The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-25
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
THE BATCHSL0R,s BUTTON.
WHAT HAPPENED AT THE CONCERT.
Ihur. lnr NIcrniua, Junc 21. ISIS,

vet destised 10 arrive. went 20 c1btett AZ wv
Musical Hall of Boston Music Ia POLITICALLY and
proverbialy, "ths food Of love, and Ia my sent'
mental state consumed good deal otif not that
had any object In view. Mine was abstact love,
l cultivated it. I Increased my STOCK, so that /
uisbt have q rood deal If the tender passion or
hand whenever ssw a favorable opportunity OF
investing IT, Well 10 return TO the concert II
was crowded TO excess, ana The fush, on leaving.
To reach cabs and carriages, was very great
xxora on that memorable night blue coat with
hr..s buttons. aud fiattered myself there were
verse looking men In the ROOM tell you, candid
" admired my self. and next TO myself, the other
partv was most struck with was a fine girl, with
5srk ewes and black hair who sat with some young
friends a few forms distant. hoped she notice ed
mo and my bIus coat with brass buttons. / locke
at her ou enough to attract her attention to both
aud being as my friends would say, in q rather
spooafv state, worked myself In towering pas
siou--of lore Blu: hoI was to come at the object
of my admiration, for was diff lent as devoted
AS shy ss was vain, over candid friend
once said Hail Columbia" which concluded tt g
concert, surprised me as unprepared as on my hrst
glance 30 improve the OCCASION and the company
were shoaing out, while stood mutely gazing al
ter the object Of my love at first sight She aud
her party eddied for while by the inner door Of
the concert room, and drawn then out into the
retiring current, and lost to sight.
l followed quickly after lest | should lose for
all opportunity for indentifytng my ida!i bnt
alas the lights in the outer corridor were few.
and SO far between, that mo gliInpse OF my star
could get" ] pushed and eioowed fiercely
through the crowd with a view OF getting to the
outer door before my fair ones party had emerged,
sni thus gaining once more sight of my sweet
ening
Hang i'll mu;tered, impatiently, as 1 felt a
tug ct my coat skirt and was instantly consciou,
of one of my hind buttons having hitched to some
lady's dress. My progress was suddenly arrested
How provOkingi" thought |, as was brought 70
q stand for could not push on without losing q
button or tearingla dress; how provoking the
modern fashions a lady now has Gs many hoops
IS many ;entacles about her apparel as sea-
anem0pe It was with some irritation | stopped
TO undo the button. but my hurry made the task
more difficult, and instead of uDdoing l only buzz
gied and more twisted the loop round the button.
Please to let me try said the lady herself, as
/ bungled over the business. She upgloved her
hand-it was a sweet, white hand SO l looked at
her face Stare and carriers but it was the very
fair one, black hair and dark eyes, in pursuit
Of As she stopped over the entangled button, a
slight flush tinted her cheek. Oh, it was deli
ciCus hoped she never would undo the loop
and, indeed, she would not, for her fingers were
twitching nervousy, and my heart was beating
audibly. l tried to help her-our fingers met
please make way there, shouted grutf voice
behind. We were blocking up the passage. Was
there ever such an unlucky spot for so lucky an
ENHANCEMENT
You hinder the people from going cut Annie, 50
exclaimed one of her companions, with some as
perity; plague on the tiresome loop break ii!
VI x
leaned forward caught the sleeve CT her beautiful
friends dress in hand and my coat tail in the
other, and giving quick and sudden tug severed
The crowd hthlnd bore on, and we were sen
arated; not, however, before | gave ny star &
! ok which intended to speak volumes. / thought
she did not seem unconscious of my meaning; our
eyes met, know, and this was the only consols.
