The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-03-01
PUBLIC SCHOOL.



out 10 the eager audienuce that
thronged the Opera house on the eve
Of Washington's birthday, as 1t was
done by the many sweet young voices
that mingled in the melody of the
opening song.
E,VEN the hero Of Valley Forge,
~ would have stopped rubbing
his. benumbed' fingers and listened
with admiration to the childish voice
that so kindly told the story of his
life; certainly he would have reined
his horse for moment on the rivers
brink, could he have seen the glowing
face of the boy who so graphically de-
scribed '"The Crossing of the Dele
ware"
"Kept After School, could
~ have reminded him of the
days Of his boyhood and the result of
placing o bent pin on the seat for the
boy who sat in front Of fhim, but "The
Pride Of Battery B." must have called
him back to encourage those brave
cannoneers who manned their guns so
well.
REARED as he was before this
- country was free, yet he lad
the true, spirit of "The American
Boy;p yes, he would have scaled the
Rocky Mountains" if it had been
necessary to make "Fhis Old Country
free.
GREAT would have been his
- delight: if he could have
heard "My Mothers Songs" and
listened to that little boy tell "How
can be like Washington" then saw
the ALittle Hands" as they gracefully
gestared in "The Bridge Keepers
Story" while "Grand Papa" looked
under his spectacles and 1.-THE Dutch
man" exclaimed, Dat petes der Father
land!"
'ENERY+ brave soldier, who
Az-ii' marched in the army of the !
noble Commander that made the
Redcoats leave Boston, would surely |
have forgotten to omove forward if they ,
had been permitted to catch glimpse
Of those sweet little girls that executed
with such precision the beautiful
Broom Drill" their ears, noses and
fingers. would have tingle had they
heard the little voices that carole the
the Jack Frost'' song.
WIDE awake would have been
w thecondition ofthe pleasant
old gentleman of Mount Vernon, if his
had been connected with our
Opera house at the time the juvinile
oration on George Washington" fell
in regular cadences from the stage and
be certainly would have said II wishn
/ was there.
A FTER the battle was gained, it
- would have rested his mind, ,
II ha had been u listener to "Over the
Telegraph Wires, )" and given audience
to he thrilling story of How Cushing
Destroyed the Albemarle." The plain
tiyef ftrains of the'Italian Song" would
have. caused him to lose consciousness
in dream of his sunney Southern
home. .: (.
SLOWEY wodld he have scratch
~ ed his head, as he thought
fully listened to !:Do.ng Examples"
and gladly exclaimed that's right
when he knew there was "No Mortg.
age on the Farm"
TITS eyes must have, dimmed
/. - : with tears, when the sad
sweet notes Of "The Dying Engineer
touched upon Ills earsaadi no doubt,
hewould have turned summersault
in glee,ifhe had seen the tragic pic
tureldt 'Clever;Reteriand the Ogress."
ETGweuld have taken the whole
- st'te Of, Rhode. Island to have
held'tht First President Of the U. S.
and his army, ifthe Hoop Drill" had
taken place in theiEpresence-"I don't
want to play in your yard,' as the d.
alogue of song; would have opened
their eyes and ;h6uths in astonish.
ment, while "TMetCharge of the Light |
Brigade: : would haye brought them
all to a position Of defense.
NEXL the vivid description of
= ~ y a. "The Inspector. must have
made them wdnderifhe was not aspy, |
and the .GsisttcuA"'df the "Two Cub
Bears would certainly have caused
an uproarious burst Of laughter; then
"Papa's letter" wouid have carried
them all back in mindto the homes
where the little ones were waiting for
papa to cope,,M. .s tAa' ~
GRAND wonlds have been the
", - wv