| Show samaritan surprise last evening a most moet pt perfect erect and ag agreeable retable surp surprise rise came c off ff at ot the tile re residence idenie of prof john F ductor of the tabernacle choir for some little time thia this gentle man has received ft a failure in the only eye fic lie has left since he met with the accident in his youth the tile losing of ilia his bight sight would very materially teri ally ully operate alm against dinst him in his profession and the choir and the con congregation I re gation at the tabernacle would would also bo be deprived of his ilia service as a loader leader but if an operation were performed in ill time lie is of opinion that ilia his eight may be preserved acting upon tilis this idea the men merr bers of the choir in in maas meeting 03 sem bled determined upon a grand surprise to the afflicted gentleman gent feman and and his family I v on oil tho evening in question and ind on the occasion alluded to a number of the members proceeded to his residence in the fourth ward laden with some of the good things of life A table ans soon improvised and spread with many of the delicacies and substantial until it was delightful to look upon previous to the company laying siege sie to these edibles the master of tho the ceremonies called them to order and after a few appropriate remarks presented sir fowler with a purse of money which had been donated by the members of the choir amounting to 16 40 which ha lie gratefully accepted as a token cf of esteem from them among whom lie had bad labored without puree or scrip for upwards of 14 years if it is necessary to have nn an operation performed on the defective organ it will be attended with considerable sider sid erable ablo ci expense pense and it behooves all good samaritans samaritana Samar itans to take cog cognisance 11 I of this matter and extend the bealin healing balm tile evening was spent in great hilarity in songs and and the assembled friends separated at midnight leaving tho the family in much better spirits sni rits |
