The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-12-12

War HAPPENED s'orsss siOar.

olientimes OF modification, TO find ones.seu
behind the times The other day when The
company called into service from Po,srille.
was making preparation Tor departure, aud
thousands were assembled TO bid them fare.
we'll, some individuals from the counrv
happening 10 be in town. and seeing an nm.
usually large sssemblsge of people, enouir.
ed lhe occasiOn OF il, snd-upon beng told
that company was abou, starting for the
seat Of war, replied; they hadn't heard
there was war and wished TO know
where i. was. Now The difficulty in This
case was evidently, ,hs, they did no, take
newspaper and certainly that accounts sufli.
cienuy for their eonsumsle ipnorance.-
There are thousands Of peOpl, in the coun.
try, in similar circumstances and so lono
as hey presevete in their unwise practices.
they will continue to grope their way in
darkness.
10 order 'hat those who do take news.
paper may be fully apprised of wha, is taxi
ing place in the community, and especially
OF those things which possess some general
interest. | will give an sccoun, of 'waat hap.
pened ''olher night
All are aware that the season of the yea,
which is more particularly appropriated by
society TO busting scenes. has arrived, and
The young especially are busily al work.
hacbiug up scenes Of amusement. The
first ACT in the grand drama of this season
mas been performed A few of The Young
people have been drummed together and
moulded into Bal, and in tha, shape have
moved on a considerable number of success
s've hours, and at length found themselves
IN the mud.
For sometime past il has been UNDER
stood III al the Csuswissa Bridge Company
Intended giving a Ball soon after getting
their Bridge ih crossabe state. Tuesday
The Bib inst. was fixed upon for the grand
performance, and the Bridge Company so
far contributed towards 1t. as to let all who
were invited from this side of The river PASS
over the bridge freely alIer paying the usu.
all toll
1t is some time since any of US have been
al bal, for which there are two reasons.
One is. that bu, few OF US have much talent
IN the heel-ihe other is, we have no. had
chance. The frs, reason has been in a
measure obViased, by lbe growth Of our
population, in which our number has been
increased, by those Of more refned talents,
| oi 'he aforementioned order. The second
reason OF course possessed no longer any
weight, for some of US at leas, had an op,
tunity TO attend BAH. II may well be
supposed tina, with all those, and various
other favorable circumstances, we would
not be org in making up our minds about
ATTENDING, aud some others would have
been glad 10 have followed our example had
they had an opportunity but for reasons no,
necessary TO mention, they 'couldn't shine
The weather was very unpropitious. On
Monday considers rsble quantity of snow
'eIl' so as even to excite The hope in some
oosoms' that we might have sleighing on
he next evening, and some of our number
declared, they had PRAYED allMonday, ,;ha, we
might have sleighing to go TO the Ball, but
hey certainly could no, have been the
rlRheous ones, for she mud was most ter
rlble deep. so that really think, had [
known how bad the going was / would have
stayed l! home and missed all the pleasure
oI the Ball. But We had promised 10 90
and booC, thunder, and horse shoes we did
go. We collected mos, Of lhe covered con.
vehicles in town. and between four and
five in the afternoon Launched upon The
ooundess deep OF mud, pumps in pocket,
and rigging in basket, numbering in all
nlne couple, that is including those who
wen. il qoadruPle order, and omiting Two
nr three who ddn'1 60. Barring few liz
lie mishaps by the way, we all arrived
safely at The scene of our exploits, jus. as
Did Phoebus was falling asleep. Al seven
''cock or 'hereaoouIs he Iwsug Of the I'D.
ie string brought us all up standing. on the
floor Of the capscious Ball room al the house
lf Challes Hartman Esq OF course we