Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-08-19
week prevented the appearance Of the fol-

nance with all diligence, was suddenly in
terrupted in the moist operation by the ar
rival of telegram from an old friend in
containing the following pleas
ing request: "Write up our fair" Imagine
my dsmay. Wasn't 1t enough that during
a short weeks sojourn in that pleasant viii
lage, had been inveigled into assisting"
at the Unitarian fair, held at the Town Hall
on Tuesday, the I'd inst, into taking share
in the elegant carved walnut writing desk,
filling each button-hole with a bouquet,
casting untold script into the fish pond,
stufling myself with goodies at the refresh
ment table, and, climax of impostions, be-
ing made to confess unexpectedly
the young ladies present were far prettier |
than any New York assembly could boast9 |
Was not all this enough, l say, without |
having a dispatch like the one above men
toned thrust under my burning, blisterng,
boiling nose, this scorching day? 1t is all
very well for you, Mr.. j. Y. Y, in your
cool, bowery Brattleboro, to walk leisurely
down to the Office and dictate such a tele-
gram as that; but If you would test your
amiability, just receive such one in the
city, broiling between brick walls, in the
midst of constant interruptions from press
ing clients and piles of documents demand
ing immediate attention.
And yet, after all, briefs may wait, and
clients dance attendance, for, heat and quer-
ulousness aside, 1 did have such a good
time in your delightful Brattleboro, was so
politely treated by your citizens, and 80
thoroughly enjoyed the fair, and the dra-
matte entertainment which followed, that
the tiniest grain of gratitude would impol
me to comply with my friends request
Apart from that consideration too, should
like to call the attention of the committees
OF our city fairs to one feature of yours
which particularly pleased me. spoke Of
being inveigled into doing so and so at the
fair. 1t was figure of speech-a poetic Ii
cense. 1 was not asked TO purchase sin
gle article throughout the evening! l should
like this statement to be printed in the larg-
est of capitals, for ii is the first time in my
| experience that could ever conscientious
ly have made it. did buy most beautiful
things, for l remembered my wife and ba-
bies at home; but it was in each case a vol
untary, unsolicited act. Prices were mod
crate too, so that one could purchase with
out the loss of self-respect and sense of i'm
position inevitable upon paying for an arti-
Gle double its value. And l was gratified
to know that the receipts were liberal-s750
believe.
Then 1 am glad to have been persuaded
to remain over for the comedy of 1.-THE La
dies Battle" on Friday and Saturday even
ings, gotten up under the superintendent
| % T.. ~ A
blase with the staginess of our ordinary city
performers, the acting of these amateurs
had something of the freshness of your
mountain breezes.
The orchestra's opening galop thoroughly
aroused the dance-spirit of the full house,
and set every foot pit-patting the floor The
cardboard Watch" male voice duet, was
given with spirit, and heralded two lovely
quartettes by your German singers, deliv-
cred in their own inimitable style. Then
up rolled the curtain upon the comedy
My first surprise was at the. beauty and
good taste of the costumes and accessories
but l soon forgot them in the action of the
play. l really do not see how anyone could
much have bettered MIR. Ed. A. Lewis,
representation of that cleverest point in thi,
very clever play, in which De Grignon ex
plains his dual nature-his mothers cour
age, his fathers prudence. The actor seemed
fully to seize the droll humor of the concel
involved in the ludicrous contrast between
the hero daring thoughts and paltry deeds
as well as the bathos with which he lament
ed his weakness. Then what could be fine
in its way than the delicious indignation q
Lewis at Henri's familiarity at saving he
life and Miss Annie Estey's rendering q
: it? Or in truth the simplicity with whic
!, she gave the whole character? Mr.. c. A
Miles was a true Frenchmsn in his role c
!, Henri de Flavigneul, condemned conspira
: tor, and when he explained to the Counties
his part into real eloquence, seeming indee
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