Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-05-03
Communicated
The Ball at Brusle Landing.

DIV 1uVildtIcI, tHiS Iitou 'tuel'H 'N
pl ace at Brusle Landing at the time appointed.
It has been my lot through life to look some
time upon the "gay and festive scene' and to
enjoy the pleasures Incidental thereto But
as in the great desert of life we Often ind
some oasis. brighter and fairer thanothers,
so as | gazed upon the fairy throng OF aerial
forms and flashing eyes, | thought that this
was indeed a paradise where Hours Iued to
dwell. Not being, Dir. Editor. gifted ~ ma
ture with a pliancy Of limb requisite o en-
able me to enter into the poetry of mtion'
with a becoming grace, l spent my tine al
most as agreeable in chatting with the aides,
between dances, or looking upon themenjoy
that pleasure which nature seemed to deny
me.
The crowd began to gather at an.early
hour, some in carriages, some in bugslel 9TH
ers on horseback, no matter much, how our
Creole bellies get to a ball, so they get here,
and ''such a gittin' up stairso into that ball
room you never did see. The pleasing notes
of the band were no sooner beard than the
bali was put in motion. | would like topaz
ticularize, Mr.. Editor. but my pen wonll fail
or rather my imagination would-to give
you anything like a tsue picture of all The
beauty and grace that filled the roomthst
night. | will mention, however, a few and
you may Judge whether eer OF not. llrst,
why should she not be first was the hsci-
mating Mrs Il, whose merry laugh oc-
casionally rang through the room, with silver
tones. Then the Misses BID, trio it to
grace a heaven then came the little airy
syren F. B--you should hear her
sing in company with her little COZ. t
K, who in your humble servants opinion
was the Belle OF the bail. How beautiful
looked the Misses J. l. anil E. land
their fair companion Miss A. lie, ant SC
on | might go enumerating, until, Mr.. Edlor.
you grew tired. The lovely and accomplished
Miss Rs represented Pl~aquemine with
that grace known only TO creole ladies.
The gentlemen also turned out in uumtrrs
and each seemed TO vie in their attention to
the ladies-who ever saw a Creole gentleman
that was not polite and attentive to the ladi,s'
Amongst them | noticed d. Il, DR.. l..
A, Go H-.O L. A. L. s,
and ipiact nearly all the young gents in THIS
vicinity. From PIagoemlne my old and highly
esteemed friends L. B and A. T, ami
some others whose names ! cannot ~recollecf
just now. am compelled to lump them alto
gether and fearlessIy challenge any parish it,
tue State TO send a more creditable deIega-
ton composed of the SANE number. They.
as you may we'll imagine, were not backward
III .ninrling with the dance. although at first
they Were somewhat t:nid, but that impress
sion soon Wore off and in a short tine every
man was himselfo once more. From the many
sly glances and whispering with the fair
sex, they no doubt talked any amount of soft
nonsense, and l am fully convinced, Nj. Ed
itor, that many a poor fellow left the ball
room that night minus-his heart.
We danced it merr;iy until the wee sna'
hours ayont the twal' when in the best Of
spirits and highly delighted with the even
ing>s entertainmentsand the agreeable man
ner in which it passed of, the ball broke ur.
And liz conclusion, Mr.. HI must pay a
just compliment to the worthy gentlemen
composing the corps Of managers Tor their ex-
ertions and attention TO all, and their eEdea.
ors to make everything agreeable to all pax
ties, and so Mr.. Editor, il you think ny
sketch of the ball worthy os il.sertlon in the
columns OF the Planter, you are at liberty to
do so. Yours. BRULY.
WAsuBuRN's ANEalcAS Circus AND IN
DIAN ADMINISTRATION friends over the
the river, including Things are all asog
in anticipation of the coming of the great
show which is to hold forth in Red Stick on
Saturday next. We are assured by those who
know, that the troupe OF Indian equestrians
are genuine sons of the far West. and if they
have the slightest legal claim to the a~ppella-
tons put down in the bills as their property.
We concede the fact without desiring any
further evidence. THIS is the first visit of
the native artists along the Mississippi, and
the novelty of their appearance and perform
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