, 1870-07-22

iu tEer extravaganza. or exl4ale their zeal III
situreraslon and bonbast rather than iu ac-
ton. Let u8 he thankful TINT there il Eopi
rich blood forming somewhere.
a NEGRO FESTIVAL.
The >.Cnkc Waltz, n. Mount vcr-
non.
Hautt FtTion tjuy ~ Correspondence ~ the S<,n
|o.. Tr,1ua<.
Saratoga has its varied charms. It's ba,ls, soi-
recs and races Newport ,tA endeariug attrac-
tio1ls Ncst Point its fascinating cadets in
their bright uniforms, whleb prove 40 irrcaia-
tihle to The fair butterflies OF fashion Lake
George has its exquisite scenery aud It's learned
ncstonian coteEle but all these ara ecl,psed
Vernon, for Mount Vernon has i;s .sCase
Nalk, 4 festival most unique aud most EN-
ter'aining., This fcte is, believe. peculiar to
isi no written record OF It's history or Of its
origin, it has teen faithfully handed down
among the traditions Of the past from gar.ega-
t!on to generation, by sable Sraulmotleis, uu-
til u our own day il las suddenly spsung up
again ii cur little village.
The colortl reupls Of Mount Vernon arc
cndcarorlug to f4ieo ftlt.tls for lailliur na%
Church, and, as it Iii always tuick-wi1ted woman
who IL nt tue bottom Of everything, soEao a..-
clent 1elic OF tns JOYS departed suddenly
days. aud PROPOSED t'Cakc Walk Tue
! idea was srixel with asidity by the younger
/ nttnbctt. and tie result WAS tue festival OF
last evening, the proceeds o! which are to be
devoted to tho erection OF Zion u. L.
Church. IL was held ut union Hall, aud n, IN
| early hour the house Was TILED with large
audience, which comprised i motley gathering:
| of white aud black. The ali.socrats Ut tl,t,
! village aud tie humble sons OF Eriu were
| fully ~ we'll Represented IN regard IL uuu,uer
| IS were tkr eal'le pozsiun Of the tomspunily.
Iaik sf great expectations One snu;llj
bavc lcou amid thus a2ue tLsong last uycuias
to fully rezlize he true 1nean;ag Of that ,er,n.
Every face was beaasi,;; with expectancy, aud
| Of the hall from which the procession VAS to
stsrt-for PROCESSION tAcEp was. The patter-
ins Of impatient feet was heard upoa tile
| hooK. as the timc drew near fur the cerem,l
! mts to cun!nlence, and onee i'll a whilo q sub
dIcl whistle, or i ahaii-saloll.red *'Shoo Els
I escaped from some 1Iischieyous urchin. who,
| however. MES soon nwel into t.slirtude Dr a
| f1owu from sonic Of the sable brethren who
wcre seated upon the platform. These cable
tEethssn have peculiarly ominous expression
| when they fro"n: it is the hlackne4s Of tho
tlll'dc1~cloua, will its dangerous light
Mtg too. Cpon long sallcs were
placed a, number Of cakea with
o1l,er rofrerhu,eu,s The larses, Of tue cakes
Heie those destined ac prizes to lle Successful
waiEe7s. The dark beauty WHO shuut1 be al-
| l'at:Ged the best promcnader WAS to Eeceiss
the largest cake the one who 1nada tle next
htst display would carry OF til. second cake
In size-alld 50 on 1t LAST the u,nraeut fur
Whlcl. all lad been waiting 70 long arrived
III elderly eo!ored man arose aud ANNOUNCED
| tia. thc nle.ti,.E WIS about to ui;eu. TAia was
received with cheers. Then oil tue coiorea
people, male aud female. arose. aud, forniug
INTO procession, tArs marched slowly sroupi
the ruou1. elug.nS LYNN III tlry went. There
were se.'ate eldrslF sae'I, the pllars of this
Church Of Zion; thcre we're feeb.a old men,
WHO i.ottied along upon their crutclies and
FUND u hard work to keep up with the rest:
las.es With bright, dark faces, and in
nu1nc1ab1e little ''ulss" WHO brought up
Tic rear, aud wl.u were evidently b.isumins:
sion walked around tlle hall. wllilo tie rest
Looked tlaict1y 0n. after tut l,runenallers had
taken their srass, addresses were maIc and
prayers were offered. The Rev. 1ir. Butler
war tLr clief orator Of the occasion. and ac-
quilted himself to the g..at sdallratiun Of the
calortd people, and to lii praise of Ill. Tho
reverted gentleman Was quite eloquent, and
certainly contributed lsrgets to wakvn the ell-
thtisia.m Of the teer1e fIZ the establishing; and
! srfl o1tlnE of t- .:ew Church OF Zlcn. Sry-
eral other speakers followed III. butler; bu,
ali thtte. Lo"cseE, Wera rather impatieu.ly
| listened to By the younger Iso:tinu ot the as
scEst,1aGe. Who were OIL the 9ai rire fur tho
| =" Cake Walk, and cared fur little else beside
|
the FlIers to su51sle the incuent '.!;LSu F'is ''
which vas reaay 10 burst forth as greeting
! to each uew speaker
lut the speeches we're all made ut last, each
I one having received q due share Of applause
| ami the last speaker, AZ lie took Ills seat, re-
cei1iug tbs most Of all, aftloL gh lie was by
no means the bright Particular star Of oratory
UPON tile 1latfutn.. Then commenced the
great esent of this unique festival. all was
silence and hrea:llcss attention as two little
| n h.tb ftx ffrsf
cake. II was impossible to rcpress smile IL
these aged da:7tee elevated their turbanaI
heads. aud. striving 70 throw al the youthful
Meas possible into their carriage, ha9teued
ber7ug the story Of the Little old woman who
ewept the sly with her bEoom, and half be-
lieEing that il tao oroom.Aticks we're pro-
duced taesa antiguated specimens Of humanity
Hould seize 1Fon them, and " AWAY through
placed IN ''apple,rie order" net .
