The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-02-27
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/ did than III. & II II wa- every thing thai
! the triam,lrairs Of good cheer, simon,
Mr.. Pppplrinn, and Abby jones could
make L. II brought out an additional
number nf ladies, becanse many candidates
were brought oat who we're kept IN the last
year. Il was cnn.tderrd prudent not 10
trust youHg ladies under certain aye, m
a roam fill Of bachelors. Ii the opinions
/ of the fair had undergone some change IN
favor Of bschelors the preceding year, this
year they stood nj the head Ut the calen-
dar. aud were considered the most spirited
citizens aud kind fellows ~ the world--to
bee hereafter caressed, TO have the strong
est cup Of tea, aud lhe brownesi piece of
toast 10 have Their way IN every thug, b
never to brg twice for a rompog kiss
But, alas rain stared them IN the face
the two balls, the far candidates. the fiat
terDg enc0miums, aud the gracious CON
drsceusion, paved the way for an aw ful re-
verse and Of the numerous committee
employed in getting up these balls, which
were Designed IS memsnios ol slu6ie
blcssedness there are not enough left II
form quorum, or to mount cOrpOrafs
guard.
Bun start not gentle reader, they are
not dead only married and hr most Ia
exorable among them, those who tattcn-
ed upon ceIibacy md who prded them
sclves upon lying alone IN comfortable
winter nisht-those who had berone men
/ bers for life ofthc club. the very pillars Of
! the bachelors bali have all been caught by
the skirts all fallen into the snare sci by
| lIymen, aud even ut the moment whrn
| the printers aud devils are throwing OF
these sheets the hcartess rognes are snug
ly rcposing IN the very arms of those 10
whose destinations at the balls they fell IA
sacrifice.
In Adams fall We sinned all"
On the approach Of ST. Valentines day
and the period for another ball thu. commit
tee we're convened At thu old place, and on
calling over the names of tOenty-ole of the
members they were proclaimed abscntees
aud on acquiring why and wherefore we,
learnt that they had all married.
Ladies pray take warning
BY my true love mud me-"
The very plan which was to perpetuate
the fame OF The single, has in the end prov
ed the after destruction of ba,chelors'; l.
those free rowing fellows, with heads up
and eyes To the right, are now seen crawl
the neck, aud wife en- bon point tucked un-
der 'heil AIMS
Finding IT was all Drckcy with the
hatchelors' ball. and that we were compel
led to adjourn sine die, we called for
bottle Of the Juno and Il few scgars
and had comfortable conversation
on the suhjrct-"Wcll--Ha rrys gone
at last-who drd he marry % Why |
little Poppet Sprlghtl,; of Park place.
No why he is forty five, and she is SIX
teen" " ell. SO much the better, the old
or bachelor grows, the younger he wants
his wife 10 be-" " Who did Duck TrIhe
marry 20 Dick was bit, hr fell in love
with Bridget LoveaIl, in consequence of
her brilliant complexion at the ball. but
discovered that II was made up OF pearl
powder and Miss St. Martins liquid !
rouge poor fellow and who did
Col. Thnndelbo go of with = Oh he
married fat widow in Pearle street, and |
got three brick houses aud IA retail store
g" Come that's pretty well-and Tom, WHO |
fixed him ~" Tom fell in love with !
country consin at the ball aud it was not /,
until a mopth after he was married that lac !
discovered that she had glass eye-oh
no l-ha Ia
Thus the wags ran over the catalogue
ridicung the good fortune of the Bene-
diets, aud scsndilizlng their cara SpoSas
and fually decided / at there would he no
bachelors ball this year, in consequence
of its having been discovered that by the
census there were $4,000 more males IN
tn state than females, and consequently
their stock being high they would sta'd IL
pom high premiums, Il would moi be found
counting the bachelors.
900
C0bbcf-In the Dumfres and Galloway
Courier Of the eth of December, we per-
rci,c u letter from that prpiers in politics,
William Gobbctt, on the subject of the cur
rrnCy and the rmharassmCuts IN the mo-
nry market. He impnd emily invites Mr..
Canning and Nr. lInskiss0a to come and
dime with him, aud promises To show them
" the short, aud the honest way to get
out of all then difficulties" After a long |
TRADE upon the causes of the bank failure |
in that country, he pays his compliments
tn the American merchants III In following |
characteristic style )
have the pleasure to hear the vaga-
bond merchants of New York aad Baltl- |
more, who wished Ia sell t)rlr conNtry dur
ing the late war are crushing under the
weight ofonr thing, Just as gardener
brushes snails under his feet. These mod
ern double distilled jews are certainly in
CckIish way in every quarter
Why Philadelphia has not cnme in for
a full share of his Coarse aud vulgar abuse
we are nj loss TO conjecture unless, lac
expects To prevail upon the legislature OF
Pennsy lyania to remit his 5000 hnr. /
lie informs the British public with mod
rsly att his Owe, that if they had elected