ton left me, for Immediately afterwards lost her
and her partyto view in the darkness outside
THE COURSE FTRUE LOVE DID NOTRUN SMOOTH
aSThat night had hardly closed my eyes thinking
of my bright particular star" and what means
should employ to find her out KNEW lit lie of the
town, wb CD was large, one, and to expect 10
know the name of my fair one by mere descrip-
ton, was hopeless; there, doubtless must be a
great many with dark eyes and black hair within
the "bils of mortality" there as elsewhere
hy love fl grew more and more violent IN the
of the day bat, tired out length with nv
Search returned to tbs hotel and took out nv dresa
coat from my rortmsntseu, to feed my flame even
with the contemplation Of the insnimate business
button that detained the black eyed divinity" 40
long II was with no little delight now discovered
what did not before catch my eyes fragment of the
silk loop of her dress sill adhered to the button
twisted round the shank | pressed it TO my lips
was iisc in color-snd stopped to gently dssntangIe
It. from the bit OF brass gently though it were
tress CT my loved ones hair when sometLiag
clinked in the skirt pocket. | supposed | had lef
some money there for in my perturbation and ex-
element omitted to search the taking it #
the piehG before thrust my hand int the pock et
Gracious me " hat did behold, what cid | take
cut! gold chain bracelet
You could have Drained Il me with nv ady's fan
saw at glance how matters stood; in the excite.
ment and hurry of undoDg the loop from my button
the lady had un6one the clasp Of har own bracelet
which had not unnaturally fell into the coat skirt
with which she vas engaged and doubte 8. on mis-
sing It, instead OF regarding me IN romantic light
abe put II down that was of the ell mob and
had purpossiy enangled myself in her dreC5 to rob
her of her jewelIy.
Here antiheroic position to find ones self
ln-when wished TO be considered the most devo-
Of knights to be bered on as the most *
pert of pickpnckets! Was ever an hon~st lover in
such plight and TO make it wors. could not "a
how L was to escape from this inevitable dilemma
mus 40 down to the grave remembered only in
that dear ones mind he Befarous puIoirer of her
bracelet To ind her out impossible; but
bright idea struck me- as my eye lighted on news
paper lying on the coffee room table | rang the bell
and lnQui led Of the waiter when the local paper w
published To morrow, ST." he answered | sat
down and wrote an advertisement Itwssin the fol-
lowing words:
''lf the .ady whose dres, got entausled in gentle
man coat button In leaving the concert last We'd
nesday, will cell at ssnd to tbs fremont Hotel she
viii hear some hlrs TO her advantage"
, There, thought; asl gave the ADVERTISE ent &c
the boy and five shilings to pay for its insertion in
the Traveller; theie, if that will not give me q clue
10 escape from very unples lemma and at the
same 10 know hJ my apch .nter is the fates must
indeed be very anpropitious :
My plans being thus SC fer adopted, l ordered din.
ner ana waited patiently or rather patiently the
sppeslanes OF the Newspaper next morning. 1t
was orootht up TO my damp from the pre- q, and
tnen read. In all the glory Of large Tyre nv inter
estns announcement. But nv stars! with what an
sdVer tlsement was it followed in the same column
only wonder that my hair did not stand on end az
read as foi!ows:
so REWAaD-LosT OR STOLEN.ou the pisbt
~ OF the Concert, at the Hall q Gold Chain
bracelet 1t s thought TO have been taken from the
laoy arm by plckpocket, Of gsntemanly appear.
psnce' VINO wore blue coat and brass buttons and
KEEP near the lady on her leaving the hall.
any one giving such Information will lead to the
eeeFeFy Of Inc bracnst the capture of the thi II
w II was & Glenl will receive the above reward on
applying at No Cambridge PIacs.
THE END OF 1T.
mere was pretty plisht-to be advertised in the
puohc papers az pickpocket when nv only crime
"'s' ike othello's that Of
Loving not wisely, but too well"
say determination, how ever wss ouieklv s6o,+a5
"sht up Stairs put on the vsry identical bine coet
30 accurately detcnbed and t,Eiug the n,n.~ In -
hahe' pGceeoed 10 No, Cambr,dge plara ~
ocAeo at the door, and asked the .e,u.r, ,.ho
sI"eied Inc name of the family H,vin. 80
IT. ihaia 10 aiss Raymond in =" N'-'o
Yes air.. reulied the servant wo,nsr. "ubo...i,
,bs zen asr replied, that the pic.nocsst ,...,.
~, ssh.etsnly address and blue CO.. 80 WIN
~ , WHO stole her bracelet i. hsrs ~ nlsss
taIeturn 1t to her" - mere, snd wishes
ine wonsn stared at ma a. thouth Iws,.,.
Avered NY message 'No went In and de.
soon .neie esme cut not my tsir one, bat,
with all that's best Of dark and hrioh.
Meeting In aspect AID in eye"
stslwart lrother
=, Ihat ~ SAID, handing him the bracelet, 81. Ms.