The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-04-24
Our Mauch Chunk Letter
April 21st, 1875.

lndJ Jbe SplrlJ lS WlillnBj 'Dub WIG
flesh is weak" is the only reason can
plead in excuse of any possible short
comings in the contents Of to-day's.
And what else could one expect9 No
person living can hope to violate the
laws of nature with impunity. The
human system must have its seasons of
rest-just the thing I've vainly striven
for since Saturday evening last, The
fact is, we, of Mauch Chunk, have had
too much of good thing since then,
and now are beginning to feel the eff
fects Of over-eXertion; and, although
there is still more enjoyment in store for
US for the balance of the week, many
would rather forego participation in
further pleasures if they only dared.
But on this point society-and particu-
larly Mauch Chunk society--is inexor-
able. There is no such thing as resist
ing the mighty whirlpool of fashion,
and since Mauch Chunk has decreed
that we shall enjoy ourselves, we shall
have to drift with the current. But
few persons are to be met on the streets,
and of the few one does meet, the mai
ority are foot sore or in state of ag.
gravated drowsyness, superirduced by
a nights over-indulgence in teipsychor-
can exercises. We'll, the parade is over,
the Rescue ball done for, and the-but
l anticipated The "Spelling Bee" hav-
ing first transpired,I Il needs should men,
ton, this all-important event in its reg
ular, order. That "Spelllng Bees are all
the rage you probably know. They are
grand affairs if properly conducted, but
their grandest greatness consists in be-
ing the latest and grandest humbugs,
and while amounting to little as a cri
terion, expose US rather in the unenui-
able light of an illiterate nation who
consider that extraordinary y rneritorious
in grown persons which one is entitled
TO expect from any school-boy in his
teens-the ability to spell correctly. AS
l said before, we have had our "Bee,"
or rather hiveful of bees, and such a
buzzing! The spelling may well be re-
ceived as of secondary Importance, since
the primary oDject-amusement-
fully attained. And a more orderly
and merry assemblage one could not
have wished to have met. What fun
there was In 1t. had to be sought in the
novelty of che thing, and, looking at it
in this light probably no one had rea-
son to complain of disappointment. In
fact we were indebted to the members
of the Y. M S. A. for perfectly sue
cessful first class sociable. Dispensing
with tiresome recital of details, shall
merely state that % "bees" had pre-
sented themselves as anxious to partici.
pate in the buzzing; and that of those
% bees some fought most resolutely
against an adverse fate; it however so
happened in the natural course of
events that, after MANIFOLD encounters,
and the warding off of many well aim.
ed darts, Annie Wilhelm was declared
queen of the hive, ard Prof. Kline per-
mitted to bask in the rays of her queen
ly presence as second. And while Her
Majesty received Dictionary as tok-
en- of appreciation, the Prof. was pre-
sented with copy of Longfellow's
Poems. Thus ended the "Spelling
Bee" and, conscious of having pleas
antly spent an evening we migrated to
the land of Nod, to prepare for the things
to come.
The most anxiously inquired. for man
on Monday last was Silsby & Co.'S. agent.
But the agent didn't come, consequent
ly the projected trial of the Marion
Hose Company's new steamer had to be
dispensed with. Tuesday morning
found the boys busy as beavers, and
when the hour determined on for the
parade arrived, every one was ready
and at his post. at about noon the
Keystone Cornet Band from Summit
Hill, who had volunteered to play for
the 'Rescue Hook and Ladder Co." ar.
rived, and were entertained by the mem.
bers of the company at the American
Hotel. At . o'clock the procession
formed and paraded the accessible
streets OF this Borough in this order
Phoenix Cornet Band
Hose Carriage and members of company
Diligent Hose Carriage and members of
the company
Keystone oornet Band
Rescue Hook and Ladder Companys new
truck and members of the company.
Hibemian Cornet Band
Marion Hose Cos carriage
followed by the new slby steamer and
members ofthe company,
while party of young Americans,
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