Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-02

following witty verses from the pen OF an ac-
complished Virginia lady, addressed TO eight
sisters, fair daughters Of Maryland. Ii will
give US pleasure also t publish any reply
that may have been given in response TO the
glowing iuvitation.-Rich.E Eng
IMPROMPTU INVITATION
To tie Eight Fayre Ladyes Of The House %
Stuart nor at the White Sulphur Sprays
Sweet Ladies! lair Ladies! you've lett your low
Amid forests and mountains and vslIeysto roam
Bat tn. bright stars may shine on more places
than one,
And gently diffusd are the rays Of the sun.
In the spot you have chosen. you flnd, II is true
The forest most green, and the Heaven most blue;
AUD nature" has crownd II with beauty and
grace,
And the smile il reflects is her own sunny face
Yet, HERE all her charms are as bright and as
fair,
The Heaven is as blue and as pure is the air,
The mountains and valleys here vary the scene,
The streams are as clear, and the forest as green
But if sapphires and em'Iald's are scatterd
around,
4 level more precious is here always found
A diamond. so large that each lady may claim
Her portion, and yet leave il always the same.
She may, with this Jewel, her person adorn,
AT noon-day or evening al midnight or morn;
An Eastern Sutana might wear it with pride.
And her Lord, with his treasures, enrich his
fair bride.
Then hasten lair Ladies, 10 come to the SWEET.
Where pleasures await you and friends you Will
meet;
On these | could dwell-but substantial the
theme
] could tell YOU OF BREAD like lovers young
As airy ard fair-and OF dain,ies unknown
In the region that boasts OF you now lis own.
| could hint at HYMETIUs and HYBLA, and more
Than Arcadia gave in her bright days OF yore.
But Your patience would fail If | told you OF
what
We HAVE; so Ill tell you OF what we HAVE not
To begin; we've 20 dlning'room, dismal and
poor,
With kitchen behind and a rough shed before,
Where "vIllainous compounds oil odors and
Combine with tough meats every sense 10 co"'
No milk mx'd with water-no substance like
lead
To puzzle the anxious enquirer for bread.
No tarts without apples, all garnish d with flies
And oh! best Of all, we've no BLA CIBERRT PIES
No tumble down houses, with vermln and rats
To nibbe your gloves ard 10 laugh al The cats
No curtains Of cobwebs with spiders gigantic,
To set ha pess wights underneath almost frantic
No time loosend plaster TO add to your woes,
And dispel your bright dreams by crash on
your nose;
No Ladies in penance like "MARGERY DAw,'
Who, for want of bed, had TO 'sleep OH the
straw"
No wanderers. homeless and houseless, we see
Compsll'd rAuTE DE HIEuX 10 Sit under a tree
And who, for this "g orious privilege, pay
Something more than the sum oitwo dollars per
day.
Then hasten, sweet Ladies, no longer remain
Where parties OF pleasure are parties Of pain
A brieer sojourR than you've made may suiflce,
Where dampness and dirt are yclepd PARADISE!
Add one 10 your EumbeI-the "tuneiul nine
make,
And come over, the gay, fancy ball TO partake--
Or triple the graces ard come! you will see,
A welcome awaits you with thrice three times
tbree," VIRGINIA.
Sweet Springs, August 30, 1857.
The bath.