Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-10

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OId Time.
A Sedalia (Mo.) paper prints
this:
Talking about church festivals
reminds us Of one that occurred
about two weeks ago in the Chloe
taw Nation, in the Indian Terri
tory. AT small village there had
been a revival for some time, and
the ladies connected with the
church determined to give a festival,
and donate the proceeds to its
adornment and establishment.
Society as yet is rather crude in
the territory, and its civilization is
interspersed by few wild speci-
mems Of the genus homo who de.
light upon all public occasions etc
make Rome howl" This element,
however, gives to public.entertain.
ments a spice of originality thai
adds much to their interest.
Well, the ladies (whito, half ant
Gull blood) went to work and hired
a large vacant frame building, anC
busted themselves with the neces
sary preparations that were TO ado
to the pleasure and success Of tn,
festival. The affair was pretty gen
orally published, and in tha
sparSely settled region nobody eve.
thinks of missing an opportunity
for fun or a dance. So eyerybod,
heard of it and everybody resolved
to go.
There is a law that no intoxica
ting liquors shall be sold in tn
Territory, and hundreds of vigi
liant deputy marshals are ever OF
the alert to see it enforced. Not
withstanding the Argus eyes Of tn
laws myrmidons, the ingenuity o
the lovers of the ardent frequentl
results in obtaining a liberal suppl
of the oh-be-ioyfdl, and we hav
seen wilder, fiercer, and more deI
perate orgies there than in tn
States. In the absence of liquor
the bottled extracts of Jamaic
ginger prove an excellent substi
tute, and we have seen fellows carr
an intoxicating pressure of 40
pounds to the square inch under il
influence. A white man who live
in the Territory drank 5000 bottle
in one year. The amount of hal
piness that fellow enjoyed can onl
be figured up from an angelic basi
But Jamaica ginger is barred OF
now, and, in the absence of bot
liquor aud ginger, cologne, certai
kinds of hair-oil, and even red in
answer as substitutes, and are cap
BILE of producing to an astonishin
extent all those holy and beatit
JOYS that characterize a big drunl
Well, the appointed day, or rathC
night, came. Great preparation
had been made. and all the ol
: "thoroughbreds" had been f
days ransacking the country to G,
a supply of whisky necessary
tone thera up, for the festival WI
to be followed by a dance. Wht
/, the shades of night had fallen ii
building was ablaze with light, al
!. beautiful Indian maidens, hal
b breed brunettes, and their viii
Caucasian sisters of the pure
blonde type, moved hithcr al
B thither around the tables whi
were loaded with delicacies al
ornaments.
The men and youths were most
Indians, with here and there
white face forming contrast.
Z short time the church was fu
the ladies doing a thriving busint
= in behalf Of the church, aud the c
l tire assemblage was as orderly
OF any of the kind in the States.
Each Of those who were proyid
II with bottles Of sour-eomforteI
imagined that be was the only Q
present who possessed it. Abou
N o'clock, during an intermission
~ the festival, several men stepp
!" out to "enjoy the cool air" and
moment more several dark shade
were seen making for the rear
ne the building. When the first "
arrived in that eeclndad niace 7