The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-06-19

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around this in festoons, was a point
applique jeans skirt, so arranged as
to have prismatic effect when the
wearer sueezed. All FIVE of the
young ladies wore sashes made ofun.
bleached domestic. picked out with
miniature sunbonnets. The effect
was really one of the sweetest things
lahaye seen in the way of counter
irritaut. G 7a5 zsaa1l
But, if | go into these prosey de.
tails, I cannot give general idea of
matters. There were many funny
things; maEy interesting cireum-
stances, connected with Wednesday,
| z p. M, but undoubtedly, the read-
ing of compositions by nine young
ladies, was the pith of the matter.
And now, young ladies, have mercy
on me; oh! have mercy. 1 am writ.
ing from the depths of an over full
heart. Me judice the reading stood
thusly: Miss NJ. Kate Thompson:
General Superiority; Miss Lizzie
Minton, Ease of Manner; Miss Sue
Shelborne. Grace of Manner Miss
Lizzie Moss, Melody of Voice. Five
young ladies are left, and my stock
of superlatives have been levied up
on by sheriff called ''home folks
and friends" I cannot leave this
subject without passing notice of
one composition, which, in shape,
reminded of the "net0 commandments
split doaon the middle and Seeued to-
gethe,' at the bottom. Young ladies
You will. trust, identify the simile.
But let US hurry on.
Thursday, 1OI a. m.. opened with
salutatory address from Mr.. N. E.
Richmond. Well, knowing the
familiarity of your readers with the
language in which Virgil breathed
out his soul, 1 obtained from Mr.. r.
a copy of his address. regret very
much space will not allow me. to
give his address in full. He said
II am quad hunkey configurant. X
homines, also cum lamb by jaws ex-
tremo tam guam ram, two crows in
ten dollars, nostra pays yam kelko-
tum or any other man." Now could
anything be grander than this. /
pause for a reply.
The addresses Thursday morning
were excellent; but 'twould be do
ing injustice to my better nature
were | to omit mention of "the man
IN the doSter." Gentlemen. ladies,
boys. girls,-t1at yoeerg man aoore a
daSter; and "Iet him who is without
duster among you. go to the first
store" f.I
Twas not my privilege to hear
the valedictory address Of Mr.. E. E.
Herd, or the address Of Rev. j A.
Lyons. Of Knoxville. To Mr.. Herd
make my apologies, but we all
know brother Lyons; and throwing
off for moment my motley, / will
only say our acquaintance was Of
the most agreeable character and in
passing over brother Lyons address.
feel sure he will know aohy did
it. If, in the serious view. 'twould
crafty me to pay feeble tribute to
a talented, kind-hearted gentleman,
but any reference from me while in
dulging IN the present humor would
be, mildly condemned, if styled
''discourtesy.'' sg re Goa.
Thursday. 2 p. M. injecting of
the muses." A success. as were all
the set pieces of the exhibitions. In
disseeting the evenings entertain.
ment, the salient points were 'aLaiS
Ia" Tasso's Coronation,' and 'eHew
Moses Made His Money" There
were of course a multitude ofpieas..
ant interesting items. but space for
bids an extended report. i"Laila''
was May party; an old old woman
miss Kate thompson applies for
relief; Laila, (Miss Sue Shelborne).
the queen of the party, gets lost;
the old woman turns up, as a fairy,
pulls her through, and so on; in
her distress, Laila kneels to pray,
but noticed she opened one eye to
look for the other girls, and I adj
mired her practical sense. AsTasso's
Coronation,s I couldn't make any
thing out of. Miss Lizzie Moss first
took chair; then some fellow,
dressed in apparent uniform, came
on the stage singing the Bonnie
blue Flag" and swaying a long
cavalry sabre; after getting the sa-
bre twice between his legs, nearly
severing the head of Rev. D. B,
Campbell. and putting the point Of
his sabre in your correspondents,
eye, he settled down to business
"Moses." by Mr.. Essary. was un-
doubtedly the thing; and Mr.. Es-
sary. pardon an humble correspond
ent of a Morristown newspaper
should he bear tribute to your rare
talent for comicality, and still rarer
facial nobility; should we never
meet agaiil in-this world, let Bri-a-