The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1867-02-07
LOCAL CORRE,sPoNDENcE.


SEVENTEENTH AsEUAL JACKsosIAH RALL--3
DRLIRIoUs ACCOUNT OF 1T BY ONE WHO WAS
THERE--wHAF WAS DONE, AND WHAT WASN'T
"A sPIRIrRD AND Lively TIME.
EBENsBURa, FEB. 5, 1867,
TO the Editor Of The ALleghGRisD:
On Thursday night last, the annual jack
sonian Ball came off, and subjoiu brief
account Of the manner in which the occasion
was improved by the many fortunate enough
to have received an invite.
Thursday evening, o'ciock.-Left Ebens-
burg for RaphaePs Hotel, Jackson township,
in high anticipations and Cole sled, having
for companions q number of genial Ebens-
burgbers and a Spiritual adviser. At nine
O'Clock, the entire party (saving the advisory
arrived safely at the historic Raphael's. Here
we had an opportunity of examining more
carefully the number and condition of the
guests and their equipage. (Iem.-Equi-
page in good order.
Recapltulation.-Twen registered
guests one keg lager, untappe6 twenty-six
supplementary advisers, spiritual two emp
ty camphor bottles one man hers Gu COMBAT
"a Narrowing spectacle; two wounded men,
void of supplies. (No slippers, save t'0o at
the end of the ball.
But, "on with the dance, let joy be uncon-
fined" Let the keg be ditto. Then Emusic
with it's voluptuous swell" accompanied by
stripping on the light fantastic toe," made
evident the fact that the reVelry had COM
| menced, and that reveling revelers were
there, with spirits plenty for revelry and fun.
''Charge Chester charge p was never
uttered with more emphasis by the renowned
warrior of old than vas the Forward fourP'
and "Corners all P' of our Terpsichorean
commander.
Thus winged the hours away till supper
was announced. groaning board of luxu-
ries was there, and our kind host outdid
| himself in the magni6cence of the festive en-
| tertainment. Sledge-;oads of dishes, cour-
| ses unnumbered, and pastry of every con-
! ceirable character, with washings down of
| tea, coffee: lager, and Porter. (Nem.-The
| tea was not all Bohea.) 1saac's patriarchsl
| days ne'er witnessed a more ample supply,
| and if aught were wanting, we had our Isaac
| to secure it, if 20 be had.
! Supper over and toasts drunk-(all the
guests were toasted the dancing was resu-
med. No kettle better supplied than the one
| from whose ample fountain flowed our tune
| full supplies. No SIDES show effair was ours,
yet The canopied bed might tale unfold of
| how the mellifuous notes were kept step to
/ by two OF iture s well endued minds tho OF
less favored physiques.
Thus passed away the hours, and thus too
passed away the gradually decreasing spr-
| its, until stop in the lager keg suggested a
lull in the dance, and all the satiated pre-
pared for their return trip. A patriarchal
twain, only, remained behind to close up any
vacancies that might happen, designing to
overtake the party before its arrival at Eb-
ensburg; but Burns has written that "the
/ hest laid Sc homes Of mice M oft
aglee," and this the history of their failure
| to make connections.
! Six O'Clock found all the teams in Ebens-
! burg, and the seventeenth annual Jacksonian
| ball was over, only to live in memory.
| Truly, NoRA.