Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-02-16

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able impatienoe was heard through
the church as the bell tinkled aud
the curtain rose on q scene Of un.
paralleled beauty, gorgeous In It's ct.
teet. A perfect bower of sweetness
81 q seraphie nature, met the gaze.
Dressed In white, crowned with lilo
minated crowns, the stage presented
an aggregation of such stella bril-
liancy as to beggar description. The
twinkling of the illuminated crowns
was caught aud sent back by eyes
that radiated the intense brillianey
OF the scene. And now midst the
enraptured gaxe, the song Of wei
come broke forth In lie yolumed
sweetness, enhancing the sesses by
its ravishing melody. Alter the
ending Of the song, Master Tommy
Birdsong delivered the address OF
welcome, eliciting many encomiums
Of praise for the oistinctness and
arr Of his elocation. After the Ad-
dress the "Sayiour's Call" Was sung,
and the curtain dropped on a scene,
which, In point Of originality and
brilliant effect, SURPRISES anything
Of its kind within our knowledge.
Following this, Hold the Fort, q
quartet;e, was superbly rendered by
those charming ladies, Misses Webb,
Redding and fairchild, and Mrs.
Bahkston. The clear, silver tone Of
the latter lady's voice, its high reg.
lster aud scope, was heard Ia partica.
lar advantage IN this piece. The
other voices are Of high order Of
merit. Me~srs. Britain, Bankston,
Miller and Pitts assisted, contrib az
ing te the general excellence Of the
rendition.
Amer this we were treated too
tablsau ut suggestive beauty called
the ''Saint's Departure Tins was,
par excellence, the crOwning glory
OF the entertainment aud revealed a
aesthetic degree of originality, which
cannot bat be Hattering TO that high.
ly accomplished aud richly endowed
young lady, Miss frnk, whom, We
are Informed, suggested and bodied
forth the leading ieataTes Of the con
cert We pay willing tribute 20 her
fertility of Imagination, fancy, or
whatever you will. 20 whose efforts
are due the brilliaBcy aud success Of
the occasion. Miss Y. ofliclated A.
organist But TO the tablcau. IL
represented the character OF death.
A fair form. Ia the sad purity Of
dcathly garments. reclined upon n
couch, surrounded by mourning,
praying friends. The naturalness Of
the scene, the solemn stiffness that
ensued, struck . chord Of sympa-
thetie response In each breast. Aud
while thought was enlisted m the
contemplation Of the sad scene, the
heavenly melody Of "Meet me AT
the Fountain" rifted the nlcnce with
o heavenly cadence, that trembling,
smote the chord Of self aud passed
in sweetness out OF hearing. The
singer, Miss Webb, was screened
irUm the audience aud the unexpect.
ed pleasure Of the song added an in
describable charm 10 the tablcau.
This young lady's voice, q rich con.
tralto, toned la = celestial sweetness,
Of wOr derful quality, fitness aud
volume, melodlous Ia all It's infiec-
tions, harmonious In all It's highest
flights, deserves especial mention a.
being II such uncommon excellence
as TO sanction the hope that she will
continue It's cultivation until the
limit Il reached, and that limit
would be enyiOus fame. The many
fascinating qualities at this lady. her
peerless beauty, captivating CONVEX
saiIonal power, have drawn around
her a circle Of charmed admirers.
We feel proud in the possession Of y
lady OF 80 many engaging qualities.
After the tablcau came the ~PyTa.
mid Of Christian Truth" represent.
ing as the foundation, Rock OF
Ages" on which rested Path"
Peace" Life" sSalyation" aud
Heaven" the last crowned with
the emblem OF purity, howers- Each
stone IN this pyramid was laid by APP
pirate songs and short Biblical quo
iations. Here, again, we are forced
20 compliment the originality of the
idea, ~ very foreibly expressed. We
cannot name the respective ladies
who took part in the ceremony Of
building the pyramid TO It's summit,
"where the wicked tease from trou
bling and the weary arr at rest
"Cross and Crown" followed In
order OF the programme aud was
noteworthy Tor the same excellence
characteristic Of proceeding repre-
sensations. To enter into q minute
description Of how the motto, "Jesus
IL my only hope was formed would
be beyond our space. Suffice Il 10
say the allegory was very plainly
exhibited. Mr.. Willie Falrchild de
hvered a recitation during the rep
resentation which was marked by a
grace and ease very commendable
IN one OF his years. The scene end.
ed with Coronation. The announce
ment thai the Aldermen looked for
was made, and general retreat 10
the samptaous collation. ensaed,
where our eyes fingered enraptaryd
upon o bounteous spread Of the good
things Of life. And with all the
tempting edibles ID temptingly dis
played there were seats, kind ladies
and all the appartenanoes OF ease 10
assist in doing Il justice. Such .
supper has never before been seen