Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-08-17
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UNION DEPOT, TENN. /
Aug. 7th, 1875. I

Mr.. EDITOR.
SIR-Beino a constant reader of the
News" and failing to see any notice
from your Union Correspondent of any
Of the series Of concerts given by some
Of the young gentlemen and ladies of
this place, (the proceeds to be apprO-
priated 10y Prof. Gale to the improve
ment of the grounds, DC, of the Ma
sonic Institute ] think it but a just
compliment to those engaged in it, as
well as TO the cause for which these
several entertainments were gotten
up, that they should have the especial
notice Of much abler pen than mine.
| would remark here that there is and
has been for sometime past rather an
unpleasant feeling between the
Churches (MethOdists and Presbyte-
rianI Of this place Our name (UniOn)
would seem to imply the contrary, yet
at present nothing is more foreign to
our feelings and doings than union"
This feeling seems to have permeated
almost everything, even the concert
at first almost proved failure on ac-
count of it, 1t was gotten up by no
particular church or sect, bat the fact
that Prof Gale, who is D methodist,
was leader in the matter, was a suffi-
cient preteXt for our friends of the blue
stocking persuasion to refuse to give it
countenance, and thereby, to some ex-
tent, curtaiI the good that might 9TH
erwise have been accOmplished., This
state of feeling is very much to &c re-
grctted, and it is confidently hoped
will not long exist. Why should it?
1t originated in nothing, and we here
f,,F laa
give any good reason why, or by
whom, he or she is aggrieved. How
ever, be this as il may, it has nothing
to do with the subject matter in hand,
except that | started out to say, | hop
ed this spirit had not operated with my
particular friend, your correspondent
"Observer." in preventing him from
giving your readers a report of the
several before mentioned concerts. AS
to the concerts we unhesitatingly say,
and feel that we are justified in the
assertion, judging from the increase
Of rhe crowd from night to night that
4 it was the best entertainment of the
/ kind it has ever been our pleasure to
/ listen To outside of a regularly trained
/ uoupe, and, indeed, eXcclled most Of
/ them. This is saying good deal for
/ I
/ the evidence Of every one in Gtten-
! dance. with WHOM we have spoken
upon the subject. Tie entertainment
consisted in part Of plays. three in
! number. entitled BOX and Cox, "
bachelors ditto, married." The prin-
/ cfple characters in B. & Cox, were
sustained, and handsomely SO, 10y
| Mcssrs. Bray and MassengiIl. Misses
) d
! Mrs Gale and MassenEill all partici-
pated actively ia the various charac-
iers of "B d Cn and Popping the
/ Question: 1t is unnecessary TO say
/ ANYTHING with reference To these la
dies. ihpir qualifications are too well
! known through put this community tC
require eU!ogy at my hands. Their beai
iugwas simply ciaUaut and uneXCel
tiOab,e. Our expectations OF earthly
bliss are liabic to be too Sanguinc. HUI
man life is a checltered SCENE, an alter
nate sucCcs ion of veal and woe. III the
cup Of The most prosperous are mingled
III" wOrmwG0d and the gall. SO Il
was with "EoX and Cox" yet in tht
finale all was APPARENTLY sunshine aHC
happiness. IN the play Popping the
Question - was a bachelor of rather
( tAOtiStit tilttDlN IliGSs 1 lll' eAlO "N'
sustained hy Mr.. Henry Mack to
perfection which astonished his mos
sauguine friends. In short, although
the human feelings and impulses are
as varied as the tinseIling of sum
G mer cloud, and rs variagated as th'
leaves of an autumnal forest, yet, w
fail to see how the most fa9titiou
could consistently say ought agains
the entire performance. The proceed
ings were interspersed with numbe
of beautiful songs and tableauX, all o
: which were chaste and elegant. With
out saying any more | will close b,
as King you to give this badly writer
, article space in one corner of your. ex
ceIlent paper, which, by the way, l
daily growing in favor with our peo
{ pie.
= Yours, Truly, &c,
a DISINTERESTED SPECTATOR.