Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1883-11-16

round as In q circle, north seeming
south, and east appearing due west
T such was my experience in Machinery
J Hall" one evening. also fear to
touch on the"State displays" Imight
become too, enthusiastic over the
fragrant groves of Florida" with the
bananas and pine-apples within
reach; the palmettoes and fig trees of
Alabama; the celebrated slot
Spring Diamonds" yellow poplars
and enormous sweet potatoes, of
Arkansas. Then comes in Tennes-
see and Kentucky, .unrivaled in min
Grassland anything else you can call
for-while Mississippi "shows up
well in cotton. don't wish to be ac-
cused of Copying" and shall not
"draw on" the reporters for adjec-
tives and adverbs, they are all FUSED
up"
Last night, I overheard a young
miss Of thirteen or fourteen, declare
to very youthful beau, "that she
just thought the Art Gallery was
splendid" AT the time l did sincere
ly wish that there was some other
word in the English language which
might express the same meaning,
and let splendid" rest awhile.
Have Bierstadt and Gerome, RenOut
and Head worked out their glorious
ideals upon canvas to amuse such as
thesep Look at "Mt. Whitney" by
Bierstadt, and thrill with reverence
for genius wrought out in clouds
and lofty peaks; see the life-like ex-
preston on the old fisherman's face
in "Helping Hand" by Reneuf, as he
gazes down ON the sw rect little helper
| by his side. Brenner's cool shad-
owy bceches, and Heads "after-glow'
that burns in lights no other artist
gives, both charm and exalt us from
a world sometimes too coarse and
real. Yes, the Art Gallery is some-
thing to be long remembered by Wis.,
itors TO the Louisville Exposition,
and as an educator" has done its
work nobly.
l am of the opinion that General
Grant encouraged enry when he dis
played such elegant and costly pres
ents to the public, i'll did hear lit
tie girl cxclaim, "Oh look at the big
horns," when the ivory tusks (pre-
sented by the Emperor of China
were first. shown to her, and the
shakespeare box" didn't get the
praise it should, while everybody
went into rhapsodies over the gold
Baskets.
The electric railroad did a fine bus
mess and country people went home
rejoicing over their first ride ION car
run by lightning"
Last night WITNESSED the closing
scene" as the &c. j." has it, and only
think Of IT.: Thirty-threc thousand
people squeezed through the turn
stiles yesterday! The old and young
white and black, good and bad, hand
some and hideous, the strong and
the weak, the thick and the thin, all
gathered and crowded in one ever
moving mass of humanityl In the
halls and galleries, everywhere ON the
steps and in the windows, out in the
park, and climbing up ladders,
swarmed the locust-like American
crowd! Craving excitement, and
fighting hard for pleasure, tho l don't
like to be "thought cynical, SO shall
"proceed." in the Music Hall "sea
of upturned faces" listened to the in.
comparable Gilmore Band, cheering
"Star Spangled BanDer," loudly ap
plauding "Yankee Doodle" and goins
wild" over Dixie; drinking in tn,
soft strains "of Martha" or strivin.
to catch the lowest "die-away" not,
of the trombone. But it is all ovel
now. We will listen no more to cor
net or saxaphone, violin, bass drum
or trombone, and the Great Southern
Exposition of 1888 is a memory to
day. Good-by Gilmore, farewell
eFreddie" and last adieu to the bas
drum. Everything went off with
,, boom and a racket, cannons roared a
intervals, steam whistles blew thei
loudest the band tried to stake tn
roof off," and the poor exhibitor
screamed themselves hoarse in val
endeavor to be heard. The cand
man jerked and pulled at "molasss
taffy" as if life depended ON his las
efforts. The soda-founts bubble
" and foamed, "sweet cider" enticed tn
Thirsty and "ginger ale" tempted I'll
weary. Yes it all went off right, Il
turn-stiles turned to the last and Il
street-cars carried away the faintir
IN thousands. If this letter lacks
h fervor versatility of style please a
Mt tribute it, kind readers,to the realiz
le ton of the awful insignificance
as one among SO many. 1 also acknow
r edge in humble apology, that for m
Y there was ever a void untitled,
>" height unreached, note ne'er stru,
ut by trombone or violin, the sound of
to voice-but guess this is enough
no the &c. S. E." or on any other su
he ject, only reserving few lines at L