The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-02-24
Notes from the North, Musical and 9th
erWise.

The concert conducted by Miss NJ.
A. Powell, at the Muir school house,
last Saturday evening, was I'm every
respect o success, delighting a large
and appreciative audience, and reflect
ing great credit both upon the class
and the teacher. Long before the win
ter's twilight mad given place to the
deeper shadows of the night people
from all quarters might have been seen
journeying toward common center.
Seen by disinterested spectator, they
presented q strange and everchanging
picture. There were boys on foot, city
boys, who went partly to breathe again
the pure air of the country, and partly
to prove that they had music in their
heart" and were not, as Shakespeare
has II, fit for treasOns, stratagems
and sp0ils." There were young men
on foot, guiding maynard girls through
deep snow banks. There were sleighs
gliding swiftly and merrily on, drawn
by long-eared quadrupeds. There were
bOb-sleds that looked as IL they had
been made on the spur Of the moment,
whose motive power consisted of fleet
footed ponies. There were buggies
containing the old, the middle-aged
and the delicately-constituted. There
were horsemen in files, I'm squads and
alone, all anticipating q good time, all
moving towards the same point.
Inside the spacious school-room all
was gayety. And bright the lamps
shone, DER fair women and brave
men," Very few districts can boast of
such a number of excellent vocalists,
especially soprano and alto, and the
entire talent of the class was brought
into full and effective play, Miss Pow
ell presiding at the organ. The eXer-
cises consisted of eight or ten songs
by the entire class, including the finest
as well as some of the most difficult
pieces to be found lin the Song Her
ald,n interspersed with solos, duets,
select readings and recitations.
Jean Ingelow's poem, the Brides
of Enderly," was excellently rendered
by Miss Fergus, the accent, variation
and infections being perfect. Miss
Gebhart's recital of that spirited little
poem, "Only Sixteen" was well re-
ceived and heartily applauded, and in
these days of stormy debate on the
temperance question was very apprO-
pirate. Miss Hussey entered SO fully
into the spirit of the curtain lecture
which she delivered that her audience
almost fancied her to be the veritable
lecturer herself instead of fair maid
EN- of sixteen there was something in
the stamp Of the foot that emphasized
the closing sentence, that may auger
ill to some young man II 1t was only
half as much in earnest as ii seemed.
There were others that read and re-
cited, ladies and children, who were
net behind those just mentioned.
Starlight" duet sung by Miss Mag
gle and Nellie Anderson, was highly
appreciated. OF the solos Miss Geb-
harris and Mrs. T. Whites are among
the most notable. Miss Maggie An
dersOn's solo, "There's nae room for
twa," was sung with such true
Scotch accent, that one of the audi
ence fancied himself to be within
mile of Edinboro' town." listening to
the voice of the newly-awakened
" Sleeping Maggie"
Perhaps I'm this lengthy account /
have sighted the gentlemen, but the
reason Is obvious; they can speak for
themselves. Suffice II to say that Mr..
]. Anderson and r. A. Burch led the
tenor, and they all, yes all, from the
taiiest to the high-fenor singers down
to the shortest of the i0W-d0un base, did
the best they could, ana IL has Oeen
said, "angels can do no more" 1t
has been said that " small boys don't
count" II the gentleman who gave
utterance to this noble and inspiring
sentence had been present on the above
occasion, he would certainly have
taken It all back, /" for the applause
was]terrific, the small boys applauding
according to the principle spoken OF
by Chas. Dickens, louder, in proper
ton to their inability to understand
the reason for 90 doing. There was
also q most delicious cat-call, that
doubtless emanated from the throat Of
one of these boys that don't count"
A patent sheuld be applied for at once
by its originator, whoever it may be.
and plaster cast Of the party's fea.
lures while producing 1t, would not
be o bad feature to exhibit at the
Worlds Fair In 1888.