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

is brig ht in the two wells that lie among
the roses, when the stars are in the sky
above them; and so are thina eyes, o
maidenl"
Honey is sweet" replied, sand so is
:he breath of flattery; but it does not agree
with all tastes"
II will not offer it to thy inuocent lips,
sweet rustic" he replied; and, after mo-
ment's pause, he added: slave you ever
perused any of nv couplets upon society,"
Here is one of them: To be simply ridicu-
lous is absurd; but to be supremely, mimi
tably ridiculous is sublime. Look about
you, and see if it is not thus"
presume looked as puzzled as l feR.
Do you see any sense in it, mother!
"What pretty little woman was that with
the basket of fiowers!" asked Uncle Eben,
as saw he had had long chat with her.
"Oh, that's my married friend whom
call Bul-bul! Sire lets me into n great
many of the secrets of her acquaintance.-
For instance, she has just told me that that
dashing- looking creature there has not ex-
actly heart, but bosom of steel, and
that she stains her eye-lashes, and eats
Cologne water on sugar to make her eyes
brighter She'll be around here. tomorrow.
and get very infinite with you, I've no
doubt. Well, she's welcome to make use
of ali the sarts and wiles' that she discovers
in my little Lucy.
And so the night passed away, and one
by one, and dozen by dozen the gorgeous
guests DEPARTED; and l stole TO my bed a
little before the hour at which | usually
/ rise, to dream confused dreams, in which
knights, iairies, fower-girls, and lords whir'-
ed all together in dizzy waltz to the swes,
est music. Wasn't it nice, mother! Oh,
did SO wish you were there, that it quite
marred my enjoyment!
Breakfast was quite ready when | got up
that morning, for it was as much as nine
O'Clock. was really ashamed of myself:
for such Incidence. Uncle Eben was wait
ing for me at the break fast-table. The dra-
ma being played" he remarked. al suppose
the entertainment will conclude with a
farce. Do you know what you We got to do
to-dayl As soon as breakfast is over, you
must 90 and have the blue 81 fitted; then
YOU must return and dress for calls. You
will have a few hundred to-day"
"What shall wear, Uncle!"
"Oh, anything! The best dress you have.
By the way, have bought you a corded
skirt, kind of compromise between your
present slimness and crinoline-just enough
to keep you from total disgrace"
Uncle vent with me to the mantuama-
ker's. "Don't you make that dress too low
in the neck; if you do, I'll denounce you,"
he said to Madame -, as we were going
into back room to take my measure.
She laughed and promised. Everybody
seemed to like uncle, he is SC good-natured,
even when he scolds. ..
When we came back, went up stairs 10
put away my bonnet; and, when | came
down, found uncle lying back in his chair
and laughing in a little low way. "Here's
the morning paper" said he. "Read .lls.
Following report of the Fancy Dress Ball at
the house OF our esteemed fellow-citizen.-
- W, Esq'-this paragraph in
especial"
|. l cut it from the paper, mother, and pre-
preserved i, to read to you:-
"But The belle, par erce Isnce. after AL,
was the ACCOMPLISHED and beautiful niece
of the host, the fair NJ SIS L-W-, a stran-
ger in our city, and now whiting at the
hquse of her bachelor uncle. Her dress was
simplicity itself, perfectly appropriate to
the character she personated, that of a coun
t Y maiden; and never were the words of
tie poet more ench1ntugly realized, that
.loveliness needs not the foreign aid of ar
nament' No splendors of the toilet could
have enchauced the Lrilliancy Of that fresh
complexion, or the brightness of those dark
blue eyes. Her beauty is as piquant as it is
fresh. She acted her par: with a charming
naiuete, never forgetting what was due to
the rustic maiden; though the high-born
grace Of the lady still CLEANED through the
enchanting disguise"
But have strung out my s'ory until it is
time to put the dinner up. This afternoon.
will finish it, dear mo'hpr.
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