, 1880-01-19
sUNDAY-SC1IOOL DRAMA.
IT'S FAIELlkE IN M Is1f5 Z
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Nt,u i:nrs rims.
,r,,c ,ltcn,nt m cn,,,,;,r tho Snnt1ny.school
=, ~ A. ,nnatro ,s n,,.nxs = dnm,,tfui cxnrri.
~, ~ wv ho 1s'tS io - imTre1ients ran rar,sv no
nilcd no rs tp produce satisfactory result.
.ithcr there IL too much S,nday-school for
~ n,,,a,,,,, ~ ,,ro In wl,5rl, rnse thc M
~ "t'""t '" = .".' 80 m 'ir,ar,, ~ ~ a,s,
lore Is too much theatre III proportion to
unttay-scpol, III which case tho perform
mro " i,ccn,,,es ' nh,c.lIonahly n worlily. Mr.,
NO S..a.i'.,,,,s II 1,,,,.z,,,," i,so.-~.ns,,
salnlost tllo only Instance Of successful
'ar'iayios e.ertn3nns"t % @ e ,aay ' c fe,'nd
amlt ,, ,rith it M tle nro,,nd tlmt Fnt,hful,s
abt Of flirting with the pretty eir!s ';l,', who
Fix iii, the th Character Of tint excellent persot,
a conccivcI hv r,,nvn,,, Sti,,. tha bclicf
Int i,ib,ea ,iay I % can be- successfully M ncicd
y snnday-scl"ol children cal, never be
ybol)y crn,llcatc,l from the cntcrpr!slng SIT
erintcm!cut'a mi,!l, md hence tlo holiday
..eas,an hl,ynyS witnesses repetltlons of the
,bly Of cou,rsc, % h hy' tha 60 congrcgntlon Of tho
,Vilflston C6ifErcgutlonal Church, III regard
. The representation Of The. Scripturai! play Of
cudcnt's wtfc, Who WASH MS i clever wonian Of
10 little literary skill, aud tho pnstur md
members Of The Prudential Committee, who
eard + rta were greatly iMTeYs;ssd r. I'd wit tk!
lis unfortunately impossible 10 spenE,. for
casons wIicl, wifi presently appear. .rhcre
s no doubt, howeyer, TINT 1t opcnr4 well, and 4
wo may coicctlo It's authors clalln TINT y
tGnroMghjy Scrlplural III tone and sensational
n iis ciinaxcs. -
Tho iecture-room, with temporary stnGc
and 4 rel tlrnr>cnrtaln, mode y ncat little
before the performance begun. The curtain
nso upon 4 scene representing n shnty
valley, with n high hill IN tho background,
up which n practicable md very steer, ronsi
ore arrest Of ten or twcivo trees. and q country
tavern, with the s1gn "liaitwny Hotel"
stood on tlie left Side. lii frolit Of tic
tavern forty-two cl,iItlrcn-wllo constitute
nearly the Whole strength e tho Snal, !iaMs
ssmalts, slts, s othcrs y were ' pitching i'ennics'
anil others were playing lNnr,lrs
All Mafa asn s1Ssf 81 @ tc yery wo s
mnrnl Character and mast cl,riously ragged
clotlles. To them presently entered from the
right lower entrance the prophet El'sl,n, tnr
lis hif ftotal 'i liz lick K q q % hair ilo Was larss
prophet, with II long, white heari aud I
wnlking.stick OF grrnt size: but there Is M
doubt tlut hc would lnye looked better lldt
le bccn provided will y little llaIr, As hi
vnsscf The Hallway Hotel I,e stopped to asl
Tie way to tho nenrcst p0st-Oillcc, but It Il
painful to relate that the boys refused to gly,
lin civil answer. Ii fact, they cllatIcd Iii,
prophet and made nllusloils Il, his 'ncls d
fall, which were both personal md, rude
Tls good nlnn bctrl,yctl Ito anger, hut III
told them TINT they disgrncctl their parents
by their conduct, to which they with on,
nccord trllnnptai1tly answered that the!
s'hndN't got 1lt,,,e," nll(( that they Wero "Ot
plinnts." Greatly tlsgustctl by ttlis rc,mrtcc
tl,o Drop(et shook htS stick sadly but klmll,
Mt them, and procccictl on Ills way. Tho
Wicked children continued to yell after him
advising him to buy a Wig, or to try SONIC
1ody's lnir-rcstnrcr, md In other ways OK
pressing their wicked want OF respect. 1trl
iturnMce having ccuscfl to he 4 virtue, Elfsl.t
pntlsed Nnn WhiHt1cd loudly, WhGrnUppI
fwO frightflll bears ISSUED from tho forest
md, falling upon tho children, begun to tea
them to pieces.
All would perhaps lave como well, lnll no
one Of tho wicked boys refused TO be tori
Tho others hnd promptly fallen flat 0n tn
ground tho moment tho lN'Nrs arrived, inHteal
Of climbing trees or seeking refuge III til
Hallway Hotel; but this particular boy, who
as it subsequently appeared, ha.t lre11 ho1
rnwed ut tho last hipmcnt frnln tile Nlcthe
dist tSuntaay.Scllool, niNl WHO had nc. intend
cd the rehearsal, showed fight. j Ie cnugl
Ill n EftEk WHICH llADnGT1Gu to no Mt land. M
hlt tho firSt benr Il resonnflanE Thnck 0'e