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evening Ollne tnlrQ, MISS VICTORIA NIkGIkli
JNKINsON-the young lady from Central
Alabama, was about 10 dance the mazurka
with young SYLVESTER ADOLPHUs F.ANTAD.
LING. Atleast that was what heard somebody
call him. She was unquestionably TIE mos
diyinely beautiful specimen Of giTlhood my
eyes had ever beheld. With a form thai
would have shamed the celebrated Venus
Of Milo--a form so wonderfully faultless in
its proportions that the behoider could
scarcely believe IL other than the creation d
some inspired sculptor form, in short
which the fairest, proudest goddess that ever
iirted by moonlight amid the roses of heI
OIympian home would have resigned hel
sceptre and her immortality to possess
with eyes that flashed more brightly and
beautifully than the united rays of a constel.
lation Of midnight stars, and made unresist.
ing yassals of thousand hearts at every
glance; with hair more lovably lustrous
but very strongly resembling the golden
mist-fabrics woven in the peariy looms Of
the dawn with lips whose slightest touch
must have been sweeter than Beauty's ling
ering kiss with voice as musical as the
murmur of the silyery fountains of Fairy
land with a step and motion in the dance
which made her seem the very genius OF
poetry; and, in one word, with a cotton
plantation cultivated by an effective force Of
one hundred and fifty-seven hands, who
never heard Of the Freedmen's Bureau
and a bank account whose last semi-annual
statement exhibited a clean balance of nine
teen thousand six hundred and forty-three
dollars and half in her favor; with this
grand combination of attractions, i do not
hesitate 10 repeat that VICTORIA VIRGINIA
JISKINsoS was the most magnifcently beau
tiful woman l ever beheld.
When / entered the ballroom, as / have
already remark ed, VICTORIA VIRGINIA I'M
KTSsoN was about dance the mazurka with a
young gentleman ofthe name Of FANTADLING.
| remember as a pleasing incident of the
evening that she wore what the ladies now
call "tilters" / used to think them weak
invention Of the enemy, but / confess now
that / rather like them. Behold a dozen of
them in the bewildering convolutions Of
Polka or Schottische =
by Junoi It's a goodly sight to see
To him who has no friend or sister there!
But let us proceed. At the moment Of
my entrance, VICTORIA VIRGINIA JINKIEsoE
and young FANTADLING were the only couple
on the floor, and no sooner did the band
strike up and send them whirl-
ing down the hall than my attention was ir-
resistibly attracted to the classic loveliness
Of VICTORIA NmGrNIAs foot and the ex-
quisitely graceful manner in which she han
died il. ] noticed too that the silken hose
which enviously attempted TO conceal it was
of the exact hue and quality of some | saw
retailing ON Dauphin street the other
day at seven dollars and six bits per pair.
This, however, by the way.
With one ieweled hand, fair as a lily, re-
posing like a fake of snow within two inches
and ahalf ofthe collar Of FAETADLING's coat,
with the other she fought back her rebel
lious staple and fancy dry goods, floating on
and away at the same time in that style OF
delicious and enchanting ravishment which
recalls ST.. SIMoN's poetic idea of "a goddess
on the Clouds" and never fails TO make the
appreciative spectator feel like handing his
coattails to somebody and requesting as a
personal favor to be held on the ground.
"Pray who"-and ] addressed the inter-
rogatory 10 ano les distinguished individual
than my friend the Hon. T. JEFFERSON
SKEGGs-"pray who is that gorgeously beau
tiful high-priestess Of the restless TERPsI-
CHoRE who is just now so happy in the
conventional embraces ofthe fortunate FAN
TADLINGP
IANIAiilNN YOU ihtdlif hiiu HlGiu
the Hon. T. JEFFERSON SKEaGs. smiling nj
the wreck had made Of the young gentle
mans name in the excitement of the mo-
ment; that" continued he, d" is young
lady -"
"Holdr' / exclaimed, care you quite sure
she is not what she unquestionably seems 10
be-angel2 But pardon the interruption
proceed"
AS was about to say, she is a young
lady-or, young angel if you will-of the
name of JINKINsoN."
"By st. Georgel a most romantic name
for 10 romantic looking divinity! How
ever, there is nothing under the circumstan-
ces worth mentioning in a name And row,
geographically and financially speaking, in
what enviable section of this unrecoTstruct-
ed country does she reside and whatamount
would YOU name before an acting Justice Of
the peace, if necessary TO do so, as the pres
ent assessible value of her personal and real
estate Y
| had of course been informed as to both
the present and prospective value Of Miss
JTNKINsoN's hand; for the secret Of a lady's
wealth, unlike the secret of a lady's age,
cannot be safely warranted 10 keep long in
any climate but | was not fully con
WINGED of the accuracy Of the information
given me by the boys in town, and was
anxious TO have II confirmed by such high
authority as SKEGGs Besides, / was sure
that 30 be seen in familiar conversation with
so distinguished n character as the Hon. L.
JEFFERSON SKEGGs, would be a duced good
letter of credit in any crowd. O..
81 perceive, my dear Backs" said the
Hon. T. j s, in answer 10 nay question,
''tlast you arc in the pursuit of knowledge
under a species of difficulty which i am ut
terly unable TO remove; but do you observe
that hearty old gentleman sitting at the win
dow oppositeT
After taking careful observation in the
direction indicated, l did not hesitate to de-
clare that unless l was deceived by a very
remarkable optical Illusion, l did observe
the hearty old gentleman sitting at the win
dow opposite.
"Well," continued the Hon. Mr.. S, al
am told that he is a resident of the young
lady's neighborhood, and | presume he is
the only person present who is able TO furn-
ish you the information you seek From
his very genial and benevolent appearance,
/ am quite sure he will cheerftIlly enlighten
YOU 10 the best of his ability"
With the hope that the movement might
lead to an Introduction to Miss JTNKINs0N, l
walked over, incidentally as il were, to where
the hearty old gentleman sat.
"a warm evening, Sir" | remarked, Just
As ! would have addressed the same observa-
ton 10 any other stranger in whose company
! might have CHANGED 10 be thrown.
"Well-yes--it is rather warm, answered
the hearty old gentleman, with a look indi-
catiye Of some little surprise at the extent Of
my meteorological information.
Quite an array OF what the newspaper
reporters call Beauty and Chivalry with us
tonight, Sir" / added.
"les, sir-quite an array Of that sort Of
thing certainly"
Speaking of beauty" ! continued, the
lady now dancing with young FANTtDIING
seems not 20 be wanting, 90 any perceptible
extent, in that species of attraction. Will
you permit me TO ask if YOU 10 not think
sou
perceived at once that the hearty old
gentleman could appreciate female beauty as
fully as | could myself, and | would have
sworn on the spot that he was widower in
search Of a third wife. Ii was clear, from
the twinkle about the eve, and other mani
festations of pleasure, that l had stumbled
upon one of his pet weaknesses. Fully sat
is6ed Of this fact, felt encouraged to pro-
ceed Which l accordingly did.
Rather pretty Why, good heavens, my