Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-30

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Faust's best style. a pleasant in
marked the interest Of the
occasion. J. D. Blanke, of this city,
to whose untiring e%xertions the sue
cess of the trip was chiefly due, sug-
gested TO the guests to call for any
selection of music desired and the
band would accommodate them. Ac-
cidentally the choice seemed to fall
upon the Sweet By-and-by,' when
it was discovered that the author of
these beautiful lines was on board
the boat. / had a short conversation
with him later. The song was written
in 1858 by DR.. j. Fillmore Bennett,
Richmond, McHenry county, Illinois.
As the familiar notes of the song
reverberated over the river every one
present seemed to feel the solemnity
of the occasion. That grand old
hymn, familiar to Sabbath school
children, sacred to motherhood, and
whose precious promises have cheered
many a pilgrims passage to the
shores of eternity, to that rest so
peacefully pictured by the words:
"And our spirits will sorrow no more.
Not a sigh Tor the blessing OF rest"
With a woman's intuition I could
not help but feel as l looked on the
sad, kindly face OF DIR. Bennett that
the words were in some way connect
ed with his own biography. He
promised on his return home to mail
me a letter, stating the peculiar Cir
cumstances under which the piece
was written. As We were about to
land We stood in the pilot house,
where all inquisitive little girl in her
early teens was interviewing the pilot,
who not only kindly allowed her to
turn the wheel but give the signal for
landing. AS the notes OF the whistle
echoed and re-echoed across the river
a feeling of sadness came over us, as
the last excursion of the Conclave
was over, as well as the last of the
Helena's summer trips. And now,
this week, our enjoyment centers in
the Exposition where l must again
take up the work of the exhibitors.
Leonhard Roos, the furrier, has 8
display full of taste and interest, re-
volving figures in rapid succession
real denizens of the forest, a snow
slide and coasters, while a huge polar
. bear revolving finishes the structure
The materials in the case are ricf
and valuable. His rival and neigh
Dor Steinberg has a display in imita
lion of the Ice Castle at Montreal
!, A large sized sleigh with reindeer
driven ny Esquimaux is a promlnen
r figure as we'll as many other mechan
5 ical triumphs. Famous, the clothier
, is always in the lead n case de
: voted to shoes, another to wax figure
and a third a river formed of fame
silk handkerchiefs like the waves Q
the sea, while tossing upon Its undu
lations are tiny rugged vessels, trul
painted ships upon a painted ocean.
Even q lady correspondent canno
describe the magnificent case c
e Scruegs, Vandervoort & Barney.
must be seen, and if seer | fear Ell
We'd, the four richly dressed figure
costing $4,000. I heard a brigl
little thee year old girl ask be
mamma if that lady wasn't going I
/ the Yelled Prophets Ball. One
the leading industries of st. Louis
q the manufacture of hardware. Sin
mons display in design and exec
ton stands pre- -eminent- L w
guarantee there is not q firm in I'll
ID Union who have utilized home mat
rial SO artistically as theirs. tt
center piece represents a water-m
and windmill in motion, the wat
made of small chains; a miniatu
al train of lars Of the same materi,
in while sheaves of wheat, revolving G
Giles, etc., are Of knives, scissors al
al various specimens of hardware.
W. suggest that the present we
= is the best to visit the Expositio
before the crowds arrive which Il
nd fair and the Yelled Prophets pr
ng c~ession always bring. We cam
promise you the reception accord
in the Knights, but a warm welcome a
up enough sightseeing to please t
most unreasonable. FAY.