Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-07

may oecasion-are always " executed"
for the entertainment of evening visitors,
Mrs. GrigCs't daughters are no except
ions to this generel rule.
First call-bell rings-enter bashful
young man-eyidently his first attempt
at fashionable yisit-came in with his
hat in his hand-put it behind him to
make his bow-dropped it-tried to pick
up-stepped in it-put his foot through
it-fell over it-and in his frantic strug-
gles to recover himself, burnt his coat,
fractured his pantaloons, united his crA>
vat, demolished his shirt collar, and was
finally borne away to the hall by his
| sympathizing friends--minus his patent
moustache, one half of which was af-
terward found in Laura Matilda's scrap
book, and the rest discovered in the
coal-scuttle.
Crowd of young men came in togeth-
er (it is customary here for young gentle
men to club their funds, hire carriage
BY the hour, and go calling in drove,
stopping at every house where one Of
the company happens to be acquainted,
so that when a lady keeps open house,
for every person whom she knows, or
desires to see, dozen unknown indi-
viduals annoy her by their unlimited
preeence) every one asked the young
ladies 10 sing, and the young ladies did
sing---generally opera, but sometimes
varying the entertainment with the touch
ing ballad of cod Dog Tray" or the
graceful and genteel melody " Jordan
is Hard Road" On this occasion the
programme was somewhat as follows i:
Gent. No. was treated with gem
from Norma; )" No. 2, a Grand March;
No. 3, cold Dog Tray" No. 4, ''Prima
Donna Waltz :" No. 5, Z" Norma )" No
6, Jordan" No 7, Norma" No.
8, g Pima Donna" again; No. 9, "Nor-
ma - No. 10, ''Norma;" No. IL, Dog
Tray ;" No, II, "Norma," &c. "Nor-
ma" being always ahead, and evidently
a favorite of the field. I have no doubt
that in the whole city yesterday 'Nor-
ma" must have been entreated to g hear
my prayer at least fifteen thousand dis
tinct times, by probably five thousand
imploring females>--and these harmoni-
Gus supplications, if blended and consoli-
dated into one powerful, entreating
scream, would have been sufficient TO
raise the ancient Druids from their graves
only to find that, although the 6nal
trump bad not sounded, it was by an in
itation by no means to be despised tha.
they had been fooled into premature
! resurrecti ton.
As evening came on, the guests who
came showed signs of tho days indul-
gerces | was particularly edited by the
movements of three of them, whom l
noted with peculiar care. The first one
shook hands cordially with the servant
girl, called her ''Mrs. Griggs," wished
her many happy returns, and on being
/ told Of his error, made an humble apol-
ogy to the piano-stool, and Immediately
sat dowa in spittoon. The next made
his bow to the hat-stand in the hall,
staggered into the room, called for
brandy ''smash,'' tried to rectify his mis-
take by begging pardon of Mrs. G. for
mistaking her parlor for bar-room,
and assured her if he had done anything
he was sorry for, he was glad oft. The
/ third stumbled on the sofa, and after
steadily contemplating his boots with
much satisfaction for fifteen minutes, he
picked up a Chinese fre-screeu, and with
an irresistible drunken sobriety, be tried
to decipher the mysterious characters in
scribed theren---ai the same time calling
the attention of Mrs G. to '-the capital
story in the Magtober number of HaT-
per's Octazine."
Observation-Disclosures man often essay
ing to wipe his nose with bis umbrella,
which he afterward placed in the music.
rack poured his coffee into his ice
cream, put his cake and sandwich into
its place, stirred them up with tea
spoon, and tried to drink---the effort re-
sulting in signal failure, be passed his
cup to the chandelier for ga little more
sugar. another spilled his wine in
Miss Laura Mitalda's s neck, begged she
wouldn't apologize, and offered to wipe it
with bis pocket-handerchief--by which
appellaiion be designated the ooi-mat,
which he had brought in with him from
the hall. The other, after carefully de-
posting his plate on the floor, dropped
his gloves into his saucer, tried to put
his overcoat into his vest pocket, made
great attempt to eat his cup OF coffee
with his knife and fork, and then reso-
lutely set about picking his teeth with
the nut-cracker. After some complica-
ted maneuvering, they bowed themselves
out as best they could---but the last one,
having mistaken the door and gone down
cellar, instead Of out doors, was found
this morning reposing complacently IN
the coal hole
In fact, New York went to bed last
night with huge brick in its municipal
hat, and as the legitimate effect of such
indiscretion, has awoke this morning with
tremendous corporate headache->--
J young America" to-day, for once, is
unstarched in appearances and in de-
pertinent, meek as the sucking dove.
Yours, with the compliments
of the season,
@. PHILAsDER DoEsTrcKs, P B.