The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-02
OUR GIRLS and BOYS.
They Have a Fight With the
Elements and Get Worst
ed as to Uniforms.
THE PARK ENTERTAINMENT.
The Amazonian Guards and Texar
kama Rifles Put Up a Good Drill
A Large Crowd Out to
Cheer Them The Band
Played On
THE PARK ENTERTAINMENT.

Last night was military night at
the Park, the occasion being a drl'
by the Amazon Guards and the
TeXarkaua Rifles, The former is
composed of young ladies OF the
High School and the latter by our
young men Of soldiery age and sol
diery bearing Manager Whit.
ley and Dewitt had converted the
ball ground into an amphithoatre
by placing over one hundred long
benches in a circle, thus enclosing a
large plot Of ground ample to drill
a battalion, aud was well lighted
on the sides and ends by gasoline
burners with some one hundred
Chinese lanterns to lend effect to
ghe scene,
The Amazon Guards marched on
the grounds Eve fours strong In
perfect alignment to the music Of
the TeXarkana baud and In their
wheels they were perfect, and re.
ceived long applause, Captain John
Bradley drilled them fully a hall
hour and they did not "go to
pieces a single time,
We have seen many drills BoldIers
whose business it was to learn the
eyolutions and taetes) but none
any more perfect than The five
tours, who for a half hour were put
through the drll and manual OF
arms as they were last night, Al
ter they were marched from the
grounds a small squad Of the Tex
arbaua Rifles were formed aud be-
fore they could be put through a
single evolution The storm thdt had
been forming In the West during
the entire evening, promised TO
break ut any moment aud the pe0'
pie began to make a break for the
street cars, The reporter when he
boarded 4 car congratulated hms
self that II was not crowded and he
would have picnic going home
but alas, alackl The car stood atlll
and the Que In front did the same
The street car conductor kept
up a ringing Of the ear bell for
more passengers, We have often
heard of houses aud cars packed
like sardInes In a box, but We never
witnessed such a packing until last
night, The Amaaous fairly swarm-
cd into the ear, The reporter was
seated at frat but an Amazon with
eyes Of fire and lips 40 ripe as ehera
rea, made an assault on him and
he had TO evaeuate aud give posses.
sion, After this he stood up with
an Amazon on hIs right, left, front
and rear aud one on each OF his
feet, They simply used the report
er like he was a rubber neck, -
makIng him hold shields and spears
until he could hardly stand up, Az
ter a long period Of time had flown
(seemed like an age), the ear start
ed aud with II the rain aud wind
broke upon the earth, the wind
roared aud the vivid lighting flash
cd, making the outside, indeed, un.
comfortable to mau and beast. The
two ears were loaded to t0euil0eatI0n,
When the grade was reached near
the Park the load was such that
the mules could not bulge the car
aud IA u matter Of course the ear
failed TO 20 up The grade until those
unfortunates who had platform
standing room only uhl0aded aud
gave the mules a helping hand by
acting aa puehora The ear was I'm
ally landed on the top lna dreneblnp
rain and when near the Pete DAr'
rlgo store jumped the rails aud
there we were stuck l0f another
half hour The car IN front was Al
40 brought TO AatOudatlll, lhecauat
We do not know, but looking out
discovered II to be an open one and
those occupying seats and standing
room was dfehehed from the dny
ing rain The reporter left the cal
here aud made his way home by
foot In a hard down pour aud the
history 0f the trip 10 the e'ty oI
the two cars aud their occupants
We cannot cay
Those who paid 10 get IN was per
teelly satisfied with The dHll pnt
the pleasure Afforded by the enter
taihmenti
For high grade real estate, resi-
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