The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-07
THE NATIONAL scHUTzENFEsT.


A very animated scene *as presented at the
New York Schutzenfest or, Wednesday, when
the shooting commenced. In the front rank
taking aim at the targets, 900 feet away, were
the sharpshooters who were in the act Of fir
ing, while in the rear we're seen others engaged
in carefully loading their pieces. The blue
smoke curled up between the sharpahooters and
the unresisting adversary, and an odor of vii
famous saltpetre filed the air. In the distance
the targets were seen, the old ones replaced by
new as soon as each shot was fired. The sharp
shooters, in diversified uniforms, standing in
picturesque attitudes, with background OF
blue smoke, some firing and falling back, some
loading and advancing, seemed engaged in
skirmish with some unseen foe that was get
ting decidedly the worst Of it. More than
$1,000 we're received for admission to Jones'
Wood, each ticket being twenty-ave cents. A
New York paper, in it's comments upon the
schutzenfest, has the following just and inter-
esting remarks:
It has been so often said thai the Germans
know how to enjoy themselves nationally better
than any other people, that some are, wont to
laugh or yawn at the repetition; but the asser-
ton ia 80 true, and 40 deseryedly compliment
tary, that it resembles old wine and appears
to grow sweeter with age. Here, for instance,
IN the height of the days festivities, are, say
10, 900 people, nearly all Germans, as innocent
and ingenious as children in their pursuit Of
recreufion from the tolls and cares Of every
day existence.
The admission Zee ia merely nominal, twenty
five cents, and hundreds OF husbands and faith
ers are enabled to furnish themselves and
their families ten or twelve hours Of good,
solid, wholesome enjoyment, accompanied, too,
BIZ accessories which are just as much lu1u-
ries to them as are the costly wines and other
expensive vices to the wealthiest Sybarite, at q
pecuniary expenditure which would hardly
serve to start one Of our young Americas Of
the present day upon the tamest spree. Others,
in better circumstances; and with broader de-
sires, may seek the dining hall OF the grand
pavilion in preference to the little booth where
sandwiches, pretzels and lager are the cheap
and wholesome entertainment; but most Ct
them will wiring from each penny it's sum total
OF enjoyment ere it enriches the till of the
vendor; and with all o careful and practical
study. Of economy m thei pleasures as well as
the necessities Of life has schooled them into
enjoying themselves more cheaply than almost
any other nationality on the globe.
Music may be had for nothing, and the e1-
ercise, e1hilaration, and Joy Of dancing is as
naturally and as freely q consequence as the
glad leaping OF the waters when the musical
south wind sweeps them up in merry waves.
Many German laborer or mechanic goes to q
festival Of this kind accompanied by his wife,
daughter or two, and the inevitable baby
(there always isa baby somehow, and the
sum OF his expensesat the close Of long day
Of pleasure, II computed, will foot up some
thing as follows:
Four admission fees (tne girls half price, and no.
thing for the baby). Observation-Disclosures. 10
Eight glasses la2er-beer ,say two apiece, with
sip from each tlmbler for the babyl....... 48
Dinner, brought in lunch.basket. CO..
Pretzel for baby. who isn't use 20 the crush and
gets little cross ........................" o2
Music. w
DanclN2... ........ w
Charming river vieW.... ............. w
Erean AIR.. ................'...' W
Hobby.horse exercise. .................. 90
SWINGING exercise ...,,,...,,,.......... 90
View of tight.tope performance. ce.............." 90
stIeescar ride home :; -: donc:
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