The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-02-04

Oar town ha. been for the last few
weeks unu,ually gay. ! Succession oil
brilliant parties hay. given life and viva
city To our social circles which they have
no, hitherto enjoyed
The movement first commenced in toe
families Of our most sta,d and sober beue
diets. The novelty exhausted. cur fair
loyeIs aud rad ant. is vclitahls 'act which
we vii PERM, 40 rash editor To- dspN, - toe
,kooght them Of tNirg 4 new MD. ihrY
next invaded the dominion. OF the BACH I"f''
They csin-. the, saw, they conquered. OF
course Row could il be otherwise. No
longer coulj the bachelor rNrlaln 90 am
monarch Of all ! survey There were
those, who were resisiless, to dispute his
right; they piled up rs useless inn'her sll
III. niro little couyeuieucics they removed
cyery thing which, seemed 20 them useless
turned IL. anti room into diaeg saloon
and ii, bed chamber aio ball room.
These iu,asianA upon domestic fshis
aud liberties were made Withou, notice, or
license. and oar hero found himself turned
out Of doors, without warning, To avail,
coming events.
Such in tficfls the beginning of the
end OF a storm party, To which Of cour'e
every body consider. him'elf specially N
yitcd
Tho first Of these iuyasioas, among the
bachel0,s. was at the house Of our worthy
sheriff, 5 Il Perry, Esq. who surrendered
with becoming dignity ard grace. This
was some ton days or tNo we,hsago. We
were not present ut it, from u mi,coneer>
iiun Of tuc character of TIA. entertainment,
chsreabr SOLELY to our ignorance. We
understand tbst the evening passed Of
chafningly aud that gayety AID delight pre-
vailed
The ner' party nj the kind was on iri'
day evening last when the dominions OF our
worthy fellow citiken col. ". : Hri.taw
we're invaded. Che Col, submitted Of
cour.o. ard on the momeuious evening 80
found him. sraycd IN smiies his manners
unususlly blaud, and everything about nlm
deuoiing delight and expectancy. II was
rather a late hour before the company met
Butiiltwas late, mend, more than amends.
we're made by the Brilliant coftese OF
Indies. who assemble 4, aud whose presence
gave lltpluess and tivacily TO the h"nts
which followed IN vain the venerable ar
tay nf law books i'nWneG rom their pom
irous shelves. seemingly to buke The lev
nv OF the scene, aud to gaze IN indignant
as,ouishneut upon the Invasion OF thu
sanctuary OF lrgal lore HE fright Wnd
glowing drr, the lnsptirg NOTES ot the
merry ,iol aud more than these, than fl,
the presence Of beauty, changed as witt
lie wand o. the enehaplfe -, the scene
How shall we describe each brilliant face
aud lovely formi How shall wv portray
each glowing beauty, as she swept Ia rait
an, 4ee'ness lhroushthe macs al tho dance.
Oar pen mi,--we are unequal to the de
i.htful ta.a-and, viih the Kind permission
Of The read, r.. beg respectfully 20 leave
Suffice it 10 say that the { conducted
himself nom the beginning to the cnt,
in manner that elected the applause OF
his ,air ;i,uds, aud that IN elegant 'epast
followed which WAS duly dIsru sed and
praised b, the indies and gentleman pres
cut
Here we must pause Tor NO have de.
tefmined to sny nothing of the numerous
hints the Col. received during the evening
such as the compliments paid TO bis apah'
ments and wondering how such genle>
man could remain ,mpef'iops to the daris
OF Cupid or another, perhaps, who compli
mented his library, and told him tina, II law
yer above all men should have wiic 10
keep linn from getting morosc, melancholy
and III naiurcd, Sc. &C.. all of which and
singular we promised t" keep to ourselves
aud Of necessity must leave to the imaei
nation Of the reader
Another brilliant affair 81 the sane SOFT
came of last evening, an account Of which
will bu duly noticed in our next issue.
The Nebraska Territory.
At tho las, accounts from Washington,
the IreesoiIe,s. hcad,d by Ihomas II Ben.
ton, were making desperate eilot, IN the