The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-07-15

wgesk my Tengeance on my sisters hustle,
for found BY this time that she too was
emulous Of being Hottentot beauty. Ac.
cord:ngIy, having 10 accompany her and my
intended wife 10 a ball, stole into my
sisters room in she course Of the evening
before she went ia,o i, TO dress aud pounc
lns upon her hated hustle, which lay on her
toilet table, ! Inflicted cut on II with my
penkniie, and retired Blu, what mistake
did make Alas it was not my sisters
hustle, bu, my Ellzabeth's. However, we
went to the ball, and for o time all went
smoothly on. | took my Elizabeth as q
partner IN the dance but imagine my hor
ror when perceived her gradually becom,
ing thinner aud thinner, losing her en- bon
point as she danced; and worse than that,
every moyemen, which she described IN the
daure-ihe ladies chain, the chase
accurately marked, recorded on the chalk.
ed floor with bran Oh dear reader, pity
me; was ever man SO unfortunate ! This
sealed my doom, she would never speak to
me or even look al me afterwards.
But this was not oil. My character
with ihe sex-Gy, with both sexes-was
also destroyed. [, who had been hereto.
fore, as said, an example Of prudence and
discretion for young man, vas now sci
down as a thoughiles5, deyiEmaycare wag
and The women turned their backs upon
mo and SO thus IN reality they made me
what they supposed vas. 1t was indeed
90 Wonder, for could never aler see la.
dy with hustle, but ] fell an irresistible
inclination 10 laughter, and this too even on
occasions when should have KEEP, grave
conference. Il | met couple Of country
or other friends 10 tho street aud inquired
alter their famly--lhe cause, perhaps, OF
their mourning % wlich they were atared, !
70 their astonjshuaat would take to laugh
ing, and If there was horse near US, give
the lads q push away to another situation.
Agd II thea we're asked the meaning Of
this III hncd mirth, aud singular move.
men. what could say Why, sometimes
made tie matter worse rs replying
" Daar madam, i, IS only to save your bus
tie from the horse
Sung at length BY ny misloFlunes, and
tie hopeless, aud only thought Of carrying
OF ny revenge on tie busiles il every way
10 my 9ower-eud this mcs, say With
some PRIDE did Tor a while with good Of
ieci-I 20, a number Of the hated articles
manufactured for myseit-bu. no, reader,
10 wear, as you shall hear. Oh no: but
wAeoeve5 / received an invitation 70 par
ty-wa.ch indeed had lately been seldom
ssu. mel lock one Of these n ivy pocket
and watching q favorable opportunity Wheu
an were engaged N tie mazy G5Ire Of the
dance, lei ii secretly FIJI amongst hem
The result may be lnag aeJ-ay, reader
imagine It, for cannot describe Il wilh ei.
feet. FIRST, tho half suppressed but 81.
m8.:aacous scream CT Ill The ladies', as il
vas ae.I up ior claimant next, tie equal
Is Simultaneous move menl Of The laIies
land. al qg.ckly diseagaged from those Of
lh9r partners. and net raised up Q wonder,
Llt carried down 70 iacir-Duslle Never
vas movement 10 The dance executed Nth
such precision cannot say 4 was grace
tu, yet should be immortalzed as tho IN.
ventor Of an attitude SO expressive OF sen5l.
merit, and Of feeling.
an now banlshed man from refined
soc.eiy-no lady viii appea; where tha, obi
Gus Mr., BusIIe, as they no~ call me, might
possibly be. have nothing LEFT ne, there
fore. ba, 10 live out my solitary life, aud
vent ms execrauous Of busi.os IL the on.y
place uag lc.! me-tAe columns Of the
Bachelor.