The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-07
TIE sCHUETzENFEST.
A Grand Peoples Festival.
SECOND DAY.


the Aladdin lamp OF pleasure, he cannot pro-
duce any amount Of illusion, which for the
time satisfies and allures, let hini visit the
Schuetzenplatz, and have al doubts removed.
On this broad globe, f.om the candle-eating
Nova Zemblans to Botany Bay, there is not
nation TO be found who combine the hard, in
dustrious business of life with it's o dolce con-
oento more happily, more appropriately, or
more refreshingly than the German people.
Home-like and homogeneous in taste and asso-
oiation, they rally together and are knit as
with hooks Of steel. In every community in
huepces radiate from their comminglngs
which give it character and strength, and they
in turn create for themselves reputation for
sense and solidty which younger nations
have in vain striven to emulate.
Americans and Englishmen enjoy their horse
races, yacht clubs aud ball matches. These
are for men and muscle. The German, on the
other hand, domesticates his amusements,
and make them such as his frau and kinden
can enjoy and embalm in memory. Wife and
children are his companions in pleasure, and
80 to speak, sanctify its innocence.
Such is the character Of the enjoyments at
the present sehuetzenfest. Those who desire
to test the Accuracy OF eye and rife may spend
hours in shooting at targets, and hoping for
prize; while the mere 'looker on in Vienna"
cannot fail to be amused by programme ol
entertainment that will touch every mus0 in
his entity from the szygonsaticus snyor to the
remotest connections Of his diaphragm.
Do you want to laugh2 Look at the row OF
microscopic humanity awaiting their turn to
take Eve cent piece out Uf bowl Of molas-
ses. The little round faces come up out Of the
cavernous depths polished like the rosewood
balls with which you knock down tenpins, and
dash through the crowd with blinded eyes for
the nearest pump.
Look at innocent youths, who think they
can perform gym nastics on roller that trips
them into huge bag Of charcoal on one side
or -four on the other.
Look at inf4ntile specimens who, for prof.
fered prize. attempt to eat SAUCER Of brown
sugar in the shortest given space Of time, and
watch the distortions that a tend the process
Of deglutition. = 90"
Note the industry with which that modern
ragamufin "shinnys" up the creased pole,
striving with oil the ambition of young Anne
rican to reach the top were hangs his reward
in shape OF fiddle or watch, moving, how
ever, not unlike a pig on ice.
Observe those bareheaded little urchins tied
up in sack, with nothing but their heads visi-
BILE, jumping spasmodically after each other
like 60 many animated Egyptian mummies.
Go into the ball room and enjoy dance
while Muller pipes German music into German
''pedestals, which pirouette without regard to
youth or age. The rudy faces Of healthy and
beautiful women will beam on you, and sturdy
fellows, whose Teutonic avoirdupois kick the
scales at two hundred and fifty, will invite You
down stairs to z,cei lager and s,oe;tzer kase.
It's fuu-honest, innocent enjoyment, such as
Americans know not now to create, but amply
appreciate and covet.
To detail every style of amusement spread
upon the programme, would all psge. But
we venture to say that no one who has visited
the Schuetzsnplatz, or who may do 30 to-day,
will net, besides enjoying an inhalation OF pure
country air, feel that he has devoted himself to
q few hours OF innocent recreation calculated
to infuse fresh vigor into his frame, and renew
his strength for the more solid tolls OF life.
-Aswe have said, the Schuetzenfest lisa grand
German festival, but this year it is something
more. The aim Of the managers has been to
make it 'volkfest," a peoples Festival
and in this they have this year succeeded.
Adversely has caused us to know each other
better thar: before. We have learned to meet
withoutjarring when the opportunity is given
as It was yesterday. Teutons Hibernian, Eng
lishnnan and American join hands under the
banner OF pleasure and become firm, fast
friends in the bond Of innocent enjoy oyment.
Nor weie the ladies wanting. They made the
Plstz bright with their presence. ALI Charles-
ton was there, and who could say more.
One Of the incidents yesterday was the bal
loon ascension. This machine would not be
kept down. Like the head Of Schuetzen 1t
would rise and it bounded away over the trees,
before the rifsmen in charge we're altogether
ready. Better luck next time.
The velocipede race was also novel sight.
There we're two races, one for the fastest veloc-
ipedian and the other for the slpYest. The
fast prize-au inlaid inkstand-was won by
Mr.. W. s. Heuerey, Jr. The slow prize-si1
bottles OF cologne-was won by Mr. John a.
Moroso. The riding was excellent.
During the day the pip-papping at the eagle
and the various targets went on without inter-
mission. Mr. Torck, Of East Bay, who is one
of the best marksmen in town, shot away the
left leg of the eagle, winning a prize. The
famous bird had been plated with boiler iron,
but this was riddled like sieve, and it is hoped
that the two wings, tail and body will be taken
off the bush to-day. The general shooting
VAS good. Mr.. Clusius, one Of the New York
Schuetzen, made forty-four centre hits-seven
on Wednesday and thirty-seven yesterday.
This, we believe, is the highest point made.
One of the Charleston Schuetzen made thirty
one centres.
To day special prizes will be put up for the
passive numbers and the general public. Six
prizes at least will be shot for in this ma,
Another feature yesterday wao. the singing
by the s@ngerbupd and Germani. Society.
The. lei. Voices, blending IN the rich harmones
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