Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-25
DAVENPORT, IOWA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25. 1869


1eeanloa ofthe Durns 0oclesy q
Davenport. -
Successes are pssguant; ~ usvel
knew . success Ahat vsso'A.a Il h sn this
principle. and this slsss, that 10 ass abb
y .asseuat ~ ~ OoaAsslnl .apeepos d
~ sSssasdasy 1ssse festival ~ ssiOhA
1eb. ssght - hevs hsl I've bifthdays
b vas mas sssegA ~ II. asl y Natss,
determined - shssaAa't b 1ils't. bsl
Dsvsnpsrt wsst against nature, and bsa'
her, "yss bst." TAs sooos q ~ night .
the first fsstivalvsrs % crowded thatcsstail
Os0bsss. wAo kssw what's what, and d
It, dstssmissd that aasthss festival should
b held. A nobody seemed opposed I,
fsasting, 4 wss held. end Il wss . cue
eess. At half past eight Cansesn (anl
bis better half i. .. the Addls) tsek shs
fsor, and the festivities esmasaeed viii
. qusdsills aad didn't they isaes IL
bone Of ysus lsnguishins siehawsy
weuldn't-if could -help-it affairs. but ~
real old English Laneers. danced mol
walked. During this prsmsnitory syoptsu
Of Ne complaint stysbs uteht - ln1is,
and gentlemen crowded ID, and before tss
the hall vss oiled. After The gsod old
Eoglish fashion, rsfrsshnsnts we're handed
round. and, fsr shs iaissnAtisn u ~
curious, " bss leave TO observe
ti,ee. Shey vess not - svsuD.-
The fashisnAbls dances Of he day we're nsl
ssesdsd y. bat real. sh essntry dsasss,
elaaaic quadrillss, and ~ the Scots pesl
ssys. tvs ssms rssls end tAres seme rselsl
we're away ths night It'll supper tine.
II worthy hests BssgbN and EssAls,
did ths substantial ia IN. .amisbls nann~,
aad eAs supper wss wsrthy Of svss thGs
sspueaAiss. NJ. Jssvis ~ slsstsd Chair
- q fths fsasA sad Gllsd IL. slacs
aid hinsslf 10 their, and bid
era ssais(sstisa. Alter ths aupp6,
ssags, tsasts, asd ssntiasnts wess
the esdsr Of tAs svssisg, and, within The
li4ile u doe dsssrsa. al "veet merry q
. 0essiees bslr'. There ~ - ehiskine
the 1aasslabb lsiiss q ~ svseisg, bst
The company SelleWsd " Nslseois advise,
AID every naa did bic duty. Robt Munss
gave, 10 bic swn style, and with ina.
aits hsaos. "aAsrisa again." q
~ ballad hst . gssl 81, ,--bsllsds,
like vine. iopssvisg viii ~.
N. Asvass alss ssae wiAh e6ssA q I'D
country diaty: Ne. Imssis esss 10 he
bsst style, ssse which ssssivsd lsud
applssss. cd ahss ~ Iedise fsllswsd The
sdvics givsa il The "sslA ballet" cad ''lsy.
log their dispuess III assds. ''thsy Aaassd The
'rulleshgseum." Amer ths assse, Miss
oosk sung an old aud tesshise hellsd
Which touched ths hearts ef sld soustsy
islks ed msds thsu thiak si ~ "lsys .
luld lAngsyss.' Al old ssoais, vsll-f Jared
Mr. Brsss. then gsvs that
|etAiAbls .huosssns balhA. 'Ths .b1s6ag
; ear dare" il Ans style snd The crowd
)oiaing 10 The easrus, brooeht bssk the
line whsa thsy waaasrsa' a'hnsng the grsso
heather"
MsjVer owindls con of Ueels Robert
Dave the company vsry pretty seog. and
did we'll too. II wss ''ths man that looks
W. ~" Of ssasbsit bsssoht devs Bhs
hsuss with - sseers.
This was fslls~sl b . ''saas" fssa Ms.,
asd ~ osa ,vesA b . aad'us,
~ did'at ssy u ~ . - IN. Az
Durnss ssays what slsni1ss Ne life . man
In were ma for the lassss -" and the
benny Misc Baker then ssng with pAthss
Ind true feeling "Mary Of the Wild" an
I'D and touching dirty, which used t. charm
mr. fathers before the new faoglsd trills
md musical snigmas came into fsshlen, TO
he Puin Of sscial harmony and good fsi-
Isvship.
David Munro, "ths Smith whs
sa'sd . shoe e." then gave
Asnie Lswrie. . ssog W oil knew
Ind oil sdmirs. The "wss wifkss" Of tie
Bruce thsn followed. and sang with infinits
|asls aud hsmsr. Ne. Geek fsilsvsd. and
widdrington. not he Who "fousd in dels>
Tul duups," but the other one amused the
'onpany wish . somic dizzy. afsss which
Burn's "Bsggars Contata" Vas rssitsd and
'ung BY tie Bruce. The party ksptis up
= bsyead The "ess short hsus aveoe ths
Ewal." and al separated thosoughly son>
vioesd that they had . gos d time.
II . plsasursbls u think, that here, au
san snjoy themsslsss, End not han { their
Assps speu The willows, ~ wssp g they
the csustry they have left, baS
rather intseduse The geeA eli fasAisas of
their cid cline, sed feel that they are in
1sol a homo. We stsuss mat odf bbelsh
eitiasns yin live T. spsal 'sneey aniGhes
sisAS' q ossrily - the oss ~ ksss -
ssrd. - s'a $ "a. ss
psss SsaAA-Ap ssuSls u pues sa2ts
DrsShlatsd sSsf wss laid - spS tsbiA Iii
sltesassa. Thew b nsshiny rsnafkshls in
shis statement. surely, but Il ssssusd sp
Asp4ee sfiasssssa vhss " ven, Asid .khst
4 VA nsds ffsa bsst rssl, Il isysp
wAiss. = Aas grain. anA ~ ths app1Moass
Of ~ 1oso cG1Q speD& lGilse4les ~
aasnlAstBsA - ~ Ossun 0ugss o.,
uoun4alk n. W. t6ss 1D6ti (l1nly
into The nonnfnn1nen ~ Nhsa nrtie1e. m