The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-09-12


around him, Loring, escorted by Sam,
reached the. ball quite Hnsuspected
But how 70 pass the Receiver Of tickets
was the next question:. Sans ready wit
came to the resc ue.
Massa say, pass rigiltson, be baWsed,
as Loring hesitated 4. He forgot de glSHes
and de tickets, and gone back t0 Eh
| And M the gaseksebrra nos u SslIfesaS 3
ffe slightest suspicion of this beat ~
l1z nagnificentty dressed young lss
fing passed without oppositian late
dressng-roo
Such giggling, chattering, whispering.
titteYing! Such waving Of draperies.
cleaning of jewels, and flirting of fans!
such exhibitions Of lovely necks and
shoulders as dresses were hooked up
suck ankles as were revealed such lac
ing Of boots and tying ofslippers lar
ranging of ctrls- and we must say IT'D,
putting on OF rouge and powder
boring was confounded, suffocated,
overwhelmed. Wolf in Sleeps clothing
| that he was under the battery of eyes,
black, brown, and blue, levelled at him on
his entrance, attracted by his beauty and
the splendor Of his costume. ~
your sash is undone,' warbled sweet.
voice close in bis ear, and turning he con-
| fronted blue-eved, ringleted fairy in a
peasants costume, holding up one end OF
the trailing ribbon. .
Let me fix it for you.' She proceed
Led, ascribing Loring's awkwardness to
"You are a stranger, aren't
YOU? thought so. have been watct-
| ing you this half hour. When are ysu
| going in?' Not till your father conesH
| IL L.
with me-my name is De Haes l0Fs
ence De Haes have taken fancy fo.
you. What is your name
s-s Annie Leyne.' 1.
Come, will introduce you 70 part
ners. | never saw a girl liked at first
sight so much as you,' and thus attiing
| to the infinite amusement of her compan-
| ion, who was at loss to comprHhend the
secret ofthe attraction she found 50 strange
she almost pulled Loring iut0Tthc BALI
room, where he soon found hifnseit, the
belle Of the evening.
In the midst of an animated Irritation
with Mr.. De Haes, the brother of his
new-found acquaintance, Loring to his
no small amusement, deserted his three
friends perambulating the saloon, evi-
IDENTIFY in search of himself, and, as
they passed and-repassed, was even
enabled to gather from disjointed
i they believed him not to be present.
! ..Once assured of this fact, he redou-
! bled certain little coquetries he had been
kpracticing on Mr..De. Haes, after the
most apptoYed style of some of his lady
! aouuaintanees, and ere long succeeded
in attracting the attention of Captain
Kenneth. :.
| tsBy Jove,. what a handsome cir" ="
exclaimed that gentleman, putting up
his eyeglass, and, after a somewhat pro-
longed stare, lounged up to De Haes,
in a jaunty style, which he thought ire
i sistible, Il say, George, no monopoly!
fair play, you know! Introduce me =
i with; which request, though evidently
+ disp pleased Wffh.: both the manner and
I Dfatter The seoiihg man was forced to
! :izcoia,,ay, and Allan :graciously .accepted
KenliGth's infIfatFolf td.tdaltee.. g he
gallant captens marched off wiak' his
psize under TisIa41n, little Saea.iiisiB, as
he afterwards expressed it, swfsN sort
c. a craft he had in tow ??..s,ss-
Was Miss Leyne. a..stEahge ska the
d ysps Miss LeSass Ss lad only, arrived
3. - ~, y ,sa.S
skfssse was sare sf H., Hkssdsome
SgsisS Ashld, |, ,noR remain unRnewn lon
a Cos Ban two days in New Orleans
rs that a compliment deHsandec
8iian. ::
J. : II am like mirror-I never compli
insht,' returned the captain
But like a mirror, You sometimes
deceive, suppose '.-.
Not one like you, thought occasionally
, refecs4ak appearance; as, for instance
half az hour ago, whenI remarked t.
, my FRIEND, Captain Ranger that yCo'
!. were the finest looking woman in the
room
You are bold,' said Loring, sup
! pre- sing with difficulty strong sesir'
. to laugh.
; 4 am a sailor, and it is my nature
despise conventional ties, and the r.
D., straints of custom. IhaveeIpy know
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