The Woodville Republican., 1852-11-30

ten The Hsme Of the guest who was 10 oeeu.
Py the place thus designated. Every one
seemed TO bud his owl place By magic; but
Tor me, four or Eve times did / make the
elrcu OF the table. looking in vain for mine
Indeed, i know not how long might have
continued running about among the serv,
sn's al d'nner time, had uot Madame Ois
eye detected me, as ! sircled round aud
round. wash historically increasing randi.
dy, my eyes dim with confusion, and clam.
my perspIrstion bedrwisg every portion Of
my body; aud l at length sunk into my seat,
when fouhd, fairly exhausted with mortii.
cation aud shnme. Here, again, found
myself embarrassed with my hat, which.
having observed that all retained in their
hands IA the drawing room, / still grasped
with nervous pertenacity. This at lenrth
disposed Of, as | thou. ht at the time, with
wonderful ingcauity, for hung /. by the
er'm heiweenmy knees spreading my hand.
GerchIef over its open cavity.
MY seat was next to young lady whom
oi course, ] wcs expected to entertain. I
entertain. Woiully, already. had ] enter.
tanned the company; but found myselfin.
hnIely better adsp,ed to entertain com,
pany en- masse th4n sthgELattm.
The ordlnery routine Of French dinner
was now commenced Soxp aud bouiIlie,
fsh. and fowl, snd flesh i; entyements and
hoyS dGeuu.es, white regular series ,l
servants appeared each instant a, our elbow
inviting US TO partaks of q thousand differ
cut dishes, aud as MANY different kinds Of
WINE. oil undeI strings OF names which no
more understood, than | understood their
composition or than they did my sauchs.
rses Resolu,e for avoiding all further op.
portnnilies Tor displaying my predominent
trait, sal in the most obstinate silence "a.
ing 'ont 10 everything tina: wa, offered
me, and eating with most devoted sppi>
cation, I'LL in an evil hour, my fair neighbor
weary OF my tacturnity, and her own, at
length herself began conversation, by in.
curing how | was pleased with the opera.
The question was put at an unlucky mo
ment ] was just raising large monel TO
my mouth: and in order to reply as quickly
as possible. l hastily thrusted il in, intend.
ing TO swsl ow il as hastily Good heav.
ems. What could do! The ladys eyes
were fixed on me. waiting reply to her
question. But my mouth was in flames
In vain IroIed the burning morseI hither
and ,hither, rocking my head from side to
side. while my eyes. which were involun.
tarily fixed on her, were straning from their
sockets She regarded my grimanccs, OF
the cause of which believe she was igno-
rant, with all expression of amazemelit and
surprise. at which ! laugh n0w when
think OF it.
Monsieur est malade :" at length she
gently aud in al anxious tone. inquired. -
| coud bear no more. My mouth was ilsy.
edwith the bnrning mass. aud smar,ng with
pain so, quietly abandoning the
point. opened 1t to its utmost. and out
dropped the Internal irebrand upon mypla,e
Not the sites, tendency 10 smile, vlsibIy |
rntfied the impedureabe politeness OF the |
lady. She soothnngly condoled with ne on
my misfortune. then gradually led the con
versa,ion to u variety OF topics till exerting
her magic influences that lrue polileness al.
w,ys exercises. began even 10 forget my
own bIunders. Gradually my cheeks burn
ed less painfully. and could even join in
the conversation without the fear that every |
word uttered shared the fate OF every ac.
toh / attempted. Ieven ventured 10 hope |
nay, TO congratulate myself, that the GAIA
logue Of my calamiles was completed for
the day.
Let no one call himself happy before
DEATH" said Solon; aud he said wisely
The ides Of March were not yet over. Be.
fore us stood dish OF cauIihower, nicely
done up in butter. TINS naturally enough |
took for custard- pudding, winch it suhi.
ciently resembed. Unfortunately, my 20.
was net yet extensive enough 10
embrace alI the fechncalItes of the table (; |
and when my fair Deghbor inquired if |
were foud Of ctouJaenr. | verify took it to |
be the French for custard- pudding and so
high was my panegyric of it, that my plate
was soon bonntlfuIIy laden with it, Alas
one single mouthlnI was enough 10 dlspel
my illusion. Would 10 heaven that the |
>tou-jicUr had vanished along with it. But
that remained bodily and, as gazed des-
pondingy 81 the huge mass. that Ioomed
up almost az large and as burning as Vesu-
vius, my heart died within me. Ashamed
to confess my mistake. though could al
most as readily have swallowed an equal
quantity Of soft soap. shrugged manluIy
on against the diaboIical compound. Ell
dea' ored TO sap the MOUNTAINOUS heap al
its base and shutting my eyes aud opening
my mouth. TO inhume as large masses as
coald without Stopping TO tasieit. But my
stomach soon began. intelIigiby enough, 10
intimate is intention to admit no moro OF
this nsuseous stranger beneath its roof i not
even Of expsIling that which had already |
gained unwelcome sdmitiancs.
The seriousness Of the task had under |
taken, and the resolution necessary TO exe>
cute IL, had given an earues,ness and rapid.
ity 70 my exrFtions. which appetite would
not have inspired; when my pia:e. having