Delaware gazette and American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1837, 1832-03-06

stood mp and paired vi. the Advocate aud his |
siAtsr, Monsieur aud the Scoichman, my friend
and chair, tOr our number was odd, and all |
wanted To JUN and Madame and myself brought
up The scar. had never valtzed, lis true but II
lnakea easy. and then could not span half the
the cii circumference of Madanl,s waist Vive la ba.
gatelIr, Thought I. Maria began to sing, my pirt.
ner gtaspsd me by the shoulders, and / clung as
well as I,coull to her waist, and rpund we went,
round aud round. The rnom was small, anil our
revolutions round the table, which stood in the
centre, where fequent and rapid, the Aovo.
cate and his sister whirleh with all the volosity
aud steadiness Uf top, the Scoch,nan in his i'm
petuosity, was ever aud anon raising Monsieur
midway between heaven and earth, john H.
g1aspet bis chair most gaanly, aud clingins
To my partner as IL for life, aud doing my best TO
keep TING, brought up the rear. Maria was grin
ming and singing Justify while the sweat ran from
her ebony cheeksin streams. II was n scene for
TamO 'Shanser To gaze upon. Round and round
we went. faster and faster, rs il some ,iiyilish
power spurred Us on. | remembered the ~
munipaw reveles...I caught glance Of MAra's
black facet though it was the evil one...l grew
dizzy ...chairs, tables, devils, battles, were swim
ming about the room in wild confuson.i the floor
kept Wtng towards the wall, and the wall DIP
ping down 10 the n0Or...the adversary held me IN
his grasp...l heard mysterious sounds whizzing
past me...I grew sicker fainter, Jlindcr...l lusl
my hold. foot slippvll...down fell The luur
met half way to receive me. My mountain Of u
parfneriumbled on my headed thought my mo
mehts were numbered. The house shuok with the
concussion. Over went the table, coffee. clnret
and glasses, down came the advocate aud his sis
ieF, and on the Top Of them fell the Scnlchmln.
bringing Monsieur with him. John H---was tou
close TO their heels to stop bimself. and on then,
hstumblet, in his fall furcing leg ofhis chair
inio the ScoIchmaD's eye. and another down Mon
sicu. throat, carrying with it all his front teeth
The advocate grew sick with fright. and began
scattering his dinner, bouittie aud 5oaiilon. pro
iniseauusiy on each, as in endCasofs to escape
came in contact with HIN. Mailame cut her.
self with broken bnftle. Mademoisele wa,
-calded with the eontents uf the cuffee not, III,
Scotchma1r grnwled, kicked and swure and the.,
We struggled in heap. Madame lay welterln.
in blond and caref, grand dieuling at TIE tol
ct her voice. Just as were IN the point o.
eKtracating ourselves, two gems darines happen
ed to pass. and hearing the tumut, opened tn,
iIoar. Horrorstruck they r1shedin, aud seized
tie Scotchnnn, WIN happen to be uppermost: and
he. finding his arms pnoned without knowing
whv. or how, extricated himself, and seizing III,
c0f.e pot by the handle, battered the face Of ont
ofthem till he broke the bridge OF his acqurlin.
nose. before ne could draw his sword 10 defen,
himself. This gave the remainder Of Us an op
portunity 10 fise but before we could make Of
A"S f5Stsr ~ WrS h"h p''tbhNh W
Scotchmah's arns with stout cord, aud the mai
with the bsuken n0se was v0wing revenge for III,
lossof his probnscis The advocate cut the Scotch
man nmse, having an eye to business, and bath
commenced but having natural dread Of broker
haalls a. sl..iiss toil advantage af An
tumuIt, and while the ladies' were pinning ul
their demolished drnpery, | stole oil, not havin;
the heart to offer my coincidence an the mischie
which had caused, and vowed devOutly tia
should be the last, as II was the first Of my waltz
ing. G.H.