The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-20

room. The girls couldn't imagine what IL meant
IL couldn't be supper, they protested for they had
al eaten their suppers at home, and 1t wasnt pos.
expense.
Whatever doubts were felt upon this point, how.
ever, were speedily resolved, when Brown pro.
Claimed thas supper was ready, and told the conn
pany mot to be bashfa but iist step do and eat"
and did eat
long table lay before them, gorgeous With tur
keys and geese and other fowls, fankcd by pyra
mids Of tomatoes and potatoes with great stalks Of
celery waving over all the only green thing In this
wild waste of victuals All conversation ceased
the teeth for the moment supplapted the tongue
turkey bones and great spoonsful of potato pro,
iAned female mouths, with which fancy had hither-
10 10 mixed only smiles and kirses The great Brown
nins.f succumbed to the voice cf appetite and
set the example of mot being a bit basbfulr-
forkee who sat at the head of the table stupifisd
WIN DIS enormous supper. ventured, under the in-
spIauon OF the coffee, few desperate Jokes The
company roared immoderateiy The fasst was
over; the dancing wa rene we'd bu. the end w.s mot
ye'' Inc snow had began to fall early in the eve
nins and was sill coming down in enormous
~ nakes tne party started to return; the girls were
gathered IN. bu, it was Impossible 10 90 on nreat
dFts stretched across the road the black nnss of
darkness was overheard the wind drove the
anow into the eyes of the horses 1t was resolved
.nat tue party should stay ard dance a II night The
neads were once more arranged aeain the slinnars
l'ted on; fo- aught we know, the faces washed -
Inc music sounded, the dance was resumed: little
hirtations were carried on in odd corners and tom
der things said, too sacred to be written-perhsp ps
too soft.
But where Brown! He wandered into ,b.
bar-room; Porkee and Leeny were at his heels.-
shs great Colonel. at the sol citation of the bar.
keeper. drank punch; he drank another. In vain
did his two friends beseech him not to do it; to re-.
msmher his high responsibilities, his reputation -
With tears in their eyes they bsscught him, but al
in vain They even adopted the expedient of drink.
Jog part of each punch themselves to save their
friend. He their object and spurned the m in
his madness, with the cruel remark that 'theY id
better pay for their own drinks" The daI ce went
on In the parlor, few wearied girls occupied the
sofa, and few young men. stupiied with sleep
lounged in the chairs or lay stretched upsn the
floor. All were unconscious save Porkee and Leepy
of the doom TO which the leader of the expedition
WAS hsstenins. Meantime, by dint of repeated
punches, Mr.. Brown was waiing warm He kissed
the barkeeper affectionstely, and told him he be-
eved he hi, brother; he expressed the opinion
that everybody but himself intoxicated. and
ed singular anxiety 10 be bsrl' Sc he worded
il; that his capacities for receiving punch might be
thereby increased He expressed intention of
marry ing every eIi IN the party, and emigratng to
Utah Then he benevoenty rave the ostler his da-
guerraotype, which he had had take for his rweet
heart, assuring the custodian Of horses that it
splendid likeness. and charging him to keep it as
long as he lived. Then he went out and danced
awhile 10 ths SNOW; the smokes cigar and drank
mother punch then proposed that the party should
remain where they were for the next week, aad
telegraph to their parents not to be alarmed
The morning broke-the seighs were at the door;
the g.ls occupied them, the party ready 20
| start Where was Mr. Brown! PoTkee and Leeny.
who had kindly put him to bed, endeavored to quiet
the female anxiety about Tim by stating that he
sick. The female snx'ety refused to be quieted
uoks voices called out his name; it reached the
room here the hero loy he heard the jiDgiing OF
the bella; he mad nc definite idea of where he ~as,
what he did he reslizs ths fact that Por-
kss and Leeny had stripped HE clothes eff; shirt
was his only garment lie iesped up, fancyins him
sslf dressed, and DOWN ftsirs; he roared as he
ran; the dansels heard hi, voice in the passage and
the sleish was stopped. Brown appeared; his hair
was in the widest confusion; his red beard en-
crusted with congealed punch; his pantsloons were
~ staits-tbere was wild snG general s.ream
Drive on-drive on :" everyb body called out The
driver obeyed; the girls hid their faces in their
shswls Frautie with punch. Brown set of in pur-
suit of the sleigh; he almost reached it.. Tha
female excitement BECAME tremendous; but the
great Brown yielded He stopped and gazsd vacant
~ after the Sleigh his shifted figure faded out of
sight. A sleepy, stupid party sped on, the
road which he night before had echoed with their
fun. The pleasure was past; Mr. Browns grea.
s!eighing party was over, and he, the bright par
tcular star" had gone down. ~ sntalooned into
snow auk. -Phi'adelphi0 Bultfin