The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12
THURSDAY. .
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soiree Of my newly married young
friend, Mrs. Beverly, on Napoleon
Avenue, Oh the evening of February
10th last. There was music and dan
: cling on the occasion. Ny eldest
daughter-a lovely maiden'of seven
teen-was leaning on my arm as we
stood surveying the gay scene; lil'a-
b hing the aroma of IL Thousand eou-
uuets, and listening to the maSn'h-
cent strains Of harmony evoked from
instruments Charltonians. Present.
ly l distinctly heard piping voice
near me observe,
.Chawlie! who's that chawming
creachaw leaning on thet old fellah's
AVN oval theahl Dye see me deah
fellah?'
"Whawt? thet gawl in tn bloc
silk and black cuhls?'
"Exactly!'
3 Aw!-thct's old Dykes and his
$ dawtah-wegulah old boah-deaf as
the vewy dooce-dem'd po'ty gawl,
though. Sh'll ah intrawdoocc yah!'
cav don't mind"
Presently, saw approaching us a
pair of peg-top trowsers and other
traps that constituted the makeup
Of Mr.. Charles suppy-a young ass:
with no brains, and foreign airs y
enough to put Mr.. Barnum's WHAT
is-it" quiet out of conceit. He led
wo-segone-looking young fellow,
who stroLed bit of yellow fnrze UNI
der his nose as he came.
"Aw!-good evening, Mistaw
Bykes." said the overpowering young
ster: "pawmit me to intrawdooce me
friend, Mistaw Noodle"
Mr.. Noodle bowed till l looked over
!, his head down his spine. When he
came up said,
"How are you, Noodle! want an
introduction. to my daughter, ha =
Clara, this is Mr.. Noodle-Mr. Moo
die, this is the daughter of a regular
old bore-deaf as the very deuce
but don't mind me-.
Mr.. Noodle bowed, came up, and
said:
"Haw!' ---...-
Mr.. Sappy was adjusting his cra
vat and surveying something in one
of the chandeliers that made him
very red III the face. He has evel
since been an incorrigiblc disbelievel
in my slight deafness. But forgive
han.
".
InIS5G l attended IL mass mee;in:
in old jackson Hall. There was
tremendous crowd and Il good deal o
noise. ! have small taste for politi
cal hubbubs in general; but owing t
my great anxiety that our Presiden
tial candidate should be elected,
had permitted myself to minsle il
politics little during the campaig
in question. This meeting was clos
on the eve of the election, and eil
ihusiasm was at high pitch.
Joined in it to Il great extent, an
even went so far as to mount chai
and make an overwhelming speect
There being several other speaker
..going at the same time, and all sort
of shouts and cries from the rabblt
the act of declaimins came very nea
that Of trying to drown the roaring
of ten thousand spindles in a cottor
mill. / got down from the chair a
ter speaking, with face like a co,
tiasration, and feeling more or less il
toxicated with the glory of "thi
great occasion, where the treemen {
this vast, city had gathered in the
strength to maintain and uphold til
rights dear to their hearts, and 5
forth, and SO on. / suppose Choro
bus, the Olympian boxer, when i
marched, crowned with olive leave
through the gap in the walls of b
native city, amidst the glory -peal
that ever signaled the advent of II
champion of Hellas, the fairest mai
ems strewing his way with smiles ar
fowers-I say, l suppose Chor9b'
felt similar enthusiastic glow to tn
which burned in my bosom as l ste
ped down from the chair amidst Il
cheers of my fellow-citizens. !
that proud moment, when l cou
have grasped warmly the hand of II
bitterest enemy Gf he voted o
ticket,) I overheard friend of mi
named Moore make a remark. Moo
was one whom l had always rank
among my most ardent admirers.
Moore said, with his back to me +:
Dykes is always making an
fernal mule of himself at pub
meetings, though he has no me
speech. making ability than b
lows
turned upon him in indignatit
.sAh, Bykes," said he graspi
my hand cordially, you did unu'
ally we'll! Capital speech !
you always hit the nail square on
head. Wish some of these gas bs
had half your ability in the orator.
THANK yon!" said 1. "Ther
Van Brewin, for instance, who
speakinp now: he is always maxi