The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-02-26

The ssn. | ruiher seem .. think the frllei
stared few when he saw the name. The
gnnnine chaps cum and looked al IL. but made
themselves scarce in less than no time sri~r
they had made IL out. and the tall chap. he
bowrd close down 10 the noor. and says he
Walk in. Mr.. Slick. Mr.. Simpson put your
nam~ an the free hist evrr.so LONG Ngo.
] was going 10 ash him to tell Mr.. Simpson
that u was very much obi 4 ai~d. though hadn't
the least idea wha, he meant by his free il,,
but that minute there Was such n smashing of
hddrs aud drums and ,ooi horns inside that
eenamost jumped out of nv skin. il SEEMED
as IL dozen training bands had all been set
going TO anre. Cousin John he took hold "f
NY arm aud hauled me along ihrourh little
door into great big raom built oil more like a
meeting house than nything slse--and yet il
wasn't like that neither. II was shared kinder
Ike hors shoe, The floor Was chuck iulI OF
benches, cnered over with red cnhions. and
there was -four galleries all pilsrrd OF and paint.
ed. and set oft with gold and great blazing
glass things iha, made every thing look as
bright as day. ln the second gallery there
were hye or six places all boarded OFF hom the
rest with lots oi gold pciers all round them.
ard hung over with silk curtains ill they look
ed more like the b-rihs ON board n steamboat
than any thing | could think on. These
places we're chuck full OF alfred harnsone gals
and spruce locking frllers. that were dressed
of 10 kill. and talked aud laughed AS chipprd
as could he. The roof was M etarnal way up
from the floor; II rounded up. and was erinklr-
crankled off with gold and picirrs ill IL looked
like the west just aiore sundown. when the red
and yaller aud purple lie in heaps aud ridges
all over ih~ sky. Think seq !. if that's what
par means by device of the devil Old Nick is
no slouch at putting the shine on the ruff oi
his house. anyhow. We sot down Oh one OF
the red benches in the lowest gallery. and got
leoile over The twiter that was in al fusf and
Jls, made up my mind 10 look about amongst
the folks to see wbat was going on. IL warni y
mite OF wonder thai the nnsicianers made me
jump y" when was in the entry way. for clear
on io'iber eend Of the room was a long pen
chuck full aud running over with hdders base
drums. and great brass horns. all pulling and
blowing and humping away like all naiur; but
didn they send out the music never on nrih
did hear any thing like il 1! II made me choke
and sigh aud ke,ch my breath like a dying hen /;
and all could do. my feet wou,d k~sp going
over the SLIPS, aud my yaller gloves seemed II
they never would vii still aein. they kept so
busy a beating iimc ON the leg of my Icw
trowsers. just over the pen where tho fiddler
sof, hDng great picier as big as The ,ide o.
the house. thought of whsr you said about
Theatres being filled with picters of the devils
own painting; but couldn't MAKE up my mind
that that WAS one on EN-. for il was so green and
cold. aud pale man, pcfsred out on a heap
Of s'ubs in the middle on il. looked as shiv~ry
~ II he'd had FIT Of the fever and arue- be-
sides there was water painted out. and every
body Knows the Old Scratch aini ie-toial e.
noueh 10 paint a picier chuck full OF clouds
and water and sick like. wiihoui one spark of
fire 10 make him feel 10 hum in his own prem
ises.
By-am-by sich sights Of people, all dressed
of AS II they were going to q general train
ing bal, kept pouring in through all the lee
tie doors IN the galleries I'LL the seats were all
ebuckfu such a clisiening of harnsome eyes.
and feathers, and flowers never did see. A
puuy Ieetls gal cum and soi close down by
me. and now aud then took a slaniing squini
At her and by the hOkcy she WAS a slick lee
tie crirer. with the e0nsarnedrsi soft eyes ! ever
looked into. ] wonder what on anh is the
reason hai ] cant sit down by = harnsome gal.
but my heart will begin to founder about like
a fish jiit auer he, hooked. Think. sez ], If
there's any dsncing going on 10 night. darn
me II iou't shin up to that gal for = partner.
But. where OIL anh the foiks were a going TO
find plce to dance in | rouldn't make out.
for there warDi room enough to hang up flax.
seed rde,~ays. ] was jisi going to ask cou-
sin John about IT, when The fddIes pulled up a
mint. and all 10 once that great pictvr gave 4
twItch. AID up 1t went like a streak OF chalk,
into the rif. or the Lord knows where. jump
I'd right op ernd WAS 50 struck up With what
see. Char back where the curtain had been
was purs leetle garden rs batrsl as one Of
our onion patches. II was chuck full Of trees
arHH
one side clear back. jist under the edge Of the
sky, lay ib. soft wafer, looking AZ blue aud
still As rouldbs. What 10 make on u couldn't
tell: IL warbl like picter, and yet ] couldn't
think how on arth there could be room enough
10 have sich a place mar the Theatre. While
| sot there bending for'srd with one OF my
ysller gloves pressed on each knee. aud a star
ing like = suck pig with my mouth leeile ~
pen, = lot of folks dressed of IN short jackets
aud irowsers cut of at the knees, cOue dane
ing ont Of the house aud begun to talk all at
once, aud chatter aud laugh together ss chip
peras fock Of birds. They sssmsd as hap
py as CLANS IN high ~sler; and the felhn
ssifped aud hung round the gals like good fel-
leIs But the gals were dressed out too bad.
III be darned II some on 'em didn't make me
ler streaked, their frocks we're so ,hori.--
'Tisy did'nt seem to make no bones Of show
ing their legs hall way TO their knees lrsn.
ny II ! wasn't ashamed TO look al the purity gal
thx soi by me. Think, ssz !. il she dos't blush
sBs feel all oyersh rm mistaken. Auer A.
while ] give her Kind of = slarntindioulsr
sqbini. she sat as still as kitten. and looking
as ii butter wouldn't melt ia her mouth. but
-ss a staring right nrsight at the garden With
ou seeming 10 n,ind the gals legs bit more
,isn Il they'd been so many broom siieks u
~srpt . great while siore dad nj seem to mipd
il much either for leetle old c0niiesl looking
chap come out ia from, Of the garden and be-
gen ID chatter and lsd and fling his arms about
every which wa. and TO tell about some young
sa. that va. a going to bs m'rrIed. Msdala'ne
he call her. Wal. while he vi" a taking sl
feher, al in red regimentsls. come round the
house. as big as my pussy cousin, With a "s
oflettsrs in his hsDd. and blowing . tin tooi
hHs. as if he wanted US all TO come 10 dinner.