troorn-atick Was visible, and the little
dusks.faced crones resched the goal
snai! burst Of laughing APPLAUSE D.eath-
lessiy tney resumed .s,1 J. fissr seats and sheiF
malGens. One OF these dameels was . tall,
slender Eui, seemingly strung upon Wires all
oshes VAS short and rretty-factd, and the
third exceedingly stout As for their attire.
faehions-tof Of ouly one thing can assure
sou. that gorgeous a. PhRDas was sheir a1rsS,
and IN it al tie huea Of the t4inboa were rep
resented Red and yellow, Of cous=e, predom-
'nated. Perhaps Fello" dresses with red
| louuces, and decEed with green bows, would
net i'e considered in good Taste By eon1e Ultra
| fashionable feminine judges of tho matter !;
but sastes differ. a. We Ill know; and GER
1ainly. from tie self-satistied hllf-coquet ish
, alt Of tlsese competing damse!s, it VI. easily
to he perceived that each Que cvnsliered her
eelt quite 0u Tuit II TO tho matter Of atese,
aud was conplAcent accordingly.
Loud clApplng Of haltls. and even cheers.
greeted them as they started upon their ex-
| petition, wLich vas to be thee times around
the room Long and rapid we're the strides Of
! the tall maiGens; short aud breathlcss the
, quick stttpsrg Of the stout one, and easy anil
, Erzcetul the FOOTBALLS OF the little oue. Eastes
: keep step; hounces tle~ and nbbcrs tlt,ttesed
straueelE-d.rk eFes i1shcd and cheap Jew
t ps1, gisttered in the gas-iixht as the aspiring
slnee hastened around the hsn. each one
I proudly expeesans Of Winning tha drss cake.
: Ho~eset, the trial xas rot fS speeL but to
: see which one c1relled in the fine art II walk
T ing which one ca11ielbeE had md shoulders
e erect; WHICH ona turned hsc toes out, and
. *Mch one knew how 10 manage her a11ns and
/ bands gracefully. Al Of these points were
8 10th gfaye'v aad comicai!s dieeus=el aad d..
. cided upon by the spectators.
= It would not be = bad i4lea il some of GU
s. fashionable bellies shoa:1 emulate the en1eay.
L ors Of theit coored sisters, aud give little o.
|
I. earning themselves gracefully npou their tin,
. feet. fsr sinee the day Of panie1s and hiEl
d heels. sesuredly this All has been on the wine
g No one could cons sciendoualy praise the walk o
n node1u fashionable belle, as she passes dow,
, D1oaoxay, tteading upon tip-toes As thougl
0 her feet were IN pain, with her head bent III
: ward. her back Iistgutei with an apparep
u hump, and her whole fsureswayinet to aud fro
9 with n inaeScEibable wEigg1e. In olden time.
. when the goaesses sppea5ed among mortal.
they were cure to be discovered b7 their walk
IT but il the walk be the true criterion, I fea
T. that no go2des acs are to be found in the awse
4 disguise of our modern be1lea! .'She wallis
le goddess said Virgil; but had Virgil lssd i
of our dsy. what weuld he have said? =,
s. It will readily Ia supposed thst our ssbi
" bellies were not one whit behind the fashions
q thelr fa1rer listers, and heels and panlers yer
u the order OF the evening, to say nothing Q
er THRILLED chignous and bitterly hows. As th
9. walk drew near ito close. the enthusiasm Q
:, the spectztors waxed louder and deeper. an
of cheer after cheer greeted them as they sasehe
9; the,goal The Little maid usa hmoa
of | uIallmouaely pronounced ths victor, and
= therefore e,tuled to tho dssscake. Such grace
le such elef ant pcse, such earo Of mQyenasnt, a.
il | ntased At such an exhibition before. At less