Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-03-25

palled appetite upon such epicureaDism.-
A midnight banquet, where purple wines
bubble up in glittering goblets, and a ricf
feast is on the board, where women stake
the brightness Of their eyes against the
brightness of their jewels, and where chan
deliers shed down a mockery of the day
cannot bestow delight SO deep and per
feet as walk in early spriDg-time in search
Of daisies and anemores, where the goble
from which you drink is the brook thai
sings, even while you quaff its cup OF COLI
water:-
Il steal by lawns and grassy plots;
slide by hazel covers;
uGre the srset J0rget-me-nots
Which grOr for happy !0rers.
4 slip, slide, gloom, glance
Among nv rkimmins swallows;
Imake the melted sunbeam glance
Against my sandy -h.iia~s.n
But daisies are old fashioned. So are walks
by the brookside. Some country damsels
and their swains NAV not have entirely de.
serted the bespangied meadow and the
bubbling waters; but they have gone from
the hearts of the worlds people. Rusticity
rests upon blue vIolets and brooks. The
ocean is still in favor; for the ocean is
grand, majestic, overwhelming, an old aris.
tocrat; and those who go to enjoy his soci.
ETY. can be lodged in palalial hotels, and are
not called upon to resign in his favor their
waltzes, their flirtations, their gauze dress
es, their fine horses, or their good dinners
All these necessary things are closely as.
sociated with their love of his grandeur
their appreciation of his sublimtv. All
the enthusiasm permitted to refined ma
ture may be expressed in his behalf with
out exciting plying smile. One of 'our
own poets. whose Tyre was modulated pre-.
csely to accord with the souls of those he
has SO long played for, says, only LOO truly
You lie down 10 your shady sumber,
And awake with bug in yourear;
And your miIkmaid who walks in the morning
Is shod like mountaineer-
impressing v@ry clearly the dangers OF rus.
tic sentimentality. To these fastidiOus and
ethereal beings,
a sly filtration
By the light of chandelier
is the highest heaven to which they aspire
But beg your pardon, Miss Wilmot; am
actually preaching at fancy ball. have
made myself very stupid, no doubt, and will
try and make some amends by attending
you to the supper-room, with your permis-
sion. Now, if all nations could be as easily
moved in one direction as their motley rep
We Joined the crowd which were press
ing into the dining room. 1t looked so
queer to me to see such brilliant person
ages, courtly danes, princes, nymphs, pa
ges, Pagans, and Christians all engaged in
eating, as if there was no other occupation
in the word, that | had rather louk and
laugh than taste any of the dsinties which
my chie.ta.n brought me. There was a
lpiLy. beautiful Tiiania, in an exquisite
ilce dress, that looked 10 ii about to mol,
into mist, and with little silvery ings fold
ed on her shoulders, eating salad, inste ad
Of sipping hower-dew. saw queen, gIt-
terlng with diamonds, sitting down in a
chance corner, with great plate full OF
knick-knacks; sentimental cavelipr was
stuffiIDg himself with cold turkey: OthelIo
was washing down his grief with cham
payne.
| must say, mother, have seen more rea
good manners at one of our parting bees
than saw there. You see, there was a
great crowd; and some people were afraid
that they would get nothing, that there was
actually a little of what | should cal
scrambling going on. The ladies' aPpetites
were not quite so dainty as their dresses;
and-if | must own i'll was certain thai
more than One Of the gentlemen took more
wine than was good for them.
ga supper-table is what call your. true
leveller, real republican institution" SAID
my Scotchman. There's Queen Elizabeth
hoh-nobbing over plate of com6ts will
Davy Crockett; and there's Ophelia con.
solng herself with an ice. Isn't this q
pleasant and instructive scene, Miss Viii
mot"
thought ! detected little sarcasm in
his voice voice; but answered him that
was very much entertained indeed, as i
was all so new to me.
But he was not my only attendant
Everybody was very civil to me. "Was
enjoying myself! How Pleased my uncl,
must be to have me in his houseI he mus
be SO lonely! Why could not spend tn,
winter with him, They hoped to have tn,
pleasure of making my better acquaintance
very soon. What pretty character | ha
chosen! hLw becoming it was 10 mel" &c
&c.
Once and a while, Uncle Eben woul
contrive to get by my side; and then h
would tap my cheek, and there would b
such quizzical twinkle in mis- eyes that
could see he was very much pleased abou
something. "Just as | expected" he sal
once. "l see my little daisy is in fu
bloom -ta-night- Enjoying yourself. or
youl''
When ne had opportunity, he woul
point out and explain some of the dresse
and characters to me. "Do you see tha
Sister of Charityl" he whispered, toward
the close of the ball. "That is Mrs -
the lady palroness of all the charitable SC
cieties, benevolent institutions, &C., in tn
city. She spends her whole time in doin
good. Those who do know say that sh
lasiens her sewing-girl down to The lowe.
price, and pays her washer-woman in co
victuals and old clothes. But it would b
feresy to doubt her self-sacrifcing virtu
Why, only lately she has organized soc
ETY. among the ladies of her circle, calle
the Greenland Fan Society," Throug
their exertions, ship has been churtere
and whole cargo of fans, dilapidated an
otherwise, collected from their fair owner
and dispatched to Greenland, to relieve Il
poor suffers there from the heat; and it
expected that fans will be found to be e:
ceedingly useful in promoting comfort, CT
iization, and Christianity. Last wint
] she distinguished herself by her indie
D gable industry in procuring Subscription
10 purchase fanr ell petticoats for the Sout
, c.. TslanJora Rut c,nnot ao,..x.