Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-01-25

ment projected at Lexington, Va.
The proceeds of the ball in the even
ing were also to be devoted to the
same object.
/ THE FIRING.
/ This did not finish the military
exercises, but the afternoon was
occupied with exercises in firing By
squads platoon and battalion. We
were not aware of this part of the
| programme, and had subsidized in
our sanctum into a profound siesta
when our SAUNDERS were abruptly
broken by Il rafting discharge of
musketry when sounded as if it
were close to our ears. We had
been dreaming of the old times
when soldering was done in earn
est, and the firing must have min
gled with our dreams, for we thought
we were with the old Fourteenth
when they first smelt powder at
BaFhamsville, and it was next in
order for Capt. Crusman TO be
brought to the rear with fractured
femur. The firing was almost as
brisk as at Barhamsville and a good
deal more regular.
At last they broke ranks and
scattered to get refreshment and to
prepare for the ball. Before dis
missing them ourselves, we must
accord the highest praise to Capt.
Ed. Howard for the splendid condi-
,ion of his company; their general
appearance in uniform, their digni-
fed, sOldierly bearing and their
precision in drill are all in large
measure due to the indefatigable
exertiOns of that gentleman, and in
the name of the whole community
we thank him for his successful
eXertions.
TIE BALL.
Now came the time when the
valiant Guards, hitherto victorious
over all, had TO submit to an ignO-
minious defeat they had to encoun-
ter an Amazonian phalanX pro-
tected by a dangerous battery of
bright eyes. Their conquest was
instantaneous every Guard sur
rendered himself willing captive,
and we are inclined to think the
fair captors exercised the privileges
of conquest mercifuIly, for we saw
both captors and captives engaged
in complicated evOlutiOns in which
they kept time to the dulcet strains
of EichOrn's band, victors and van
quished being apparently delighted
with one another. In plain English,
ii brilliant ball closed the day, in
which everything was conducted
with admirable taste and judgment;
the ladies were beautiful, their cos
TUNES exquisite in taste, the music
excellent and the supper abundant
and well prepared. We are unable
to describe the recherche attire of
the ladies with the millineresque
precision of our contemporary, the
Tobacco Leaf, never having learned
the language, but sylph-like
nymph in pale blue (Which, on the
above excellent authority, we can
say was made OF br0cade, tarletan
and cardinal trilnmings) made us
wish we could throw aside about
forty of our years and compete with
those festive youths for the privi-
lege of guiding her through the
nazes of the dance. All well, boys,
"Gathcr your roses while you may"
we, alas, have arrived at the season
of brambles.
Let us close a very inadequate
account of a very delightful enter
tainment by recognizing the excel
lent discipline not only, but the
unselfish good-nature with which
the c. c. G.'s devoted themselves
to the accommodation OF their
guests. Everything was done by
members of the corps detailed on
special duty, and no one shrank
from his duties, though by adhering
to them he deprived himself of a
large portion of the pleasure he was
providing for others, thus realizing
the perfection not only of military
discipline but of genuine good |
breeding and pOliteness.