The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-07-10
NELSON'S FOURTH.
Music, Eloquence,..' Feasting and
Social Communion.


which on the appearance of the sun,
seemed to assume shapes beyond
human Imagination. The crab,
rhinoceros, cameleopard, the hippopot-
anus and livbathan-the anaconda.
boaconstrictor, cOckatrice, fatal
porgon-all terrestrial and marine
monsters-the frail bark and the
stately billow tossed ship with her
temptest- torn sails-the floating
hillocks with their dark wales and
the gigantic freaks of mighty noun
tains with jagged sides and giddy
heights; and q myriad Of other in
describabe forms were depicted
on the fleecy clouds that hoated from
the South southwest.
When the great king of day had scared an
hours height,
The neal of cannon or roar of thunder
Many fond hope tore quite asunder,
for it was
Thought it must surely rain. But soon,
OF apprehensiOns fully dire torlorn,
Many a mind was So thoroughly shorn;
That premOnitiOns of a coming storm,
TO becloud the day and do the joys harm,
We're completely DER.
About 8 clock the Silver Cor
net Band assembled TO the dizzy
top of the Tower; the Star Spanglcl
Banner just above their heads was
gently oscillatiug-swayed by the
modifying breezes and cooling
zephvrs-till the music which made
the welkin ring, pealed and rolled
from hrazen throttlee; then our
national ens!gH seemed to be in
wonderful commotion, fluttering and
striving to break from its sturdy
staff, that it mi Ont descend and
enfol6 that music-( however melli-
huent) that distance lent enchant-
ncnt to the ear. 1t is true, if we
have read Alright, the melody was
not similar to that Of the .Eolean
Harp, or the Orphean Tyre. Yet
from where we stood below, it could
not be sure whether the slate covered
roof with its thousand square yards
of surface. strove to rise to the
! music.
The people repaired to the lovely,
beautiful and umbrogeous spot fol
the festivities Of the day. Every
thing was in readiness: Stands,
with nuts. oranges, lemonade
candies, ice cream, fruits of various
kinds, all sorts Of sweet meats and
conrectioneries, hot coffee with
cream aud sugar-in Sh0' almost
everything to CRAFTY the gppetites
Of man, to say nothing Of tAc wear
ling" of the American crocodile
were there.
A plank wall with about one hun
bred and fifty superficial feet haC
been erected; it had two holes il
which were hats, at which one
might throw three balls for nick ell
A"hying jenny'was constantly bear
ing gladstone souls through the all
with exhilarating rapid Y.
All ages, sexes, colors and condi
tons Of our society had assembled
There was a confusion of tongues
on that hill side ard in that dell
we fancy that was scarcely inferior
to that around Babel of old. Some
were sage, discussing of politics, the
tariff, the "OptimuS moduS oper0N
d." for revenue. Some lauding
Sam Tildcn for things he never
thought Of. and proving with mathe
NAUTICAL accuracy how shametully he
would defeat Blaine in the Presi
dental contest; but none told how
gloriously his patriotism would
prompt him to permit Gillespie, the
plumed knight, to usurp his seat
without splintering single lance.
Others were prattling about trivia
matters, but there was no matter in
their prattie, Others again cooling
and wocing;whiie yet another some,
found higher and thither, straining
their ewes into their corners, as the
surest means of showing to sensible
men and women that they are desti-
tute of both sense and good
breeding.
While these and many other
critical reflections and observations
were fitting athwart our mind,
music, waited from the SILVER Cor
net Band" warned US of the APP
proach of the Masons, Oddfellows
and. knights of Honor. All were
then on the alert, impatiently await
ing the arrival of the members of
those noble brotherhoOds. At last
they came. Among them might be
seen splendid specimens of ply steal
man, Unfortunately for ''tiffy's"
sake) excepting some of our own
city who are to partial to us (?) that
to sing their desserts would SAVIOR of
selfpraise. We were unacquainted
with all others but those fromSummit,
about whom we must write some
thing. OF those from that city we
had casual acquaintance with the
skilled, learned, handsome and gal
liant DR.. Moore, the prosperous, bust
ness-like portly and courteous to-
whom he likes, Mr.. John McKensie
the Justice OF the Peace In his
city, versed in the laws of the State,
as we'll as the rules, principles and
histories of the orders to which he
belongs. Mr.. Matthews one of the
speakers of the day.
The Hon. James Lamkin, the
l. l L.