The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-12
TEE SCHUTzENFEST.
T H I R D D A Y.
Stray Shots Mt the RiAemcn-Target
Practice by the Observation-Disclosures
ofPrizes by Captain Melchers.

Practice by the Lndies-Distribution
of fPrizes by Captain Melchers.
There was 40 abatement of fun, interest OF
crowd. Indeed, the week seems, by common con
sent, to be given up to recreation, and between
one and five O'Clock every day the she'll road
| lined with vehicles, and the fastest horses the
city Affords presents professional aspect that
charmlEgly contrasts with the monotony Of ordi
nary travel upon 1t. At stated intervals the cars
came and went, dlschargtng their living freight.
and taking In those homcward bound, and be-
tween footmen, cav alters and carriages, the sur
roundings wore an aspect decidedly gay and
1 festive.
| n the immense thr0ng within the grounds did
not enjoy Themselves 1t certainly was no fault of
the ever.thoughtful Germans. The Committee on
Amusemeuts were untirlng in their efforts to
please, and at proper Intervals trotted out bri-
gades OF little urchlns. whe, for consideration,
were made to go through with antics that ttcEled
the daphragms OF spectators. Individual men,
bers Of the Rifle Club likewise exerted themselves
to promote the object Of The festival, namely, en-
tertainment, and all present were made to real
ise the freedom OF the place, the absence of\re-
strant, and the hearty purposes OF the occasion.
II the visitor loved music, he found grasiaca-
| ton in listening 10 the strains Of Mulera Band
dancing, he could enjoy with true Teutonio vim
in the great hall pa noramic views OF the peripa-
! tctic humanity thrOnging the grounds, he could
secure from the broad piazzas quiet, he could Oh
tain ln the shady recosses OF the old oak groves;
natural history, he could study among the mon.
keys and trained mice; tete-a-tetes and peram6u-
latlng rirtatlons were but natural Outgrowths OF
the scene: sandbars in the throat were washed
away by ever-nowing streams OF lager; and OF
eating, there was no end-the only drawback
being that Nature did not create man with tasl-
Ing apparatus extending from his head to his
heels.
To those interested in marksmanship, the tar
get exercises were naturally the chief attraction,
and the shots indicated degree OF skill on tho
part OF a majority OF the club, which proves that
the German OF to-day has in no wise lost the art
OF his fathers.
Peeping into the shooting shed (for only men,
bers OF the Schutzenyerein are admitted there,)
you are struck by the order which prevails and
the system by whioh each bullets work Ia record.
ed against the name OF the person BY whom II
was fired.
You see big rInes and little rlhes-rines hoary
with antiquity, with old-fashioned stocks and bar
res; rines bright with polish, and fresh from the
hands OF Happoldt, our Charleston gun maker;
rifles with bores as big as your thumb, or no big
ger than good sized pea; and you see too the
jolliest best nstured. biggest hearted Germans in
Charleston-true types OF the Fatherland, and true
representatives OF our most valued adopted oitl-
zens.
Yonder ior instance, Is Torck, the heavy.
breasted. round-boded Testaurateur, who makes
a practice every year of shooting out "bull's
eyesn and carrying away crowns. Whether he
holds majority Of moral sunshine or lager under
his shirt buttons, Is q point that has never been
determined.
There also is Happoldt a keen. grey.eyed man.
sllm, trim and 'athletlc-a fine representative OF
the men who are building our fortunes, and yet
preserve unchanged the traditions OF their own
people-a sharpshooter In the 4 No. ranks OF the
German Club
Next appears Melohers, the president OF the
club fair haired ruddy faced and Teuton shaped
he who has kind word for all, and Is at home
equally in dispensing the hospitalities of the
Schutzenvereln or watching the inscrutable ways
Of Providence amid the dispensations OF every.
day .Ire-a irst-class citizen. full OF oo7ahon.'sse,
and alive with the duties OF his position.
Then, again, there is O. II. Bergmaun, the SEQ.
retary, serious looking, practical gentleman.
who keeps all the papers Of the club where he can
lay his hands on them instanter; who never gets
angry, and who believes German Is a direct de-
soeudant OF Father Adam In everything but the
disposition to partake OF forbidden fruit Mr..
Bergman Is In charge Of one OF the best schools
in Charleston, and on the day OF the parade his
eighty pupils, every one Of whom !s microscopic
Turner, constituted very important feature OF
the procession. A big hearted, brave and Intel
eotual gentleman, -..--,-
There, too, Is p. Puckhabsr, the vice president,
who received gold.headed cane the other day.
because he was 80 unselhsh as to work for the
happiness OF other people, generous looking
fellow, who would pass anywhere for married
man, and Is unimpeachaole as bachelor.
Nor Is our friend r. Melchers TO be lost sight OF.
1t was he who, with Professor Deden and three
others, met in 1854 to organize the club, and who
may be regarded ss the founders Of these annual
festivities. They wear their honors serenely, and
in all that concerns the veal OF the public, may
be written down with an emphatic "Yours,
truly"
and Won Santen-he must not be neglected.
Young, mooth-faoeti, Handsome q thorough son
OF the Fatherland, brlmrul Of energy, with kind
word for all not proud OF his prosperity, but very
proud OF his ancestry, most happily does he COM
bine the suauttert n.odo Of the social gentleman
with the Juttter f,s re OF the tried rldeman. He
wears his uniform IKE the king he deserves to be.
There are others who pass in view before us
good shots. good mem and healthy old fellows
who have made their social mark; bat we must
shorten our bowstrings and withhold .fre.
We only necI add that the German Rife Club Is
composed OF body Of men, ofevery one OF whom
something kind might be written; and 1t is due
to the fact that they are all, by nature identified
with our social and lbut.ness welfare, that they
to-day command power In Charleston which
Csrf;es wtshtltthe respect OF the people,
" - TARGET PRACTICE BY LADIES.
Yesterday q number or -ladiss engaged In tar
get practice with the ar-guns. There were several
excellent shots made, and the ladies displayed
great Interest In the practice, each one seeming
anxious to secure one Of the prizes offered. After
q long contest 1t ;Eas decided that Mrs. Geilfuss
uoo ontitlad IN the frat priZe. Mrs Harmg to the