Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-27
Fourth ErinR Hall.

Pleasure that unlocked for, is three welcome;
And IL it stir the h-art-if aught be there
That may herenfterin lhoug hful hnur
Wake recollection with prassg Sights 'reasur'du up
Among the things most precious-andt The day IL came,
Is noted as white ca, 10 our lives"
Never have so fully realized the truth of the pc.
cts remarks upon the occasion Of the late Erlna
Ball at Old Tammany on Tuesday night Would
that the Erna Ball came once week instead of ence
year!
attended the meetings of the conservatives in that
same room TIL became sick and surfeited with their
hypocrisy and humbug! attended the meetings of
the ocofecos there until | got my best broad cloth
ed" and had | attended there much longer, my
breeches wsuld have been in ragged condition
most ofheirs. But backed out just in time TO pre-
serve my reputation my breeches, and my best be-
ha, iour.
attended the Fancy Dress Balls there as Harle
gum, but a lot OF loaiers got scent Of my Intention
and desrous OF scraping acquaintance with, and play
ing even second fiddle 10 an individual who has set
the wondering world aghast," to decide whether he
is an angel in human form, or devil incarnate or.
like Proleus "al things by turns, and nothing long
these loafers Gesirous of being my cheek. by jow
companions, if only for night, dressed mot dsgu-
sed) themselves as cowns-and consequently the
majority Of the male assemblage there these occa
siens were clowns-clowns Of the most Glow mis- IA
character
"Mo,ley foos-and mise rable varletsp
Blu, the Erina Ball made amends for ALL When the
last public assemblage met there, the loom looked
glOomt, dark, and dlsma-long faces and longer
speeches. spouted by miserable, rabd. ravng poiti-
clans, bent on moving heaven and earth, if possible
TO compass their own dirty ends. But
"A change came DER the spirit OF the hall'-
Now all looked lustrous with life, love, and beau.
ty; il was indeed a scene of pleasure unlocked for;
soft eyes looked love eyes that spike again.
And all went merry rs a marriage bell"
for the bces-the bcauty-the queens of the queen
city of the empire state had gathered there in all Their
glory and most glorious they are under any
and every clrcums anct!
The fair daughters Of the green isle Of the ocean
there too in all their beauty and brightness md
the descendants of many OF Erin's daushters-for
whose far sakes, if for other do devoutly wish
that old Erin was what she ought TO be
-" Great, glorious and free
First flower OF the earth, and first gem Of the sea"
My ticket Of invitation was accompanied with so
polite and pressing an invitation from the gentleman
ly managers, that was determined for that evening
at least TO do injustice to my usual habits Of retiring
early, order that might do justice and honor
TO the lovely Irish women and their daughters who
do so much honor TO our city.
Somewhere between 10 and III, entered the room
Of course creating quite a sensation even amongst
those who knew me, as well as amengs, those who
did not know me-and ore of the most lovely girls il
has been my lot squirt upon running up 10 me
with open Palms, palmed upon me the following as
the