Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-10
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONCERT.
Happy School children and u De-
lighted Audience.

able sight to the older ones than a
group of happy children, with their
faces lighted up with joyous smiles
and pleasing anticipations of the very
important roles that they are called
upon to fill in an entertainment such
as was given at the Methodist church
on Sunday evening last. These exhi-
billions are epochs in the life of child
hood, each successive one marking a
progress by certain gradations from the
modest "You'd scarce expect n of
my age" to the giddy declamatory
heights of Marco Bozzaris, and Patrick
Henry's Grafton, and other pieces of
that ilk. In Sunday-school concerts
the same advance obtains with the
children, although the literary exer-
cises differ in the fact that all of the
pieces spoken seek to inculcate a NOR
| al, or impress the youthful idea with
some great principle that will lead his
footsteps in the right Path in after life.
| A wee little fodder, proud in the pos
session of his first pants, pleads with
a bright-eyed four-year old sinner to
dash the wine-cup from his lips, or be-
ware of the flowing bowl, in lisping
accents that prove their innocence of
any stronger beverage than milk and
water. Little misses, fresh from the
hands of proud and anxious mothers,
who had devoted an hour in making
their toilets and arranging them in
their charming costumes, sagely ad-
..,1 %l.;~ 1,,N, , ~ ~ ~
extravaganza in dress, eschewing
iuery ard furbelows, so as to accumu-
late a fund for the dissemination Of
Gospel truths among the mythical
heathens. In listening to the recita-
tons, We smiled as memory carried us
back to the period when we were hap
| py children, and remembered the mix
lure of pride and mental dis
tress that similar occasions caused
us, pride at the sensation that
we expected to make on our
debut, and overwhelming distress and
mental agony from the fear that we
might possibly forget our lines. How
steadily We conned over our piece, in
terspersing the study with numerous
home rehearsals until we were pro-
nounced perfect. And then, when
our turn came, how VIZ searched
tho faces of the audience unit!
orr eyes rested on the place where
Il parents sat, their faces hit up with
encouraging smiles and comforting
looks that relieved our embarrass-
ment. We hurled our declamations
at them, hurrying through without
any regard for infections or stops,
fearing if we put in a pause that the
lines would slip from IL memory
and the dreaded breakdown occur.
These memories and comments lead
us 10 the subject under consideration,
and we started in TO say that the con-
cert Sunday evening was quite a sue
cess and showed evident improvement
on the part of the children since the
last exhibition. The Rotations and
dialogues were, both in the selection of
the subjects and manner of delivery,
above the average, the little ones
speaking them without hesitation or
embarrassment. A song by Miss Alice
Johnson was charlningly rendered,
her sweet voice evincing careful train
ing. A couple of duets, between
Master Charley and Miss Carrie Mette,
We're IA surprise to the audience. The
boys rich and mellow alto voice and
his sisters soprano were i'll perfect
harHlony, and blended together in me-
lodiuS tones that thrilled the audience.
The exact time and compass Of their
voices shows a M usical culture wonder
ful in such young children. The songs
and choruSes by the school were given
in good style. Mrs. DR.. Lukins and Miss
Ella Mette sang two duets that would
have alicited a storm of applause had
not Mr.. Gray requested to the on
trary. The choir and glee club in
thni. h 4 ~, nc and pfhN,,, u,o - - 70
their usual mark, which, by-the-way,
programmes:
Brothers
Ihorus School
j. 4. Gray
Solo. "Ihe Day is Done" Cox
Recitation, somebody's Darling Bertis
Recitation, ".Fairest Sight, .....H Hattie Capron
Recitation, Baby" ...."..-......- Ellie Dodge
Recitation, The Ant".--.--....Stella Rhodes
Recitation, Little MANN Morton Johnson
Recitation, "Love".~a".Moi!ie Montgomery
SSlalouse".".Frank Gates and john Cromer
Dialogne-~percy Goidstone and John Frank
Recitation, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Esterley
Dialogue" lille Steler and Lulu Mccartney
REGULATIONS by Agnes J %effriss, Frank Osborne.
Mlnnie christopher, loa Harmon, Eva
Coleman and Josie Rhodes
Duet....""~"..".Charles and Carrie Motto
Anthem, Choir
Two, duets......Mrs DIR. Lukins and Miss Ella
Mette
Dialosue.:..Chas. Davenport, Chas. Webster
and Tom Marks
Mr.. Cox presided at the organ, and
Mr.. Hess added to the melody by an
accompaniment on the bass viol. At
the conclusion, Mr.. Gray spoke a little
piece, in which he alluded to the hard
times in a happy and pointed way,
and the audience dispersed Well
pleased with the Sunday-school ex-
e~rcises.
A Strike on Treasure Hill.
r. NJ. Rowland informs us that a
splendid DEVELOPMENT was made in the