Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-09-14
The Louisville Exposition,
Is VIEWED BY A LITTLE GIRL.

| Correspondence OF the Staunton vIND1cAToR
| LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. s, 1881
We will skip ever the trip On the cars,
and the hustle of getting our trunks and
hings together. So taking an omnibus
20 the Calf House, where after getting
s1me of the coal dust off aud some din
i4er, We decided to visit the Exposition
| Seeing street Car Labeled ITO the Expo-
Stlon." We hailed it After pleasant
| ride of about two miles through beauti-
ful street, lined on either side by stone
fronts, and otter handsome houses, we
reached the Exposition.
A large rouf covered an open place
around the gate. After each of us had
| armed ourselves with half dollar. we
went through the turn-stile, entering a
wide asphalt walk, which leads to the
door of the building. On either side are
grass plats broken here and there by wind
ing walks and the rarest flowers. The
door Ct the building is very wide and high,
with any number of smaller doors and
galleries, leading in SO many ways that
one feels bewlidered. Directly in front Is
a very large soda water fountain, which
is twice as high as a man. 1t is made of
pure white mai bic with silver mount
lngs.
SEEING the crowd going towards the
Tight. we followed. 1t being early three
O'Clock. the hour the band plays, we hur
lied on SO as 10 secure good Seats But
still in passing along we cLuld not help
but notice the beautiful exhli lis on all
sides. After reaching the park We caught
sIght of the train drawn by ELECTRICITY
We reached the music Stand in plenty Of
time and secured very good seats. The
band belongs to fhe Seventh Regiment
Of New York. 1t is considered by some
the best in the United States. the i'll
stTuments have peculiar sweetness Of
tone that is not to be found in many
bands. The band favored US with beauli
full pieces, and after they were through.
We TOOK little peep in the art gallery
This is a brick building of three wings.
this filled with many of the rarest and
most c'stly paintings, gathered from all
parts OF our country, @0le i'll the centre
is group of statuary aud old furniture.
The gallery is insured or more than one
million dollars. at half past five the
Grand Organ is play ed. The music is
very scientific, tut when it is accompa-
MED By chorus Of fiv~ hundred voices, it |
is superb.
Every Tuesday they have a beautiful
display of cut flowers, and Mr.. Vick's |
car load every week from New York, adds |
very much to the display. Thursday night
the fire works ale splendid. and all the
time improving, as tn y are gotten up by
two rival firms; one in Rochester, N. Y,
and the other in New York city. On Fri
day the chorus of five hundred voices, is d
great attraction, and the horticultural
display On Saturday, is beautiful indeed
The building covers thirteen acres. In
he middle are four courts, which contain
fountains. surrounded by grass and how-
r beds. Benches are placed around, and
Ill make very pretty and attractive rest
ug-pIaces. Besides these, the crowd forms
10 small part of the show. When lit up by
thousands of electric lights, with every
hing in full blast, the sight of the crowd
lone is worth your fifty cents. TheIe are
lundreds of other things equally attIac-
I've, but for fear of firing the reader,
nust bid you goodbye, with the promise
# something else another time.
MAPECO.