The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-23
Nithmonu pispatth.
MORNING. : u AN. ., 1851
MY COMING OUT.

I
read alone when unseen. There was a deinnr
ahout my going-hew my heart sank but ~
was decided before papa went out to see ms
patients that we should go. II was All sMiss
Smythe TO me. | had isew t!iSesS bongbtt rs
white A. blanc mango my oit ones were oniy
fit for break ape" al school mamma Wouio
have treated my going an indiHeF"t M, !
ter. and no more tn1n II II were hfps eo.ns
into desert whereas ii was my coming ou'; ny
first grown up party--no, was oesy ~
have "A new dress and got a. II oieiises'
about il every night saeh curious aIfshss7
The~e WAS onr yer. handsome aileer, Win q
sword. and black moits'ache, who appeared !
10 mo three times followed me All over the
room and would hold ths pedaI ftJSn Tor me
>vitb his foot when played. 1 do play.
hogan 10 believe in hfra the third asse, s,nsf
imparied the secret 10 my t'e'trest iriehu TO
whom tell everything. Tue Gay CAME az lsst
7 had 4 Dreadful sore throat, but OF course
,lta no, tell ANYBODY. i really had not pa tence
TO see "a pa making baby "iide-a -coc X horse,
II should like to ask Darwin what L. aeoch-
hors, u u il nothing We're going 70 happen
He little knew how soon nc might be called
upon 10 part with me 10 some one else, but
then ne had not dreamed j con1d not help
agreeing with Ann. who said How wen You
do look miss, 10 hi sarr :" And did look
well VI Y hair, rich brown, from pointtlIn,
in ringle,s that looked as II nothing wonid
bring them out, quite Heated. Bnt must
leave my appearance To your IMAGINATION
only if were somebody eisr who had To d.
scribe IA e that evening, could do II we'll Ny
dress fortunately arrived IN htnei my kid
the door. Nobody was taken suddenly Ill, and
wanted papa--as generally happens when ne
is goins any where- 80 lar eNerythI pros
pered my coming ont. All the way there 4
tboncbr over Rnifs IN be 6bsefr6i trhea IN
Colnpuay--d Compdatoa fQr me .tHofc,
a book we used AT Miss Coldstieam $, where
was At school, and where we "a 10 carry
them into practice, At a large tioIe WIN 'ti
uttIa mon ~ How we'll / remember upset
ting a potato, and being made al example Oh
Some OF the rates ~ table were WHAT every
tho nh Fls 8
CoLJs1n.t1n slid WIS SO refined. One WAS
"Never attempt to hold converse with your
voisiu white YOUR bouelleI is reinpn de
vitndes; - and one "I!Ie cl9uL glance al
verse before raising thd yittlds 10 yoar ilps-
II is better 10 m anger en- accord. when we
entered the drawing room, they Were IN tn9
twilight and as the room was large coillo
NOT see we'll, The lady of the house, who Is
very deaf came and talked TO ne but, as she
heard everything wrong That l observed, IL was
uninteresting. She likewise brought the chill
dren which thought tiresoine we nave TWO
babies ut home, tWlGs, VINO are diWays Wehtei
to be held or played with, 50 nave enough
of them but they soon cried ana aeparteeu u;
Left TO myself my eyes wandered round the
room / heard papis laugh. In RhfeS to DC
Obserced ii says: Never laugh, only smile
however / suppose poor papa's education
was completed before II came out i ought 10
be thankful for my advantages. There APP
peared to be not a large number OF people, oui
YES not far from me there was the gentle
Young lady in pink by the freight. IL must
be- the officer, devoid OF the sword VINO does
moi believe IN dreams do. l wished candles
would come. that might see him better, anu
that he might see me. / wondered now soon
we should become intimate
An at once | WIS struck dumb by seeing "a
small figure in black standing by Itself near Il
window Suppose 1t should be Il hoy II
nirht hr n man some men Were short; very
short in stature. 1t might be a very young
man But boy / treInhied ana why
p, "a. If
had a creeping presentiment he would take
me in" tremembar, 1t WAS the first time ever
had he.n taken in - There WAS The boy by
itself: here was / by myself. l Turned AWAY
nv rves To the gentleman with the black NOUS
tache but no il would not do, Wlille That
undecided figure was lnrthe room ihefe is !.
