Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-04-12
GPROPRIETORS.

since, should appear upon the stage. The
Railway Directors all over Germany dis
patch extra trains from the country towns
TO the Capital in which the Syren chances
TO sing. and. like Barnum, sell tickets of
admission to the Opera. She is now at
Hamburg. where she was to play twelve
nights for $50 Louis dor. about $6S2
night The quohdam Countess travels
in state. She and her retinue Of men ssr-
wants and maid servants. and the Italian
cook. occupy two four-horse carriages. In
Hamburg she will decide, whether TO visit
the United States. If she does. there can
be little doubt that her success will be
glowing. Sontag is an alabaster statue,
with musical box in its mouth
. a Donkey in Il Ball Room.
Mr.. Kendall. writing from Paris to the
New Orleans Picayune, describes the fol-
lowing scene in Paris ball room:
"A highly ludcrous incident occurred
few evenings since at the Casino Pagan
nj. large ball room located at the head |
Of a Passage leading out Of the Chausee
d'Antin, and which is much frequented
this season by mixed and most mscella-
neous crowd. The orchestra had just
struck up the Galop du CAemn de Fer,
Railroad Gallop) and the merry dancers
had taken their places. when into the room
boted "A donkey. snorting and braying at
the top of his powerful lungs, and Joining
in the sallop. went round the large sale
with perfect rush. Never was such
stampede seen in a ball room. The now
afIigh,ed dancers scattered in every direc-
lion. and 'sich gittin mp stairs snch
jumping upon chairs md tables; and such
IA climbing up pillars. mp 10 that moment
had never been witnessed in the Casino
Paeanini or any other casino. Thc police
were struck dumb AT the strange aprari.
ton. the musicians dropped their iustru-
ments and fed in terror. while the donkey
kept galoping on in his mad fighr career
ing in circles around the room, amid the
wild screams ui' the hundreds OF women,
all only bent upon seeking places of safe
ty.
"What could have brought such an in
, ,ruder into dancing hall no one could
imagine, but it was afterwards ascsrtained
} that the donkey had been lett by his mas
, ter standing helore door in the Chanssc'
d'An,in, and that. struck by one OF til,
, carriages continually passing through tha
noted ihoroughtare, aud frightened by the
rafting Of others, he had suddenly started
off at the top of hi. speed The nore b,
ran, as is always the case. the more fright
r ened he became. and in his fight, seeing
e the passage leading to the Casino, he bolt
: ed into it for refuge. But poor refuge die
4 he find; for he now had to run ganntle
. of at least fifty coachmen, always stationed
r in the passage on the lookou, for custom
ers, " no. yelling aud cracking their whip
Il at him. further increased his terror aid HI
h pace. The saloon is on the first floor, ant
without stopping 10 procure ticket Of ad
mission. but knocking over the astonlshe'
b door-kccpcr in his headlong career, tn
poor brute made his advent AMONG til
IS dancers, as already mentioned, 'Soitar
It and alone he set that bail in fnorion,' an
/ commoiion, too. Without stepping to ST
lect a pariner.he joined in the grand gallo,
and at stride which soon distanced ever
thing on the track.
l. "Afier half dozen turns round the a
\, loon, and to music of his own compesirio
a. and performance, he finally cooled or tirc
5, himself down, came TO his senses. an,
h quietly commenced a survey of the pre-
is misses. From this ou., he is said TO hay
y been the pet Of the evening. the tcnal
t, portion Of the crowd 10 particular pressin
n around him, and resalihg him plcL,ful
e with cakes and other notions. When III
y, Il was over, he was sent by the commits
,r~ g. police to the public pound, an,
: tbns 4nEs, the doings of donkey in
; dancing saloon The adventures Of til
f celebrated br! in the ,eh.. Va snoP were
nothing in conparmou; ithgt ann. a. SIMPLY
r confined his operations tnibreatdngp,~ les
cups, and sancers, but the ibeyb tjffsy,a
, Casino Puganini for space broke up the
, ball :"