The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-07-14

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With sweeteT perfume
Just after the fight ofthe mist,
NeIU Orleans, July 27th,. 1865.
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ACT II.-SGENE III.
From London Society,"
CHATTER
The Thames very different riv-
er up here beyond Hampton, to the
thick, inky flood which whirls
through London BridgS-fOws al
the bottom of my lawn, where, with
nv friend Charlie Gordon, sit and
admire the maFyelously varied au-
tunn tints on the trees. The air is
pleasantly warm, and our cigars are
undeniably frst-rate, which, perhaps,
partly accounts for the very pleasant
aspect of the wOrldin general. You,
dear reader, whether you be Of the
enfranehised or Unenfranchised sex,
would like Charlie Gordon. Pray
come and join us.
E'No, old feliow,"-it is Gordon
who things have altered.
IenpOrG ntOatantUT, as penny-a-lin-
ers constantly remark. l fancy it is
only in books that fellows have such
queen, adventures"
"a perusal of the newspapCrS-es-
peeially some of the weekly ones
will convince you that queer adven-
lures do sometimes occur" | reply.
ssDid you ever hear of the events
which preceded my marriage Z"
'Weil, 1 knew something rum had
happened. Some fellow stuck you,
OF something or other, didn't he? 1
was out of England at the time, and
never heard the particulars, and did
not like to ask YOU
And this is the story which / told /:
twas in July of the year before
last that rashly-as / then thought
engaged to take the MajOribanks
girls and their mother TO an amateur
concert, to hear a septet by a friend
of theirs, named BRISTOL, and some
other pieces of severe music of what
their author considered a classical
character.
/ enjoy, and humbly endeayor to
understand Beethoven and Mozart I;
but still l must confess to finding
some three hours of even their soci-
cty slightly wearisOme. How unut-
telably dreary is the result when
rash young men, like BRISTOL, who
have hardly enough musical. knO WI
edge to write decent polka, take to
composing septets. Composing sep
tets? ? Anything but composing they
are, l can tell YOU! You can't very
well read during the performance !;
it's rude to talk; smoking is out of
the question and if you grOan-as
of course you dO-yOu must only
0roap soto COce,
A couple of professional ladies
were engaged, to vary the perform
ance one of whom, Miss Blather-
bury, had just screamed what the
programme termed a song, ard the
combined effects of vocal and instru-
mental music( p had so overcome me
that determined, should the accom-
plishments of Miss Cuthbert, who
was to sing next, at all resemble those
of her predecessors, Mrs, Majori-
banks and her daughters would have
to find their own carriage, and take
themselves home, for / could not
stand it any longer.
The last scrape of BristOlFs septet
was finished, that misguided youth
bowed his Acknowledgements, and /
was endeaVoring to bring my teeth,
which had been set on edge, to that
state into which it had pleased Prov
idence to place them, when Miss
| Cuthbert appeared on the platform.
That appearance decided my future
life.
1 have seen beauties in town, in
Paris, in Vienna; i have admired
hair, and eyes, and figures; but such
attractions, anything so ladylike as
/ her manner-not ladyIi6e, for it was
| the manner of most perfect LADY,
had never seen before. She sang a
simple German air. What shall ]
say other song? 1t was as perfect
as the lips from which it proceeded.
She sang twice, and when she made
her final courtesy new and power
| full interest had arisen III me.
/ / took Mrs. MajOribanks home,
and then suppose, / went home my
| self. l say suppose" for l have nc
idea how arrived there; my only
idea being that had seen the most
charming girl in the world, and that
bv some means, l must become ac.
| uuainted with her. The night die
not cool my resolution, and neXt
morning l wended my way to the
chambers of my friend Harding
who, having tenor voice, felt it nee
essary to cultivate the society of pro.
| fessional singers, and was possessed
of that unknown amount ofinforma
ton on musical persons and things
| which was described by his friends
MS being sup TO every move"
'cB fiat, with the greatest ease
Did YOU hear it 2" he asked, as / en-
tered his chambers, "Sorry L cam
sing tho song foF you again, but I'm
going out this afternoon, and an
afraid of firing my voice"
! begged him not to tire his voic,
on any account, and told him wher,
[ had been the night before.
.sYou went to Bristolfs cOncer
and live TO tell the tale ? Don't tel
me YOU sat it out! Don't endeavo
TO impose too much on human ere
duIitv. Didn't Miss Blatherbur
sing? Treat, wasn't it? Those hig
notes of hers would rather astonis
weakened locomotive, ELI !! IIoV
any one so closely resembling hors
can make noise so much like pan
+ rot has always been 4 geological mys
terry to mel -
, 'iKnow anything ola Miss Cnth
bert ?n | asked.
Il do knew her, and To know he
+ is to love her" he replied in theatr
cal tones of feeling. "No, old fe
low, chat aside--indeed chaff is asid