step: lamps are coming Now Tor IL yes
il j. a boz, and boy in packets DOWNRIGHT
ionkcts' not even those half and nall species
of garment, descending To the beginning OF the
leg Tne gentleman W tn the black mottslace
never looks AT me- even when 1t l. light; no,
II j. sill the lady on the ottoman but dreams
cannot be wrong three times SO my lady on
the ottoman lad liter make the most oi the
present Another step Il cianklng, Il hrsiiy
odor' \ very stout gen tteman, Nho. has been
string cpnOSitn To me, looks np aitinlateolN
towards the door, rubs his hands, and smiles
at me. did not Know Wltethet To return MS
smile rs had not been Introduced. A very
min gentlenl who has been talking on pro
Dhecy to Il lady with Il blue nose, near me,
sichs and looks detected. | heard INN ask Tor
IL
gentleman with The black nous tache slanccs
1nxiousiv at The hostess. The gentleman with
the black moustache is requested 10 hook the
lady with the blu" nose: the lady IN plnk Is
heeioNyed upon a gentleman with yellow whis-
kers the very thin and the very stout gentle
men are disposed OF . horror the boy II be
ing brought my way Gustit, Us, my y, d ae
cried-aiter all my dreams. after all my anti
cipations. However, there was no help for il
but to take the little wretch arm, and follow
I.,,,r, ufV- / had fhtA mo IN
comfortable place III table (yhere ii is all feg,
and no more room allowed, except the boy S.
The door opened right upon HIM, but he looked
unabtsneu ny any thing, and kept saying to the
waters when the door came harder than
usual Il SAY, draw Ii mild, Old fellow :!
What was more annoying 10 me, was tilat l
had the black moustache fuli III view, tiiu
papa nearly opposite amt the BOY VINO NAG
moi the lowest of NoIc6s, thought himsef
bound 20 talk First party, eh THOUGHT so
mine too His indeed d did not want mo &c
come ia told EN- d he on to se;i Inc GOV
crnor said you Were coming, so mother afleo
her ewes and IL was all right. on See he
Continued cenfidentiaily, things get SO co Id
when they are brought our pesiues, Wiht -
bag n lot for some other 1eloWs.' HOW |
wished dinner was over, and L think the gen
tle1nan with the black no',sta cite wished SO
700 81 saw continued the boy, ''that dish
thare is SO Jolly, have q little before th;t ole
feIlow with the red face gets II ail-~ie KNOWS
what's nice, believe you Captain Rose,
VERY loud whis perl--the mousta~1ne quIYereG
AS IL 1t were Elucu On--"Hlt you hcip tiiic
Young lady by me to some OF that "A good big
NIECE . and then TO me, THAT red face shall bt
disappointed of more.
Wh,t a mortifying dinner. The single con
ISOLATION was, that the boy informed me Ia
did not care Tor drawing rooms Nobody els'
smoke TO me the boy was cohstlersd Il sum
Gent com panion Why, why We're feeling
invented Once, in pause, papa, VINO wa
talkinp TO the mild hostess through speaking
triu,pet and ut whom Gustarus mad grum
bied Tor sending hun a chlcken-ieg the ma te'
legs y said Al see my young TREND ana Hen
rietta are getting on very weli together; IL !
my little girl first party" thought i hst
meyer heard pipl's voice SO loud, and through
q trulnpet The lady replied IN mild voice
and smiling beneyoientiy at us: Yes, Guss.
is very nice.boy !; ana then leaning over mis-
tslfustay us, dear, dom Take too much Ninet
After papas speech, ali was blank TO me
have vision OF GustaTus taking too niue
wine and growing noisy; then OF nasty sig
mai 10 depart, from his mamma, ana OF m
dress being torn by his chair then OF as laelle
clustering round the lire u on the outside,
course and of the lady OF the OTTOMAN look
ing at herselfin the mirror, eeFy near, the
retiring 10 q distant window, Ito look at IN
moon" she said / should perhaps have RI
ioced when heard ii whispered that lover
were q great bore was attracted by Una
lady she seemed something superior 10 m'
and felt very small beside her. Present.
there was a buzz as OF bees, and the gentieme
entered mot the boy and my courage rose
little made a rush AT a seat, which chance
10 be by the lady who admired the moon III
gentleman with the black moustache saul
Tered up. Could il be TO me III last 7 lie ee
tainiy looked AZ me, but not with q glance
pleasure. '.How sweet the moon is !" mul
INJURED the lady Sweets to the sweet
mnrmured the gentleman. The lady smiles
chess said the lady, and accordingly fyer
ktupid of HE, begin to think now n sat Nj