The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-04-05
bands and fathers. Sets of quadriles were


polkas, redowas, and that funny dance
where the gentleman grabs the lady about
the waist with one hand and pumps her arm
up and down with the other, while hopping
from side to side after the manner of tia;
early and estilnable christian-St. Vitus.
cannot pretend to cnumcrate the ladies
whose charms particularly impressed me.
Moreover if could, it would he of very
little service TO the public, for it is in the
fashion to do this kind Of thing by initials,
and who would recognize lovely Mrs A.,
with her ugly daughter, in white cottonette,
and magnificent Mrs. G., the cynosurc OF all
eyes, in a peigaor Of three ply carpetng,
with oOrsoge dc gunny bag, aud point ap-
P[t2ue r0be de Huit, or the sweet Mrs. G.,
III elaborate Swiss glnghains, with gimp cord
and tassels and tntcR dc cabriotot.
Suffice II to say that the l0gclicst ladies' Of
San Francisco were there, and the belle OF
the evening was unquestionaby Mss -,
though many preferred the mature charms
Of the radiant Mrs. -----. You perceive
these blanks are left for the convenience Of
those who wish 10 send this description 10
the Eastern States, who hereby have my ex-
prtsa permlasin 10 insert any names they
may think appropriated One lady ob.
served, whose dress-thUugh no great Judge
OF dry goodo--l should imagine to have cos.
IN the ncighb0rho0d Of fifty barrels Of mess
pork. Every thing went off adnirably.-
Wobblcs, Of Wobblcs a Strycun, was pre-
sent with his daughter, a young lady Of nine
years, with violent propensity TO long
curIS, dressed IN crimson sill, with orange
colorcd pantalcttcs. WobbIes, who ha, u
pretty way Of expressing poctical things,
remarked with great originality, that soft
eyes spoke love to eyes tha, spoke again,
aud all went berry "A. a marriage mell, and
agreed with him.
The officers were all there moreover, ra.
diant in blue coats and brass bOttons-I
mean brass coat, and blue buttons-a look
ing diyiuely. ono II them accidentally
tread upon nay toe, but before could utter
the exclamation Of anguish that was about
to, hc said 50 swcctly "Dou't apologize,
that the pain left me IN a moment The Off
GERS Of the Nln,enuc', though sufficiently
handsome, are not tail Gcu. This, Podscrs
remarked, was Il diSpensatOn Of Divine Pro
violence, As the |iucennes was only four feet
six between decks, and they would be con.
stauty humping their heads if they were
taller.
At two O'Clock We sat down TO supper.
Magnificent iEIgel-tIrhey., chickens, sa.
lads, champapuc-oycrybOdy gobLIiug and
guiding everything, presenting to NY mind
finer spectacle than the Wanted Fall, Of
Niagara, which | think have been Oycrratci
PUigcrs, who is always doing something
unpleasant, emplIcd a pile oi oyster soap on
my head, merely saying, Beg pardon, But.
t.IIcld, 10 consequence Oi which found a
large stcwcd oyster in my whisher on rc.
turning to the ball room, and was made cx
c,cdiugly uncomfortable during the rc.t ol
tho morning.
The ball was d-liehtiul. Ihcard the Con.
sui Of New Xaa.aud sny 1t was rdri,snHt, and
though VIII. but a dim iiea Of his meaning
| am sure il was. We returned home al
8! An. The street around our residence
was lighted up a. { for Il celebration people
stood around the doorstep, aud an old gen
t.ciuan with awaLcAman's rattle Ia his hands
was lyauin, out Of an upper window Of NO
3 below.
\ loud shout hailed rs as We approached
hut high above that shout, loud above III,
wh.rr Of the ratIIt, slIfIiI above thg IUttt q,
our carriage, sounded an alarm, that We re-
coguiacd too well. II was the voice of our
hlt!e Amos. The dear child had woke II,
the whole street, and ii was a marvel that IA,
had not awakened the slccpcrs in john
Jones, Of Peters cemetery, Just beyond.
7 For (you know the name Of Butteriic!d i:
1 synonymous with tGuth), but If that boy
hadn't shattered every pane Of glass in oui
/ front window, and loosuncd the top brick,