Red Wing sentinel., 1861-03-20
THE INAuGURATI0N BALL. :

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with dancers impatient for the signal
to commence I" the mazy," but ~ Mr..
Lincoln had not yet arrived, it was not
considered etiquette to begin. j A, little
while longer and the youtlgsters ihnpa;
tient for the pastime, started the band
and at it they went. Soon, however,
it was noised about that the party had.
arrived. Dancing was for = momentS
suspended, tho orchestra had. struck
up "Hail to the Chief;"'r and all eyes
were turned to tho niain ,cntrance.--
He comes (the chiefly with the Mayor
on his right and stout man, who looks
like a Pennsylvania iron! !manufacturer,;
on his left, and with those conductors.
(" Old Abe'' walks down the hall .bs-
tween the lines of the asscmblagc, very
much like q man in 3. drcaml., Ono
lady observes. "0ld Abe. as ! i've, il
tipsy. Look at that funny smile
But cold Abe" was simply fatiGaed,
and perhaps q little distracted with t6s
bewildering events Of tho last twentf-'
four hours. ,.. .s.,l 49,. r..,.,. r..
Mrs. Lincoln, who followed in He
wake on the arm of the self: :possesse1
Senator Douglas, is still more sslf:pos-
sesscd, and has evidently, with moro
adapted herself than her
taller half, to the exalted station to
which she has been SO strongly advanc-
ed, from the simple social life Of the
little inland capital Of 'Illis,ois: Wo:
men learn such things much f,steE DIAN
men. Mrs. Lincoln shows us,' in her
choice of blue on this occasion, as tho
colcr which suits her fair complexion
best, that she is no stranger t6, the
beautiful scene of the toilet. She dress.
es tastcfully, but We cannot under
stand the force Of an observation wo''
overheard, that she wouldo,ave made
a better match for Judge Douglas than:
F" Old Abc," unless the allnsion was To
the fact that tho Judge and the Lady, 'as'
they walked together. appeared to .bo
of the same height and pr6portions.S
Vice President Hamlin, who 'next9 in !
the royal procession attracts our sttcn-
ton, takes his new ho.iors like, q man
of experience in the ways and wonders
Of political life and party revolutions.
lie is very dark skinned man, with a.
very pleasant face, and one would:
think, who acted upon the maxim, that
it is best 10 take no thought Of the NOR.
row, when sufficient for the day arc tho
evils thereof. .neel., =. =,
The President and his party ascend
ed the platform on tho east Of the ball
room, where I" Old Abc' for 4 quarter
of an hour or more is subjected to an
ordeal of hand shaking, and an ex:-
change of convcntionalitics, which 5hod: j.
passes through acceptably. lie land
his party arc then slipped off into tho
supper room, and very soon thereafter
all hands follow his example, and stew.
ed oysters, chicken salad, ico cream
champagne, Madeira, and We dare say
4 bottle or so of whiskey, (me favorite
drink of Washington politicianl) ,infhso
some degree of life and hilarity into tho
company. sold Abe" VIC believe: is i.
a cold water man; but still We think:
it apparent that Gerrit Smiths total
abstinence principles havcf7not as yet
been very extensively cngrafted uponri
the Republican party. :,
Soon after supper the Presidential
party retire, the company begins 10 thin
off. but tho dancing, withal,, with more
livcl:ncss, is resumed and continuc to.
the F" wee sma' hours Of the morning.
The ball-a beautiful spectacle Of dec
oration, illuminations, fair women, cos
tunes and dccorum--has <bqcn, to q
close observer, 4 somewhat melancholy
affair, abounding in fears and fercbo.i-
ings Of coming evil, while financially,
We apprehcnd the enterprise Win WIN 1btovo
4 losing speculation. 's'a sa=sin ads
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SATISFACTORY BAIL-TA gentleman i
recently appeared in Wisconsin court
to give bail for q frfend III The, sum Of
three thousand dollars: The clerk Of
the court, though ho we'll knew tho
responsibility at; tho gcntlcnciI, could
notrcstrain his ,aconstoined9 impcrti.
nenoc. "Well, sir. how, do 1yop make
yourself to be worth three thonsan,l'
do!l,rs??', The gontletimp,arS Z u Sycry ielib,
crately specified the particulars up -
two thousand niho huadrcd and forty.
dollars. "Ay," said tho clerk, shut
that is not enongh by sixty" ssFor that
snnii' i''>rcplie1 tho ,ntiRr. ~ have 4
note Of hand Of one Thomas WILSON,
(the clerk himsclf and I hope re will
have the honesty soon to 1dischafgc it y