Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-01-15


and ieh nv cad went back sssin and wait
ed two hours lof 10, inv,isuou--n M invi,stsoa.
Called again al five, and leh smother card,
telling tie nisRet that had not received an
Invitation. and that there must be some mis-
take ~hetcupon an invitation came about
Ell hour after my return Just a. ] was putting
on my bat to call again and leave another
cord. IN very fierce manner, ! reCkon.-
Wei, went early to the ball, and my coat
looked remarkably gay. You could see thai
! the velvet collar vas new and the buttons
gntleiec llmousiy but yoV could not see
that the cloth was not lllle worse Tor weat.
IN sbot my brown coat looked very smsr,
end wAss considerable small fellow my
sell, Just at that Time.
We'll, | siovd as,, tho I-.,,, svvst"E -
,ho COMPANY coming IN, hoping to know
somebody bot presume that ! had grown
out oi all fecolle clion, for nobody knew r,c.
but as the company were announced heard
the names, and II they did not know who /
was, Al all events found out who they were
! This won't do says as the rooms be
came quite full may sick against this
wall until daylight, but shall never 60 a
head so at last, petcelvIng a young lad,
speaking TO the daughter Of the Secretary OF
the Navy, after they parted, went up and
bowed TO her, Having heard her name, !
pretended to be an old Acquaintance, and ac-
cused her OF having forgotten me. A. | was
very positive aud very bold, sho presumed /,
was the case, and when | gave my name.
which | refused TO do ill we had been talk
ing for some minutes, as ii happened TO be a
very good one, she considered that 1t was all
right, and in another quarter Of an hour We
became very intimate. ! then asked her II
she knew Miss L, tho daughter of the
Secretary Of the Navy. She replied that she
dld, and ! requested her 10 introduce me and
offering her my arm, We walked up to the
young lady together, aud ! was introduced.
Now, thought |, | am gong ahead a little -
After the introduction commenced con.
versiliun with Miss T. --. and a gentleman
fortunately relieved me Of my first acquant-
ance, whose arm had dropped. contnu-
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soon Intimate with her, ah1 she accepted my
arm As paced with her up and down the
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arm, and paraded them both 10 and down the
room, making them laugh not little.
Now I'm going ahead thinks !, and ny
old brown Goa. looks remarkably well.
Here IS the President coming up SAX
Mss -. DO YOU know him.
i did once, a lttle bot he must have for
gotten me, since | have been IN South Amer
'rlr President CAM ut up to US an,
addressed the Young ladies' ! made a sor
Of half bow
You don't recollect Mr-l SAIL Mis-
5.
i recol!eCt the name well, replied lh'
President. You are well suPPuiled,M t ---
YOU have the Navy aud Army on each sld,
Of you.
And the Highest Ohirer Of tho Stale be
fore ne, replied !. with a 10" bow. i ought
! indeed, 10 feel proud. II makes amends 70
all the Pnvauon that ! underwent IN any las
campaign win Gen Bolivar, for the genoa
4 and hIs AID -de'camps ia'ed no better 'aan tn
e meaneN soldier,
That last was lit. dad not say that
d was aid -de-csmp 10 Bolivar, but they though
- proper to fsncv so, the President made me
p bow, and, as 1t appeared, he wanted to hav
O some information from that quarter; and h
n asked me many questions, all Of winch wa
!, able TO answer ~lIh precision. After quar-
y ter OF an hours conversation, during who
! the whole room were wondering who II wa