The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-01-04
The Professor is an Orator

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The Professor is nn Orator.
On Christmas Eve, at close of the
Cantata, Mr.. NJ. L. Boynton, our popu-
lar station agent and vocalist, was
called before the footlights and pre-
sented with a purse of about twenty
five dollars. L. L. Waterman, ESQ.,,
made the presentation in felicitous
terms. The professor replied in his
happiest vein. 1t was deserved and
graceful testimonial to Mr.. Boynton,
not only for his services in bringing
the Cantata to splendidly successful
rendition, but of appreciation of his
long and invaluable leadership of the
Congregational choir.
SaImaeundt.
We had no eye for details at the
Cantata the other night. We were
kind o dazed, perhaps twas emotion
al insanity, but there is lingering
impression that the Professor was sort
struck all of heap, when the squire
jingled that twenty-five dollar cash
token Of appreciation of his services
as a singist in his face. The squire
did it pretty well, didn't he? Serious
O yesl The grim smile beneath that
candid mustache-but that's phantom
of the brain. And the Angels, real
ones-eyes like the stars from whence
the came, and a kind of peach bloom,
rosebud cheeks and lips-no use of
wings - Angelic enough without.
What a sight was the band Of boys
and little maidens, and hon they sung
They seemed inspired; they were in
spired And if the Professor and John
the Bap-no, the Cong'st. and the rest
of the bronzed and bearded fellows
who think themselves some, are
the men we take them for, they will
gracefully retreat before the unbroken
columns of the light brigade. Others
are arising from their own households
ito push them from their stools. y
And the Graceful devotion of Sophia
entertaining an Angel unawares,
and the bird-like notes of Minnie-ha,
| ha Oh, for sweet Charity's sake cult.
vate the talent graciously given to bless
the world withal. Hattie'si floral and
the charm so charmingly rendered and
presented, was justly due. 0 solitude
where are the charms that Sages have
seen in thy face? But the charms of
the Sage's "F aith and Hope were not
only seen in their faces, but dropped
like pearls from their lips. And nov
l lay me down to sleep"-'twas a scene
to be remembered, carrying the
thoughts back to childhood's hours, ant
filling the exile's heart with longings
for home But the evening wanes
as the angels of Love and sleep hover
DER the snowy touches of the limo
cents, who dreamily murmur of visions
of spring, and the May-fower, a:
lovely as a poets dream.
Our Baptist society held corn sup
per last Friday night at their vestry
but owing to the bitter cold and bat
travelling, fewer people got cornet
than ought to have been. There wa
hulled corn, corn bread, corn cake, corr
dodgers, corn a-la-Jamaica, Baptis
corn, corn of David, Ruby corn. Youn,
corn, "baby Wayland" corn and CORN
BY general request the Cantata is t.
be repeated.
The thrilling and highly moral ORA
ma of "Ten Nights in a Bar Room
will be presented at our Opera-hous,
about Jan. 10. A Shakespearian reel
tation from Hamlet will follow tn
Drama. Just count on your finger
and arrange your business for tina
important occasion. The moon vii
be high in the heavens and selec
talent has been engaged to hold tn
mirror I'm To nature There's million