Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-20
E.4ss+. from Falls SISU-cI,

Correspondence of Tho Alexandria Gn2a.Ie |
FALLS CHURCH, Dee. 19.-FalIi Church
without liz literary would b, liko hume without
O step m9!liar, EothinE to make tho old man
too the mark ard induce tho children 10 Sicu
around liveIp. Ia rolieian, paliii1s, cnpr, sz,
Eek atd every ether ratIionlar in n iuh dit
icloGoG can DO iuund. wo hsvn differences: all
AsrG onC--in the literary Wo aIo uni. Eyr wo
have INT yui developed any up;qu, pDrts hk,
Walt " hinian. Or brilliant historians Eka the
cdl;or Of Tic Elk Run Gazytto, tut in uusni y
We lave as much hiains t. Iha ,quaro Inch OF
crallam 81 people living III rarriIiDl atmcs
pAcic hkn ours can support, and that is tho
Reason prtsnnla that h. editor Of tic
carried his nOndrius brain FROM cur elevated
Location down to tho seaside; there was less
oxygen there aEd ha had better opportunities to
see man.
Wcdnt sdly, tho lILh instant, We had our
second Ice nrr. Tha ,XNicars wcro orontd hy
Miss Alnnio Adams reading Sharon Rlcl.cap' 9
Wedding" which ah0 rendered 10 fibc cIoar
Socc, natural tanc, aud price, cnuuciation,
makiog hcIsa'l heard 10 every pert Of tho room,
notT hsandiug tho hsll is 30 LARGO il il difficult
iot ladies' without training to Fill i. Her raci.
tatlon Was followed Gy Tho announcement tEat
NO "cro 10 have "fho Pirates Scrorado," by
four tiglc, pirates Instantly tho lcciuto room
door opeEcd anG in marched molly uuqrtctlc.
Tho Grit b2ro strong resemblance to al c.
cap2d pa|Gec with the oarbi1e OF dsfuncS
cnValFgman. Tho socaLd bonrng aloft tho flag
Of tho crcT looked ike tho admiral Of tho canal
lavy, Thic tic flag, instead of being black.
mad that peculiar tluo back, with tiucc Of
lu'tlnt9',9o often seen uoder the eye Of 80 nany
OF Judge SHELLS paroas The third oarrvin o
what mieht have been mistaken for log Of
ebony, cut WHOM turned cut to DO small
mounted howizor, locked lika disciple Of John
kncx en- rampage, aud if ho had orly had
the book Of discipline 10 his left hand, might
have been mistaken for ha chief. The fourth
braruIshlng Q sword in dangerous PROXIMITY to
tie chandeliers, had d;i.cted lock ycry muoh
!lEc tho representative Of tho democratic psner
the day sitter ho heard lha returns from OLio
But i! there was a lack of harmony in their
appearance, what GIN be slid of their mus,
Each appeared TO bo sineiog an Independent
so1g TO an Independent lu1e il o different kew
and the dscoId can only DO lkened to tho
chorus chimed by Thomas Felis when ho goes
c'uftlog. AS scare these faEcs pirates were
not succ:s,; their appearance seemed to havy
different effect and excited tbs visibility of The
aud;cccs 10 such degree that some went into
co5vulsiocs and shook their shoes off. AS
travesty ca cp.ri boutT, it was q decided sue
cess.
Mrs. E. Z. Davis then delivered her lcc!ur.
or Mental Culture" 1t vas moro Interesting
than philosophical, b.iag co56aed principally
to ukrrat:vs Ct experiences 10 teaching The
youug idea how 10 shoot, and the difficulties
eEc'npessiDs tho teacher in her efforts to
illuminate tho mind of tho American Indiao
9th whom She was Tor a time thus engaged.
Her language was good and well selected, show
ing ability AID coed Judgment, aod that her
l:c;u'e Vas appreciated was evident from the
cltss attention given Ter BY the audience.
-Four gentlemen. 10 citizens dress. bus tearing
q striking resemblance in STA, scion AID voice,
to tho tour Gtrc, pirates, then s,ug Speed
Away" which tho sudicIcs taking for an invi
tatloo to leave west sway with all the spes d
possible.
Ap1lh:r Of ,u' cid rcopl, bus dropbed eff.
Mrs. Nellie Nlsrcoy, vory ssed sad icG.n old