Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1860-10-20

ing ? Ddn't tell me nothing il never
smeled so in the world Had TO cary a
torch ? That's sweet business for man
vino pre,ends 10 be the father of large
family. Next Ihing!I shall expect to hear
Of you IS, that you We been splitting rails
for general circulation. / kno,C nothing
about politics {? Don't, eh! | don't
want to know nothing about politics, if |
have to neglect my faulty and carry stink
ing torches for the benefit OF lazy man
in Illinois who is trying to be President.
Want TO slerp9 ? | thought you were
Wide Awake, suppose you've kept a
wake to night on whsbey, hsvn't you /!
Where have you been all this time the
Town clock has just struck three.
Been 10 10nawanda to raise a
liberty pole ? That's sweet note.
Why didn't the Wide Awakes of Tona
wanda raise their own pole ! expect
republicans ale scarce in that section, and
you've been trying TO make a great
spIurge. We'll, you can't fool anybody.
believe | know something about politics
myself, and know that YOU are drunk.
That's what you are. MIST go 10 sierp,
must you Why didn't you think Of
that before I've had no sleep TO night,
and you never once thought Of me.
You re an old brute, aud just such a
man as ought 10 vote for an old Iail-split-
ter.
The Princes Ball in New York.
This grand event OF the New \ ork
fashionable world, came off on Friday
night at the Academy Of Music with bril-
liant ccIat The spacious Academy was
literally damned" with guests, not less
than 8 3,l05 Of whom i. is estimated parlc-
ipated i'll The festivities.
The arrangements were admirable.
The wealth Of flowers Iavished upon cor
riders, galleries, box,ffonls and dOorways
was tropical for variety of hue, and Ara
bian for orIors of bealItude. All that mu-
sic could do to enchanl an aromatic al
mosphere with melody, the most superb
bands procurable in America abundantly
did.
The Prince Of Wales who apparently
has Queen EhzIbeth's passion for Ganc-
ing, made his eniree punctuaIly al 10 O.
clock, armed and equipped as the Com
mittee had kindly directed, in "full eve
nlng Dress" with all the noblemen and
gentlemen of his suite.
Jus, before his arrival, the parquette,
Aoored over from lobby to stage, draped,
besel with exotics the richest and most
fragrant, was rather parterre than a paT-
quette-a parlerre of living flowers, rust
ling, Auttering, cleaning with bright eyes
and brighter Jewels. The boxes and gal
Ieres climbed, tier above tier, into grand
tiara of the same animated beauty, crest
ed and glowing with lines Of the most
brilliant light. Never has the Opera
House presented a spectacle SO sumPtu'
Gus at once and so exquisite as at the
moment Of the Princes entrance upon the
stage, to the persuasive strains Of "God
Save the Queen" But here began the
miscarriages of the night.
The "dais" on which the Prince was
TO have presented himself was no dais al
all, and be was consequently just as visa
bic to the whole mass of the people on
the floor, who surged and swayed TO and
fro in a kind Of weil,bred impalence in
their eagernesS to SEQ him, IS if he had
been Leander in the play. Indeed, but
| for the national air of England, f0w out of
the upper boxes could have suspected his
presence within the sacred space rather
foolishly rallied off for his accommodation.
kind Of frantic promenade, eddying
both ways, then began to defle, or rather
TO entwine itself before the hero of the
evening, as preparation for the opening
Strauss qnadrilIe of the HautS VOlee.
Amore perpIexing promenade was new
er perhaps performed by an enthusiastic
and well-dressed multitude, but before it
had half developed its attractions, 4 was
suddenly interrupted by stupendous
crash. momentary thrill ran through
the crowd, and a panic might perhaps
have ensued with the most appalling
consequences, bad not few gentlemen
in the vicinity Of The Prince, conspicuous
among whom was Ex-Gov. Fish, rushed
forward to reassure the house. In fact
nothing had happened bot the falling in
of large portion Of the floor in the "re
served quarter" and directly in front Of
the Prince.
Before they could recover from the
shock tGev were saIuted with second.
II is made The mater serious. The Prince
andhis party re,realed 10 the supper
room g, lhe bands began 10 play all man.
aer OF wales, polkas and quadrilles in
mad succession, the people began to flow,
as bes, they might, out from the PerllOus
parqueue into he supper-room. Carpen-
lers came on the scene, and a sort OF mod .
anvil chorus. Tot IN the original opera,