The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-24

read the letters sent 10 the various
boys, with c0ilmCnts upon each. etc..
after which the class in ''E.n"li~h S'eli-
ing and PhilosopIy' was CALLED ~,
and the master initiated -Nj'LDuS iHto
the "practical methn,l' OF teaching
pursued at Dothcboy> Hall.
Then followed a group picture from
the Nicklebv collection. In tEiS tai'',Hu
the central figure was a representation
of Mss Fuuanie SyuccrS, Miss Matte
Mcintosh, requesting the newly in
stalled usher, -Tich0IuS, 10 sharpen the
pencil which the bluShiug young lndE
held in her outstretched hand. On the
right of the stage stood VI. Ruiih
.NcklcLN Mr.. james Kenncrly, in an
attitude of reflection. Behind him were
Vincent CrnmlcS, Mr.. Eduard Srh"itZ,
with show bill in his hand, and -Ni"-
eta Crun1mlcS, Miss Lois FAINT, who
had lust taken Il graceful step ia Il
dance. Miss LIZ Crcrty, Miss Marie
Werber in yellow costume, was near
at hand with easel and brush. Up the
right Of the stage WAS -NctHfTiT, MIR.
Geo. a. Moody, bearing in in su!!en
silence the raiIery of -WuttHne NNnfu-
Hni, Miss Laura Bleasc. On the left
VI. SQuccrs and -N%. .Sq"ccrs were
plotting new atrocities against the per
secuted boys. Up the centre OF the
stage Madeline Bray, Miss Mamie Will
son, and hiutc NIcklcJy, Miss Alice
Cozby, were conver>ing together; -hn-
tltlu Price, Miss Katie MaZyck, being
not far away. Behind them stood LDId
F'edcrick Icrisol1ht, DR.. Theo. john
stone, engaged in making an attack
upon the heart Of Henrietta RtO"Ncr,
Miss Hattie Jones.
Next came 4 tableau, ';Littlc Nell
and her grandfather receive call from
Fred Trent and Dick Swivcller." lncz
Scott being i'll, Hattie Leavell took tie
part of Little Nell. Near the centre of
the stage Little INcN was seated on
stool close to her Grandfather, DR..
Peter Robertson. Dick ,SWircllO, Mr..
Silas J. Mclaughlin and Fred WyH.
Mr.. Zack Wright were lounging in
careless and oyerbearing fashion, hay
ing Just upbraided the old man severely
for his cruelty to NcN and scored him
soundly for not giving them money.
Little Nell was trying to shield her
Grandfather from these cruel words
and was looking up into bis face with
an expression Of tenderness and devo-
ton. The old man WAS suffering in
silence the calumny heaped upon him
by his visitors.
Mrs. Jarley's Wax Figurcs were next
exhibited. Miss Mary Burton took
the part Of Mrs.. Jar!Cy, and went
through it admirably, initiating that
historic character with wonderful cor
rectness. Her assistants were MeSSrS.
r. D. Wright and Bachman Glasgow.
Each Of the figures was in turn placed
in position and the assistants would
then 90 through the form Of winding
up each, when their accomplishments
would severally become manifest.
,Ms. Ja57cy would then give q brief en-
PLANTATION and history of each figure.
The first was q charming debutuntc.
Miss Sallie Wheeler: the second, Mig
non, Miss Nina Bynunl. The ether
figures were: The Dude, Mr.. William
\. FAINT: Indian chasing girl, Mr.. I'd
ward Riser, Maude FAINT; Prina Donna,
Miss Lois FAINT; Gentleman ofatrociouS
memory, Mr.. Edward Mcintosh and
two-headed girl, Misses Jessie Horns'y
and Annie Bynun. All the figures
went through their respective parts IN
very praiseworthy manner.
\ Group picture Of all characters
rcprese ented from Old Curiosity Shop
followed. In the centre of the stage
Little Nell was represented rs leading
her Grandfufhcr along the highway.
Near at hand was Mrs. Jurlry count
ing over her receipts. On the right
Dick .Swircl(cr was playing at cards
with the Nurchi0ncss, Miss Alice
Mazyck, while Fred Trcrt looked cn
the proceeding. lem GJ'OrcS, Mr..
Frank b. Mcintosh, was not far away
with 4 patronizing smile playing upon
his mobile features to catch the un-
wary traveller. Not far away stood
W.. dGcL Guyldnd, Mr.. /. II. Hunt,
absorbed in dcclphering legal docu-
ment. On the left Of the stage Chcgys,
Mr.. Frank Wearn, WAS making eyes
at Miss Sophia UdcklcS, Miss Alma
| Werbcr, and casting glances at her
that were calculated to touch the
heart. At the upper centre stood Miss
Chcggs, Miss Lizzie Glenn; Miss -VcIi&-
So HucklcS, Miss Carrie Ellcsor and
Miss Junc ITuck(eS, Miss Tiiia Bower,
all three watching this courtship with
enjoyment and approval. At the upper
left was Q"iIp, Mr.. r.. II. Nrarm,
about to ''mash into a pulp the tW"
little scamps that were always fight
ing, and who at that moment were
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