The simple life of the Massachusetts village was not without its pleasures. There lies before me a yellow programme, printed sixty years ago, which commemorates what was very likely at once the first appearance of Cyrus W. Field on any stage and his last appearance in his native village, and forms a fitting conclusion to the story of his childhood.

EXHIBITION.—STOCKBRIDGE ACADEMY,
MARCH 26-27, 1835.
THURSDAY EVENING.
ORDER OF EXERCISES.

1. MUSIC.
2.Prologue.—United States Speaker.John Henry Adams
3.Burr and Blennerhasset.—Wirt.Essex Watts
4.Bernardo Del Carpio.—Mrs. Hemans.Ralph K. Jones
5.Death of the Princess Charlotte.—Campbell.Henry W. Dwight, Jr.
6. MUSIC.
7.“Hail to the Land.”—Author unknown.Phinehas Lincoln
8.Extract from Robert Treat Paine on French Aggressions.David L. Perry
9.Parody of “The Young Orator.”—Anonymous.George W. Kingsley
10.A Dandy’s——What?—Independent Balance.William Stuart
11. MUSIC.
12.Patriotic Stanzas.—Campbell.Thomas Wells
13.Injustice of Slavery.James Sedgwick
14.Question Answered.—Ladies’ Magazine.George Lester
15.Fall of Missolonghi.—E. Canning.Theodore S. Pomeroy, Jr.
16. MUSIC.
17.The Rich Man and the Poor Man.—Khemnitzen.Lewis Burrall
18.Man, the Artificer of His Own Fortune.Edward Selkirk
19.Pleasures of Knowledge.Marshall Williams
20.Extract from an Oration by Wm. R. Smith.Edwin Williams
21.Running Dover, a Boaster.—Anonymous.George W. Kingsley
22. MUSIC.
23.Influence of Intemperance on our Government.—Sprague.Bradford Dresser
24.Bunker Hill Monument.—Webster.George W. Parsons
25.Extract from Webster on the Slave Trade.John Ely
26.Parody of “Lochiel’s Warning.”—Edward Selkirk.
Advocate of Temperance, {Edward Selkirk
Vender of Ardent Spirits, {Theodore Williams
27.A Wife Wanted.—A BachelorEdward Carter
28. MUSIC.
29.The Instability of Human Government.—Rutledge.John Vallet
30.Parody of “Brutus’s Address to the Roman Populace.”—Anonymous.George W. Burrall
31.Peter’s Ride to the Wedding.—New Speaker.George Lester
32.Tragical Dialogue.—Columbian Orator.
Indian Chief,Charles Pomeroy
Son of the Chief,Cyrus Field
Soldiers, Charles Deming
John Vallet
33.Petition of Young Ladies.—United States SpeakerJohn Henry Adams
34. MUSIC.

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FRIDAY EVENING.
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
1. MUSIC.
2. “SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER.”—Goldsmith.
A COMEDY IN FIVE ACTS.
DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.
Sir Charles Marlow,S. G. Jones
Hardcastle,H. C. Fay
Young Marlow,H. Tremain
Hastings,E. Rockwell
Tony Lumpkin,H. Gardner
Diggory,C. Pomeroy
Jeremy,T. Williams
Stings,L. Fenn
Mrs. Hardcastle,C. W. Field
Miss Hardcastle,F. Fowler
Miss Neville,J. Stephens
Maid,J. Ely
Fellows of the Ale-house, Servants, etc.