Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-02-18
Reading club.

This association held one of it
most pleasant end profitable meet
ings on the first Tuesday night il
February.
Mr., and Ms. John d. Moor
threw open the doors of their ele
CANT new home and right royal.
did they and Miss Meta B. Vie
entertain their numerous guests. A
new home has not always the charm
of the DID,. The Club had passec
happy hours in the old, and saw
with sigh its high walls leveled
low. Perhaps there was half feal
that we had held our last reunion
at that favorite place, that we
would not be invited to the new
house. The prompt invitation to
do SO was accepted with unusual
readiness, and everybody went in
the spirit of genuine house-warm-
ing.
Miss Garland in the exquisite
poem read on that occasion assured
us that old things are best, but un-
less in specially sentimental mood
/ would make an exception as re-
CARDS new house. When warm
ed with good fires and good will,
frightened with beauty and enliv-
ened with music, and such music as
we had on Tuesday night, new
home is a blessed thing. May
peace and plenty ever be within
those walls.
The pleasures of the evening
were increased by the presence of
Mr.. Rudolph, the former secrtary,
and Mr.. VIM. Forbes, both for
some time absent from the city,
but always counted as members
"good and true"
There was no lack of music as the
programme presented will show.
In addition to that given by men,
bers of the Club, thanks are due
Mrs. Auchinleck, of the Academy,
Miss Jennie Bailey and Mr.. Hop
per.
Introductory music-Misses Will
son, Mrs. Catching at piano, "O'er
hill, DER dale.
Reading Miss Jennie Keesee,
Lady Glare (Tennyson.)
One of those fascinating roman
ces which the Poet Laureate knows
SO well how to weave, that of
child "changed by her nurse" the
Earl's daughter dying and the
nurses own child put in her stead.
She grows to beautiful womanhood,
is woed and won by Lord Ronald
rs the Earl's daughter. The moth
er is thankful and discloses the
secret of her berth, whereupon the
daughter declares that she is beg
gar born, casts aside her diamonds
and with a spirit of remuneration
sublime as rare, determines to give
up her rich lover. The young man |
100, belongs to a dead past, for
though rich he weds the poor maid
en- and all goes merry as marriage
BELL"
Vocal solo-Mrs. j. NJ. Rice,
'Emmet's lullaby"
RecitatiCn-Miss Jennie Mattill,
THE fire king" a selection from
Scott, the author for the evening,
md an admirable contribution to
he discussion.
Instrumental duet-Mrs. Auchin-
eek and Mr.. Fay, "Der Barber
7on Sevilla," (Rosseni.)
Essay-Miss Lou Lowell, Social
of Scotland," was not only
but instructive, giving
yivid picture of everyday life and
tate occasions among the sturdy
scotch. 1t was much compli-
Music Mr.. and Mrs. ROsen-
,laenter and Prot. Emory, "Duo
or two violins," (Donizetti.)
Reading Mrs. Sam Stewart,
Too intensely UTTER" a happy hit
N the so-called esthetic of the day,
which is going wild (Wilde) over
he intense, the unutterable, the
the consummate. 1t
vas a good tonic for the prOsaic
pas and mas" who have no hope
of becoming intense and
and unutterable.
Vocal SoIo-Mrs. Catching, Miss
'ordt at piano, "My loves Ro-
'er."
Essay-Miss Eva Williams, Ed
nburgh. The special charm in
his composition was that the Won
ers of the old city were shown as
cen by the fair young reader.
md few things escaped those wide
wake eyes. Miss Eva's letters
pom the famous places visited
yhen in the old world are the best
of the scores of the
Ort which we read during the
ear.
Music violin with piano ac-
impairment, Prof. Emory and
Ir. Hopper.
Recitation - Miss Ella Ford,
King John and the Abbot of Can
erbury." This was a favorite
nth Scott, and rich, broad humor,
he strong common sense, the ma
we wit characteristic of the COM
osition were all brought out in full
,rce and fine effect by Miss Ford.
me could almost see the start of
lrprise on King Johns face when
ne supposed Abbot estimated his
yorth, or wealth, GOTTEN synO-
yms.)
For thirty pence our Savior was sold,
mOng the false Jews, as have been told,
nd twenty-nine is the worth of thee,
or think thou art one penny worser than
he.
Music = Miss Jennie Bailey,
Spring song" (Torry.)
Reading Mrs. j. F. Couts,
heath doomed, CCarleton.) Garlic
On is one of our most popular poets
nd Mrs CoutS is one of orr most