The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-08-23
GLESN'S SPRING,
SPARTANsCRG, Aug. ]

SrARTANsURc, Aug. Is, 1871.
The grand affair Of the season came off on
Monday Digit last in the shape. or rather
name;:of O. Sciopticon Entertainment. The
Bills being posted some days in advance,
and displaying the requisite number Of big
lines, showing the most remarkable features
Of the promised entertainment to decided
advantage, Of course no little curiosity was
manifested, both By the guests at the Spring,
and the inhabitants Of tue country round
about What did the word mean, and what
would it prove 70 be ? These were the ques-
,:oas which occupied attention during the
days which irterTencd between the sticking
OF the bills aud the memorable night. Some
one suggested that Sciop:icon wAs the Greek
70. Something Of
ONE NOKSH CHARACTER,
hnt We ruled that Man out. Such az idea
could only occar 70 man Of contracted
views. Itwol!d never do to lend coun:e-
nauce 20 ali idea Of shat kiaJ, and we there
fore encouraged the popular curiosity and en-
,huslasn rs much as possible, and even used
considerable po~cc Of persuasion 10 gain
Air Fow!e.'s consent to grant permission to
exhibit tie show in the ball room OF the ho-
'el, tor lie tco srnelt a mice and did not want
sis Lonrdess 10 he humbuggeG No matter
.%hlt we thonsht it was our duty 70 contrib
NE 10 the pleasure OF our fcllow-boarders
and fcllow.suErrcrs, and any innocent means,
- attain L consumma;ion SO lnGcL 10 be de-
sired, should be eagerly embraced. In view
of the fact, that the number Of dyspcpticS
here IS GHi:c large, although chance y;sisor
at Tic
SUPPER MEAL,
70 zee them cat, would hardly believe, that
these inch aEl women who can scarcely talk
o.: anything else but their pains and the
Thousand and one symptoms Of their peculiar
c,ses, together with the effect the water Il
having on them. and how mary goblets "tlley
went" this morning, and how many they in
tend 30 go tomorrow morning, that there
Is anything 1T all rho D:a,ier with them.
Chicken, ham, hattie: cakes, l.o. biscuits,
SIOUS NtiiCN, &C.. sl- Ih~hisNt ~ lA.Sii it!I
All emerge worthy @: i better cause. there
fore
THE EARLY MORNING
is tie time 70 see the sick ones TO advantage.
Oh me grunts, the moouS. the groan$, and
the solemn VOWS TO Lei chicken and coffee
.?onc 81 night, told 70 the soft breczeS Of the
morning; and the quantity Of water imbibed,
TO ct!urn up and wash each t.ouble out. This
occupies from one 10 two hours, and the re-
Lears:,i takes place at the spring house, and
Is listened TO with sigts us long as ones arm
and often longer, as some !oug-windcd fe!-
low gets the floor and goes over his oft-re-
pcated story. The man who can get the first
say, is as happy as can be; what night he
passed through, some new symptom has re-
vcalcd itself. and he cxpa,iates ill lis time
10 90 and take in another gorge. But We
are of the track, and must get on once more
suG go on with The show. VIC said it was
our duty TO encourage It's coming, aud on ac-
count of the suffering dySpcptics who needed
something 10 stir them up beside water,
therefore SSlQ VIC, icL tile CC!optiCou COi1ie,
and come it did about y O'Clock Of tue ap-
pointed day, and aooat six hours before the
doors were 10 be opened. ibis afforded the
proprietor and operator sufficient time to
make all his arrangements, which consisted
ars. ia sticking up bill 6: the Spring, one
II the store house of Mr.. Gates, and another
as tie Hotel, in putting on q clean paper
collar, and brushing bis hair behind his ears.
Tie excitement about this time was steadily
increasing; one young nan had already come
70 iro4irc for The ticket Office, and several
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