Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18

2 SunfiOwer for its model. Th
+ young lady read it con ormore, an,
all agreed that it was one of tn
best selections of the evening.
Vocal solo-Miss Catching, Mis-
Tordt at piano, "Song from Orphe
u.s." Orpheus was the son of Apol,
and the muse CalIiope. His fathe
gave him a Tyre and taught him Il
play upon it in such perfection tina
even wild beasts were softened by it
strain. He welded the beautiful
Euridyce, but his happiness wa
short-lived, for she soon died. HI
sang his grief to gods and men, anC
finding all unavailing, he resolved
to seek her in the gloomy regions
of Pluto. How, by the power O
music and of love, he sought and
found her, is one of the sweet ole
stories of which the human heart
never tires in listening. H0W he
lost her again, and her loving fare.
well as she parts from him .fOreUe1,
is sad beyond expression. The
rocks and mountains were melted
by the melancholy music which he
made for his lost love, but not
again did Pluto yield to his impas-
stoned strains. The lovers were
parted forever. He persisted mis-
erably. The MUSES. gathered up
the fragments of his body and bur-
led them at Libethra in Greece, and
it is said, that the nightingales sing
more sweetly over his grave than
anywhere else in the world.
Reading-Mr. R. n. Rhodes, ga
Love Letter." by Owen Meredith,
full of feryor and faithfulness,
sweetly expressed, and.exquisiteIy
read. 81
Following this, a beautiful song,
by Mrs. j. M. Rice, "Come, Sit
Thee Down My Bonnie Lass"
Reading Miss Jennie Mattill,
selections from the poems of Oscar
Wilde. These were, indeed, lilies
and roses, fair and fragrant. and
fortunate would the poet be, if he
could be judged by such specimens
alone.
Vocal so1o-Miss Eddie Poston,
Mrs. Byrne at piano, "Dare Tell"
very sweetly sung.
Essay-Miss Ella Ford, "Impres-
sions of Oscar Wilde. This was
wise, witty, sarcastic and called
forth many compliments, and one
could not withhold sort of sympa-
thy for this lost Endymion, whose
flowers were so seornfulIy cast
aside. or " o..
Music-by request, Mr.. Stanley
Vizer, Emerald Waltz"
Reading = Mrs. Byne, s'The
Frenehman and His Fiddle" This
was story of an ambitious man,
who greatly desired to be the first
to make re music deep under
ground, Fifteen hundred feet level,
farzer in re bowel of re ground zan
any ozzair man haver ever DONE"
This reading was enthusiastically
received.
Essay-MiSs Eva Williams, "Crit-
icism of Oscar Wilde" This was
in the writer's best vein, both of
thought and humor. Indeed, both
the essays for the evening were
highly creditable to the Club, and
more than once has the wish been
expressed that all your readers
could enjoy them.
Reading = Miss Allie johnson,
"The Dying Hebrews Prayer"
This selection for real merit, has
never been surpassed in the Club.
Its authorship is ascribed to South
ey, and that graceful writer never
wrote anything more sarcastic and
few things so sweet. 1t rebukes
the unchristian conduct of Christ
ian towards the most interesting of
all nations, the Jewish. Now that
the fires of persecution have been
kindled afresh against them, and
they are +s.-+- -
strangers on the dull, C Did earth
AS all their fathers We're"
This prayer should be heard. 1t
is needless to say that the reader
held the hearts of her listeners.
Reading-Miss Mamie Campbell,
ga Girl of the PERIOD" and recall
ing the fair, young reader,
zone can but glance back with fond admit
ration,
At the freshness and sweet inspiration,
The dainty, trim figure and feature"
As she told of the girl $50 utterly
utter, that she couldn't eat plain
bread and butter.
Vocal solo-Miss Catching, Miss
Tordt at piano, "The Three Fish
ers." A composition which one of
our leading literateurs pronOunces
a model OF the beautiful.
Essay-by the President, on the
general topic, Aesthetics.
instrumental Solo-Miss Mary
Caldwell, moonlight On the Hud-
son." closed the programme on
Aesthetics, and was a delightful feat
ure of the evenings entertainment.
Thanks were rendered Mr.. and
Mrs. Bringhurst for their hospital
ity, and the Club adjourned to meet
the third Tuesday in March at the
residence of Mr.. j. NJ. Rice.
We take this method of urging
appointees to meet early, and of re-
questing all to come prepared to
read, sing or recite, in that case
there can be no disappointment.