The Shasta courier., 1854-01-21
Iee,cr from, Matildy.

BULL Town, Janewary 10. 1854
DEAR EDrTuRs: l was struck all up when
read in last weeks paper your notis of the ball
at Cottonwood and think you mite be ashamd
to go on So discribin' my ankles and sich, for
Ime sure l didn't show EN- to you. kinder
reckon you hadn't quite got over the bran-(you
know what mean and it wasn't water neither)
time sure, and feel so glad to be acquainted
with you both. So many here have asked me
to tell em about the ball, and what those that
went was dressed in. and who they all was, that
to answer EN- l concluded to write you a few
lines, and have an ackount of the fust ball 1 was
to in California to send home to Pike.
Well, after pleasant ride up, we got there
about o'clock. and was considerable flustered
to sich power of people; put me in mind
of Trainin Day to home. Well, after the ladies
all got fixed to their minds which took ill eight
o'clock, we Went up to the ball room. and line
sure it did look rally nice all dressed in green.
1t made me for one feel homesick for while,
but as soon the musick struck up / got my
spirits agin, and felt, in the language of the poet,
like mazing in the mixy-I mean mixing in the
may dance. It's powerful nice, this dancin'
with handsome partner-especially waltsln-
as the poet says:
The dance of contact, else
Forbid abandoning to the free hand
The sacred waist while face to face-that breath
Both kiss with breath, the eye embraceth eye,
Your tranced coil relaxing, strag ghtening-
Round and round, in wavy measure you entwine
Circle with circle-till swimming brain
And painting heart, III swoony lapse give o'er!
Oh its rally heavenly, and them as don't waits
don't know much about sublewnerry felciti.
HugSin' is tremenjus nice quiet like in corner
even. but huegin' all round a room fills one with
''hevngly emotions" Thems my sentiments,
although they ar'nt your'n.
When the dancin' commenced didn't know
any body except our folk from Bull Town, and
must thank you for tellin' me who was who.
Don't you think Mrs. +. in the luse dress over
blue. looked very fascinating! And Miss D..
also OF Shasta. and other ladies from your place,
and Briggsvlle, and Horsetown &c. certainly
were charmin'. But don't give in for Bull
Town, nor think there better nor hand
somer delegation. Certainly Miss j., and your
humble servant, and Mrs. R. and others, did
look rite smart IN dress, bnt we too modest
to say that we was very handsum, although to
my notion. leavin out the married ladies', who
amt Ill market, Miss J. was the bell of the ball
Howsomdever, some give the palm TO Miss l.. of
Cottonwood some to Miss B. of Prairie City,
some TO Tehama, and so on. White dresses
seemed to be the iavorite. but noticed Mrs. l..
in dark satin. and Mrs. W.. of Tehama, in pink
lookin' beautiful usual as did also her sisters
Mrs. w. and Miss II. But it would take ream
of paper to describe all the ladies'. OF the men
present, many were oncommonly handsum. l
was glad you pointed out Maj. R. to me, for
had great curiosity to see one of Caiforna's pio-
neers, and was surprised to see in him young
lookn' man.
But must conclude with the remark that it
will be long time before | forget the Cotton
wood Ball and, especially that auburn mustash
Yours truly. MATILDY.
T. s. We expect 10 have Ball 10 the Bluffs
soon, SO tell all the girls to be preparil' 20 get an
invite.