Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-09-28
How Kin Sich Things Be 2"

How Kin Sich Things Be :"
A fair young friend, Miss E. r.
now ON broad Northern tour, sends
us the following very humorous de-
scription of Saratoga in darkness:
Saratoga in Darkness.
Correspondence of then. Y. Commercial.
On Friday night the gas suddenly
went out. 1t was Egyptian dark
ness. The face of a black waiter
made light spot in the room, Z, All
Saratoga was in darkness. Z" The
Su,a" Office had only one candle;
The Saratogian lighted up two old
Wide awake" lamps. The Ches-
terfeldian Hathorn. with one candle
in a bottle, went around, like Dioge-
mes with his lantern, looking for an
honest man. DR.. Hamilton chief
bass singer gave out, and DR.. Strong
adjourned his prayer meeting; 1t
was Just in this darkness that light
came to me all at once at the Claren-
don. 1t was ten o'clock. The stage
drove up from the depot. Almost
every lady expected her husband on
the train. Many youngladies expected
their sweethearts. Neither the stage,
the driver nor horses were visible,
From force of habit the passengers
felt their way to the reception room.
l got mixed up with the crowd;
Twenty-Five married ladies, seven old
maids, and four young ladies COM
menced greeting the passengers IN
the darkness. my dear William
why did you stay SO long?" exclaim-
ed a sweet young wife, and then she
threw her arms around my neck
our lips met. / wasn't going to be a
darned fool.
Far different.
Now, a dear, sweet, liquld-eyed
brunette threw her arms wildly
around me. 40, Eugene, why did
YOU not write oftener she sohhed.
and then she sank sweetly on my bos,
ON. I said, "weep not, JULIA and
then I kissed her twenty-five 'imes.
It was delicious. 1t made me think
of nv first wife and my college days
at Yale.
A sweet, eolden-haired blonde now
took my hand. She pressed it gen
tlv, saying: Dear Albert, l know
it is you, and I'm SO glad TO see you
You won't dance with lizzie Smith,
now, will you? Now, do promise
me y said 1 wouldn't. Then she
held her cheek close to mine. ltwas
hot with loves young hope and pure
sweet affection. We were very hap,
DIV. None but wicked man would
have brought sadness to this sweet
pure young heart-full Of confidence
warm with virgin affection, and beau
tiful with splendid girlishness:
Do you still love me, Albert !?
she whispered.
Undoubtedly" I remarked.
"How much, darling? ?"
GA heap
20, l am too happy" she mur
INJURED, as she twisted her finger II
my auburn hair and held me in {
sweet embrace.
This sort of thing went on fol
seventeen minutes, when G. Lelant
appeared in the distance with a tai
low v candle. 1 quietly withdrew ane
mingled unobserved in the crowd
AS the candle appeared, twenty-sevel
young gentlemen were se0n shaking
hands with as many young ladies Il
the different corners. l have seldom
seen such an affecting scene. 1t wa
a great display of affection. On
married gentleman was holding th
hands of two ladies. The hair c
the ladies was generally crimples'
while the hair Of the young gentle
men did not display parting place
I reflected, how kin such things b'
and overcome US like asummer show
er?" i consulted with j. Billing
e He SAYS they kant. So I resolved
leave the place. l came back
Congress Hall and found the youn
ladies and young gentlemen having
grand ball by candle light. Eac
Young lady held in her hands a pei
ny dip. They flew through the Lal
e GERS like ghosts in I" Macbeth
Eight streaks of light made teri
ble criss-cross, as the dance went o.
If When the grand chain came, Il u
lights revolved like agiganhc iourtI
of.July-pin-wheel. 1t was a gre
night for Saratoga. The young pc
+, ple liked it. Some prefer darkne
q rather than light, because their wa
are evil. 1 prefer the light.
Eight young people became eng
i ged at Congress Hall that night.
= When people came to go to b
there was great demand for ca
dies. There were twelve hundr
people at Congress Hall-two hu
ddred candles and three hundred b
tles-Gve hundred lights in
: Young gentlemen stood outside
:, doors while sweethearts undress
) and handed the candle over t
transient. Old men slept with tn
boots on, because they could not Il
I the boot-jack. Married men
" into the wrong rooms, and only fou
out their mistake the next morni
An old lady bathed her face W
A st Harrison Columbian ink to cure
toothache. She thought it was
bottle of pain-killer. She discover
her mistake just before coming
breakfast.