Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-08-05
AT MRS. sHODDY,s.

two geBilemeD-who, IN Consequence of re
ceiviug gold lettered invitation 10 Mrs.
Shoddy's grand reception, had ON tie up.
pointed evening proceeded in state to her
snowy residence in ibe Fifth Avenue, New
York-whch avenue, by the.way, is bt liev-
ed by the 'Shodjy 10 lead 10 heaven direct.
Our dressing room experience were pc.
culiar, aud suggustve OF strange scenes TO
follow Int Geing, as We believed, wen en-
d"wed with the repoSe of he We're de
Vetes, We de-ceudcd toward the scene of
action, with tranquil consciousness OF
being in every way tqual 30 the occasion.
Al the very loot of The stairway We, were
accostcd by no less persouuges thao the
hostess herself aud her grown mp daughter.
The latter looked pale aud auxioss /; but
he mother, gorgeous in an ln,euso!y blue
SILK, and huge corobet Of piiik and purple
arli6ciaLr flowers, evidently felt no Iisgiy
iogs Botn s.ared ut US Internationally
Sacdeuy light illumaed the coontenance
uf the elder lady, Us she broke forth io,a
loud, empatbic tone Z: +, 'i'e- '. o. f'. 4. Z
Well. / declare Mrs. Davis and Mrs
Ellis How do you do2 And Miss El-
ls glad 10 see you, I'm sure /; but the
lighls aud every Thing dnzzels me so l don't.
nardly know people. My, my dear, This
sdMr. Ellis and, Mrs Davis, both Kind
rieuds, Of youf' Pa, and Mr.. Ellis's daught
er. (Asde ITO mes Who did you say
the o;her genl leman was Oh yes T! Mr.
Stevens ! Glad to see You, Sir, You may
depend. Young gentlemen are so scarce.
Couldu't hardly get up The part for it. The
war,you see, takes the 0esl of 'em of Oh,I
excuse me-ha ha ! didn't mean no
oifense But every young gentlemen at
part counts one-1don't they Miry
Lori Ma simpered Miss Sboddy. blush,
ing violently. Here Mr. Stevens, always
supe bly,, master OF himself, gracefully
FASTENED TO The rescue, aid in moment
Myra was laughing the glrlish laugh which.
,haiik Heaven eveu Shoddy cannot make
unmusical. -
Dear me sighed the matr on patheticall
ly. Without Offering TO allow US to pass iuto
the drawing rooms, they've been pouring in
thick as siiupr all the evening I'm SO ex
hauSttd cant hardly std6d up, J1B HGlli
Then followed u painful silence Through
the srcbed, rose wOod doorway we could
see the gayly blessed .throng viii bin Ia sea
of blue, pink, aud white. iu which frantic
creatures in black broadclo b aud white
neck ties seemed be insanely bobblng aud
whitliug. lsai Suddenly the music ceased
The waves hesved violently momeu'; III, d
parted like a Dead Sea, c.eaied with gauzti
and gossame-, while au army Of Isrealites,
bearing silver trays laden with ices, passed
safely through the Temporary opening. ~,
G acious ex laimed the hostess at las
with an apologetic start, ougul 10 have
taken you in. MIry. she added, nodjing
her head sideways toward Us, as. she spoke,
you must introduce them. n n
Oh, mother, was he SOLO rocs reply, /
can't do it'll feel toe used up,
Yes, you musl-very auslerely-I shan't
dot it. Qoir,t.,l
The refractory daughter was conquered
Well. mother. She replied. 10 Stage whisp
er, Ill do it all toge her, but can't intro
duee 'em separate.
Thus encouraged. we bumbly followed
be young lady, aud after being presented
IN most novel and remarkable manner 10
he slariug ,merpaids and mermen. we found
ourselves slowly drifting toward an auchor
age in the glitieribg saloon, 4.-,, arr
Young faces were there, radiant With 10
tense enjoyment older faces with start.
led, puzzled look upon them, as though the
unaccosl omed scene wrought more anxiety
han. pleasureJ hard faces varpished with
Inas,ic smile !; sofi, uninterpretabie faces,
which were either saintly or horribly viciousj
aod faces without aby Expression at all:
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