Soon the visitors bega, to gather,
and the grounds to assum e that bright
and lively appearan always pro
duced by the assemisage of a number
of mortals bent ory enjoyment, a por
tion of whom are of the gentler sex.
The festival, xcepting of course the
concerts, wa ,/held
I TIIE OPEN AIR,
the bootl s and restaurant tables being
protected from the glare of the sun
light .y a temporary framework cov
ere< with canvais.. There were two
ra ws of booths;n extending from either
/nd of the new college building to
wards the entrance on Mississippi
street, and in pursuance of the usuial
custom of the CHIEF, we will proceed
to enumerate in their regular order
all the
BOOTIHS, TABLES, ETC.,
giving at the same time the names of
the fair ladies and pleasant gentlemen
who presided- over each, and dealt
out to the visitors such articles or
edibles as were demanded of them
respectively.
Beginning at the right of the gate,
the first thing which attracted our
attention was a little tent, erected for
the purpose of giving efhlibitions of a
mysterious nature, of which the only
particulars we can give consist of the
fact that ten cents was the admission
price. Morris Marks, Esq., personated
the shidwman in a manner true to life,
and his "Walk up, ladies and gentle
men, pay your dime, and witness the
most wonderful performnance ever
vouchsafed lhumaan eyes," or words to
that ethecf, was responded to with
alacrity by the curious crowd. A mot
ley band within the tent occasionally
-broke forth in a diin of discordant
sounds that increased the interest of
the assemblage and added to the re
ceipts at the door.
