The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-09-10
The Bloomsbury Christening.


Mr.. Dantou was y Young man of about fve-and-
twent-. with c0nsii, rahle stocb' Of impudouce,
AID very small hare of ideas he " Ms great IA
vor.tc, especially with young ladies' Of from sixteen
10 twerty-siN years - aye, both II elusive. Tie
could initiate TIE French horn TO adfn ration. sang
outlic songs most nmtably. and had the most in
einua,'ug way Of saving impairment ,Tothiugs TO
biz duatirc female Aimirrrf. He hn't acquired,
somehow or othcr he reputation OF being grrat
VIZ AID. accordingly, whenever be 'Opcn"i his
mouth, cycry body who knew him lau ghet very
heartily.
The introduction took place in due s1-m. Mr.
Danton bowed ana tpirlCIa lAdy's hrndk crrhci,
which he he'll in his hand. in most coIns way.
Everybody smiled.
'vcry warm said Dumps feeling II necessary
10 say something.
'Ycs. II wos warmer vest, rdsv." returned the
brilliant ar pantou. A great laugh.
II have great pleasure m CO ngratiating you 'on
yo,ir iist GIp arrnce In the character Of father,
SIR" he cont nu'd, addressing Immts-'todfaif er.
mean" The young Lakes were onvulscd.A,nd
the gentlemen In ccstasicT.
A general hum uf admiration interrupted the
conversation and announced the entrance Of nurse
with the baby universal rush Of the Young
ladics Immediately took place. ot'irls are always
70 fond Of babies IN corupsny.l
'rOh. you dear :" aid one.
'How :" cried another, IN NV tone Of
the most enthusiastic adrniruuon.
"Hcavculy !" added third.
''oh what dear little srms!" said fourth.
holding up an arm aud frt about the s1e and
sharr uf Lex Of fowl cleanly picked.
"Did yon cyer"-said lille coquette, who
looked like u French hthoprnph, appealing TO n
gentleman Va three waistcoa,s ''Dd you cver'--
~ yer in my lift," returned her admirer, pull
ing mp h collar.
''Oh, do let me take II, nurse" cried another
young Lady. "Thc ioyc!"
'tan it ppcn it, cycs. nurse ." inquired another.
affecting tho utmost innocence. Suffice il 10 say
that tie single aides unanimously voted him an
an-c, and that The married. oues, mem. can,
ngrc 81 tha, he was dJcid~llv the fnost baby they
tad ever t.hclI-.'Ncept t,e.- own.
Tic oulir.l!rs we're resumed with great spirit,
NJ panton was uu.ver sally ''.nittcd To- 10 beyond
hin SELF several younG iaCcs enchanted tho com
p0uv and gained ndm'r"rs 10y singing. I'VE met"
-" ! saw her NJ the Fancy Fair"-"Can believe
loves Wreath VIII pain and other equally sem
timcntal and n,ertstins bll'ads. "Ine young
men," us Mr.. k,tt,r.cii sad. "m,do themselves
very agreeable - the yrs7 did not lose their orior-
tun.'N and tie evening promised g. 90 on excel
'cnilv Dumps ,.dr'i NJ nd ". He had devised a
rlIr Tor hn-clf-N liulc "a. of fun in hit own way
and he was almost loupr lie played a rubber
and Lost every point. Mr. Dantnn said he could not
have luss every point, bcra &c he made point Of
losing Everybody Laugh c,' tremendously. Dumps
retortod with bitter Joke, nd nobody smiled, with
the exception OF the host, vi TO scemed to consider il
his duty to laugh, I'll he rs black IN the face, At
everything. There was on ~ one drawback Il g
musicians not play with lutc as much sp rit AZ
could have been wished, III cause. however, was
satisfactorily explained for it appeared, On The
'stinony oi - gentleman who had come up from
ur7vcscnd IN the sitcru 1on Il at they hal teen cf-
rn ,ei on Noari a steamer All law and had ,i-oI
almost without cessotton ali The, way 10 Gruvfe",nJ
and all the way back again.
wore f,,,- la lam. t,r,,,'es ON Inc ,si uh;cb
would have lookeI ,cnutlh,l 7 thew hi meitc,
o,,,,y when tho simmer Lc5an and tho wa,cr.r.'u
,,bs, rrIy an, . ,hnt in.,, rd NJ iDt' 800
II ran over tbc ,oIlc in,b Tb,n ,hcr. Var ,n,yi,
opl tnnc~u, ,,J WIND and s,,ec,s and lol CO.
s1I,l md ro,trI b.,t and ev, rvthinT Aud m.
n, 'ttrri, Il .,, ,i,,- an ,,r cicnr n,a,ea ,,,d
ttc cI,,i mates ddn,t come aud ,brn no emile
u.,n who wanted ,bo ., tce said mo. diin,t mind
mood tuke a lIly,s and th,n Mr. 'Eitt,rh,u nn
rlaulod thcjr g,iIa,trv a,.I ,L. s,r,sn-ro,c, ran
about m he tlough, his "a M was vcry hardly
carmel N "A No vo,,uc l;cs dilu,, on, much frr
fear Il sikSliu,t iool- tornar.ic. and thc married
ladi.s ,o, nt ,nrh as u',,s,tic fo- fear thov
sbG,l,ir,, ba.y, cI,'I a,,t !. e,r,,. S,,i NJ vino
was drank. and everybody talked and laughed
considcrlhI,
"Uysn Iusb :" s,il Mr.. Ki,,crbcll r,s'p- and
looking y,-, i,,'r,-,,,, M love tthis WIS nJ.
drcssri ~ liz A. ,o =, The oiL,r end of The tahlI.