The Wilmingtonian., 1824-01-15
BACHELORS BALL.

1.-THE following sublime and impressive descrip.
Ition of the Military Ball, in aid of the Greeks On
New Years evening, is communicated in a late
aumber OF the New York Statesman.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, carriage stopped
|at my door; two gentlemen were announced
|they entered the parour; will not give you their
it to say, that nature had done her
part for them; nothing Of the dandy was visible
man was stamped upon every feature, and there
was an smiable and trust.begotton manner bout
Them which satisfies the clct anxiety OF dotiag
parent. My daughters texcuse the Partially OF
IA doing parent) lovely AS innocence, and bes'I.
iul as the OF Sharon, for the first time were
|commtted to the care of strangers, and fund
,yself "with heavens best git'" only by my side,
II was moment, cannot, will not attempt to
describe we we're perfectly silent, and memory
seemed to be carrying us back, some thirty years,
| "hen like those who had just lef' lis, we were
entering upon the untiiei pleasure of social life,
I And our young heaats beat with all the hopes and
prom of youth. The trance passed away, and
u found myself about nine O'Clock, with my left
arm encircng the waist of my dear Mary, and her
fright hand claspcd in mine. Well, said she, I
laope they are happy-who, said |, our daughtersl
IIf l thought our good pastor would not hear OF
Ut. should have great desire to go and see; oh,
i 10, BENJAMIN. replied my wife--never mind the
mnister-trust me tor peace -oHcring-it will
u
happiness, and SO charming to me to listen to
YoRr description oft. This was an appeal could
not resist--my best suite of clothes was immedi-
atey put in requsition, and our servants Job and
H tebecca, being out enjoying the amusements OF
! the evening, my wife herself took the brush and
performed all the other duties of the toilet, will
not tell YOU, gentlemen, how we parted, because
ysu are bachelorsi and there 'sa felicity in mar
|ried life on such occasions, OF which you form
no Just conception-but we parted and OF my ar
rival at the s,ll, and requesting of the officer at
i he door permission to enter the assembly room,
III was decidedly, bat with great cvity refused
! idmittance.
! This was disaster had not anticipated, and
was about TO retire, when young gentleman
lressed in black, with party cooured ribbon
egligently tied in the button-hoe on the LETT side
Of his coat, took me by the hand, and politely
| .sked me if l wished to enter the ballroom. On
my replying in the affirmative, he led me by tho
sentinel, and telling ME was at liberty to con-
suit my own wishes, left me. entered the room,
| md as had heard much of the decorations, in
voluntarily cast my eyes upwards, where the ftag'
lof my country Immediately struck my view,
gracefully suspended from the ceiling and united
10 that Of Greece, forming sort OF arch over the
centre of the room=-around them were tnose OF
the different nations of Europe and OF the Forte,
tastetully arranged in such manner AS to have
1.-The most striking and beautiful effect. paused
for moment, and fancy, you know what flrt-
ling gipsey she is, threw her magic wand over
1.-The scene. The land where liberty frat nntnrl'
led her banners seemed kneeling with our beo-
" d country at the alter Of Hymen, and vowing
leternal union in the cause of freedom, and eter-
nal enmity to tyrants and the cause of ,yrants
while Ch'oris in wreathes of more than earthly
Iaowers was, prep ring 10 crown the happy palr
i'm the UNIV ing presence of the sovereisns of
in front, I perceived cross
from which hundreds ot lamps sent forth their
soft and yariegated lights, embemst'cal Of int
which once penetrated from The same blooiv
height the darkness Of The tomb, and disclosed to
man the view Of his immortal anl gorons des,i-
my. At its foot stood the minister of glad tidnes
his left ag... Ao"g naturaly by HI, sid --ti