The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-08-15

No lei the eagle change his plume,
The leaf its hue-the flower its bloom;
But Ties around The waist were spun
That could and would and were undone.'
Many evenings have not elapsed
since music, with its volupiuous swell
resounded in one Of onr public salons,
and
Bright lamps shone DER fair women and
brave men,
Aye, women as fair and men es brave
as ever assembled 10 pay court to Dame
rerpsichore, 1t was on The occasion
Of one of our public balls that gsyety
and variety prevailed which are so pc.
culisrly Characteristic Of elegant inter
course and society in New Orleans. 10
hat SET danced the dark eyed Creole,
graceful ss the undulalions Of the wave
at eve time in summer; 10 this. The blue
eyed girl Of The North with auburn
locks and angel motion. a, a general
rule lhe dresses were faultless; at leas,
they were fashionable, and great taste
was bestowed on the dressing OF the
hair. Or The male members present il
IS unnecessary TO speak at length; they
were as neat and as spruce as polished
patent leather shoes, kid gloves and
white vests could make them. But o.
mong The f1irer portion Of the party.
there was one whose evident unacquain-
lance with city life, an apparent unso-
phisticaled srllessness, attracted the sr-
enlion Of more than one 'looker on in
Vienna She was still in her teens.
lust verging into womsnhood-
A rose with all its sweetest leaves YET fol.
ded.'
Her dress was such as aPsris modiSt,
would not turn out; and though some
what awkward, she danced not ungrace
fully, The fact is, she came in from III,
eastern part of The State to pay a visl
10 some city cousins, and they, wilhour
much making up for the occasion, pre-
vailed ol her to accompany them 10 the
ball for which they had tickets Of nvl.
lation. Native beauty she wanted
none, though she certainly stood il
need of that easy elegance Of manner,
which intercourse with society alone
; teaches A proud, pennylsss, would
, be member Of the upper ten thousand,
noticed her in dance and looking a,
her through his quizing glass, had he
galIanlry 10 remark in an audible tone
of voice, that although ,olewable gooc
ooking, she is mos, ignorant, swkswt
cheraw | have ever seeen.'
Hush said The person 10 whom HI
spoke, shat is Miss--, from -, thu
only child of the richest planter in th,
lStalOn
'Aw,' said the empty purse, shat al
twas the case. should not have sny
Il objection myself TO NAVY plontari9r
and a hundswd negwos. D-m me,
a shall engwsge her for the next SET
When Mi,s--had finished he
dance and taken her seat, his gentle
=, man in search Of wife went over I
!, her, after making The most obSequies, c
ID as he thought, polite bow, he asked h'
{ he could have she 2esshaw Of dan
ID ng with her in The nexI set.
ID She replied with much iOgenuousne
y certainly for in truth she seemed
ike The amusement.
" Places we're ordered TO be rskeo f
he mex, sci, and, he led out the uns
:, lphis,icaled heiress. She danced wi
IA grea, spirit until about the middle
~, he first figure, when she abruptly a
precipilately retired TO her seat, Ioov'
,.e her partner alone in his glory
,ua He was thundersruck; could not
counl for such conduct; for liule as