Southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1851-185?, 1852-12-01
MOVES ON THE
Chess.bOard of Fashionable Life,
AND ITS RESULTS.
By ANToINETTE.

Mrs. Clifton, / advise YOU to make prep
nations for a champagne snpper tonight
tr thirteen. It is intended as a compliment
% Monsieur Beaufort, who has just returned
q the city and wish the visit made partic-
ularly agreeable having certain prospects Of
emolumen, thereby in view You will oblige
me BY making yourself very fascinating; and
in fine to render the tom ensemble so attrac-
tive, that in future the millionaire viii deem
it fortunate to have my favor"
Tres 5iea lIo,aituy. 4 VIII endeavor to
give entire satisfaction for once. Iwish you
would let me give you the list to invite, as !
viii have TO entertain them and I am sure
that YOU VII not have two ideas uninspircd
bythefr ncsof MiRs Lppedoa Yoar bad
taste in admiring one % stupid, and altogether
oatyc, is unaccountable 1would not care, II
Ne had ordinary attractions, but as u Us, Y tfs
reflection on myself, and / much prefer you
would devote yourself to any one else"
Oh, Fanny the green-cyed monster was
never known to award its victim jnstice, 50 do
yoa look out for me. and will do the same.
~lIonors Mr.. Clifton don't lay that
aattering JUNCTION to your soul, " for by the
STAR. don't care enough for you to grow
al9u,, if the object Of your worship we're
Venus herself, Should be jealous Of any
tainr. It would be the card and billiard ta-
piles. and that would be only for appearance
sasc. would have the world suppose you
uauiel me for love, whatever my private
conviction, might be to the contrary"
ia. ha my Fanny, think you cOmpu-
led the interest Of my bank stock, at the same
tme; Lut regret to say, that the amount
was invested beforehand, in my magnificent
coarisAip. \ profitable investment eh p
Oar quarrel is quite fatiguing-but don't
forget the supper, dearest, l pray you. Bon
yuro
Wen, MrCliion has confessed as much as
that be married me from mercenary motives,
land am very sure that married by the ad-
'i.e Of my parents a c0nreaance, and the
result proves the truth Of the old adge, "all's
Hot gold that glitters" and is meet award
for all who barter their domestic peace for
show. Mr.. Q. was a bankrupt in
fortune, aud his alliance with myself, saved
both his reputation and position in society
and he might at least love me from gratitude
But il now amounts to a mutual understand
ng between us. that each married the other
or wealth and | believe each one is deer
mined, as he "cannot act the lover, 10 prove
/ villain. lie has his bellies, and have my
Deaux, and shall continue to seek my amuse-
net and pleasure in the gay world, unmindful
)f other duties and relations in life; and he
will d. the same, until the bubble bursts. and
then We will be left to snarl at each other in
he wreck Of adversely must admit that he
has the advantage Of me, in not being deceived
in regard 20 fortune-the partnership Is deci
ledly unfair How could my father have
made so.great a mistake y
The house Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton was all
bat the aid Of wealth, taste, and art could
make it. The light Of brilliant chandeliers
revealed the luxury Of velvet carpets ana
lrapery. divans, tete a tetes, mirrors, and ma
ure's offerings, in vases of aromatic flowers
On this occasion, we're assembled a group Of
Adonis.like.q gentlemen in animated converse
ion. Mrs. Clifton had no sooner joined the
company than was Dir. Beaufort by her side'
md apparently enraptured by her vivacity
md sparkling intelligence. Her dress and
coiiFare were arranged in the most captivating
style; her eyes we're never brighter nor her
face more radiant with beauty; her tongue
never more fluent aud 10 short, Mrs y
bad never appeared to greater advantage
Mr.. Beaufort was entirely magnetzed, tor MS
eyes were rivetcd upon her, nor did he desert