Hall was crowded again. again DR..
Becker sooihed and excited the audience he
commanded with bis Orphean power. Agai.'
was Tie stately Miss +. II. encored and reap
paudcd as she came aud went with courtly
grace. But tonight Miss Z. II. vas tie uhchal
ienged Frima Donna and in acsnoH ledgmeni,
she eXcellcd all her former trlumphs. In each
OF hcr pieces Ter appearance was greeted by IN
creaslns teryOI OF applause, and her departure
by repeated yoleys of flowers. Her control
over Tie audience became absolute ; alternately
She NOV ed TIT III 10 wlidness aud as III "Sleep-
WE'LL" guided them to The stiffness Of sIumber
l. Il =, IN,,I1..
but as she went from the boards for the last
time, The uunanageabIe excitement eliminated
Half olthe audience rose in applause from their
seats ladies waved their handkerchief and clap
ped their gloyed hands, old men pounded with
their canes, Young u.en waved lhtlr hats aud
bruised their hands in hen furious applause,
" hile the boys-always sincere aud un>eihstln
their aero-w orshiP-Jump upon the GeLches,
or used them to increase the Jin. J his comrli.
meutary uprOar grew IN vOjehce until Tie PTl'
ma Donna came forth. At lie Sound cf her
voice he fury grew calm Il; q lanc TIE -.
y Countess conquered lEem. AID yet II
,eemeL tie musical hunger was Unsuitable. he
storms as again renewed and
once again was Miss L. II. compelled to appear
10 calm the tumult with "only one verse" W Ith |
the grand chorus ended This grand success. The
reputation Of more than one professional singer
has Deeh mace ny lar less triumph tHau "aa
achieved in Winchester by the amateur Prima
Donna Of dear old Shepherdstown.
had intended to say something Of our Ra!i-
alton meeting aud Col Bctelsr's speech, rous'
iDg the enthusiasm Of his old constituents as
storelime, but lou have done that and my let
ter Is aread, too lorg.
" tho were your delegates 20 the MuIatto Con-
vention al Philadelphia? There were three
from this town, e1olIcs; one from MasSachu-
It's, one from Vermont and one from Ohio,
neither Of whom have vet a vote in Virginia !
rHo Of them are lawyers (so-called) and the
o;ner IS an editor Of sheet in this place, cal
led -. Excuse me for not KNOWN lis name,
| will tell you in my next if | can find any re:
spectacle man who knows. The lawyers are Of
the same ilk and calibre.
Present me TO tie Government at Shepherds
town ard ask it, how it likes Andy Johnson, a:
far as he's gone. POST BELLUM.