Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1856-04-17

upon between ual 90 arriving ss Mr,
r'qaes regret to ssy. an sspiesssss II
.eres'ion took place betusea On myseif and ou
s'Wsr on the suiiees Of the fare Il u.
a.shy compelled To- close the di,eus.isu b,
o.eafs'ng ten doIIsrs, which that disagree
so'e individual rnoecrssarily remaske ed
a only about dollar . hundred .f,er all
Un entering the hall. which "a. briili,ntl,
"'nm'nsted, We we're struck By its sire and
e,A''fate ornamsGts. aud slso with the nm
pleasant fact that nobody vas there. Th,
,.e' ''' no had arrived . little too c,rly -
however. We amused cursslv,s watkins
about and Podgers rot into the sur, :,
room where be broke . sugar Chi ken of IN,
top sf large cake TO carry home 10 hi. b,,
Tie Anna Maria. aud being detected therein
vas 'smmarily j cied. aud hsd the ehicL.o
taken away from him, at which M,s Il and
! secretly rejoiced At 10 o'clock A., com.
pshy began 90 arrive. ard in half m bour
the large hall vas crowded ui,h the Lesu,v
fashion and ex'ravhgance Of the city Ire.
ally brought tesrs in my ey.s "a ,e. m.
number Of lovely women tia, San P,.ne;.
O. can produce, and to think hat inn en- !.
.ums Of money their beautiful dre.,e. mus,
have cost their husbands aud father. Set,
OF quadrilles we're formed. ,h. f.ll.x.d m.
hros dances polkss, r.dowas. and thst fan
,'y danse' where the gentleman grabs th.
lady about the waste With one hand. and
pumps Ter arm up aud down With the other.
while hopping violently from side to side
saef ,he manner OF that early aud estima.
bic Christian, st Eitu,.
cannot pretend 20 enum.r,,e tLe I,S;..
s""'e charms particularly Impressed NJ -
Al z.
service to the putlic. for il is in The f. s.hion
10 90 ms sort OF thin: bv initials, and who
~"n'i recognize lovely Mrs A. with Der
"sY o'nsh'"r, IN white cottonet, sud mag
.'herh' Mrs c. ibc eyno.ure Of sleeves.
- P'SH"" OF three ply csrp.tiug With
o"'Hr' DE- gaHHy Gns and ;,sisi ami.
q1e roe dc n.n, or the sweet Misses T. .,
IN elaborate ssiss ginghams with gimp
e'rd aud tassles, aud a E,fsii de ea5risLrf.
sumcs u to say, that tho lovelie.t lsdie. Of
"a" Francisco were there. aud the belle Of
ihe evening" was uuquesiionstly Miss-.
'n"ush mary preferred the mature charms
q, ''e radiant Mr- - You perceive
'hst these blanks are lsht for the conyenieu &c
81 those Who wish Co send this de.erintion
I" the Eastern States, who hereby have nv
express permission q insert any name the,
NAV think appropriate One LADY. I ob
served. whose dress. though no great Judge
of dry gods. should ina. gine 10 hav. COS,
IN the nei,hhorhood Of fifty barrel. az mess
pork Everything went Of admiralty
Wosbles. Of Wobblcs & Strycum, vas pre.
ent with bis daughter, . lady Of nine years
with violent propensity TO long curi.,
,:'essed IN crimson silk, with orange color.
ed pactslaletts wobbles. Who Ia. pre,
" way Of saJiog poeficsl thing-, remarked
With great originality. that 'soft eve. spoke
love to eyes that spoke reaio. and Ill went
merry as marriage tell' spa sgrced With
him The officers were all there. moreover,
radiant 10 brass coats and blue butions-I
mean blue buttons and brsss eosts-lookier
divioely. One cf them accidentally trod
upon my toe, but before I could utter the
e1eismaticn Of snguish that | wss sbout 90
give vent to, he said 80 swec,Iy. Don't apol
ogize.' that the pain left me in momert
The officers of the Vipcennes though sufi
cieniiy handsomc, are not tall men This.
fsdgers remarked. was 9 di-peusstioo Of
DiS'ne PrOviGruee a. tie yiaeeuucs ,soniy
f"nr FEET six between decks aud thry would
be eorsi,ntiy humping their heads. IL the ,
were taller
At o'clock We sat down to supper
Magnificent indeed-turkeJs. chickens, sal
al, champagne = every body gobbling aud
euEElirg everything presenting to my mind
FAR 6oer spectacle than the yaunted Fail.
of Niagara which / thing have bess ever.
rated
Podgers, who is always doing something
unpleasant, emitted . plate ~ oyster soup
on my bead. merely saying. Beg psrdsn,
bn''erheid IN consequences of whicb found
a large steued oyster in my right whisk~r.
on returning 10 tbe ball TVoa. snd H.s snSdr
exceedingly uncomfortable during the res,
Of the morning
The ball vss deiighiful I hard the
Consul Of Nes Zealand ssy it vas varissaHf,
and though uitb bus dim idea % bis mean
ing J am cure 10 vas We returned home
ai "a u. The street around our rel
deuce vas lighted up. q. IL for csi,brs
ton people sicod around the door st.ps
snd an old gentlsmsB with . wsiebmas q
rattle IN bis hand, both slightly sprung
was lesning out Of sn upper vindov o. No
b-ioS loud shout hsiled Ne ss go sp
p'osebed bat high above the rolling Of eu'
eHrrisRes. sounded an alsrm that ue ferar
B'Sed hot iwO we'll IL "a. the voice of oa,
bit!s Amos The dear child hsd woks az
I tBs whole street, snd 70 uas . marvel thal
he bai not avskensd the sissp-rs IN Jsbu
J,Hes' q Peters cemetery Just beyond
/ Fss tbe name sf BsttsfAsld. - yea we'll
know y synSnymons 9th that of Tfath ~
boz u that by hsds't shattered every psss
ai glsss 10 eur frost windows ibd ls"sspsS
ali TIE top bfieks Of the chimney BY a.. esn
7 ea-si.'n ~ ar prodserd BY screaming I uish
7 ] nisy never sril ssoth.s las II EEtra Cl.sr
lSscOs The paper uss loas~ped fsoru the
vsls the pls.itfiaE fsiiuF ffom ths c-iiing
I the SSH bssis abd----- everything, us.
I bFekeh. ana there isy Amos. blset ~ che
I fac. EprFiiaE in BE Unrest SD his snssll
eiee legs s'ski"R up tovssd iIssvsa We
! did net 60 20 sleep till lsis that nsSninr
sd Shs' 9Th damages. Fspsiss. hsek 10
/ FcFs. dsessss snd tiskeis tks litsls bsissr,
~ Dsol''ilu, waItss asd B,gsstgs - ussviy
l sxhaustsd
Psrbsp. vs shall r. - saoshss hsII q
Msdsms Piqss's soOs n %, siil ssua you
90 aeeoaat u ftt
Very tFaiy years.
/ Asses BuT7EeFHtn
Plouf snd Pork, corner ~ Battery su.
Rfsst sfs
Csun,ry orders solisised sd pro@ptl,
siied, Ae
AhsF the fsssge;ss shsssh hai spps,ss.
10 she Caliiofhia papsFs, tbs follovisg ear,
Sss psbl'ssed