The Woodville Republican., 1852-11-30
From the Illustrated Fam ly Friend.
A Letter Of Introduction ,
or
THE FATAL CAULIFIOWER,
a BAsHTuL MANS STONY.

LET him who has never suffered from the
horrors OF. b ashfuness, pass by this article.
lie will tind here nothing with which he eau
sympathize. But he who knows the exauis.
ite misery Of a temperament, whose very
nature almosi shuts him out from human
sympathy while it opens upon him the full
SIuises Of laughter and ridicule, he, only.
should read, for he, only. can understand
,Eis chapter Of my suferings II is but
specimen OF my life, E1 pno disc omnes.
Toall others it will he only sealed ioun.
tain; and, as they pass by it in the proud
consciousness of the unspeakabIe blessing
OF impudence, let them thank heaven that
its waters can never flow for them
As my object is but TO give mere .peci.
men of the nnnlerons tuntye.ttmps that in.
cessently heset me. the moment appear in
ladies society. shall merely speak ofthose
that befel me at the only dinner in Paris to
which was invited Though laden with
Introductory letters, never delivered ano-
ther.
pass by the various efforts mad. be.
fore could muster sufficient courage TO de-
liver TO Madame o., the one that procured
for me, and a friend who came with nae, the
dinner in question. pass by. too, my tre-
pidation at the everlasting peel with which
the bell responded to my touch. Scarcely
could distinguish the Paytes au SUISSE,
over the porer's lodge, where. probably,
Swiss never stood since its erection. pass
by severa minor blunders. such as asking
the porter to direct us to ia clambSe de
madame. meaning her drawing room.-
Suffice it to say, that my less nervous com.
panon dictionary in hand, boldly led the
way; that having traversed goody mum.
her Of courts and stairs, we at length arriv.
ed safely at an snti-room, where stood a
servant before pair of folding doors, which
he threw wide open, and announced us by
pair Of names, that we should never have
recognized as our own. had we met them
elsewhere.
Already persp.rng with nervous trepid.
alton, this osientatious mode OF entrance, so
differ mt from the republican simplicity to
which was accustomed. was formidable
trial to me. My cheeks tingled, my knees
trembed. and my heart beat violently. I
slunk silently behind my unabashed com.
panion and endeavored TO gather sufficient
courage to conceal the tremor which shook
me like an ague-6t: Madame o. rose TO
receive us. and as we approached her it be-
came necessary that | should depioyc from
behind my friend But in doing SO. did
not notice large pet dog, VINO. comforta-
bly, stretched or red velvet cushion. Law
mapping beside his mistress. directly in my
path. On went. anxious only to ger thro'
the Introductory ceremonies as soon as pos
sbIe. and then TO enscorce myself in some
remote corner, where,
The world forgetting, by the world forgot"
might escape all notice or remark. But
truly says the French proverb. L homnae Sc
propose, mais c'est ie bon Dieu qai dispose
and very unfortunate were his dispositions
for my intention. As l hsstened Oh. glow
ing with confusion and qusking with fright.
Just as began my bow, stumbled over
the detcsted pet, aud was suddenly prscip.
i,ated head foremost. like an ancient bat
,euing rani. into tine zap Of Miss p, over
turning episodically conntryman Of my
own, who vas seated next her. balancing
his chair on its two hind legs To save
himself, he insiinctively grasped the back
of her chair; and his weight at her rear.
acting at the same moment that was hufl
ed al her in front. decided all hesi,a ton,
and over we ali went together. the chairs
uppermost. Happily. the f male sufferer
in this melee. engrossed all the sympathy
and attention Of the company; but ! Wei
knew. that in the short minute which had
elapsed since entered the apartment. had
made three mortal enemies, OF . man, wo-
man and dog.
For my own part. as soon ss had exiEi.
Gated myself from the terrible crash. cover
ed with confusion and shame. I retreatsd
into the most obscure corner Of the rom.
where | sought to hide myseli and my over.
whelnaing modification. behind he guests
who we're lounging about there.
The cali 70 dinner served ss relief 20
my embarrassment, for hopsd that would
cu-vss every ones attention, vhieh COW