Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-26
TALE OF A MASQUERADE.
A MIsCHIEvoUs WIDOW.
From the Milwaukee Wisconsin

From the Milwaukee Wisconsin,
A masquerade would not be much
of an affair if there were not some
ludicrous scenes attached to it, or
connected with it. Last evening
that of the Musical Society was
no exception to the general rule,
and any number of funny incidents
TRANSFERRED.
No person failed to notice a con-
spicuous costume present, a gentle
man dressed as Spanish cavalier
a very neat and tasty dress, set off
upon well-built and athletic frame.
The gentleman, whom we shall call
x, paid particular-indeed, most
devoted attention to a pink domino,
enshrouding sylph-like form, act
ing as her escort at all times, and
paying no attention, worth noticing,
to anybody else. In promenading
or in resting they were in earnest
conversation, and the ladies, who
could not fail to notice them, thought
he must be duck of fellow to pay
SO much attention while the gentle
man thought she must be a divine
little angel to listen SO devotedly to
all his soft things. Perhaps both of
them were just what they had the
credit of being.
The cavalier was a legal gentle
man Of our city, and the pink domino
was-no matter who just now.
The gentleman is married and has
small family. He loves his wife,
but people do whisper that some
times he loves other peoples just as
much. The cavalier proposed some-
time since to 60 to the ball, but his
wife insisted that her health was not
very good, and as there would be
something of a crowd present she
would not go-to her masquerades
were very tedious affairs at best.
That x. was delighted with the de-
termination there is no doubt. He
did not say SO, however, but the day
his wife decided not to 60 he met in
company young and pretty widow,
and in the heat Of the excitement he
asked her to accompany him to the
masquerade. The widow was pos
sessed of a bosom full of fun, and
she consented to 60. x. fitted her
out with a costume and pink
domino, and, as everybody saw,
who noticed it, very pretty and very
expensive. Now, in concluding to
go, the widow had some object in
view, evidently, for yesterday, so
runs the story, he saw x. go away
from home, when she sought the
presence of his wife and told her the
whole story, and in conclusion she
said:
"Now you've heard the whole
thing. That good for nothing hus-
band of yours has been paying too.
many attentions to me of late, and I
do not like it. II you are woman
of spirit you will play trick on him
for this, and if you are not, why
1'll-1'l-just 60 with him to the
masquerade, and I will firt with
him all the evening just as hard as
ever | know how" It is presumed
the wife was not a woman of spirit,
for last evening about nine o'clock a
carriage drove up to the widows
house, and Spanish cavalier, very
gentlemanly, very devotedly, and
very love-like, assisted domino into
it and it drove to Music Hall.
At the hall the couple paid little
attention to the funny scenes about
them. If they laughed at all it was
at their own wit. Frying eyes tried
hard to find out who they were.
They sauntered about until tired.
They took refreshments and occa-
sionally glass of wine. They made
no attempts to peep beneath each
others Mosques, for it was evident
they knew each other we'll. AT all
times the cavalier seemed whisper
ing the softest things to the domino,
and close observer might have seen
that occasionally the words were
very soft, for they made the fair
domino start and trembls inst a little.