Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1855-02-15

pariors we visited that DAY / noticed one
u1varying peculiarly of iurnuure--there
Wus III IL single 2ari"r any Two chairs OF
mo same patti rn--bui they were Of all
shapes, >igHS dEncaslols capacities, ana
degrees OF Recommendation Tho damask
covered 10 the utv.rnished. which looked
as. :. lhey had strayed III from the kitchen.
TIE eiF-ct of this arrange ment is 10 i'm
press The stranger with Tue idea that the
owner OF aha establishments has ksen com
psIiei to furnish his drawing room from
the chaotic assortment OF q second hand
iurritdre store.
And Notwithstanding the recent elrc-
linn of a Maine Law Governor. In nsariy
every house. wines. brandy. punches, 'bo;
siutf and various inebriating drinks sboun-
Ged, and every guest was compelled, on
pam Of sighting his host, 10 partake--ihe
inevi,a bic result was that before nigh,
many youth. whose head might have
ilhStood the attack of single bottle not
being able TO endure a twenty hours s4ige
gays in dead drunk while ,hcrs OF harc-
er heads and stronger s.onac - ree.ed
from Paror TO parlor pracloim;ng the
obituary Of their responsibility and decsn-
cy. by exhibiting the noisy clamor, or idi
oIc feelings OF beasi'y drunkenness 10
tho refined and polished ladies of oar best
socie!y'--in many cases rawarding the
p>eudohoSpits Iily of their fair entertainers
~ literally sprlnhlag Tho marble steps
70 heir noble mansions with an unclean
baptism from their arislocratic stomachs.
Kept Sandie awake until we entered Il
hack, and ,hsn lie! him relapse into re-
ireshing slumber. which continued until
we reached home entered the par.or, and
| took seat in the corner, from which, un-
observed. ! could get q fair view OF the
various performances.
In this city, every young lady is skilled
ia music, nnd an elegant player upon
that tortured Instrument. the piano-each
can sing an assortment of glees' from
beautiful operas-transp0sng her voice
into a vocal cork screw aud opening her
mouth SO that, as a general thing, you
can see those uncomfortable articles that
are used. in a fiyeman's phgaseo.ogy to
lgh, up the h,se'--and these songs these
deiectable lnorsels Of hsrmony-varied by
such extemporaneous dlscordS as the agit-
alton o. forgetfu!ness Of the moment may
occasion-are ways executed for the
I entertainment Of evening visi,ors-Mrs
Griggs daughters are 10 exception to this
general rule.
FIRST call--bell rings--enter bashful
young man-eyidently his first attempt
at fashionable visi,-came in with his
hat in his hand-put IL behind him TO make
mis- bow--dropped i,--tried 10 pick irup
stepped in i,--put his foot through it
/ fell over it--and in his frantic struggles
20 recover himself, burnt his coat. frac
tured his panialoons. united his ciavat
demolished his shirt collar, and was final
iy bone away to the hall by his syinpa
ihizing friendS-minus his patent NOUS.
teche, one half of which was afterwarl
found in Laura Malilda's scrap book, and
the rest discovered in the coalscullle.
Crowd of youug men came in together
! (it is customary here Tor young gentlemen
IL club their funds, hire carriage by the
hour and g calling in drove, Stopping nj,
every house where one Of the company
lady keeps epen house. Tor every person
whom shs knows or desires TO see, doz
ga unknown individuals annoy her bv
,heir unlimited presence) every enc
asked the young ladies' 10 sing. aud The
,oung ladies did subsequently, opera,
: bat sometimes varying the entertainment
%I,h the touching 0aliad # Old Dog Tray.
or the graceful and genieci melody, Jor
can Is IA Hard Road. on the occasion the
pr grh,nne was some what rs iolIows:G eni
NJ |. was treated with 4 gem from Nor
ana. y 2 a Grand March; No 3. Oh Dog
Fray; No 4 Piims Donna Walk; No 5,
y rm,; M 8, jordan; No Z. Norma; Ne.
9, Prima Gonna again; 10 8. Norma; No,
10 Norma; No IL Dog TRAY; No 70
!; Norma. &c.--Norma being always ahead
and evidently favor.te of the field.
( hase 10 DOUBT that in The whole CITY YES
lerday Norma must have been en,reateC
TO hear NY srayer'at least IL goo dis.inc
zines. by probably five thousand lmnlorln.
eInaies-and these harmonious suplica
lions, if blended and consolidated into one
powerful. entreating scream. would have
been sufficient to raise the ancient Druid:
from their graves, only 10 find that al
though the final trump had not souhded
II was BY ali intimatiOn by no means 10 be
! despised that they had been fooled into {
premature resurrection.
AS evening came on, the guests whC
came showed signs OF the days indulgen
cies; was particularly edited by tn
movements of three of them, who N | no
I led with peculiar care. The one shool
hands cordially with the servant girl, call
: ed her Mrs Grggs,' wished her many
t happy returns. and on being told of hi
$ error, made humble apology to the pi
J ano.stool. and Immediately sat down ii
1 the spittoon The next made his bow 4
the hat stand in the hall, staggered int
the room, called fora brandy smash. 'trie'
to rectify his mistake by begging pardon
of Mrs G. for mistaking her parlor for
bar-room, and assured her if he had don
= sDything he was sorry for, he was yer,
glad of it. The Third stumbled onto tn
] sofa and after steadily contemplating hi
, boots with much satisfaction for fifieel
3 minutes, he picked up the Chinese fire
S screen, and with an irresistible drunken
, sobriety, ne tried to decipher the mysieri