Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-06

Al .. 1871.
Mrs. Eetehum serves ss prisstsss and
-prophs5ess. Read the story IS told bV
southey Rnd then drink. =
TIE WELL OF 81 KEYNE
~ RoBERT s0UEaEX.
A well there Is In the West couutrae.
And a clearer one never was ssens
There fs not e wife ia the West cOuufrss.
bathas heard OF the well ofst. Keyne.
An oak az an elm-tres stand beside.
And behind doth an aah-Jrse grow.
And a willow from tns bauk above
Drops 20 the water below.
traveller came to TIE vel Of Ksyne,
Joyfully he drew nigh,
In nom cocE-CroW he had been travelling.
Andlhere was not q cloud il the sky.
He drank Of the water. so cool and clear,
For thirsty and hos was he;
And then he sat down upon the ank
Under the WlloW-trse.
There came a man nom the hoass hard By,
At the well % Ill his palI-
On the well-side ne -estediJ,
And be babe the stranger hail.
Nov art thou a bachelor, Stranger p" quoih
80 III aAflA 4aaN VIE
The happleaC draught b hast drank This
Gay
That ever thou did'st in thy life.
Or. has thy good woman, Ifone thou hast,
Ever here In Cornwall beeu2
For an III 8 have Lu venture my life,
she has drank oithe well ofs- Keyne.
"I have LEFT a good woman who never was
The Stranger he made reply;
"But that my draught should be beJter-fo for
that,
pray you answer me why"
st. Keyne, quoth the C-orush-man, many
Drank ofthis crystal well:
And, before the Angel summoned her,
6helaid on the water a spell"
"Ifthe husband, from this gifted well
Shall drink before his vie.
A happy man hencs-Orth Is ne.
For ne shall be master for lie.
"But ifths wife should drink Of it first.
God uelp the husband then"
The stranger stopped TO the well Of 81.
And drank ofthe water again.
you drank Of the well, I warrant, be-
He to the Cornish-man said:
But the COrnish-mau smiled as the stranger
And ~sheepshIy shook his head.
81 fastened as soon as the wedding was
And LETT my wife IN the porch:
Butt faith sac had been wiser than Z,
For b took a bottle 70 church.
We have given no worthy description Of
the tables, or Of the hall and its admirable
decorations, but no fair was ever conduct
ed by more charming women, and none,
because Of It's purpose, has deserved mora
at the hands OF a generous people,
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH FEs-
TIVAL.
1.-THE CHURCH AROUND TIE CORNER.'5
This festival Is Tor The benefit Of .. our
little church around the corner" whose
IailhfuI and ~largC-miDdsd pastor is the
Rev Dr.. Baldwin, net long from Chicago.
The little church Is Situated on Union
street, between Third and DaSstO, IL Is
small and uppretentious, makes no noise.
and hss no big HsHei no swelling organs
nor tremendous singing amuss the wCr-
shippers. Oue not accustomed to close
ODserva lon WOul1 not noticed that there is
a church there al ali, but there is, and the
congregation, thOughbmall, is very Chris
Jian and very ferveuL. They have their
own sound EMO preached TO them
every Sunday by a pastor who seeks not
his " glory or desires 20 make @ sen
saLiOn,' but rather TO instruct the minds
and improve the hearts Of his hearers.
There Is also a very nice Sabbath school.
which hOurisheth IN that "litLle church
around the corner" A very beau
tiful feature, and no less beautifuI
because new, Of the Sabbath school
practice of this church, is a monthly
concert, which is held by the pupils in
The church. This takes place on Sundays,
To give variety TO the concert, part Of the
performance they have Rotations and
readings. The church, though Uuimpor-
tauJ 10 human eye, may be of great con-
sidsratIon IN b sight of Heaven.
THE FESTIVAL.
1t is for the benefit Of this that the sweet
little festival is az present going on IN the
Jackson block, on Jhs hrst floor, one door
below GayUsO street. The principal part
of the attractions NAV be seen from the
sidewalk. The hall is -tasJetuIly deco
rated. Along the walls are hung num-
Ders OF pretty chrUmCs, to be sold cheap,
donated by Dean q Baxter. At the UPPER
end there is a piano, Over whose keys far
anda accomplished fingers wander IN search
Of melting melody every night. In the
midst Of the hall a bower or bOuquets1
spreads its vernsl shade over three lovely
girls, who dispense buJton-hOIe knots Tor
a dime, or more p-r6t5ltiOus bouquets for
a more p-retentiOus figure. Beyond an or
nRn6nEal Partition, which may be seen in
the distance, is the refreshment saloon.
There al things needful for the appetite
are to be found in ~prOfusiOn, ana Al rea-
sOuabls rates.
THE LADIES
who manage this festival do il we'll and
sWeeJly. As being the more m~eritOrious
and attractive b three Sweets that pre-
side at the bower shall be mentioned 6rss.
They are Miss Mary Quinby, Miss Lilly
Van BrOckliu and Miss Lolita Quackeu-
bush. Mrs. Judge Bigelow is the chief Of
the ladies' association that run the iusti-
Mrs. Judge Piercs wOrthiIg pre-
sides in the refreshments department.
Then there is Mrs. Gaming Smith, Mrs.
l. Marsh, Mrs DR.. Quinby, Mrs. A. 4. [
Baldwin, Mrs. D. Hall. Ars Charles Nor
rls, Mrs. General HOrrrigan, Mrs. W. J.
Smith, Mrs, f., Walker, Mrs. G. g. Smith, ,
SMITH The lady to whom we are
Indebted for the items OF this notice, sug-
gested that perhaps iJ might shorten things
a tribe If L just said that The smiths were
represented by a large dslegstion) Mrs.
Werner and Mrs. Quackenbush, Of the
decoration COMMITTEES. All hands agree
IN acCOrdingt to the last mentioned LADY a
Of credit superior TO the common
hsr devotion q energy. The piano
was lent by Gospel. Lunch there every
lay,
The ladies have furnished such bounti-
ii and sppstizinE lunches as 20 draw nu-
nervous visitors, who have requested q
'epsLltiOn of b feast. So smother line I
unch viii be set to-day from II am. to 3 /
IN. The finest CUttse, roast meats, straw
shOrJ-cake, pastry and Ogher viauds
viii be served 70 al The hungry, as we can
personally testify. The most dainty sp-
'etite will be efsctually satisfied for the
dest sum of fifty cents.
Look in and uaa hnvy rhn EaTfNH1a FI mol, Z