The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1851-03-05
THE nIsTRIoNIC BALL, LAS

THE HISTRI0NIC BALL, LAST
. sauae NIGHT. ssv 4
This Ball was decidedly the most brilliant
affair Of the season. We have not witness
ed, for many.a long day, so delightful q re-
union Of the, beauty, grace and talent oil
our ciry, mingled with which, were many Of
the lovely daughters and gallant sons Of
other States. Il was Masked and ancy
Ball. The proportion OF MASKS and dom
inOes to those IN plain dress was very great
which rendered the situation Of the latter
more embarrassing. Never were d set Of /
wighls 30 rRhlessIy quiEssd. as the hapless
lndYiduals who trusted themselves, thus un
protected within the dangerous circle Of
that crowd Of msrclless maskers. Promin
eat among the latter were our respected
frieads, the late Governor, and the gahan;
Judge O(ths H gh Court of Mississip2i, " ho
nOulred the as,emblage with their pres
ence. Inc Governor was particularly the |
target Of the indelatIgabie fair qlizzers and
bore himself quite n2biy against he current
of wit, compliment and pleasant iiuIe rair
ry which set steadily against him all thu
evening.
We were never so amused in our lives. as
Se were at the interview Of Que Ol our w4ttiI
est and loyeHest yoaag ladies', with the Gov
i ernOr, when announcing herself ca Por;ia
iu the held," she offered her servicns 20 aid
aim IN his defence against the rid,cGloa,
vices TO AID hIm in One OF our courts. TO
show her abilny to discharge this dificdl
truSt, che proceeded to set forth the main
points Of his deleRce in an off hand speech,
which would have been credilable 10 Nhe
best declaImer al our bar. She described
the beauties Of Cuba with graphic power;
!. denounced the Spanish despotism in tones 6t
. baTniag seOrn, aud declared that the Amer
can who would not volunteer to aid people
Ihus oppressed, ought to be dashed through
the world with scorpions. The Governor.
however, here pleasantly suggested that the
Cuban thraldOm, was, perhaps, somewhat
sOiiened by the fact that the sovereign was q
woman. $50 much the worse," exclaimed
the beautiful PortIa, woman should reign
= over the hearts, not the minds Of men. Blu
= come, Governor, let's to buslness-shis a
fair will cost sUnelhingAI, OF course, vol
. unteer; butthen, you know, Witnesses ar,
~ expensive; and Jurors, as they have to b.
" treehOldsrs cost pretty high. 1 think, how
: ever, We can undertake TO put you through
= with iily hOg,heads." [Fhe Governor is
- sugar, as we'll as cotton planter In thi
waywas the gallant vsIeran subjected e.
- some minutes 10 fire Of wit, which We vel
ture 10 assert, more seriously embarrasse
and perpexed hun than the vOiies of th
Mexican artillery did in his brilliant stolI
- Of the city Of dexicO The fate of his ga
liant comPeer of the High Conrt Of aAppea
was neatly as pitiable. Besides the bate
- ries Of some fifty fair daughters Of Mississil
=" pr, he had ''to face the music" Of niifAbt
O our own talr,-one 0i whom a eharnin
little sytph, aQhodncsd herself fire.eate
=, - and naigey inquired about what Tins hi
= services would be required, 70 sustain Ms
!. ssiYPi in resistance Is Nerthern aggressio
Il Ot character dresses, iaera were quite t
- too mauyto allow Of our noticing them pa
g ticulary. We cannot, however, refra
~ from expressing ouE admiration Of the VIII
~ es in McBeth, who sustained the cbaracl
-, throughout though in doing go they &c
~ great distress alike to the quizzed. as
~ those who could not bear that such brig
'oS fases, such graceful little figures, such vi
~, ming manners, should be hidden under /
o rePulsixe aspect and garb Cf the ''wierd s
~ ters." So, too, the halI>grown miss, y
ia such appropriate attire, aud with 81
49, inimitable gait, hobb!ed through the roo
supported by her daughters, as veneFa
t0oIhtess oe1oe enaffan. The Italianl Pei
~ 3 auE did dot appear "a DO alyogethsF Al no
~ ~, ia inexpfesSibIes, and her abeautildl Il
81 \. ratheuHisautngsd abe sat nfher nest 4
u myst erious lady in the red gaileEs, "
~ lbeaatifulf aaClS, 6hS appsaraa I'm iso
i 4. half q dOzsHd6 rhinBss .lbofely psFplskeds
ldFJ persons @ho had previously hstlril
dagaciiyl aEiaaprety high valus! Tina 4
..8 numerous and lpsssevering maskdu the
go and Plumss, also hsaped up haealomb
80 victims her Wit and mischief der
NC 'Fhs attempt to5pass oRiA very pla
Al DRESSED mask esCnrted by aeEathar dasl
,ya whiskeTandO, as Jenny Lad was quite
q cessful with n0lFa l6w The hoax r6Esl
n IL some sanctiua from the presence ofihe !
IN .,s pleasant and impressive daughter of our
.,illl thy friend, he great EmpFessario, art
.,,ls- whom clusters q brighs array az our 81
49, soonest aud most 6nhili6ng Voalh. We
80 ike to destroy the pleasing illusion Dr55l
by a very god Imitation o Mss
~ dress and gan. under which nAag 81 II.
dl6hob lelt last nights Itsaa1 81. loa
go are al slAksf; 5os. slil y tasfa Is =.
'sSssi iiahe6 ia sigds. which Do A6l oilsn 1s.
6S as l3dy O. Question 1fSN hss
" Il bIs lf dc more 6nial cine