The weekly Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1866-1887, 1867-05-25
OR0vILLE, SATURDAY, NAY. ....23tl


ment and rhetoric of which will be a subject for
criticism in an intelligent community. But of the
school exhibition at the Oregon City district school,
verify the spirit sayeth WRITE On Friday even
Ing 18th instant to the school room curiosity led
me, but admiration and deep interest chained me
with angels fetters to the spet. The entertainment
was Of a character, showing, think, the pure
refined taste and solid talents of its originator the
much loved district school marm Miss Wells. 1t is
almost impossible for me visitor, to give
graphic description Of the affair. One of the many
beauties of the entertainment was its entire free
dom from anything sectional There was none of
that everlasting cant about JEFF Davis and the
apple tree nothing that could offend the most
sensitive Northerner Southerner. l have wit
messed many school exhibitions in the past six
years, but so liberal in sentiment, so devoid of
allusion to the past unfortunate rebellion. Some
of our teachers am sorry to say appear TO feel 1t
incumbent upon them to keep constantly before
the minds of our youth the, to them. important
fact of subjugated Southern people, unmindful of
the precepts and example of our meek Savior, and
applying to US now, what friends across the
ocean did in years gone by with regard to slavery.
There is no flesh in mans obdurate heart;
II does not feel for man,
That falls asunder at the touch of fire.
1t were far nober and better 10 exclude from our
schoorooms this false literature; leave these points
for the discussion of the politicians of the day and
let children be instructed in the solid branches
of education, in honesty and sobrieiy in the place
of bitter enmity teach them to feel in every walk
in life that Ito is human, forgive divine
But To the exhibition. The opening address by
y,rt tba
cason, and eloquently delivered. The September
Ga'c," by Master David Wilson, was the most anu
sing speech of the evening. The little orator look
ed and spoke as if he deeply felt the loss OF his
Sunday breeches The Spectre Pig as read by
the teacher simple, beautiful, touching. Mas
ter William Williams, jeremiah, gave short
history of his early life, his determination TO settle
in California repndiate hard work in the mines,
aad enjoy, il possible, the advantages and honor
Of public Office, either alone, or in partnership
with any man who would divide on the square, and
no splits. Master J. Nesbit and d. Wilson.
young Lord and Savant, gave a fair specimen of
How to tell bad news The Last Leaf by
Master Cannon, was well spoken. The Press,
by Mrs. Powell, contained sentiments of charac-
ter true and sublime. There a little five years
lceL UlSH Too, Wilo totu Us apout
the Noble Ark in that simple. child like manner
which did not fail to draw forth the applause of the
audience. The shoemaker" as one OF the many
goifevered folty-niners, with his industrious little
wife Peggy, and happy family, as in his excite
ment he forms plans of what he will do after his
return from California with his pile, recalled to
the minds of MANY of similar scenes at our for
mer homes. As the richest, most amusing act of
the evening, we place scene from the Widow
Bedott" where .'Mr. Crane walks ont, showing
how misunderstanding and mistakes, love, folly
aud riJicule will attend frail humanity, in all life,
even to old age. The Captain. Melissa. and Jim
Crane supported their characters well. but to the
Widow belongs the prize. The passions of love
and anger, she represented to charm. The Young
Soldiers an admixture of tableaux and oratory,
and very good. There were seven tableaux vvants;
first we had The Sillful Genius, showing his first
proud effort at sketching; next my Little Beau
aud - in all their chiid-like innocence; then Keep
ing Company" All. that was different thing;
childhood had passed away. the youth and maiden
stand before u.s. vivid representation of loves first
impre> e>sion. Next followed, Faint heart ne r won
fair lady and, true 10 nature, so it never did.
Then came the comic tahleau, "Over Twist asking
for more perfect representation, the table set
tor those little hungry ones. the old cook serving
out hot BROTH and the features of all distorted with
surprise at divers asking for more Then May
and December portrayed love in most ridiculous
light, existing only on the part of December,
Mays hlushing, laughing countenance. plainly in
dcating her real feelings. The Discarded Lover,
(or ! believe they call it the Rejected Lover) was
perfect in representation. As you looked upon the
naughty lady and the abashed and humble lover,
it was difficult TO conceive the amazement, the
scorn and contempt of the one nor the entirely
hopeless feelings of the other. Words fail TO give
true description of this scene. To be fully ap-
rreciated it should be seen. 1t alone was well
worth the price of an admission ticket.
The last of the ,ableaux historical one, in
scenes; first Pooahontas petitonins her father,
Powha,sn for the lite of Captain John Smith, and
then in ali her youth aud gushing tenderness, with
PROSTATE form over the body of Smith and anxious,
ple,ding ewes upturned 10 the savage whose war
clua WAS raised ever the head of the brave Captain.
In this scene the Indian costumes were perfect
Powhatan seated on rrde throne his blanket
thrown maje>dcslly over his shoulders, with a
crown upon his head. and pipe with >tem ingen-
ieusly covered with highly coored porcupine
quils. looked the king indeed Pocahontas his
daughter was in true characteristic costume; she
wore on her head narrow hand of silver, orna-
mented with gay feathers, her dress was of buck
skin, short, and richly ornsmented, lessings Of
scarlet cloth, made in the style of those worn by
the Rocky Mountain Indians, and moccasins of
buckskin and red cloth, decorated with beads; the
savage who held the club over the head of Captain
Smith bore upon his face the expression of deep
anger aud looked as if he thirs.ed for the white
mans blood
During the evenings entertainment we enjoyed
music and song, invitation. q temperance and a
closing song sung by the school children, as
sisted by their kind teacher. After the perform
ance and before the dpal closing of the curtain
Mss Sarah NJ: Wells came before the su6ienoe and
thanked her friends fer the deep interest manifest
ed by them in listening attentively TO the frs'
effort Of the kind by her pupils Truly. Mr.. Editor
twas a gala evening. Among those assembled in
the hall, / noticed many. very many of our Chero
kee Flat friends and few from your own beauti