The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-12-24
LAST NIGHT.
Another Triumph for the Children.

/ the preceding night, the exhibition conn
/ raenced with a we'll sung greeting song,
with piano accompaniment by Mrs. Hal
. lowell. This concluded, Misses Katie
/ Snyder, Luella Fraser, Eflie Close and
/ Emma James, and Master Eddie Walker
appeared on "a spirit mission, which was
! handsomely achieved. These were sue
/ ceeded by frankie earle rs Little Trav-
/ eler1--a character he maintained very
/ well indeed. .g ...g ... e
/ "The Old Oaken Bucket" was recited
! by Nicholas Hacker with all due regard
! to infection, emphasis and general eff
/ feet. But for something really enjoyable
/ commend us to the recitation by little
/ Mollie Cavender-"The Kittens Com.
| plant" IL was capital.
The miniature" representation Of the
quarrel between King James and Rho
derrick Dhu, was creditable, Willie
Smith and George Fraser personsting
! those immortalized combattants in q
very spirited manner.
"The Way 10 Windham," u dialogue
10y masters George Clay and Willie
Chrisman, was conducted with natur.
alness not common TO boys under such
trying circumstances. They did well.
''The Foxes" by Frank Edison, was
quite meritorious as a recitation.
song-"Kittie Clyde" by Clara Har-
rell with piano accompaniment, COM
manded considerable applause, and
deserved IL.
About fifteen minutes were now devo.
ted to physical exercises, the pupils &c.
quitting themselves quite as successfully
as upon the previous evening. Irfaf
After recess Of five minutes Miss Ada
Halliday played piano solo, which was
well received. ..
Misses Sophie Lyon, Mamie Mckee,
Lizzie Steele, Fanny Lyon, Matte Ed
son, Matte Gordon, Annie Simons and
master Henry Vincent, then showed the
audience "How 10 keep Secret" and
this they did In very easy, natural and
entertaining manner.
TIC feature OF the evening, however,
was the recitation by Lucie Williams,
entitled "Baby's stocking Lucie is a
wee little thing and her baby voice
and gestures won an applause that caused
her to fear tumbling OF the house, in
the event Of her temperance. She res. b.
pouded TO the encore, however, and was
again applauded, tumultuoMly.
THE Mountain Life," a recitation by
Miss Laura Rennie, was good in both
u amer and matter. ..t.s .Er. /
Little Mollie Lavender, sang "Jessie
Cook again, and was again applauded
roundly. r".rf FlI--.. .IAIL
Cora Stratton, a very pretty and bright
little sal, panegyrizcd the Bee" in
good voice and mein, and pointed TO his
industrious habits Us worthy Of imita.
ton. -..s.H
The piano solo by Lizzie Steele, was
executed in an easy, graceful manner,
and deserved more applause than It re.
ceivcd.
"Ihe Ghost" didn't scare anybody, /,
but was very apIusing,y rendered by
Misses Lucie Yocum, Ada Halliday,
Relda Powers, Matte Gordon, Mollie
Riley, Emma Riley, Josie Phillis, Jessie
Phillips, Jennie Mckenzie, sophie Lyon
aud master Nicholas Hacker.
"Sandolphan," playing School;n
"Margery Gray" "Daliing shweat;"
santa Claus,i and "Taking a Photo
graph" were repeated by request, and
all the pupils concerned acquitted them
selves quite a, handsomely a. ubon the
previous evening. And here we, end.
The exhibition is over, and both, teach
ors and pupils may felicitate themselves
upon grand success. The labor and
expense in the production Of the enter
tainment, were very considerable; but
both children and parents have been
gratifed, good purpose has been served
aud who Is there 10 complain?
We will give i've per cent. OF our sales,
till the LIST Of January, to the Orphan
Asylum and five per cent. TO the Sisters
Hospital Our books, at all times, open
TO inspection OF Treasures Of these insti-
tutions. TABER BRoTHERs
Everything that can be In anyfound
dry eoods house in the city, can be Sc
cured at p. Rielly's at cost price or less,
AS he is determined to close out. II. \
The approach OF the holidays has
brought the services Of that excellent
artist aud gentleman, ID. 5. Parker, Esq,
into active request The life-like oil
portraits and photographs, the match
less ambrotypes, porcelain and other
pictures made by him enter largely into
the appropriate and elegant gifts that