Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-04-30

Leap Year.

Inc ladies' of Camden took advantage Of their
privilege In Leap Year by giving their gentlemen
friends grand hop and supper, on Friday even
ne, april 10th. AS we bad the pleasure of pir
the proceedings. On Wednesday we became
cognizant OF tho fact that white-winged missiye
awaited our pleasure at our sdnctum sancio,sm.
We repaired thither and pertlsed note, which
nm abont on this wise: Compliments Of Miss
-, to attend leap year hop, on Friday
evening" We answered about in tic following
strain Compliments of IL; will await
your commands at &, r. NJ" We were in a kind
oil half typhoid fever all day, but evening came
At last. and so did 8, p. M, and so did Miss A.
we had been In such hurry to get ready that
when the bell rang we were all ready and seated
In our room pcrusing the columns of some musty
volume OF lore; but of course II would not do
10 be ready immediately, or else II would not be
'hdy-like,' 1--WE were playing that character),
so we remained reading for something more than
hall an hour, and then with all the hustle and
confusion imaginable, we entered tho parlor and
begged pardon of our escort for keeping her
waiting so loug rs il took so long to arrange our
hair, clothes, &c. The apology was accepted,
ana we stepped on the pavement-eur escor,
taking the ouiside-took her arm gently, OF
conrse,) and after a few minutes walk, araivcd at
she hall.
Here we found the gentlemen sitting on bench
es ranged around the room, ms demure us the
ladies arc under similar circumstances. Our es-
cort found us seat, and then the escorts gath
cred IN little groups 10 consult how they could
best manage us. In u little while the music COM
mcnced, and then an escort with sweet smile
approached, and "wishcd for the pleasusc of our
company for the first 'Galop.' OF course we nc
copied, but just as we arose to take our places
WE dropped our s'cnmhric," of course by accident,
our escolt returned ii TO us with such a sweet
smile that we positively forgot and let our pro-
grimmc fall. This was returned and II is n fact
that we were so absent minded Tor perhaps fasci-
nated) that we were continually dropping some
thing or wanting drink
AT IL T. NJ. supper was announced, and the
party twenty five or thirty couples repaired to
the hotel, where srmptnous rcpast awaited us.
Well consider myself one of the luckiest oi
mortals. | got guud scat ut the table with one
OF those smiling escorts at my back, and about
every half minute $50 some said who had timed
herr she would help me to something more 10 eat.
OF course could moi ri fuse for fear she would
be offended and the rapidiiy with which oysters,
coffee, biscuit ice creani cake. &c. ~, yansh-
ed must have astouishrd the escort Al last sht
| prollered her assistance in rising from the table
and nothing 10th accepted. have u dim rccnl'
lection of feeling rather f for comfort. but rs
was acting lady's part supposed felt some
| thing as they do when they pnrtake Of q heart,
| repast while laced. Escort came, and we return
| cd To the hall, where the dancing continued Al
| the close Of the dancing our escort conducted III
home. One place it was rather muddy, and w
insisted on being carried over it, hut escort de-
| elined.
We think all who attended the leap year hoI
| In Camden, on Friday evening, will pronounce i
an entire success, and join with lis In recon
ladies to have one and give us an invite
| Cor pxEt