Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-07-04

The Fourth falls on to-day, or Wednesday,
and O'Brien's circus is to be here in three
days, or Saturday. To tender-hearted
person it has been narrowing sight to
see the young hopefuls counting over their
stray pennies, and calculate how those
twenty-five pennies are going to celebrate
the Fourth and get him into the circus. 1t
has been hard struggle with him as to
whether patriotism or the elephant and
monkeys should win. The tempter has
whispered, celebrate. and carry water
for your ticket" but he recollects that last
year there were more applicants for the
place than there was water to be carried
and he sadly whispers "too thin" to the
proposition to crawl under when nobody
is looking He thought he had settled the
matter last night when he rolled the pen
MES up safely and deposited them in the
secretest place he knew of, but on starting
out this morning his frequent journeyings
to and from the hiding place, and when,
finally the racket in the direction of the
village was followed by hearty cheering,
the lightning, like rapidity with which
that roll was transferred to his pocket BODIED
no good to the circus man, and now those
who buy their tickets at the carriage next
Saturday may expect to hear in piping
tones the plaintive cry, " Iii, mister, pay
me in" "get me a ticket" and as he
energies into the atmosphere of "and.
acknowledgements
the-cage-of-monkeys -that-wonde
mal-molded- n-the- human form-and
his last recollection of our young friend
would be that he had got reduced to the
last despairng cry of gimme u cent"
Miss Cheneys concert, last Saturday
evening, was one of the most thoroughly
enjoyable entertainments with which we
have been favored for a long time. 1t was
pleasing from beginning to end. The
programme was well selected, and espec-
tally well rendered. Miss Cheney's first
song, Angels were bright and fair" was
given in highly satisfactory manner, and
in response to hearty encore she sang
Light of My SOUL" beautiful song,
which was exquisitely rendered. Miss
Cheney's fine voice has improved much
during her course of instruction under
Mr.. Dudley. 1t is full and rich. besides
being very clear and under good control.
1t was pleasure to listen to Miss Stanley
again after so long time. She sang a
very pretty song entitled EVermore,
and as an encore gave "One Morning, Oh
so Early" both being well executed. Hei
fine contralto voice was displayed to good
advantage in the Duet with Miss Cheney,
"a Golden Day." which was one of thu
prettiest songs on the programme. "Paln
Sunday" was given by Mr.. Dudley in {
pleasing manner, and his song bye anc
Bye" was sung in manner to win hin
hearty applause. The selection by
Mr.. Phillips Il have waited for thy com.
ing" was one of the best songs of the
evening, and was rendered in u very ar
tistic manner, deserving more notice thai
can be given in so short an article. The
singing of the Arion Quartette was capital
MS one would naturally expect, and the.
may we'll feel proud of the hearty APP
plause they received, which was wei
merited 1t would be impossible TO givt
u detailed account of all the pieces. On,
however deserves particular notice, thai
being the quartette entitled 1.-The BallaC
of the Weaver" II was very sweet ant
touching, and was sung exquisitely, thu
enunciation being very clear and distinct
Mr.. Wheaton, us pianist, assisted materi
ally in the complete success of the concert
The platform was very Hastily decorated
with flowers, and the singers were the re
cipients Of numerous beautiful bouquets.