Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-21
EASTER MORN.

Without the city walls the night is dark,
And Golgotha is still, nought moveth there,
Save in the vale grim giants Of the mist
Float and fall hugely in the heavy air.
On the hills brow stands out against the sky
The monument of Love at Calvary.
A twittering of birds, the branches stir
Under the kiss, the timid, soft caress,
OF the cool breeze that ushers in the dawn;
The valley mists grow pale and downward press
And as the glimmering light spreads DER the sky,
The first beams gid the cross on Calvary.
Mark thou the Iny's beauty on this dayi
Behold the dawn its crimson barriers break!
Hear the glad birds amid the blossoms sing
To all the earth awake, tits day, awakeI'
And thou shalt see the Lord in majesty
Arise 10 crown the cross at Calvary.
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BY stupid error of mine yesterday an injus-
tice was done to Mr.. Carl Retter and the May
Festival chorus In discussing the rehearsals of
the chorus said that the number of members
had originally been $50, but would probably at
the festival be not more than $50. Instead of
this the fact is that the chorus as originally en-
rolled numbered go voices, and by the time the
festival comes around nearly 500 singers will
certainly be ready for the great work before
them.
The advertisement of the May Festival will
be strictly lived up to. and it will not be shorn
of any of its great features. Just at present
Mr.. Locke is very busy making the necessary
contracts for the building of the temporary
auditorium in the Exposition building and
casting about for the 5000 chairs required to
seat the audience and singers, The latter job
is not particularly easy, for the chairs will have
to be brought from some distance. Still, MI.
Locke is so thoroughly accustomed to work of
this kind that he will have the seats ready long
before they are required. q
Indeed, the fact Is that the careful and sys
tematic way in which this great festival of
song is being prepared for is something quite
new to Pittsburg To make a musical event
of this magnitude q success the business
methods of the managers must be frst-class or
big failure will be the result. The manage
ment Of the May Festival so far has been very
wise,
WHEN was very little girl" said friend
of mine the other day, II happened one time
to travel in the same car with Buffalo Bill and
all his troupe. He seemed delightfully."- ro-
mantle to me, and 1 remember that the lady
cowboys, or whatever they were, particularly
won my interest and admiration because they
all wore brass heels on their shoes. French
high heels were just coming in then, and
thought they were too lovely for anything
81 had way when 1 was on a railroad jour
ney of running continually from my mother
and getting water at the cooler. My thirst in
those days on the cars always astonishes me
when think of it. In those journeyings to and
fro Buffalo Bill invited me several times to ex-
change kiss for largo stock of stories about
Indians, bears princesses and all sorts of lovely
things. But Twas shy, and though was dying
to hear the lovely man with The great hat and
m ustache tell stories of adventure would not
make the bargain with him."
What would you do If the chance to make
such deal were to occur again ?" asked.
"Why, I'd kiss, him Of courseP she replied
with laugh.
GEORGE WELsHoNs is a coiner Of aphor-
isms. The other day, in speaking of young
man who runs more toward the ornamental
than the useful, he said: HE was designed by
nature to sit on family Bible and press
autumn leavesr' 5f