The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-08-04
Gayety in Ebensburg.

a New YORK editor visited Saratoga to esca pc
the heat, but weeks stay satisfied him that he
had jumped out of the frying pan into the fire.
Nevertheless, Saratoga is a gay place, and so is
Cape May, Newport and Bedford Springs, NUT
ton and lamb excepted, if the newspapers say
truly, and of course they do and Ebensburg
dear delightful, romantic, ever-coel Ebensburg,
Is also gay, dear reader. What with numerous
visitors, parties, pie-nics, hunting expeditions.
fishing excursions, pretty ladies and gallant gem
tlemen, there is no lack of enjoyment, and an
oyer-abundance Of gayety reigns predomnantIy.
One of our hospitable citizens, gentleman
who deservedly enjoys solid reputation as the
heartiest laugher and most incessant talker of
any IN the vicinity, who, withaI possesses a rich
treasure within his breast-a heart, from which
fountain of sympathies and kind feelings ever
how-who has been the life and light of th So
cial circle for some years, gave brilliant party
at his residence on Friday evening last There
was present a gay and joyous assemblage of
''brave women and fair men, consisting of res
idents of the town, and visitors from Pittsburgh
Philadelphia and Baltimore. An invitation having
been extended US we were present, not in gay
attire, but robed in our accustomed mountain
simplicity, not with any intention of being ga
chiei aEnang ye takin' notes., but for the enioy-
meHt Of the dance. Slowly aud stately we en-
tered the room, and gazed upon the congregated
beauty and fashion, while through every pulse
the soft persuasive voice of music stole, falling
upon the ear in cadence sweet and holding in
mighty chains the hearts of ALL Pausing to
contemplate the scene,
1--WE gazed upon the dance, where ladies' hight
Were moving IN the light
OF mirrors and of lamps
and as they danced away the joyous hours, and
fairest bosoms heaved happily beneath the win
ter roses blossoms, we thought of the glad, the
happy, the enjoying moments of Youth No
thoughts seemed gathering round which troub-
led them, for when the sound of flute and violin
gave signal sweet in that old hall of hands across
and down the middle, it was the spell that made
restless the merry blue and lustrous black ewes
q set the hearts of all romancing. One there was,
land there are others who did, no doubt expert
cnce q similar inspiration as ourself, whose
''Grace of motion, and of look, the smooth
And swimming majesty of step and tread
The symmetry of form and feature, set
The soul afioat, even like delicious airs
of flute and harp
Hearts were lost ours among the number.
whether to be regained not the future will
develope, 1t is the way of life, yet our consola-
tion is that we stand not alone. The assemblage
enjoyed themselves fully, sand all went merry
marriage bell.'' At a late hour. when we
dared not lengthen those sweet moments the
whispered farewell had to be said, and the
company departed, taking one fond look. one
parting glance, in hopes that they might be pre-
sent in those dreams which the gentle night
brings her starry wings.
Great praise is due the ladies for the magnifi-
cent manner in which they prepared and furnish
ed the good things with which the table was 81
profuseiy laden everything denoted that the,
had bestowed most considerate attention upor
tue wants of the inner man. Long may the;
live TO be guardian angels o er the life of mar
presiding, and may of them be a constan
light shining within the mansion of the hospit.l
Bile gentleman, the giver of the party, ilnmina
ting and making happy his earthly path way