The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-03-23
The PendIeton Charades.

MEssRs. EDITORS: With your permission
I will give you an account of the very pleas
ant entertainment given by the Pendleton
Cornet Band in their hall, on Tuesday night,
the 14th inst. Pleasant and innocent amuse-
ments are always source of benefit to
community, and by all means should have
extended to them the support and counten-
ance of all who claim to take interest in the
happiness of the people. Upon this score
principally ask for small space of your
paper.
The Pendleton Cornet Band was organized,
we understand few weeks ago, and is COM
posed of the young men of the town. Not
withstanding their recent organization, they
were prepared to greet the large concourse
of people who assembled to witness their
charades with some really fine music.
The hall rented and arranged by these
young gentlemen for their charades is very
handsomely gotten up, indeed. There is
permanency and neatness apparent in all
the minutie, which plainly indicate that
they mean business. I don't think, in fact,
1 have ever seen more tastily decorated
stage in any part of the up-country. The
PLAYS were well selected, and the actors all
rendered their different parts with accuracy,
and many of them with real artistic skill.
The young ladies-old Mrs. Grubbs, also
were very happy in the rendition of their
parts, especially the counting parts and from
conjecture one would suppose they had trav-
eled along that road before, else they could
not have acted their parts SO well; but per-
haps they have just thought about it.
When Mr.. Mulligrubs came upon the stage,
it is said one old gentleman present shed
tears, supposing for the moment that old
MuAi. was himself, but when the veritable
gentleman returned afterwards as Mr.. Sum-
merby, he knew for the first time he was
mistaken. Mr.. Blue John was particularly
fortunate in his representation of the Irish
servant, and in this day Of demand for such
labor, his fortune might be considered made.
One old lady in the innocency of her heart
questioned her neighbor to know if he could
be employed. Mr.. G., as Greylock, showed
so much fear and bcwilderment when Blue
John came at him with an old shot gun one
would suppose that he was just returned
from the wars and knew what blunderbus
was Mr.. j. is ten thousand times better
man than he was before, for by his own con-
fession there are openings, even unto ten
thousand, in his very tender and susceptible
heart for every dollar lost or gained. Mr..
P. knew exactly what he was about in as
suming tender attitudes, and to my mind at
least the matrimony band will have before
very long one more member and the Pen
dlston Cornet Band one less. The transfor-
nation of Mr.. Dash into Old Bias Black
| was an evidence OF versatility in the highest
degree. One will not soon forget Old Bias
| plea for damages. Then that Frenchman,
Mr.. Hanliny Beatu. He started me bow
| ing and have been constantly wondering
for these several days if he has quit; as for
myself expect it will be as difficult for me
to get rid of the habit as it will be for Mon
seure to get out of his unmentionables. If
| Mr.. Popkins expects to make matrimony q
business, the probability is he will remain q
bachelor, but as rollicking farmer boy his
| chances for q fuss are number one. Keep
| close, Mr.. B., and don't go into the country
| for at least month.
have referred to each one of the charac-
tiers simply to show the scope and variety of
| the plays acted. You will observe that
France, England, Ireland, Germany, Africa,
| our cities and country each furnished char
acters for the occasion, and in every case the
peculiarites of each were well represented.
The public should, and no doubt does, feel
grateful to these young people for their sue
cessful efforts to drive away dependency
| and pining from the minds of the people.
There is always enough of care and labor
and not enough of recreation to be met with
| in this world. Recreation and rest are es-
sential to prosperity. Then, when com
| munity can at proper seasons lay aside their
| troubles, and together enter into innocent
amusements, it is sure sign of better day
approaching. Theyoung men of Pendleton
have taken hold with vim and determina-
ton to dispel the gloom which has for so
long hovered over their town. Their under
taking is worthy one, and deserves the
support of every individual. We not only
hope that they may succeed, but may the
young men in every section of this County
appreciate their true condition, and emulate
the example set by their friends in Pendle-
ton. TOURIST.