The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-06-17
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81" fNAAANH ~ hANh Allfs
a new Link Las been developed 10 N.
fashionable circles Of Cppef Tepdam ~.
do not allude 20 he kink in The head. u
Young iadies aboni he Turkish .y.,.n
q dressing, nor sothe kb,ks Aouas, wbo,,.
usurPIng 50 much Of the attention Of or
public men. Weallude to a syssein- ofam
biguous decency originating from The IN.
ven''on OF 'eiegraPhs, and exceeding in in.
genuiiy both FnukHn and Morse. We
willilluslra1e H. by narating a scene W,
witnessed "onc upon a time" We had
been politely invited TO attend \ co,;l,on
patty in a neighboring State. Am,rr a..
bellies whose toagles clattered Tho mo-, H..
lilly, and whose face was tine 61a.s, mac.
of kid-glove devotion, was Miss JENNY lind
Victorian Pugnose-generaliy called M
+" Piggy" for short. She was the very ~
sonifcation Of Prof. Longstreet's Char
ipg Creature" She was majestic far a.
ceeding the Queen Of Sheba, and her ma.
den cheeks, tinged with transparent 4oug,
were -" pale and interesting = as the snow.
wreath upon whose summit Young loves
heart, pierced by Cupid's shaft, had she'd
it's first aud purest blood. Her teeth were
strands of richest pearl, inlaid with Opbyr
gold. Her jetty eyes darted to and fro like
raven amid ~rain-bows, ever and anon flash.
ing liquid rays OF melancholy love while
her classic oval bosom, as it gently heayed
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cause, elevated in timid adulation, Golcon.
da's richest jewels, brightly glisteming amid
evergreen and cedar sprig. Her foot--oh.
let us not speak Of thdt.'-was a spirit ca.
ged in laticed CATERS, crested with mail of
oriental splendor, shot, like "a quick mes.
senger,' amid the giddy dance. Her waist
more delicate than that OF the spiteful wasp,
was the pivot upon which turned in grace.
full motion, her rounded bust.
Three liveried waters, black as ebony and
polite as palsied hounds, yet richly freighted
with "Aftic's spicy breezes," bowed con.
slant obedience to her every wish.
She was in the midst Of the gay dance.
Like a meteor; she shot among her sister
stars more respIenden; than all the rest
But still, a pensive look fingered upon her
ivory brow, as if prescntiment Of some sad
catastrophe haunted her every thought
Our sympathy stroatched out in anxious EN-
quiry, as to the cause that troubled this
:. charming creature" An hundred swords
were ready to leap from their scabbords for
her defence. But she spoke not other sor-
row. a....- r. ...Iyg syor i-f,
"Concealment like a worm in tile bud, j
Gnawed upon her damask cheek" s'.
But hold. here comes one of her. bodilies,
with a note in hand, and short of BREATH
Eagerly and alffrantic, Miss Pug-y snatch.
ii ed the fatal sheet For a moment she gaZed
intently u~ponit; then her eyes stunned up,
a deathIy palor mantled her check, aloud
she screamed. and fainting, fell into her part
ncr's stalwart arm. She was, borne away
' to the lady's room, J" and thence to her
home. We noticed the fatal billet drop from
her hand uponthe floor, and when she was
removed, we hurried to gather it up. We
did not open it till next morning, for we
were too much excited by what we had
witnessed. I'VE quietly opened it, thinking
t we were i'll possession Of som astounding
: family news. 1t was telegraphie despatch,
: and read tlius:u ysodj bug s4sDs-m,l. ul
'I" To Mss Jenny L. Y. Psgaposc :: .hl
0n" 'Fl''' ~ IN HAsrE.] j'7a @EA " I.
9 "Your dear aunt Peggy .hasa sudden attack
ofhystericks, which resulted from eating a dish
e ofsour krout. Your dear aunt may not live
G till you can reach hero 20 aesa $40 l.s a
49, Your aiiectionate mother .7....,,.-
SALLY PyGNosE.o
The sequel to this story is, reader, thai
Miss Pugnose is zap tosnuiI.' The whole
scheme had been concocted at home, ant
n she had practiced fainting a whole week
until she had become expert in il. aWeJus
notched this down as scene witnessed By
an Wusophis.icated denizen of Pineviile.