The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-04-20
d AUNT DERBE'S 9ra"'
First Visit to the Theatre.

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| Aunt Deborah, or, aunt Debby, as We
usel to call her, was an old NADIA facl
which she stuliousIy sopghtto coneea', and
IA good old maid she was. q. Now, Gurt!Debt
! by, though a goGI woman, dill not possess
any of that straight laced purttanlsm, 50
common with those who have outliycd the
season Of enjoyment. Wen, once upon a
| tine--it was soon after u theatre was bulit
in Nashvlle-~a ctaak company made their
bow on the boards, before eItremen endous
house, and the whole town was N commos
ton in consequence Of the wonderful per
formance of Old B. Aunt Debby
| had never been to the theatre, but all at once
an earnest desire to witness d lay seized
the good old soul, the announcement OF
Which filed the whole household with I'M
qualified dsmay; for my sisters, thoughdc-
voted to Aunt Debby, did not all relish the
idea of having hegood lady, with her quaint
attire, as a chapclone in O fashionable q
crowd as was wont to meet at the theatre ;
but her word was law with Us, and | was
| less surprised than cbagrned 10 hear bcr
| express her determination to see tie play
! that evening. At length the hour for going
to the theatre arrived and Aunt Debby
emerged from her room, dressed IN q style
which was decidedly Of rcvoiutiona'y orr
gin, and althou5h il. might have been deem
ed the 'tip Of the ton" al tAat day, certain ;,
dill not come up to the fashionable mark OF
the pcriol of our story. Her head dress.
the most striking feature of the whole, was
Of Itself a real curiosity, fold after tQplll Of
lace and muslin, in alternate. Layers being
piled one on the other, until presented an
appearance closely approxlnlatlng to thato
the head gear of the royal grcnadiers,. UP7
on seeing this appsriion, poor Sue and IL
zie fairly sickcned with horror, while J was
so much Struck with the novelty Of the won :
derfu cap, that for few moments Eentles
ly lost sight Of the ludicrous position was
destined to occupy that evening as her es-
cofgIIbwas sud daily called to full apprcs
ciation of my responsibility by Aunt Derby
"Peter," said she, II don't wonder at
your admiration, for when first appeared,
thirty three years ago, in this cap, at
grand bail in Raleigh, itwas The envy OF all
the women, and the admiration OF all the
men, aad ], am glad to see that you are SO
much pleased TO have your aunt appear IN q
dress SO wen calculated to her credit, But
letus 60, Peter, or VIZ may be too laie."
r"0h, aunt" cried both the girls, "you
surely are not going to wear that cap are
you? Please, aunt, let us get that nice one
you wore TO church last Sunday, it is far
more becoming; really, aunt, thisone is out
4 of date.i'@ ea'a -.i ssst' .a ''r@gf 3 sa'gaNe
| "Bless ,my SOUL out,of date?" answered
she, "why | reckon | will be out of date
next. Out Of date, indeed that's what
comes Of letting girls think for themselves !;
! a pretty pass, surely, when my cap iscslled
out of daveP' andlthe old lady ran on until
I the girls finally made up their minds 70 say
no more, only hoping .that Aunt Debby
would make no more mistakes that evening,
4 for the good soul; In her simplicity, had ac-
quired4a wonderful faculty thatway% lan2b
1 I At length we reached the theatre, and
gained. our box with but one accident, WHICH
was, that Aunt Debby, in entering the door
of the stall, (Which was never designed with
4 a view to the entrance Of such bodies, had
4 nearly knocked of Her 'shhko," a ,mishaF
1 which Elected from her no other remark
4 than her accustomed "Blass my sodlh'Hl 4
4 Out ehtranee was 'the Signal for sundry
4 movements and remarks in the pit, ,whicl
4 did nsefaI to escape our eyesahd eafs;tliy
wtrds4 AMOUNT 5lfafat,"N "Npah's 5Aik,'
4 "Old Sugar Loaf and suchi like expires
4 sions ebnfptising the slaple.of tlieir,remarks
while all eyes we're turned upon us, somc
in afnazennent, Others In ridieuFe, AL o
| wliieh.was set down by ottr good aunt as Y
\ very decided expression Of admiration; al
u opinion from lwAich We disscilted noststren
!, uously in silence .asMstrs's' ----.lapo2oa 'oi1
4 An old gentleman opposite, possessed e Q
en- opera glass, leyeliea it with great az
gMrsn ",