Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-22
N0LENSvIaLE.
Her PcepIe-The Crops-The Concert
and Rebleaux-Her Public spirit.

ton are hospitable, intelligent and chiyal-
rous, and the ladies' most beautiful and &C.
complished. The business and improve
ments of the town we End to be rapidly
advancing; and their schools and churches
all doing we'll
THE PEOPLE AND CROPS.
The people of thatTegion are ploughing
deep, and working their crops 10 fine ad-
vantage; and IS a result they have finer
crops than we have seen this season else
where in Tennessee. This is especially
the case with the corn crops, which are
luxuriant and well cared. The prospect
gladdens the heart of the traveller as we'll
as the farmer The finest we saw was on
the farm of our friend G. W. Morton, Esq,
Just this side of the town, whose rich
acres, so well fertilized o. cultivated, lit
orally groan under the weighty yield Of corn
and other products. He Is one Of our
model farmers and most estimable, thor
oughgoing, and public spirited citizen.
THE CONCERT AND TABLEAUx.
The ladies and gentlemen of that locality
some time since resolved to get up con-
cert and tableaux entertainment to raise
funds to purchase an organ for the Meth
odist Church, and at the same time afford
the citizens an entertaining gathering.
They placed the whole under the manage
ment and direction of Gfeen Morrow, of
concert fame, who drew around him much
of the available talent of that section and
some of the amateurs Of our city to
assist him in the good work. Among the
names we noticed trio Of our citizens,
second to none in our musical circles,
while the ladies and gentlemen of Nolens-
vile and vicinity, generously We'd with
each other as to who could add most to the
success of the entertainment, and even the
children rendered good service with their
happy songs and gleeful faces.
THE ATTENDANCE
was immense; and to say that the room
was crowded, gives no correct idea of the
vast multitude present; for the house was
full TO OVERLOOKING, and then all outdoors
was full also. They came for enjoying,
and their enjoyment was full and running
over. They laughed and talked, and
courted and sighed, and then they laughed
as deep, and IS long, and as loud, IS laugh
they could Then they drank lemonade
and ate ice cream, cake snd fruits, aud
then they gave evidence of heartfelt, IN
bounded and bounding joyousness as We
have seldom, if ever, heard before; such
outbuTsts Of deep, soul-felt appreciation
and pleasurable hilariOusness az no pen
can paint nor tongue can tell Everybody
should have been present to laugh and
grow fat and be happy. 1t was estimated
that the entertainment was worth five dol
lars to each one present as health mea,
sure. The nett proceeds was very hand
some, rejecting great credit on all con-
cerned The string band OF Nolensville
favored the audience with fine music be-
tween the scenes, and too mnch praise can
not be awarded to them and to the msnR-
gers for the fine success; and especially to
Messrs. Morton, Battle, Clark and many
others, and great many more ladies.
We beg to acknowledge our grateful
feelings to many friends for favors, and es-
pecially to our friend G.. W. Morton, his
estiInable lady, and family, for courtesies
and Inequalities extended in their own
peculiar and kind way, to the representa-
tive of the UNION AND AMERICAN, and his
three amateur accompanying friends,
whose thanks we also return.
We forgo. to state that the old man, in
response to a call, made littlp small talk,
to please the children and the older ones,
single and married.
opened with the "Iiuist Of Beauty" a
most tastefully arranged and exquis teiy
beautiful tableau of young ladies and girls,
as charming as the Hours, in terrace above
terrace; followed by one OF Green Morrow's
iniInitable medley songs, bringing down
the whole house in rounds Of rspturous
applause.
The charade, "F0rtune Hunter" was
performed admirably by Messrs. Vsrdell
and. Gibbons, and Miss Green and the
Misses Morton, as the three sisters, aided
by their cousin Gibbons, to teach Captain
Fortune Hunter a very valuable lesson for
specializing on the affections Of ladies with
q view to their fortunes. He was routed,
csptured, and, after surrendering, was per-
mitted and directed to cdnl00se tie Rancho.
The ladies acted well their parts, ard the
whole scene may teach their lovers and
others a wholesale lesson.
Mr.. Taylor, as Handy Andy, ss waiter
! to Green in the burlesque, Troublesome
| servants" beat the negro all hollow-hs
on! Heroded Kerod himself; SO that the
darkies all felt ashamed in that seotion.
The Sunday School song, '.Feed ny
Lambs, was rendered with fine effect by
eight sweet little girls and two noble little
boys The tsbleau, g Decorating the
Graves Of the Confederate Dead, was well
conceived and most impressively executed,
| showing how lovely woman alone can en-
balm the memory Of the loved and lost in
her heart of hearts" We noticed the
brimful eye of many manly form as this
scene was closed.
Then came the First Valentine to the
| Girl at the Other End Of Town with Eyes
of Blue" by Mr.. Nolen, who was compell-
ed to call to his aid his gifted cousin, Miss
! Cora Scales, whose poetic promptings
seemed to be but the ouypourings of her own
natize bright mind, with rare personal
| beauty. Mr.. Eolen will no doubt improve
rapidly with such an instructor in heart
| histories.
Green as ''Pupil at. school," acted his
part SO well we all thought lie was "a boy
| again" while Mr.. Gibbons seemed at home
as pedagogue. The surprise party, IN
| all its characters was most admirably rem
dered, and was life like az could be, while
! 1.-The Love Letters" by Misses Nance,
! Beasley and Scales, in front OF Green
| pantomimic, was one of the most interest
| ingiy enjoyable scenes OF tho evening. al
! the parts being we'll sustained, proving
| that he had written the same love letter to
he three ladies, who all met to compare
notes, and laugh together at his expense.
The burlesque of ''DRmon and Pythias,
by Green and Tsy.or. was in their best
style and well received, and SO was the
"Comical Conversation" by the same.
1.-The Sculptor's Workshop" in which
the female statuary Was represented most
inimitably, was by Misses Nance, Scales,
Bealey, Green, MIS-. Gilbert and the
Misses Morton. This was one of the most
exquisitely beautiful scenes we have ever
Witnessed. 1t was faultless.
Prot. Baldwin, of this city, with Messra
E Reese aud E. Dormsn, rendered valua-
BILE assistance In making the
exercises all that could be desired
by favoring the audience with seyera
songs and pieces of rare excellence from
the best authors, all Of which were well
received, and loudly spplauded, publicly
and privately. This is as it should be, fol
Prot. Baldwin, violinist Of rare ability,
is always ready and willing to lend help.
ing hand to everg worthy charity without
fee or reward while Mr.. Reese, young
pianist Of genius, has at the age OF
eighteen attained that skill in the art Of
piano playing, which few masters acquire
even sf.er a lifetime Of study; and Mr..
Dorman, with his fine and cultivated voice
Il