Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-12

| ssHow glad am that you have returned" sal,
she, s'and how improved you look !"
This was said in such tone of affection tina
began to con over an answer, which wOult
weaken the ice, and give her hint of what wa
coming. . - ..{s !.
eyes," I replied, 81 feel wonderfully i'm.
proved and it appears to me, Icontinued, ''ther
is also an Improvement in your appearance
you"
'But how were you pleased with your jour.
ney e. interrupting me, while delicate fusF
passed over her cheeks, "did you not meet will
some Southern beauty, who weaned your heart
from your native placer"
Here was fine opening.
"No, Maria, home is home, and ever dear
must confess, however, that was greatly pleas
| ed with the ladies Of the South, yet / saw non,
who would compare with the girls of my owr
| town. AS for being weaned from home, my
heart is too strongly bound to the scenes of my
| birthplace, and to the friends Of my childhood
to fear that. These are affections, my dear Ma
ria that cling to the heart, and will not forsak'
you, be you where you may, or your situation
what it may. rsst,-s,5 .,4s..s.<t a..
| Here stuck for 8 moment Thinking if
neglected to strike now | should never gather
courage to speak again, / took her willing hand
and, as the moments were precious-for | tel
my courage oozing away commenced:
~ feel truly happy in finding you alone thi
evening have something for your private ear
Yon will excuse my blnntness-my intention il
calling on you this evening, Miss Maria-was-'
The door at this moment opened, and my
friend Adams walked into the room. Isprane
up, and, seizng his extended hand, gave him 8
cordial grasp, although from the bottom Of my
heart wished him anywhere else, at that mo-
ment, than where he was. After we we're seat
ed, we began to talk on common topics. Short
| ly after, thanked him for remembering me iI
the distribution of his bridal cake.
| "Oh," said he, 'that was wife's doings; you
must thank her for that" ,,sef
''Indeed, husband knew not of our friends
return until you told me of it,"
| "Husband wife 70 Gracious heavens i
| Had thunderbolt fell at my feet at the moment
/ should not have been more astonished than
when heard those words. | started from my
seat-my brain reeled, and sudden fantness
/ came over me. l should have fallen had | not
been supported by Maria and George-Mr. and
Mrs. Adams
my dear friend, what is the matter2 2" ex-
claimed both, as began to revive.
| ''Nothing nothing at all" | replied, 'sonly a
touch of-my old complaint-a dzziness!" As
| revived, added, with your leave / will re-
tire"
They urged me strongly to stay-were fearful
might have second attack on the way home,
ETC.. but in vain. When stood in the entry,
waiting to bid them good night, trembled like
an aspen and it was with the greatest difficulty
| made out to utter, MRS. Adams--good even
ing'' It nearly choked me. .s
| When got home, and within my room, the
| first thing did was to throw Maria 8 wedding
cake into the fire-frosting and all and, more
over, drove a large tenpenny nail through the
card into the bed-post, and then went to bed
was confined to my chamber seven days with
fever, at the end of which time got about a.
gain. am now quite reconciled to my fate
and can say MRS. Adams" without hardly 8
stammer.
| Reader the moral: If you are in love, go in
stantly and offer yourself Learn from this the
danger of procrastination.
| The INAUGURATION BALL.-This ball. which
| took place in Washington on Monday night, is
said to have been well attended. There was a
brilliant array of beauty and fashion. One o
the ladies is represented to have been attired in
| two thousand dollars worth of laces and twenty
| thousand dollars worth of diamonds A letter
says:
At 101 o'clock the presidential party came in
Senator Anthony and Vice President Hamlin
supported the President. Senator Douglas es-
corted Mrs. Lincoln Senator Baker, Mrs. Ham
/ lin; Gov. Yates, Mrs Baker, and DR.. Balouche,
Miss Edwards. The band struck up Hail CO.
| Ilnmbia. and the party marched from one end Of
the hall to the other, amid inspiring strains Of
the national air, causing an era of tremendous
good feeling After a brief promenade, the
President, with Mrs. Hamlin. took stations a,
the upper end of the room, and large number
of persons availed themselves of the opportunity
of being presented to Mr.. Lincoln, who shook
hands with everybody. At lii O'Clock, the
/ President and suite went into the supper room
in the same order as they entered the hail. Al
t124 o'clock the quadrille of the evening was dan
ced-Douglas and Mrs. Lincoln, Hamln ani
Miss Edwards, Mayor Berret and-Mrs. Bergman
Mr.. Harrard and Mrs Baker composing the set
Miss Edwards, niece of Mrs. Lincoln, was ac-
knowledged to be the belle ofthe evening. The
ladies of The Presidential party were dressed ex
quistely, and in perfect taste.
THE Fue1T1vE SLAVE ANDERsoN.-In tn,
| House of Commons, on the 9Th inst, Mr.. Fl. B
Sheridan afforded Lord Palmerston an opportu-
Inity Of making an important statement relative
to the cases of the fugitive slave Anderson. Mr.
Sheridan pointed out that the Judgment Of th'
Canadian Court of Queens Bench did not amour
| to warrant for the surrender of the prisoner
| The issuing of warrant for that purpose restet
with the Governor General, and that personag'
had received instructions not to deliver Ander
| son TO the authorities of Missouri without th
consent of the home Government There was