The Yazoo City weekly Whig., 1854-08-18


Ihaga been locker On here il Verona lor the
last isw daya.& have concludeaat the solicitation
Of many friends, to send you an item Or two for
your valuable paper. You ere aware that the
Costilian Springs vulgary called Spralgfs i sit-
uated IN the southeast corner Of Holmes county,
Mi, and i lovely and healthy spot Il was
bought year Or two ago By its present proprie-
tor, Dr.. Kennon, who, with bis amiable lady, Is
gaining golden opinions every day forkindness and
Iberality shown to the numerous guests and Visi-
ters Who flock to this Hygean resort from al parts
Of this and adjoining counties for health and pleas
lure. The waters, DR.. Kennon IS satisfied, IS far
superior to any Mineral Spring in the State and
as he Is good physician opinion is worth some
thing.
Your county has for the last week been fairly
represented BY gentlemen and some few ladies'.
Mrs. A-y and her Gazelleeyed daughter, and
Mrs. w have contributed much to the plea
sure Of the place. though neither Of them ! be-
leYe dance Or participate il bah room gaities.
Wednesday night there was q magnificent Ball at
Bussys Saloon, and the beauty and fashion as,
sembled 1T the Castilian were displayed to fuIlad
vantage a great excitement grew out Of the
Ball but must not anticipate. at an early
hour the spacious Ballroom was illuminated to its
fullest capacity for light, and the lovers of Terp-
schore assembled in fine spirits to shake dull care
off on the light fantastic toe. linger now in
memory over the beautiful scene presented when
Mr.. Kendale, the renowned fiddler from Rich
land put his violin up to his left ear, ala Ole Bull
and drew the long, well rosined bow over its res
ponsive strings. Gentlemen with spotless unmen-
tionables and vests, black coats and white kids,
and hair pomatomed within a thought Of distrac-
tion led out the beautiful ladies to form the coti-
lions, andall went merry as marriage bell and
asoft eyes looked love to eyes which spake
again" I do not like to be inyidious as compari-
sons are oderous-but if must say who thot
was the belle Of the Ball. shall be compelled to
point to the lovely and charming little sprite Miss
Lou. C.; Miss Wick w. was also bright particu-
lar star. Miss w, Miss Gy, Miss Lit.
Miss 10 H, and Miss NJ 10y were all causes
of numerous heartaches that memorable night.
You were well represented in the way Of gentle
men-I had always heard that the beaux Of
Yazoo City couldn't be beat creation over. but
must confess to the same surprise that the Queen
Of sheba felt and expressed when she saw the
glory Of Solomon -"The half was not told me.
First, there was my old friend W-d, mer-
chant Of your city. He is host within himself.
/ If he was not already married, which I grieve to
say he is, and to very lovely lady too, he would
MT escape Benedick's fate long if he came often
to Holmes county-but more of him after awhile,
Commodore H was really and truly the OBJ
served Of all observers, and the spirit and grace
with which he executes certain fancy dances made
him the cynoseurof all eyes, especially those Of
the young and beautiful. More of him anon.
Your young friend J. j. p, was very much adj
mired and improves on acquaintance. It was
whispered he fell desperately in love with Miss
Wick wv. DR.. l. it was understood was the
Beaux Brummel of the night. His cravat and
shirt bosom were eycrueiatingly nice! and won
great admiration. / heard bevy Of lovely girls
talking him over, aud they all agreed be was a
love of man. TT. H-n didn't dance much
but made himself very agreeable to the more in
tellectual portion Of the company BY his interest
ing conversational powers. DIR. w. an NJ. D. of
your place, I believe, was the favorite among the
ladies. He you know, is very handsome and is
the best fellow living. wonder he has the heart
to bleed patient; though he makes ladies hearts
ache without mercy. More of him anon. And
now come to the most important part Of my
letter fingers have tingled from the start to
get to this affair
What affair? say you. Why my dear friend,
an affair of honor, to be sure duel-a real pis-
tols for two and coffin for one sort Of an affair.
But you must wait patiently and let the thing
come about naturelIy as it were Don't stop me
to answer questions or twill be a cousin Sally
billiard affair after ALL Well, out of the Ball last
Wednesday night grew a duel and, of course,a wo-
man was at the bottom Of it. Haven't women
been at the bottom of all the trouble the world
and its great men have ever had9 Why then do
you stare 50? Wait a BIT now and cool of First
then didn't Eve give Adam the Apple didn't
DeliIah ruin Sampson didn't Herodias Get John
Baptistis head cut off didn't Cava bring the
Moors into Spain? And Catherine De Aedicis
caused the massacre Of ST. BathoIomew, and Mrs
Mashan the disgrace Of the Duke Of Marlborough,
and SO Miss innecently caused the blood
less duel between Mr.. Ne and Mr. W--n.I
I do not know the entire merits Of the case and
presume they have not yet fully haEspired.
aNVhat they fought each other for / could not
well make out but it was an affair which hasl
caused immense excitement ii these parts, and
will have no doubt, be the subject for future
heroic epic. as famous as any that Homer has
made out Of the single combats Of bis Trojan