The Press., 1889-07-11

ter the ball. Then tn0F0 was m4uStH0l show" arranged for, and those assigned parts were s'paralyzed" by the unexpected distribution among the auditors of printed program in due form, as follows:
 Tine Star Mtmstrels and Stacy's Full
 Bamds
 E.. s. Stacy, violinist. re.
 Mrs. R. F. Leach, accompanist.
 Bones, Frank B. Stacy.
 Interlocutor, Rufus F. Leach.
 Tambourine, Fred P. Stacy.
 song-"Put on de Golden Sword" Chorus. Song-"Come back to Erin." Fred P. Stacy. t of 3nly o Oration John n Leach fsxysr and cats, Fred ksssa Song-''Good bye, my honey," Chorus.
 PART SECOND.
 All those who have tainted or expired will now be carried out by the ushers.
 Hon. William W. Leach will deliver an original oration, "Eccentricities of Stacy Family" -..-.z-.-....-4ez.s.s ,s...s Fred and Frank Stacy, in their musical specially, Right Couple in the Wrong Room ....-- .....-.e ..-f t....r.',
 Rufus Fay Leach will deliver an oration entitled, Legend of Leach Family" Hon. E.. s. Stacy will give thst good old chestnut, s'Old Black Joe." - as=G The entertainment to conclude with & Imaginable sketch entitled, "John Be Live | ly." ... CAST OF CHARACTERS. \ John F. Lively, Fred F. Stacy. MT. A. Skinner, Frank K. Stacy. MT. Whitney Fred Leach. Mr. Lawrence Barrett, Rufus Leach. Mir. Frank McNsh, John Leach. Tom Warfeld, Harry Stacy.
 Entertainment given at the Stacy lunatic asylum, corner Starvation and Poverty s4reets. Managed by Willard Leach, Esq. l N. B.-"Eat, drink and be merry" Pro. vided there is anything to eat and drink. ]
 "Laugh and grow fat. .+.-.:...
 Parents, warn your children that proverb-kids should be seen, not heard. '
 eff there is any noise to be made we are the ones who will make it." t
 The managers feel it their duty to ex press their gratitude to the following hon o1able gentlemen, who habe been "electrit lights ill the Stacy family ......
 Bertie Lawrence Leach, [who is re |, nowned pOtatOe-bug WarrOir. , :. Rufus Fay Leach, who saved his country by helping defeat the prohibitory amend ment. . .... .. -e.-s.r ....., ; ) Hon. William Wilson Leach, Ia member of the money squandering legislature. ; Hon. Edwin Stebbins Stacy, [ex-mem , Der of legislature and not a 'boodle alder man..
 Not all the participants had been con suited as to the parts assigned them. Esq W.W.Leach, who had on the adjournmen : of the Mass legislature, of which he was on business trip to Florida, saw the dut, imposed upon him by the program, an' faced it, only varying the subject, giy ing incidents of the trip and impression made on his mind as to the present cond tion of the south and the problem of it . future. Ex-legislator B. s. Stacy of Spring field played the violin and sang solo Ithough his chief contribution to the min strel show were his three sons, two of theI acting as end men, ,and convulsing the hous with their specialties, convincing the al tending 'spublic" that they had been ther before. A stage had been fitted on tn lawn for the minstrelsy, but because of tn rain the proceedings were adjourned to tn convenient school house. After the ssshow
 there was dancing on the great barn fool
 During all this time the stomach got du attention. Iced lemonade in tubs, pes nuts in baskets stood temptingiy conver } tent. Ice cream and watermelon was pasa 6u dEOuuus 8lO HI S0V0r0l kOOulS IOU& G8Ole were spread with every form of animal an Y vegetable food, fruit, pastry hot coffee an
 tea, the quantity showing no yielding
 frequent and heavy assaults on the same 2 Oh, those are fortunate who, reading thil
 know from experience how inadequate
 the power of the pen to describe the flu measure of enjoyment of those privilege
 to be present!
 The minor incidents were many. Th : episode of the spark that got into a bo ] containing several pounds of powder froi which the cannon was being loaded, an :. the later discovery that the inside of th
 hollow apple tree had been set on fire b
 the explosion were among them. An
 mothers tin pan, borrowed to place over
 cannon cracker, will never be useful as tin, pan hereafter. Burr, the Staffor ISprings photographer, made several negs
 tives of the grounds and gathering. # If honesty is the best policy, honest soa must be as we'll, and we know of none that : r,,0ro hopook than Rryauo1a