The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1872-07-12
Tableaux Mt the Academy of st. Ignatius.

On the evening of the 4th of July, the scholas-
tic term of this our infant Academy closed with
an exhibition at once unique and entertaining
Among the flashing of the reports from the "bg
guns of the various closing exercises of our many
Institutions of learning throughout the land it's
| scarce to be expected that the little Academy
under the shadow of the dear old church would
attract much attention. But believing from the
characteristic energy both of the highly-gifted
President and the most efficient teacher, that
something a "littlc out of the common might
be expected we resolved to be present.
| Our anticipations, notwithstanding the I'M
| timely rising of O gale of wind that threatened
| for awhile to blow away our hopes as well as
| cXtnguish the lights, were more than realized.
| The first scene 1.-The Bouquet of Liberty" was
| q gathering OF the young rose-buds of this "gar-
den of girls" with sprinliling of boys, the ne
cessary and ever-accompanying briars, to give
character to the representation. The little fay,
| mounted on high with her shield and flag, rem
dcrcd the Goddess of Liberty in her most fas-
cinating form. Not motion ofthc golden head
not CULVER of the slight frame, indicated the
pictue really living one, during the lengthy
| singing of ''Columbia the Gem of the Ocean,
| by the fresh young voices of the worshppers of
| this fairy goddess Long may she flourish
| The vanquishng of the 'Summer Queen" in
all her glorious adjoining, surrounded by her
fair court of hower-wreathed subjects, by the all
| blightng power of the Frost King" was a poet
| cally beautiful scene, and touchingy mournful
| in its close, recalling the cvanishing one by one
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bright sunshine, made earth paradise of teen.
| ing Joy and beauty. IT'S ever thus, for alas !
| "there is nothing on earth that will stay"
| After the subjugation of the proud 'Summer
| Queen" with her blooming garands all I'M
bound and her dead flowers lying round her, APP
| peared the charming tableaux of the Roman Vir-
gins at the shrine of Saint Agnes, during the
| representation of which hymn was sung to the
sweet pictured saint by her fair devotees.
| Next in order was the farce of "Starting in
| Life" which was played to the life indeed by
these young beginners of life's toilsome journey.
Then appeared scene of life's painful closing
| to many brave young heart, done to death on
| the bloody field of "Buena Vista" How home
| like this view few short years ago! The ac-
| ceptance of lfes cross, in preference to its
crown of worldly pleasure, by a youthful CON-
Blatant on life's earnest battle field, the intense
joy of the guardian Angel upon the triumph Of
her priceless charge over the temptations of the
| star decked young representative of pleasure,
who turns sorrowfully bafllcd away, formed a
most moving picture. The tribute to Florence
| Nightingale was very fine and admirably rem
dcred. The sadly unfortunate Empress Joseph
| inc consulting fate next appeared, and the appa
rition to her of three Queens, Mary Stuart,
Elizabeth and Cleopatra Alas, no warning could
| avert her fate nor turn aside the sharp thorns
| of her imperial crown that would one day pierce
her very heart. All for the brief glory Of being
Zone day Empress" The true Queens of Amer
lean Society were most pleasant to contemplate
in the combination of the useful, and of course to
the Lords of Society most agreeable; as cooking,
washing, ironing and sweeping are much more