The Shasta courier., 1855-12-08
The wh;.kv Crcek RnII.

Wednesday Evening, and glorious affair it was
decidedly The Ball of the season. The wea-
ther in the early part Of the evening was deci-
dedIy unpropifious; nevertheless the popular
ity of our friend Mix drew a company larger
than had expected to find even in the most
pleasant weather-at least forty fair ladies and
treble that number of gentlemen. The dancing,
which started at half past was kept up
pretty much all the time until daylight-some-
times as many nine sets being upon the floor.
Such fan-such heart-melting smiles and win
some ways-sucli sparkling of soHl-subduing
blue eyes, and heart enrapturing black eyes, and
ittle--volcaaoes in-the- breast producing hazel
eyes, were seldom if ever before witnessed in
the California mountains. But, there's
of talking; we slightly went in-(so did the
=" Junior T" of the Repnblican,- not, why every
now and then did we catch oursef saying:
'' Rosy is the West.
Rosy is the South,
Roses are ker checks,
Aud her mouth y
Why7 All, 4" liIeres the rub" in the express
i've laag,,-ge Of the l'salmist.
The supper was all that sharp or fas,idous
appelites could desire. Bnt we don't feel like
writing OF tue material part of the affair-our
nclnings al present are spiritual-after roses,
bushes, heavenly emotions,-poetry!
Coming from the ball, Tho There was fix
for you. Sleet, snow. rain wind, Lucky were
We in the possession of internal fires which cold
nor rain. nor sleet nor snow could 'squench'
But the lalies, how we pited them How their
" footses-tootses F" Ga married man would in all
probability have said l.oofs ''--sce popular au-
ecdote,) must have suffered! But they are
warm now, we are pleased to state.
We here set aside portion of our re-
marks to ,nake way for few reflections sug-
gssted 10 " honest miner" by The brilliant
occasion. We are unable to give his article EN-
tire Tor want Of space:
I'VE have decidedly fallen upon fast times
This summary of our cogiaIions was arrived at
last night as we stood gazing npon the fair forms
and bright eyes whirling through the mazy
dance, in tde large and tastefny decorated bail
room of the MIX House. in Whisky Greek. Six
years agone the dusky maiden of the California
wilds held sway. coquetted with her lover, per-
haPs, on the very ground where last night
bevy of fair aud beauteous daughters of the
mighty white faces kept time to music, with
sparkling eye and heaving bosom, all gathered
from far away and different lands. yet happy
and merry as af the uir they brealhed was fresh
oft the hills aud plains of !,puie-land. Six years
ago-Hang six years ago. We don't think our
head is quite right yet: that confounhed tror,-
bon
gar we know, hut couldn' help t-schnapps are
still chasing each oliler round the roots Of our
scalp-lock. Spirits, avaunt'
'' 1t has never before been our pleasure since
our California life began, to atteisd bali which
gave more general satisfaction to The guests, or
reflected more credit upon the host than the one |
given by Mr. Mix last night. upon the occasion
OF the opening of his house in Whisky Greek. |
The ball room is one of the largest and best ad- |
apted ia Shasta county, and was very taslefully |
decorated and brilliantly lighted. AS large as
the room is, it was full, and every foot of space
occupied by the dancers; we counted nine sets
at one time upon the floor, making thirty-six
couples, or seventy persons, all whirling in
graceful cotlion. The day previous was very
unpropitous, raining all the afternoon, and clos
ing In at night with all appearance of settled
storm tliis prevented many ladies' from attend |
ing who lived al distance; we know of one or
two perfect loves Of dresses-especially that
wRite <aRslin, with so many tiny houncrs and
keartkiHins little blue ribbon knots-which |
were carefully put away with much The same air
as 1t their fair owners were consigning some
fair loved one to the grave.
'' The music struck eP at u o'clock, and the |
dance began. How the old time comes food |
ing back upon an old bachelor as the light, fairy
forms of young and beaateous women float by
him, in the graceful dance, as he stands by,
: locker on in Venice drinking in the thrilling
scenes w9lich his rheumatic ankles no longer
permit him to be sharer in. The blood rusles
to the heart and back upon the brain, calling up
to memory host of rosy cheeks and witcbing
eyes of lang syne' He lives once more a gay
gallant, and-fhe is not past thirty he may join
in the festive throng, forgetting for the time his
ailments and faded youth. We are decidedly
down, though, on stiff joints. The ladies' God
bless them, never do get old.
Yours, JEFFERsoSIAS."
WlSrER.-Snow fell in this place yesterday to
the depth of several inches, and as we write,
drszling rain makes " all out doors" look pass
ing gloomy. Stoves, overcoats, big boots and
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