Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1855-03-15
from the Detroit Advertiser
DOESTICKS In LOVE:
SEVENTY HUNDRED AND ONE,
NARRow STREET. New YORK,
Jan 90. 1855. \

my the tei!utT pilSStOU. nut on Tue eNtl
ing Of that eyentiul "Wednesday. Sandi
Cutie invited me TO go with him and Sc,
his sister. Now my friend Sandie is no
a scholarly person. and has never receiv
ed that questionable blessing, q colleg,
education. lie always says cod fish in
stead OF bona ide,' and calls tempas fu
git pork and beuns;' Inc only Jubiter
! he knows is sable gentleman. and hi:
only idea Of Venus IS n coloIed washer
woman, who in early lie got up his hab
dominal linen. Bu, her sister is emil
nen.ly classic. she stoo?s fashionably
with The 'Grecian bends a Roman
nose. and her name is Calanthe Maria.
went To see that sisler--I Sale that sis.
teri 'caOed.' That seraphic sis.er-to
attempt description of her beauty would
no insanity itself. | will only mention
her hair. and when have said that this
was sublime and divine. wish il distinct
~ understood that use these Zee bic terms
because the poverty OF our language
does no, afford adjeo:ivcs Of adequate
force.
The instant saw her. my presence of
mind deserted me. | felt bashful--I was
conscious that looked like fool in the
face, and my apparel Con which had pri-
ded myself seemed as unworthy TO be
seen IN her presence, If il had been
bought secoad hand in Chatham Street.
Beneath the glance other brilliant eyes,
my feet sec med TO grow too short and my
lars n. l,r,u-,,v hIy mud 4
collar Iimpsy, discovered grease spo,
on my rest. and seemed TO become mys-
teriOusly conscious oil hole in my pan
lulo ms. Never had | been 81 shame
faced in the feminine presence before.
and my bashiulness only temporarily de-
serrd me, when. nfler much ,ribula,ion
achieved a seat on clumsy looking
foot stool. which understood was an
Ottoman Whether IL had anything TO
DO with Turks Turkies or thanksgiving,
tailed to discover.
Lee, alone q short ii me. had leisure to
recover myself somewhat. and to- note tie
Individual charms of nv fair enslaver. A
partial inventory of her visible apparel
is imetfaceably stamped OH my mind A
SILK dress, of n pattern which seemed to
have been designed for gigantic check
beard, made with train TO DO scaverger
duty.snd short sleeves, with lace curtains
und 2 rneaih--her neck and shoulders hid
den rom view by thin veil of transpa
rem, lace. Of a pattern designed.y ma de
to attract Acknowledgement which could
be seen -, but particulars arc omit
ted. Suffice it 10 say,' that she was dress
ed as the prevailing fashion seems 10 dc.
rnand. l essayed to speak to her. on. my
,imidi.y returned upon me with double
force. Mustered courage at length and
asked her 20 sing. and stepped on her toes
while turning over her music--praised
everything in the wrong place, and when
she sung a false note. exclaimed deli.
cious.' She made two handed discord.
which pronounced enchanting and
when nj last. from excess of agitation. she
broke flat DOWN. enthusiastically declared
tina, was never more delighted
in the whole course Of my life Asked
her to play waltz. and handed her choir
book opened at 'Corinth' and Silver
Slreer--found was wrong. and turned
over the leaf 10 Sinners turn. why will
ye dieP'-discovere that all was not right
yet. an then requested her to play some
sacred music, and in my anxiety to
get the right notes this time, placed beloe
her The Jenny Lind Polka which she at
once began TO play attempting to sing
the words of old Hundred which did mi
seem to jibe.
We tried to dance. but my confusion
still continued. 'chassey'd' myself a.
cross table. and into a music rack
'promenaded my partner over the stove
--'balancet' her into side board; and
e, eniualIy attempted TO sea; her liz a
mirror, whore saw sofa.
Then I ossayed conversation, and | em
confident talked the most absurd non
sense for The res. Of my call-distinctly
remember speaking of Noah Webs.er's
beautiful play Of 'Evangeline'- eulogising
Shakespere's'Ro Crusoe
Thackeray's Generalship at Waterloo
attempting to explain the difficulties which
attended Henry Ward Beecher's attempts
to get bis Opera OF the Bohemia Girl be-
fore the public--telling who had the black
est eve when President Pierce and Joan
of Arc fought their celebrated Prize fight
in the crystal Palace in New York III
l793-and at last, breaking down IN
trying to explain why Admiral Elihu Bur
rift. and his RICH, hand man Aerxes the
Great, did no, succeed in taking Sebasto-
pol in q month, according to contract
When bid her good night, she took
my hand and set me crazy by the touch OF
her fairy. taper iingers-dreamed oil night
about CaIanthie-got up in the morning,
called the waiter 'Calanthe.' and said
my darling &c him as he handed me my
coffes--gave my tailor an order Tor
nav coat and two pairs Of pantaloons. and
told him to charge them to Calanihe-
got a box oil cigars and demijohn of
Scotch whskey and signed the dTsynan's
receipt Calan.he the stages belonged
to the Calanthe line. and were going to tho
Calanihe ferry-lhe ship Calanthe had
arrived. the steamboat "Calanthe" had
burst her boiler. and the brig "Calanthe'
had been seen bottom upward with her
vudder GONE saw heard read dream