Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-07-08
Lawn FESTIVAL.
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Gaiiantry, Arctic Confectiens,
Lively Music and Brilliant
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Lively Music and Brilliant
Beauty, etc. etc.,
Breathes there a man with soul so dead
Who never TO himself has said
IF yutt belong to Gideon's band.
Why'here's my heart and here's my hand"
Fill up the bowls with ruby wine,
Columbia's brows with wresthes entwine
Fire up yourselves to Joy and song
The glad memorials long proloNg
And make yOnr present mlrth aud cheer
The lrs OF centennial year.
Our town did not indulge in the usual
pomp and annual outburst of patriotic
emotions and rhetorical extravaganza
incident to Fourth of July demonstrations,
but an every>vay delightful social enter,
prise at college Hall was substituted
therefore on last Tuesday evening. When
a week ago there was seen fitting through
the Jonesboro' branch of Uncle Sans
Postel Department an interminglcd
avalanche Of vari>coloied cards inviting
our citizens to the festal occasion it was
the universal sentiment that our young
had conceived
A HANDSOME THING.
For tho entertainment was owing entirely
to their spirit, enterprise and liberality.
No apprehensions we're entertained that
it would snow as it is the whim in these
present days, of the sensitive fluid is tn
coquet with the m~iniSiss whilst tho sum.
mer solstic strikes our terrestrial crust
with a vertical intensity.
FALLING FLOODS, AND A FLUTTERrNo
soLICITUDE AMONG THE YOUNG
0ALLANTs.
In the afternoon, the skies were banked
up with moses Of black and angry
clouds, omiuous Of copious rainfall,
and it was not long before the coming
Of the STORM and torrent. Our expec,
tant young men looked w%ofuliy up to
the leaden canopy aud feelingly discussed
the prospects of a failure. But, for once
''oLD PROB" WAS GRACIOUS.
And the only effect of his multitudinous
tears was to cool the sitting breath Wis
iting us FROM the torrid cline and re.
store the bouyaucy and faded anticipa'
tons of our younger classes.
DECORATIONS AND REFRESHMENTS.
When the commodlous hall was thrown
open for the reception Of the large at
tendance, it was evident that the genius
of taste and skill had been there ar.
ranging the exquisite appointments o
floral %adornments, swinging baskets o
sweet flowers hung from the high ceiling
whilst a large bell woven of bright ant
fresh petals, was particularly noticeable
for its beauty and harmonious ~blendings
The refreshments consisted of iced drinks
cakes and frozen creams, which were mos
assidously quaffed and discussed durins
the entire evening.
THE LAWN FESTIVAL
was a splendid and recherche enjoyment
and the ample resources to afford deligb
to all showed that the projectors hat
gone down in their pocket,books for til
"needful" to carry through such an en-
terprise. We make no inyidious discrim
nations, but we particularly notice.
during the entire evening, the uuremit
tir g attention and efforts of John Allison
jr., to render the occasion enjoyable
ali, ard if any one was missed in dispon
sing refreshments, 1t was an unvoidabl
oversight.
the occasion was peculiarly pleason
as it br ught together a nOst our entir
community, and there was a free inter
change of the generous impulses of a goo
social feeling.