Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-01-24
LOCAL. N EMS
rMD1lY EVENING, JANUARY.94la

nicturss there exhibited. Theipersonnel olthe
tableaux was composed Of ladies and gent 'ea'en
of the city, whose superior gu liaatienstor the
various roles theysflled we're JUS " appreela-:
ted and ;approsed by the discriminating sctas
tors, and whose chart Sls intentions the indf..
gent Of Alexandria will lonIs remember vii
heartfelt gratitude. 5,., I: ~. Y st.s
The programme for the evening . entertain
mept included the following enumerated repre-
septations; Eastern Scene, Magic Mirror, Mis-
tletoe Bough, (Pantomime) Artists Studio and
Dream, Marie Antoiaeite presenting the
Dauphin to the aged populace of Paris, and
Mrs Soueers administering .treakle sulphur to
the Yorkshire boys, all Of. which were produced
With rare beauty and grace, and with such
finished regard to the cplla,erak s. IS to7render
them peculiarly attractive, and to ndellby,
impress them upon the ms.mory OF all those
who were so Fortunate as to be- present Ihe
eastern scene was q gorgeous picture OF person.
al beauty; aud the pantonime OF tho M'stletoe
Bough brought into full relief the incidents re-
corded in the song - i s Z sss rs 3
e. Es So
.(MIsTLE zoe ROUGH
The mistle oe hung in the castle hall, Il
The holly branch shone ontthe Old Oak Wa'l
And the baroa's retainers were blthe and gay,
And keeping thar Christmas holiday 81 &1aa
The baron behel with y fathers pride, s14sap
His beautiful child ) Dung LoYelIs brlds;
White she with her bright eye as, seemed 10 DO r
This star of tn. goodly comnany; 53.s1lJ& qast.
,ta[scO Oh the missletoe ,bough! -4tsgd55i& -
-.sfss gvOhr the IN Sss!eto bough! ~ .afvasl
Pm weary Of dancing now, she ssid ~. ;. 90
Here larry nhomsnt-F ll,hide Hi hide! -
And LovelE be sure, tn, st the first t. trucof
The clue to my secret lut king place. " 70 s3
Away she ran, and her friends began, - 3 sss
Each bower to search and ea, H. nook sc 1n;;S
And young h1ysn ored Oh S where d''e ana
pmlonasome without her, my . IN dear bride T.
They sought her tn It ight; aud they sought
her next day :&Gf AZ 1Ss6@s$,y&tsH s0q7, rFab
And they sought her In yainiWh'n week pass
lathe highest the lowest the loneiest spot
Young Lowell sou ht wildly, but found her not;t
Andyesra flew by, andahen,grie at lastgs!aylGs
Wastold as asorrowfulta5e long PAST I'm III
And when Lowell appeared the children CRIED
See thaold man weeps fol. his fairy bride boss
Atlenpth9 an oak chest tflat had long been hid
was found in the castle they raised the lid, sf@
And skeleton form lay Wondering there .'i+
Insths bridal wres b o.: the lady fair. .n5s - -
Oh; sad was her fate; in eportlve jest, 80.
She hid from her lord in the old oak chest; -
II closed with a spring. and her bridal bloom,
Lay whitening there in asfiv ing tomb. vi.
The excellent musician additional sttrac
ton to the, evening : Enjoyment was furnish:
ed by amateur performers of this city.
Another exhibition will be rendered this
evening, and thosetwhos vi tness it will the more
regret their absenes last iyht.3 g s 5-S :
ssFl3 28s--. - - : : hr' 90
eRlYER5NEWs! The Potomac this morning
ia. front of the city sclear Of re, and. the
tug-boats. Katie Wise anl Potomac started
from here downthec river to: try'its thickness
and, if possible to- tow up: some Of The We sols
which have been detained below. sfhestide
made very high stnight, and the north west
wind now prevailing Wilson blow, the foes
oiitoft the river az baa ,e5foo1 aftssfs &5t' 9
The Government supply, boat Ariel, from m
Washington, omade a trip to Forts Foot and
Washington this morning, ior The frs time
since the late freeze. Ea&oE e'zctgaE ,;e.s,a,
TheIsteamer f. q. Knight, of the Merchants
Zine, started on her voyage to New York end,
it is supposed got through the ice below safely
The Captain ofthe Aqua Greek Mali steam
er, reported last night, as be- passeI this city:
on his way up, that the Ice below was all aaoat
and bound down the Ilyer.5i3 H9agssidasW atogf
oNeieherof thes Washington ferry boats was
onthat line this morning lEi@ vsrsqIT . I'll
The IHqihiay the tMarylan Kerry Steamer,
viii ifthA river iva Is Gear Of ics, resume her trips
on7ldondsy or Tuesdaysnexea7Ihe ferry sto7=
s5s Kept pen ~ Captain y Critics rw w.
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ss55WHAREt1 astShWs. fairs On: the wharf this
morning, in consequence of the bright suns
shias prevailing, presented q more lively APP
pesraneethan usual:a The crswsof the mum err
Gus coasting vessels which have been detained.
here BY the freezing Of the river, were acti ve,
Unemployed 10 preparing foravoyaees to their
respective destinations The Potomac craft
we're getting ready for trips ,dowa the river;:
the commission merchants, with their sam Piles
Of grain, were hopping oaer.the mui with
youthful 3supplene $; and the co!ored laborers
werecongregated,i In Increased numbers at the
lower end of King street A great deal ot
freight is arriving atthe freight depot Of the
Orange, Alexandria and Manassas Railroad,
aud thecarts aud drays, in hauling itaway,
keep Union street lively and slushy.
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Social CLUB.-T FIRST soiree OF the Social
Club, an organization lately formed by young
men living in the neighborhood Of the upper
end of King street, took place last night at the
Rsilroad Hotel, corner Of King and Fayette
streets. Thelarge and spacious parlor ofthe ho-
telwas crowded with some Of the prettiest girls
otthe city, and the merry danoe to the inspir-
ing strains of Cook celebrated band, was kept
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