The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-04-24

er gave party In the world that her husband
didn't reproach her for it--except a wedding
party, which they're always glad to attend
You didn't intend any approach at all - you're
perfectly willing shall be happy in my own
wayf Come, let's go into the library. Ifyou're
tired. you can lounge there as much as you
lplease Oh, | fosgot to tell you the silver came
home to-day, and it's splendid. Mrs. Fitz
Simmons was here when it came, and went
down with me to look at it. She said all those
little pigs running about on the tea pot and ev-
erything were sweet and very appropriate. ]
thought perhaps she had reference to your busi-
ness, SO / told her they weren't pigs at all that
the wild boar occupied a conspicuous place in
the old country heraldry, and had been the crest
of our family ever since the Conquest She
asked me what conquest, and told her didn't
know, she said it must have been the Porcne
War, and told her quite likely. She asked
me the meaning of "Salue Lardans," for Mrs.
Fitz Simmons don't understand Latin as well
she does French, and told her it sgnihed that
"Discretion was the better part Of yalof;" which
she thought was very pretty motto, and very
suitable to anybody in the mercantile line. Her
husbands q lawyer, but he don't make a
quarter the mohey you do, so we've very good
reasons for being friends--she likes my money,
and like her influence; and il she says imper-
tinent things, once and while, have my little
revenges.
But if don't get about my list, pll never
get all the names down. Mrs. Fitz- Simmons
says, if want to make myself popular, and have
my parties successful, must have perfect suppers
and plenty of wine. The music must be good,
but the wine must be better -- that the young
who give life and spirit to such occasions only
ask plenty to eat and drink, and music to dance
by, and girls to dance with, to be satisfied-ii
they are treated well in these respects, they'll
praise me and come again. Very modest OF 'em?
Don't talk about modesty, Rasher, il you don't
want to be ridiculous, Mrs. Clarence Cornell
says It's immodest to talk about anything's be-
ing immodest, for, il we were all as pure as we
ought to be, everything would be pure to us,
which is the reason the very most respectable
ladies can dress and behave as they do, which
seems to me to be very coed reasoning, in
deed, and | hope you won't be going and ma
king fool and bad man of yourself and pro-
wing yourself to be full Of evil thoughts, by be-
ing prudish about matters that all fashionable
people know are proper. You're suited, if the
women aae? What's that tackled up against
those books, like notice of sheriff's sale a.
gainst wall? Read it and see?
WANTED. A Governess for two full grown
people, who, having suddenly become wealthy
enough to purchase q library, want somebody
to xplain it to them She must understand the
history of Grease, French, Hog Latin and Po-
liteness, and be capable Of giving the butler or
ders when the lady Of the house is up stump.
Celery satisfactory"
Now, Rasher, that's Jour handwriting, and
your spelling too: how long has It been up there!
That friend of Mrs. Ceruean's was here to day
that literary gentleman that she thinks such a
lion. What's that2 lion, you guess, by the
way she shows him up as ifhe were atBarnum's:
Oh, hush! he was here this very afternoon, look
in at the looks and know now what he was
laughing at, though he pretended it was some
thing else. Ii you aoiR play practical jokes,
play 'em on somebody besides me. Oh, you
needn't 60 to hugging me like bear that's a
certain sign you feel guilty.
Well, Cerintha, the party's over The but
ler's putting away the things, and there's a
platefu Of grease on the dining room carpet,
saw this morning when l went to take a cup
of tea to clear off my headache. fhad your
and Felicia's breakfast sent to bed, for l knew
you wooldn't want 10 get up until noon. It's
twelve now, and | couldn't wait any longer 10
come in and talk over the affair. Did you en-
ljoy yourselves girls as we'll las you expected?
think it was splendid affair. lit hadn't been
for that accident, which really made your faith
er angry and II it hadn't been for two or three
things he pouM say and his atrocious puns,
should think the party was great success
Mrs. FI'z-S Simmons congratulated me be fore
she went away. She said she hadn't been to q
party this season that cost so n-uch-the supper
was exquiste-and who furnished the liquors.
You know didn't let your father see my dress
until was all ready for the evening, and then
let him in my chamber to get his opinion. lie
said looked as nice as if was coin-fed What
did you say? You think it wasn't exactly in
good taste for the hostess to be dressed so much
I-Magenta velvet and white plumes? Why
didn't you say so before, then and would have
altered my style? You danced better than any
girl in the rooms and Felicia looked the pretti.
est. And don't think you need to be asham-
ed OF your mother last night, girls. Everybody
was complimenting me, and my girls. and my
furniture, and my house. Mr.. Easalby asked
me where / got such fine pictures, and wheth
er bought them by the square yard or by the
piece was glad to tell him what bargain
got in them, and he congratulated me on it in
the pleasantest manner. Your father was in
the best Of humors, full of his jokes and talk
but for my part, I'd rather he'd q been more
silent and retiring. for though he made good
deal of laughing, he made SO many fa,tn pas, he
When Mrs. Girand lost off that elegant necklace
she wore, he told her "she was casting her
pearls before swine," which wasn't very flatter.
ing to those nice young men who surrounded
her. Which reminds me again OF the accident.
The butler tells me those young gentlemen who
cut the ropes had first gone up stairs to the
lprivate liquor room, and drank too much bran
dy and water, and they felt SO funny aud full oI
mischief they didn't know what to do with
themselves; and happening to pass the dumb.
waiter, one OF 'em said it would be deuced
good thing to cut the ropes and the rest laugh
ed, and thought it would, and two of 'em did
it, and down went the waiter with all them
fancy bottles and cut glass on it, and that splen
did great punch bowl and lot Of my finest por.
lcelain.
When we heard the crash, turned quite
pale, for thought some Of the floors had broke
down, or something awful; but when your pa
saw the mischief and found out how it was done.
he was real angry about it, which isn't very
common for him. begged and implored him
to say nothing, and finally got good natured a.
gain, but heard him telling Senator Brown at
the supper. table, he thought 1t was "cutting il
rather to fat" and IL the young men thought
ths could treat him in that manner, .hey,d got
the wrong pig by the ear; they should never be
asked to his house again. But must coax
him out of that, for those very young gent,ema,
belong to the cream Of our set, and they only
happened to take little too much. Ofcourse.
ifthey'd have beenin their senses they wouldn't
have done il. You hope he won't offend young
! Spangler? Inoticed he danced with you twice.
last night, my dear, 50 went straight to Mrs
Fitz Simunons and asked her, confdentiaily, ali
about him. He lives rather high, and belong.