St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-05-01

ing, and showed steadily all day, To-
wards night the wind came up from the
northwest and it has showed and
blowed ever since, making storm of
thirty-six hours duration as We go to
presS-the longest and worst one of the
winter. AS much as two and a-half or
three feet of snow has fallen these last
five days of April and the oldest in
habitant" backs down when asked to
furnish parallel in history.
A Pleasing Entertainment.
In connection with the sugar party
given by the ladies of the North Church
Oh Tuesday evening, some of the young
people arranged several tableaux. which
were successfully exhibited, receiving
mcrited applause. The first tableau,-
announced as entitled Caught, Eek
stopped in hanging out her clothes by
the discovery of the shadow. on Il sus-
pended sheet, of her daughter receiving
and returning the ''labial caresses OF
some obnoxious Young man. Mrs. Pat
terson was a success as The washer
woman = her hood especially looking
as though it had served every Monday
for IL century : while the arlor visible
even through the sheet. suggested some
thing warmer than traternal affection.
AS if to compose our minds after such
revelation of human depraNity, Nh.
Dana quoted a couplet.
Night puts her sable mantle on
And pins it with a star
The curtain rose upon the Queen of
Night, sitting regal and beautiful upon
her throne. Looking quietly out at her
audience, she spoke of her mission to
bring rest to men. AS she finished
speaking. we became conscious of a new
presence. white form. with Il star on
her forehead. She told us she WAS the
Star of Evening, and we believed her
So fully. that we half feared she might
be swept away in cloud. In the tahleau
following she had given up her star to
the Queen. who had fastened il upon
her mantle. If Miss Beck as Might. "
and Miss Peterson as the star" needed
any added charm. the red light certain
ly gave it.
The Irritation scene (of the children)
in the third tabeau was charming. If
Master Fletcher aud Miss Ely display
such precocity in making eyes" ten
years hence. they Will give frequent
occasion for quoting the familiar song,
beware. beware"
We have regretted much. since Miss
Danas appearance as "Huldy, that
''applc-hees" are things of the past /;
while we don't remember ever having
seen Il grcener specimen from ''daown
kentry" than Ezekiel" (capitally per
sonated by Mr.. Putnam Dana the size
of his feet being the only thing to re-
greet. This scene was really enjoyable,
and Mr.. Lowell himself would have
been pleased with the fine rendering,
which Mr.. l.. 5. Hastings gave the
comical sketch of the "Cuurtin' scene
Ills but Il step from the sublime to
the Ridiculous or vice versa and the
audience bore very well the change
from country kitchen with ''IIuldy's'
pert indifference, to an English convent
and the stately pathos of Queen. The
scene chosen was FROM Tenny sons Idyls
of the King, where Guinevere. her guilty
love for Launcelot having been discov-
cred, has fled to the abbey. The in
terror of the convent was shown, family
outlined by candle on the altar, and
the Queen Miss Mary HOpkins) bowed
before the crucifix. In the foreground
sat the little novice Miss Flora BrOwn)
who. in her strong, tender vOice-that
we hope some day to hear in concert
and Oratorio,-sung the song, ''Too
Late" At the close a chorus of nuns
repeated the refrain. TOO late, too late
We cannot enter now !"
The sixth on the programme was an
nounced as a new version of "Babes IL
the Wood" While images of trees and
forest leaves, and the little birds, and
the historic pair of innocents were ar
ranging themselves in the minds OF the
spectators, the curtain rose and revealed
pair of-well anything but innOcents,-
lin the wood"(en) stocks. The author
tiles had evidently concluded that sale
pair needed some new and artificial
bond of attachment. We are happy t.
add that the parties have become amIca
BILE.
The last of the tableaux represented
an artists studio, in which were severa
completed pictures, life-size, and an un
finished one still upon the easel, unde
the artists hand. The finished picture
were German Peasant Girl" "Hul
dy," and spanish Girl" which Dor
striking resemblance to Miss Minnie
Baker, Miss Sarah Dana, and Miss Mar,
Beck, respectively. Mr.. Hastings
| artist and Miss Petersop az subject