The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-02-14
Lancaster and IT'S People by Gas!
With Occasional squInts In Daytime.
DY EIGHT-owL.

rooms were transposed into Terpsichorean
balls, voluptuous music swelled the uni
versaI joy, af.ssr
Soft love looked eyes to eyes
r.., Which spake again,
hhd al went merry as marriage bellp
But hushl hark! What sound is that which
strikes mine ear? All! tits the boisterous
ejaculation Of some unfnanca dolt,
speaking words Of threatening import to
my Teutonic friend, yelept in common
nomenclature--Louis Beichler-who at
his post as door-keeper, hath kept in
abeyance all those who wished TO usher
in, but lacked the Naturalization of the
change. This entrance, guarded SO
faithfully, is the one through which must
ass those lovers Of the may waltz and
giddy dance who came not from the Faith.
erlaud. Above are the whirling beauties
OF. the German waltz-abovc and below
Rhine wine and lager beer in close prox-
unity to the dancers. But now,
"a deep sound strikes like u rising knell"
Ills the floor managers putting John
Schwartz out the room--John S4hwartz,
the hero Of many bloodless fights, the
best boot-maker IN the country. the pro>
prietor Of the bagatele, the Egis of the
railroad depot worthy and acceptable
member of the departed Sons of Malta,
and the one on whom the hopes of hun
dreds linger for beer when out OF money
and credit, thrust unceremoniously out of
a ball-room! Another muss up stairs.
down comes Edward Harper. Esq. and
Fox-Ed and Fox's foot in front. A calm
for over minute; down drops Peter
stermer on the pavement. Captain e. D.
having j1lted him one.' Up stairs goes
Dutch Philip, thinks he secs a fly on
Frank Werm's nose and tries 10 brush it
off, but unfortunately hits Frank on the
ear. Hans Reikelnouskadeifer mixes in
with his lip and Philip takes him by the
hair and pulls him down stairs, when Hans
starts of on run; Philip ovcrtakes him,
HaLs yells murder, and both return by
lifferent routes TO the ballroom. Fox
thought ANDY Livingston needed whip
ping and gave him punch or two in the
head; Andy getting mad. struck the ban
sters a hard lick with his eye. Bob Nash,
q driver on the canal, liking the excite
ment, shouted, "Go in, boys!" when a
gouge of Unknown's thumb in his eye
made him "go in'-the boat, Elereupou
some one thought Fox needed a lit.le ex.
ercise and took him dip on the ear; Fox
followed for 'Yawkup,' but 'Yawkup'
failed to appear. O,her little varieties
spiced the occasion on this memorable
night, but we must end as we begun, by
stating that the ball was a glorious sue
cess. Fair women and brave men, dres'd
in gau5y apparel, kept time 10 the mag
nifcent music of Blossy's ACCORDION and
chased the passing hours with flying feet
until the bright bcams Of Friday morn
ins's sun shed its refuIgeut rays over
rampsrts Of empty beer casks.
BILLY CoNN, an "oll stager," but now
a Constable in Bloom township, came to
town on turday with warrant for the
arrest of person who had stolen eu.
dollar bill. The man had purchased a
watch at the clothing and jewelry store
Of Adolph Aaron. and gave in payment a
ten dollar bill of the same branch as that
stolen, which had passed into the hands
of third party. Conn found the man in
Aaron's store, took him in charge, asked
for a look at the bill; which was granted
by the possessor, when Conn quietly peck.
oted it. Adolph Aaron couldn't stand it
TO see the f'monish" 20 in that way with
out further explanation, SO he pitched into
the Constable, taking him for a sharper,
but Conn proving too much for him, Char.
ley Aaron struck Lin with billy on the
head In The meantime the prisoner os-
capped Adolph was arrested and gave
bail to answer the charge of resisting an
officer in the execution of his duty
Charley would have been arrested, but
gave leg.baiI.
ET Last Saturday was one Of those
beautiful days which remind a person of
the balmy time of Spring. Every one we
Saw appeared to enjoy the change of
weather. and remarked, as they passed
eanh other, Nice day. beautiful weather,
etc. Our townsfolk idlers promenaded
from dawn till dark, ;he dry goods mer-
chants smiled as purchasers came in, the
grocers jumped round as they sold theil
bologna, cheese and gingercakes, and
chuckled wildly as glass after glass of the
favortc beverage of Cambriaus took its
melancholy fight adown the great gateway
of pork and beansi All animated nature
seemed asir, The ladies, pretty creatures,
emul&ting their lords, and hopping largely
for the retarn Of Spring!
THE MARsuALsHIP,-Ths time for the
democratic primary convention is coming
slowly ON Thnrn Is n mlliitnhn of nnn