Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-03-03

we may choose to call it, held an
individual so firmly within it's thrall,
as in the case of Joan dare, and
leads them on, and on, it naturally
excites the curiosity of the world.
Miss Dickinson believed in her in
spiration; thought that the constant
recital of her country's wars SO
wrought upon her spirit and sympa-
thies, that she was seized with an
enthusiasm to alleviate them, which
increased until it absorbed her en-
tire being, and heaven and earth
seemed to ring with voices telling
her to save France from impending
ruin. The lecture was interspersed
with much irony on the usages of
our own day; all the popular topics
received attention, and very hap
ply hit made in that well known say
ing, "God is on our side" We
venture to say that Miss Dickinson's
ecture was satisfactory to all her
hearers; we cannot help being
| pleased with the nervous style of
her delivery and the crisp English
words in which she expresses her
self. We do not pretend to have
given more than an outline Of it.
AS our winter is fast closing and
the lental season approaching,
which will rather put a quictus upon
winter mirth and festivities, our
amusement loving public are ma
king merry while they may. There
has been nearly score Of dances,
concerts, &C., within the past few
weeks. Prof. Jones and his pupils
gave musical soiree at the Lori
mier House hall, Thursday evening,
the 10th, which was one ofthe finest
musical entertainments ever given
in the city. The performers were
all young ladies, who showed a
thoroughness of training that did
honor to themselves and their in
structor. The pieces played at the
fo,fo x,-nvo oil ~ thn
order, and some of them the most
difficult at that. Misses Pond and
King, of Independence, were among
the participants; Beethovcn's "Son-
ita," by the former young lady, and
the "Last Rose of Summer" with
variations, by the latter, were among
the finest performances of the eve
ming. The entertainment closed
with a ball and supper.
The Masons have been fitting up
new hall, said to be the most spa
cious and elegantly furnished in the
State, the dedication of which took
place Tuesday, the 2lst, in the after
noon. There was a large attend
ance of citizens; the exercises were
very impressive, and will long oc-
cupy place in the memory Of those
who witnessed them. In the eve
ming ball and banquet were given,
the success of which may be Judged
by the fact that the net receipts
reached nearly $4,000. The dedi-
cation ceremonies and festivities of
the evening were attended by a
great number of visitors from all
parts of the State.
We must not, however, quit this
subject Oh amusements without at
least a passing mention of the efforts
of our German friends in the Ter
pichorean art. Innumerable ''Dutch
Masquerades" have been given this
winter, but owing to stress of cir
cumstances we have been unable to
experience any of the 'gushing"
times the boys told of having there,
''slinging the Dutch girls around"
and when it was announced not
long since that a grand masquerade
was to be given, we determined to
60 and look on, if nothing more.
We attended. "A right regal set of
folks we found there; all in masks,
and each seemed intent on making
his partner happy-and all danced
after a feeling. All that is poetic
al and chivalrous in nature was
represented in their dress; wood
nymphs, monkeys, niggers, and
everything beautiful to human
sense. TO hcighten the pleasure of
tho hours as they passed, there were
refreshments kept in one corner of
the room-ti,at is to say, something
less than a hundred kegs of beer
were piled up there, and half
dozen bcer-glasscs were provided
for drinking it-they did not re-
quire place to set them on for they
were constantly in hand, passing
from one mouth to another; in this
there was a saving Of time. Every
thing went happy as heart could
wish, until Dame Aurora began to
tip the winged hours with crimson
in their flight, when the beer began
to fcrmcnt, and the scene became
maudlin. Pleasure Hill Acadamy,
al institution just outside of the
city, was probably well represent
ed; its name would seem to indicate
that its inmates were pleasure
loving crew, and such a conclusion
would not, we think, be much at