The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-06-17
OUR LITTLE FOLKS.
How They Entertained a Brilliant
Audience at Antoinette Hall
Friday Night.


Shapard's Cottage School Friday
night last. Notwithstanding the
oppressive heat, the hall was filed
to Its full capacity while quite a
rprinkling of spectators we're visl-
bic in the galleries. Miss Snap
ards entertainments of this charac-
ter have always been popular here,
owing TO the admirable taste she
invariably displays in arranging a
programme, and the care she be-
slows on her pupils in preparing
them for the various parts. The
present occasion added greatly to
her reputation in this respect, and
the entertainment itself was so de-
lightful that it has been the topic
of discussion with all classes OF
people ever since. There was not
dry or tedious feature in the
whole performance, which, from
first to last, exceeded in merit
any exhibition of the kind we
have seen for years. The little
folks themselves entered fully into
the ideas and plans of their teacher,
seeming to understand perfectly
what was expected of them, and
bless the little darlings, we mean
the girls they acquitted themselves
in such a charming manner that it
required an effort on the part
of the audience to keep from rush
ing upon the stage en- masse and
kissing their rosebud mouths. The
only thing that prevented the as
sault was the fear of getting hold
of boy by mistake, but even that
would have been a happy mis-
chance, for every one of the little
fellows looked as tempting as bas-
ket of red-cheeked apples and as
sparkling as frostwork when first
kissed by the rays of the sun.
The programme was a choice me-
lange of musical, poetic and prose
pieces, each selection being clev-
erly adapted to the capacity of the
child to whom it was assigned.
The singing was excellent, espec-
tally the choruses, which were rem
dered in perfect time, the blrd-like
voices blending into many sweet
strain of harmony. The instru-
mental pieces were all well execu
ted-exceptionally so, when the
ages of the performers are consId-
cred. Miss Carrie Smith led off
with the first vocal solo, simple
little ballad entitled, 81 am going
to write to Papa"
Miss Mary Lou Flournoy rem
dered very sweetly and with much
childish modesty and grace the
pretty little song, "Im the sweetest
girl in Tennessee"
Those who heard it will not soon
forget the beautiful song, "Do Not
Turn Me from Your Door," render
ed so sweetly by Miss Minnie
Myers, whose voice conveyed to
every heart the sad plant of the
little beggar girl whose touching ap-
peal was embodied in the song.
Master Howell Graham's per
Torrance on the French harp was
greeted with rapturous applause, as
it should have been, for it was one of
the best features of the entertain
meDt.
The dialogues and .recitations
were all delivered in excellent style.
The salutatory of Master Ben Chill
ders was a clever and spirited eff
fort. Miss Matte Richardson gave
pleasing history OF Puss and the
Sparrow and Miss Fanny Richard
son and Laps. McCord, jr., were
amusing in their little story about
the Broken Eggs. Master Henry
Myers revealed some marked symp
toms of Oratory in well-delivered
speech, and Master Hume Nelson
was quite equal to the occasion in
his narrative about the Biggest
Piece of Pie. Master ElwOod Nc
Cord let loose the flood-gates of or
atory in a speech on Young Ameri-
ca, chief of whom he is which;
while Miss Fannie Richardson gave
a very pleasing delineation of Little
Chatterbox. The following recita-
tions were excellent: Can Some
One Tell, by Miss Minnie Myers;
Forty Years Ago by Miss Mary Lou
Fiournoy; Prayers not Pleasant to
Hear, by Miss Sallie Lou McCord.
The following dialogues were
very creditably rendered: The
Wrangling Pair, by Miss Minnie
Myers and Howell Graham; TWEEN
ty Years Hence, Misses Lena Nc
Grew, Magg e McCord and Master
Howell Graham; The Young Critic,
by Ben Childers and Hume Nelson,
and Evanescent Glory, by the boys
of the school. The latter was a
stirring feature of. the exhibition
and the audience demanded It's re-
petition.
In the dialogue, The Sick Doll,
by Miss Villa Smith and Willie
Sumpter, the little peculiarities of
one of Pulaskis favorlte physicians
"a veritable Good Samaritan
were amusingly brought out by his
own offspring.
Miss Maggie May McCord's rem
dition of Tennyson's famous Bugle
Song was excellent, especially the
imitation of the echoes. This is an
extremely difficult recitation, and
we tremble6 for the young lady,
but she soon demonstrated her
ability to give correct expression
to the lines. The speeches of Will
lie Sumpter, Willie Flournoy, Will
lie Graham, Algie Davenport and
Kris McCord were all good.
The Martha Washington Tea
Party was 8 charming scene and
one that was highly appreciated by
the audience. During the evening
Miss Shapard was complimented by
the presentation of two beautiful
floral offerings, one from lady pat
ron and the other from Master How
ell Graham, one of her pupils. Col
Scion +. Rose conveyed the senti-
ments of the donors in a reat
speech, which was responded 10 in
behalf of Miss Shapard by Rev. DR..
Leftwich.
Miss Shapard has much reason
to be proud OF the success of her
exhibition, as well as of her reputa-
ton as a teacher. Her school is