Richmond palladium., 1836-03-26

sc 81 b3O Deen DIOkcn, the COaCnman Las
tened SORT of box on the runners, covered
With huff,lo skins, which were to contain
my-elf and the three ladies. THIS latte, ar.
rargement objected to,and insisted on dri.
Vnc, as ] rever could summpn courage t.
face three ladies' al once. So in spite Ol
'cy annt's almost angry femOn>'rance,
left the driver at home; took the reins
and like BOBBY drove on actually afraid
To look behind me. When | arrived a,
The house Ipecc,vcd all come out on the
piazza to meet Us and thinking for orce to
make "A bod and dasI,ng appearacc, smack
cd my whip and drove rapidly up-stop-
lped-lOok.h tehind-and 10 nv dism,v
discovered that box ladies and all, had di.-
appeared, and that had been diving the
Empty runners OR, do not know how long
turned from the house and wpnd, ring
group at the door and went in search ot
nv lost fair ones. II seems that IN as~er-
1inL a steep hill the conEnuoded box had
Inosened aud slid off so rapidly. that when
the l,s!ies discovered their situation / was
too FAR ahead, and the noise of the bt liz
drowned their voice.. The snow was too
deep fT them to walk through, and there
the discon>n!atcs sat sometime, chilled
with cold, their only amusemPht abusing
me. To complete their mort 'ification a
plrty o.: young gentlemen Of their acqnaiE-
,anCe soon after came up and recognized
them, AZ first set up Shout Of l,ugh'er at
their ridicnlO,Is situation. Thrsc gen.le-
men To k them home where found them.
Il never couli bear TO hear my name
ucntiorcd afterwards But o',. worse ard
worse! ] never shall forget the pirty at
Mrs. G--'s. 1t WAS what | alwaSs
did de'cst. snail sociabe patty rompo
sed ola stiff circle around the room. ln
tie midst Of this circle found mys.,lf in
'hat situation dreaded by all gcn,i-inen,
hut pirticuiarIv hateful To mc, stanu;nc up
bs G"re lady endeavoring TO extract n
vc,sa,.on out ofnpihiug How go, there
! cannot tell, bat az soon rs | discovered
where was, and saw many faces turned
towards me in listening attitude, all self
p sscs>ion vanished, grew redder g. more
confused Lost The ii.r, ad "fmy discourse,
and while va'n'y ehdeavoring TO recover
my scattered ideas, espied, as thought
iucki Mis- G-'s glove at her feet.
! snatch. d it up hastily but found TO nv
horror ! had caugh: up the lady's foot. She
WIS only sased from a complete somerset
by the qnickncss Of a lady next :" her.
Wien again summoned up courage to'
rail- or Miss - WAS told by tie grinning
b. c,>ec. ''Niss"s say she no, al home'-
Thus one bv one lost all these fair crea-
:ur.s, and by degrees nv rcIs, for society. |
''ne evening, h. wever, was persuaded TO
accept TN invitation TO pnr'v given - the !
beautiful Nj So D.. She res,ted in .
an old rnnblng country Eous.' near my .
aunt -, at hose house was then
IN visit. The r"oMs IN which the ro,,,-
p,uy we're to I'c received, had been added
10 the rest a the house some time before.
md I" enter them IL was ycces ssar> tr de
sec; three steps; mos: de;os',llc ar
I.,cTen', Y The by, aud ! wish her old
nu'CI ancestor. Who cnn,rivcd ", Ead
'ou ned himself and his brigt, .:uagninr>
- The Il yd.i Z'e had reasoned So
':rnngly ~',ilm, {, /; I,e!.,,c lwcnt-"Wh,t
: there la the face of ven m tint shoild
car {, lock nprn IL! / am man .: ,,r-
IN" and figure. and ought to succeed in
." i.'v; viii exert myself to throw o:i
nHura;>' honfC; 1 will lie a man. W.h
t,c-c : n;Ircnis drove boldly VI TO the
l"usr. -'r'ie iof'i!y through, the hall. for
."' the s'cps. come thundcring down in tl,e
l.idsi 81 the as,onisIcd guests. Turned
u. bacL aud I'D. Ffom tha: i,,.sc have '
hunuej the f!cc tf woman! Yes wuInar
- whom ] have always looked as IN.
oIrcc o: every blessing here below. must
y from; she is that bright and particular
tar whicl, may not hope to obtain. Dear
nadlm. doyo not pity me; IS i not a cru
| fate il't one f,i!Bg shonli render the
'orld a desert to me anJ force me io be
'haf always dreaded and hated. a drcarv
ID BIchelor! Tell me wh,ti La.l do
axe pity on nv distressing E =. an, :
each me : ,ne method ,ncXetcs>a I,i.s cS i
p,r.r winch hIs usurped =, maj, doiGi;-
N over your dolctul friend -.
ANTHONY SoLCs
4 Cutting Eetort.-Whiie the Bri- :
sh Admiral Warren. was lying in :
le Chesapeake. Captain Smith was .
ent by Commodore Stewart. then att :
'orioik. 10 negotiate an exchange of ;.