Litchfield enquirer., 1867-02-21
GOSHEN, Feb. 18th, 1867.

MIR. EDITOR:-lmpelled by desire that the public" should get fair and candid view of the doings" among us for the past few days, I will endeavor to give you some account Of them, feeling sure that oc- currehces of 50 ofenArkable character will certainly find chroniclers who may not all be as impartial as myself
 Our young folks" have been fully oc- cupied of late in preparing for an "Exhi- bition, to come off on the evenings of the l2th and 18th. it being the close of the late school term of the Academy. There seems to have been some "unlucky star in the ascendant" touching the fate of the whole concern; for, in the beginning, the hand bills were made to inform "the public" that the affair would take place one day later than the parties themselves proposed. However, that was submitted to, as many other ''Devil' mistakes are, through necessity; and matters proceeded, dialogues were rehearsed, dresses prepared, wigs made, stage built, curtains put up, and at last the momentous day arrived the audi ence assembled, each having paid on en- tering, the required sum of 25 cents, chil- dren 15 cents. Those who have a talent for mathematics can If they please) con- pute the number of spectators, when they are informed that the amount taken at the door was over forty dollars.
 Just before the commencement of the exercises, the audience were both surprised and pleased by the appearance upon the stage of the Cornwall String Band," a body of amateur performers" whose presence was due to their friendly accep- tance of an invitation to be present, ex- tended to them by the '' Principal" through one of our townsmen. As it is we'll known that this ''band" is composed of gentle men whose ''love of music" leads them to its practice, and not the hope of remune- ration, it was felt by most that the effort they had made to attend, when the wealth CT and travelling were both so forbidding, deserved especial regard As to the per- formances of the evening, time would fail me to speak definitely of each particular piece as it was brought upon the :. tapis, g All seemed to be heartily appreciated by the cheering" spectators, and if there were any defects, they were readily over- looked. A play entitled "The First Day of School, and Reclamation called ss.Pat and the Pig" may dsssrves especial notice, more particularly from the fact that they were perfectly committed. The "music'' filled the intervals between the "pieces'' so agreeably, that none felt disposed to complain of any delay, and the perform ances came to close too soon apparently for many, who seemed inclined to finger, even after it was announced that the ''Play'' was done. .
 On Thursday evening, the hour fixed up- on found as many assembled as on the previous evening, in spite of the mud and drizzle and "entrance fee" It was soon apparent to all that there was some com motion inside the. curtains, which was pres ently made known to outsiders by the. an nouncement by the Principal, that as some of the scholars seemed to have got the i'm pression that it was through his fault the Band had been allowed to go home, las i they had done during the afternoon,) and were therefore determined not to .'act'' under him, he should now withdraw and allow them to take their own course. This