The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-07-05
PORT GIBSON, COUNTY, WEDNESDAY JULY

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Miss Jones. blushing like carnation or
scarlet dahlie. in fine silvery voice said
"Quite well. Mr. Fox thank you.
Tha--thank y5u." Iinvoluntarily echoed.
".Ha. Ia. ha" roared my sister.in.law.
Charlotte :" said /, in a voice Of such alb.
soluie frmness that it quite checked her each
inatory calculations. had arose from my
seat to make this determined effort at elocu.
ton. / raised my hand to give it force, aud
fruitlessly waved il once or twice more 10 give
the grand flourish to the rest Of my remarks.
butt was done-could not get off another
word, and so, with a hurried motion,
snatched up my bat and hurried out Of the
room.
God knows how my sister-in-law straight
ened things with Miss Jones' but / felt worse
than a kill-sheep dog. felt so ashamed Of
my stupidity, that next day, in revenge upon
myself. not only went smack over TO Miss
Jones' "a. make an apology for my rudeness.
but during my stay there-The alarming space
Of five consecutive minutes-accepted from
the pretty lips of Miss an invitation to at
tend a whist party at the residence Of the
Miss Degrands, the next evening. felt as
bold as a sheep as | marched over home, after
such display Of cool courage and self-pos-
session. and upon my sister-in-law meeting me
in the vestibule, and saying
why. Frank, thought | saw you going
into Squire Jones ~
"Well. Of course you did, says |, bold as
TIVE sheep.
You are nightly tickled. Frank, wha' is
the matter ?"
Lofty" says I, twitching up my shirt
collar, and viewing my frizzled head In the
parlor glass. Lofty I'm going to party "
"You are ?" said she
"Iamw
"Pray where. Frank-at Miss Jones =
"No At the Miss Degrands'," says |.
la! Frank ~
"Yes, marm" / responded with utter dis.
tinctness.
Hurrah for you, Frank! Good p cried
Lofty and who are you going WITH
Lizzy ?"
"No-by myself, of course. Who should
I 90 with ?"
"Wby, Miss Jones, you BOBBY! Hasn'I
she invited you ="
"N-no'" hesitatingly replied. She
invited me 10 attend the party-I said
would but she did not invite me to 60 with
her"
"Oh. you goose ~ laughinglY exclaimed
Lofty "why Frank, you are the creates
BOBBY a."
81 heard no more, for hurried out 10 re
feet upon the now apparent fix was getting
nv fathers son into. From that time to thi
hour Of six. p. NJ, next day. | was in twit
ter Of excitement. Urged by my sister-in
law. l fixed up" to the mines: such |
/" dandy.jacks as appearedi never illumi
| mated that region before nor since, III en-
page.--All ready, off goes to Miss Jones
pulled the bel with most nervous twitch
! l walked in " with fear and misgivings. Ii
: the parlor sat not only Miss Jones. but hel
two cousins tho old lady, maiden aunt. an'
some four or five Of the junior branches Of tn
! Jones family. ] got through, though it wa
fearful work. I sat my hat on the centre
. table, and it fell off; picked it up. aud II
doing so, hit my nose against pile Of gilt
edged literature, and down it came, pell.mell
but the children came to my rescue, and f
!, nally found myself armed with lady on eacl
: side-the cousins imagine my feelings :
Miss j. going in advance en- route down th
avenue to the pOrtlY residence Of the Mis-
!, Degrands. We entered the vestibule. / ha
: not spoken a word all the way, the two pref
: ty cousins and Miss J. doing heap of cor
I, versation In the ball, the old negro servan
: ; made grab at my hat, but | held on, and i
= = triumph carried il into the parlor, where i
= the midst of introductions faring of lamps
: waving and futtering of silks and cashmere:
!, bowling and scraping, fuss aud feathers to a
! Of which l was more or less deaf and blind
4 down upon piano stool in the corner sock
! my hat.
: The two cousins froze to me, introduced N
!. Il bowed one Of the Miss Degrands cam
4 forward, I was introduced, and as she in th
!. tip Of fashion made her perfectly grand thea
|. rical bow to me, grappled her by the hant
! and in the most democratic manner imaginr
/, bic, shook it most heartily. She not onl
+ bushed, but BY her eyes / saw that she WI
!. likewise mad as a hornet. Her sister an
y herself had a word, and her sister avoided mi
Things grew no better fast : from one blur
,. gle got into another. In whist | was ignC
a rant and awkward in hop waltz with on
; of the cousins, tread on her toes, until SD
q screamed, and, in trying to mend the mattel
n stepped upon the founces Of Miss Degrand
= y dress, and tore off five yards at least. In d
!, spair, | backed down saw seat, bac
: upon il, my head dizzy, rushed, and dow
sat squash upon my own hat In conf
sion arose, suatched up the pan-cake-lool
ing affair, which phrenzedy held up to It
vulgar gaze. There was roar Of laught'
:. lin which | did not join, | assure you
: gave a rush forward. bit the corner Of tabl
! tilted over the astral lamp such crash
- i kept on. made for the door, whis
J. lust then old Degrand was entering avaul
y courier Of his old negro man, who bore larI
trav we'll filed with wine in glasses. IstruC
the old gentleman so forcibly, that be fe
back upon Pompey, and down went Pompe
e glasses and wine. aud on my mad career
- proceeded Going out the wrong end OF Il
= ! hall | found myself in dark dining-roor
n n but jerking open the first door in advance,
= went out into hall, thence to an ante-roou
!; oropinc in the dark. l struck my torches
~ against halfopen kitchen door, saw bushe