The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-05-12

onward through tho shao0Wy WI 'A'A- - -
night,
Here upon this stage ofcarly being,
Our youthful parts enacting, ,,r.
We represent the floral sovereignty OF lie,
The sylvan realm Of beauty,
The royal court OF innocence,
The fragrant sway OF love.
Here we behold the floral Queen OF May
The air, with songs melodious,
Undulates 10 press,
Sweet zephyr kisses on her snowy brow.
Courtiers strew her path with flowers;
They mouldthe wish for future days,
OF veal, Of love, Of life,
In natures loyeiest emblems
The opening flowers OF May
Radiant In beauty, A
Lustr0us In tints,
Redolent in perfume,
The sylvan excellence OF adolescehJ nopo' 5
Upon her head we placed
The diadem OF innocence,
| The thOrness crown ,..
When upward rose tho breath Of aspiration,
And the air was filled with circumanpien'
Shaping itself in feryent wishes
Forher, young Queen, TO wear Win regon Sr"0o'
| The coroneted Joy cur suffrages conIerTeu'
| Then, with invested sceptre she slts,
Encompassed with the pomp Of sylvan royalty
| With fairies and nymphs,
| With gpsies and maids,
Red and white, the roses bright,
Lilies fair, perfume the air;
| Violets sweet the senses greet,
| Like
The mornings modest star,
And the Valleys lovely pride,
Placing beauties from afar,
In the cluster side by siue.
addressing the Queen.l
| Lovely, boauteous Queen OF May
| Around thy life may flowers stay,
And pleasures light wing chase away,
Each passing cloud.
Long remembered be this day,
Which commenced thy regal sway,
And may bright fortunes constant ray
Thy path illumine.
addressing the audience.l
Induigent Friends:
Here No our celebrations close.
with modest hearts our claims presenting,
We invite your kind award.
Eager, yet gentle, In "Fdir Ldtons" Temple,
| Has emulation been arrayed,
| And the Lamp Of Learning, kept brightly burn
ing,
Its lustre to all has displayed.
Hope now mounts high in every heart,
Though anxious fears we may confess,
| That the enactment Of our part,
| MAY not be deemed full success.
But, kind friends, our parts fulfilling,
In the role this night assigned, 80,
| We trust we've proved ourselves quite willing
| And your approval now may find.
| withhold not praise
| 1t is the spur to high endeavor,
| The reckoning glory of our brighter days. :,
This rare feast Of reason and low OF SOUL
having been thus happily concluded. it was
announced that Terp-ichore would reign SUI
prefne for the balance of the evening; and, ac-
cordingly, the Queen and her maids. with
their fortunate attendants, Kept step to the
Emusic of sweet sounds" until II o'clock
when the Festival came to close. Long will ii
be remembered-'tw be a joy forever.
And now we wish to make suggestion,
which we hope will be considered of favorably
by the accomplished Principal and teachers Of
the Institute The Festival at Fair Lawn was
intended only for its patrons, and none had the
privilege Of witnessing it except the parents
and immediate relatives and friends of the pu-
pills. Why not repeat it in public at the new
Concert Hall, for the benefit of the poor? The
community, we know, would be delighted at
the privilege of patronzing an exhibition so
very meritorious, and for an object so laudable.