Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1852-04-28

Mr.. Kendall, writing from Paris to the
New Orleans Picayune, describes the follow
ing scene in Paris bali room:
"A highly ludicrous incident occurred a
few evenings since at the Casino Paeani, a
large ball room located at the head o. pas.
sage leading out of the Chausee Antin, and
which is much frequented this season by a
mixed and most miscellaneous crowd The
orchestra had just struck up the Galop du
Chemin de Fer. RAILROAD Gollop, and the
merry dancers bad taken their places, when
into the room bolsed donkey, snorting and
braying at the top of his powerful lungs and
joining in the gallop. went round the large
sale with perfect rush. Never was such a
stampede seen in bali room. The now af-
frighted dancers scattered in every direction,
and sich gittin' up stairs. such Jumping
upon chairs and tables and such q climbing
up pillars, up to that moment had never been
witnessed in the Casino Paganini. Or any
other Casino. The police were struck dumb
at the strange aspiration. the musicians drop
ped their instruments and fed in terror,
while the donkey kept gollopping on In his
mad fight, careering in circles around. the
room, amid the wild screams Of the hundreds
Of women. all only bent on seeking places Of
safety.
"Wbat could have brought such an intru-
der into dancing hall no one could imagine,
but it was afterwards ascertained that the
donkey bad been left by his master standing
before door in the Chaussee 'Antin, aud
that, struck by one Of the carriages continu-
ally passing though that no.ed shoroughfarc,
and frightened by the rafting Of Others he
had suddenly started off at The top Of his
speed. The more he ran, as is always the
case. the more frightened be became, and IN
his fight. seeing the passage leading to the
Casino, he bolted into it for refuge But
poor refuge dill he find for he now had 10
run gauntlet Of at least fifty coachmen. al
ways stationed in the passage on the lockout
for customers, who, yelling and cracking their
whips at him, further increased bis terror
and his pace. The saloon is on the FIRST floor.
and without stepping to procure ticket Of
admission, but knocking over the astonisaed
door keeper in his beadlong career, the poor
brute made his advent among the dancers, as
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set that ball in notion and commotion, too.
Without stopping TO select partner, he
joined III the grand gallop, and at a stride
which soon distanccd everything on the track.
"After half dozen turns round the sa-
loon, ard to music of his own composition
and performance, he finally cooled or tired
himself down, came to his senses, and quiet
y commenced survey of the premises -
From this out, be is said to have been the
pet of the evening, the female portion of the
crowd in particular pressing around him, and
regalng Inn plentifully with cakes and 9TH
er notions. When the bali was over, he was
sent by commissary of police to the public
pound. AID thus ended the doings of DON
key in dancing saloon The adventures Of
the celebrated bull in the china shop were as
nothing in comparison; that animal simply
confined his operations to breaking plates,
cups and saucers. but the hero Of the Casino
PaganiDi for space broke up the ball"