The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-01-23

as ii they had stayed in from the kitchen.
The effect of this arrangement is to inn
press stranger with the idea that tho
owner of the establishment has been COM
PEELED to furnish his draving-room from
the chaotic assortment of second hand
furniture store.
And, notwithstanding tie recent cleo
ton of a Maine Law Governor, in nearly
every house. wines, brandy, punches.
/" hot stuff, and various nebr.ating drinks
abounded; and every guest was compelled.
on pain of sighting bis host, to partake
1.-The inevitable result was, that before
night many a youth, whose head might
have withstood the attack of single bot
tie not being able to endure a twenty
hours seige. gave in dead d-drunk-while
Others of harder heads and stronger stom-
eebs, reeled from parlor to p5flor
proclaiming the obituary of their re-
spectability and decency, by exhibiting
the noisy clamor, or idiotic feelings of
beastly drunkenness to the refined and
polished ladies of sour best society '-in
many cases rewarding the pseudo-hospi-
tality of their fair entertainers by literally
sprinkling the marble steps to their noble
mansions, with an unclean baptism from
their aristocratic stomachs.
Kept Sandie awake until we entered
hack, and then let him relapse into re-
freshing slumber, which continued until
we reached home-entered the parlor, and
took seat in corner, from which unob-
served, could get fair view Of the va
rious performances.
In this city every young lady is skilled
in music, and an q elegant player upon
that much tortured instrument, the piano
each can sing, an assortment of "glees"
from beautiful operas-transposing her
voice into a cork-screw, and opening her
mouth so that, as general thing, YOU
can see those unmentionable articles,
which are used. in freman's praseology to
light up the hose and these songs.
these delectable morsels of harmony, va
ried by such extemporaneous discords as
the agitation or forgetfulness of the mo-
ment may occasion, are always !" execu-
ted for the entertainment of evening visi-
tors-Mrs. Griggs' daughters are no exi
ception to this general rule.
First call--bel rings@-enter bashful
young man-evidently his first attempt at
a fashionable visit---came in with his hat
in his hand-put it behind him to make
his bow dropped it tried to pick it up
stepped in it-put his foot through it
fell over it--and in his frantic struggles to
recover himself burnt his coat, fractured
his pataloons, united his cravat, demolish-
ed his shirt collar, and was finally borne
away to the hall byhis sympathising friendsi
minus his patent moustache, one-half Of
which was afterwards found in Laura Ma
tilda's scrap-book and the rest discovered
in the coal scuttle.'
Crowd of young men came in together.
Git is customary here, for young gentle
men to club their funds, hire carriage
by the hour. and go calling in a drove
stopping at every house where one of the
company happens to be acquainted sc
that when lady keeps open house, for
every person whom she knows or desires
10 see, dozen unknown individuals an
noy her bv their uninvited presence, y
every one asked the young ladies to sing.
and the ladies did generally opera.
but sometimes varying the entertainment
with the tauching ballad of g Old Dog
Tray or the graceful and genteel melody
!" Jordan is a hard road" On this occa-
sion the programme was somewhat as fol-
lows:--Gent., No. was treated with
\" gem from Norma NO. 2, Grand
March-No 3, Old Dog Tray mo. 4.
!" Prima, Donna Waltz mo. 8, "Nor-
ma NO 6, Jordan"--No. z, "Nor-
ma Mo. 8, % Prima Donna" again =
No. 8. Norma mo IL, " Dog Tray"
No. I2, Norma "--&c.; " Norma"
being always ahead ond evidently fa-
voriLe of the field. have no doubt that
in the whole city yesterday, "Norriia
must have been entreated to " hear my
prayer, at least fifteen thousand distinct
lines, by probably five thousand implor-
ing females--and these harmonious sup-
plicaions, if blended and consolidated in
to one powerful, entreating scream, would
have been sufficient to raise the ancient
Druids from their graves, only to find that.
although the final trump had not sounded,
it was. an imitation by no means to des-
pissed, that they had been fooled into a
premature resurrection. M
As evening came on. the guest who
came show d signs ofthe acknowledgements
was particularly edited by the movements
of three of them, whom noted with pc
culiar 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 apology to the piano stool, and inn
mediately sat down in a 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
mistake by begging pardon Of Mrs. g. for
mistaking her parlor for bar--oom. and
assured her if be had done anything he
was sorry for, he was exceedingly glad of
it. The third stumbled on to the sofa.
and, after steadily contemplating his boots
with much satisfaction for, fifteen minutes,
he picked up Chinese firescreen, and
with an irresistible drunken sobriety, he
tried to deciphcr the mysterious characters
inscribed thereon, at the same time calling
the attention of Mrs. @. TO !" the capital