The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-05
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o. OTIS OF TffE DAY.
'sHaTTlaOoea. -. Wednesday Evening. 6 P. b
I'm = .l=s,cing man
Not janpitgjack" exactly bat - enthu
siastic trippef OF the flight fantastic" Moolls
ago, "BusIamente" aud your humble servalt.
had the good fortune to receive an invitation
to Soirse da'isqaie a IA Chsttean Knouge,'
among the classic Cumberlande, highlands
The Chateau was thronged with the ellie Of
the beauty ard fashion Of the time. Dulcet
music from TIC timbrel the lutte, the triangle
and the twanging. banjo made the atmosphere
meifuous, and ialo~ iapels The brilliahey o..
which was only ezceled by fhe sparkle Of
Ftrilous 81 noes, made the scene very bright
one. Q
Was ushered into an ante-chanber; war
Invested d ny overall aud ,hdpeaq; was
made 20 drifk effioesiy d tie fey beverage
p il.e seaeoujNas dragged thence by the alboa
INTO room full Of moving couples, and was
lTesented TO an arialbhd Of paradise ROBBED
10 faae aud gapze, who bowed to no with
enchanting grace.
The FIRST query shot at herr" Gagged for
next eet?"
Yes, air r and she Immediately renewed
she had been successfully sus-
tairhg With half dozen galhnts surrounding
Ter aleat a.tue.
Here was poser There was 10 chance to
get a.word il, dge-ways, nor to have il ausweI-
Cd raiieilaIIy III Did. Mycaqp1oae was gone,
AID stood like defeated candidate LETT out
~ he wet Secling 70. my kueckti with one
hand, aud my pocket handkerchief with The
other Just Then the awkwa3hess OF my
position wa somewlat Fudely relieved by
couple from The SET returning backward, from
: "iorwardtwo" the frAier vessel Of tho con
roy bearing hull down against me with con,
'nssion SO violent That was pitched hcsdlung
nlo the lap Of bird Of paradise. SHE screamed
4 little sereaii, andi boundedup like eli rout
4 shovel. Gaauts dispersed, examining
heir handkerchief in their nou,hs-- either 10
Keep irol,n laughing, or else they went to take
'"dfinksll round"
again apostrophised hid Of paradise
How 'miy ets.gaged for
She told me about fortyuine land secur
d he ioriieih--sheered of-and drew up
Iongsido another prize, whom Isecured in Che
lext On drlle, Tiien began lively dance
The gentle musician, an American Of African
iesceut,' erlIyened the inspiring strains will
vocal improyosatious, such as
'r-r.r.lpm, tiddy'hddy raddle, sdle-ladle'--
md 'k,ll W sci" as the scraping OF clipper
Md pump stuffed merry time to tho delightful
Round We went IN periec,
"hrl Of excitement through and back, in and
'At up aud doSp, while the protnpter at the
op o. HE lungs kept rolling the white Of his
'euara and yelling out lead ,pto the right,
with "ri-tum llddy eddle sddle, ledle," aud
tar-a 20 podher."
Just here, in breathing spell, tried my
Conversational powers upon my fair companion
= subject, the weather. Had got SO far 90
0 sugges' tina the evening was quite spring
Ike aud balmy-when we. ewing corners
,ly partner returning, asked me whai it was
had said about Alabama. was about 20
xplaln, when size made bayonet thrust al
40 vita her fan, and then laughing immoder-
teiy and nplscnelvously, pointed 1t over my
noulder turned to discover little syhh
eating bael; aud forth at me,.(I don't know
ow loag size had Deen IN in0tiol) aud nslnc
yey ms ieeI look a double shuttle, and !
lnlga ihenIile dalseuue, and again Irled to
pen.np o eonversa lou. la'
Did you ever Indulge il small talk at q
apcing pariyf Verify it is the most inspld
rall saal things. The bathroom is Babel
= umtIehgible jasgon, as difficult Of c0mplc.
gilsiop as ne risus I the Zoilac to bind
sap. Ine ladies, seldom, II ever talk to each
Their on such occasiops-- the men always do--
I groups with accompanying winks, nndges,
to-, That cannot appear Oh paper.
9.hCh mVlv 70 eA'd. aud much less that TO- il
yer remembered at such time, than uny
tner Everybody talks 10 hrs partner, and
verybody s'Partner talks "a everybody and
u they say iI.--nolhug. Ever since the West.
~ gnl remarked at an Arkansas ball: Here
a, hold NY later twell lrOt reel willrtlis
ego teller with 'llr siore clothes" such h.s
zen the characteristic Of the literature IL tho
luairille
Yoeaddress . remark, shich, IL IN q tole
!. voice happens 10 rise superior to the din Il
no tiddles, 10 as likely to DO taken b, ans.
ody elBcs partner as your own a romnk
addressed 70 YOU, only h.lf Of which you
appen 70 catch and comprehend, and you are
Onsc4uepily mJsiied for the balance of The
=" = you secl, an explanation, you viii dis
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