The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-03-07

Shall brighten with verdure the grave where
! he sleeps;
! And the tear tnat we shed, though in secret
il rolls,
Shall long keep his memory green In our
souls.
Tomb of Emmet, Sad, unmarked mon
ument Of glorious departed age, when
great hearts vet throbbed in the world aud
self was immolated at the altar OF common
veal, Immortal relic OF the purity and
generous disinterestedness Of patriotism,
| o silent trace Of an unfortunate outbreak,
thy record is unique, unapproachable.
Cold must be the heart of him whs would
not shed the tear of sympathy or mourn
over thee. And colder still, devoid OF every
tender pity, devoid of every noble impulse
that sways the human heart must be
the heart Of him who casts aught but gen.
erous praise upon thv sad blankness. Aye
| blankness, For he, the immortal victim,
has said: "Let no man write my epitaph,
| for as no man who knows my motives dares
nOu vindicate them. let not prejudice nor
| ignorance asperse them. Let them and me
repose in obscurity and peace, and my tomb
remain uniuscribed, until other times and
other men can do justice to my character.
When my country takes her place among
the nations OF the earth-then, and not till
then-let my epitaph be written"
JOE MURPHY.
Joe Murphy, the great comedian, will
appear at the Opera House next Saturday
evening in his unequaled ro.eo Dan OHara
in kerry Cow" Joe always meets with
the heartiest OF welcomes when he comes to
I,eayenworth, and next Saturday evening
will be no exception. In delineating the
Irish character, Mr.. Murphy is without a
rival, and those who wish to enjoy hearty
laugh should no, fail TO be present. The
box sheet will be open this morning at
Moriian's book store
THE sARsFIELD BALL.
Odd Fellows Hall was ablaze with light
last night, it being the occasion Of the Gen.
tennial ball given by the Sarsfeld club to
commemorate the centenary of Ireland's
hero and martyr, Robert Emmet. The
large hall was well filled with a gay and
brilliant assemblage; and rarely has the
metropolis seen a gayer concourse OF fair
maidens and brave men.
The ball was given for the benefit Of the
sklrmishing fund.
GRAND PURIM BALL
The Purim Ball, under the auspices Of the
Hebrew young men of this city, will take
place at Odd Fellows Hall Tuesday even
ing, March 18th, 1873. This promises to
be, as all these Purim balls have been, a
most recherche affair, and the attendance
will be large.
CHUCH FESTIVAL AT DELAWARE CITY.
A Catholic church festival took place at |
Delaware City last night, given by Father
Defouri's parish. A large assemblage was |
presen. and the occasion throughout was a
most pleasant one.
AT TURNER HALL.
The masked ball at Turner Hall last |
night was brilliant one, the costumes be-
ing elegant and varied, combining the his
torical and the ridiculous in charming con-
fusion. The ball was given under the aus
pices of the Leavenworth Turnverien. and
nothing was left undone which would rem
der the festivities enjoyable. The dancing
was INDUCED in until the wee sma' hours
of the morning warned the merry maskers
that a new day had begun. The attendance |
was very large, and nothing occurred TO mar
the happy revelry.
EPISCOPAL SOCIAL.
The Episcopal social which met last
night with Mrs. Couch, was the most sue
ce.sful affair of the kind that the Leaven-
worth people have enjoyed for many day.
1t was grand success, both in point of
numbers and entertainment. AT least two
hundred persons were present, and all seemed
10 enjoy themselves. The company was
entertained with vocal music
by Mesdames Anthony and Hunt, with
Prof. Scheuerman at the organ, and with
select readings by Miss Mally Brace, our
best amateur elOqutionist. After these in
ellectual features, music of the other kind
that with the ''volupiuous swelI'-was
and the light fantastic toe-or,
more properly, several sets Of the same
lep; time to ii in very proper and reli-
,ious manneripr two hours or more. An
Ither excellent feature OF the evening, and
me that nobody overlooked, was the supper,
ol delicious coffee, and all the
Necessary accomplishments. Altogether it
Sas a most enjoyable occasion.
CHINA WEDDING.
Mr. and Mrs. Meinert, residing at the
corner Of Seventh and Shawnee streets, ,cele-
Drated the twentieth anniversary Of their
wedding Sunday evening. Quite large
number of friends gathered to offer their
congratulations and the gifts were numer-
,us and well selected. Among them were a
set, consisting of bowl, pitcher,
brush stand. etc, n tea set, complete, vases,
statutes, coffee cup9, saucers. and other ar
ticles TOO numerous 10 mention. After the
the floor was cleared and dane
ing and social pleasures were the order Of
he hour. -,