The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-03-23

il delicately-siDted sill, its hoarfrost Of
lace, ,its pearls and. diamonds; the mai
den moved 10 sereneIy along, 50 native
to the air; as:it were, that itseemed aa
If. such scenes were the only ones " 2
which II was ct she, should be found.
But you watched her. for while, saw
her, warm from the dance, as ,she TOOK
her ice, while her1bars white shoulders
were IN the dnught;that swsyed the
heavy curtain behind her; presently she
went further into the great supper
room, eating there---like q a1ocust-uith
the sppstife of youth end dancing; sns
ended BY swallowing the little bird !,
moulded pate de Jos gras and Nesting
q Jelly 90 strongly seasoned, as. TO drive
the blood to her temples, she sipped 2
protstion into which nothing entered
but old spirits and farpenting fruit
juices, and then her partners arm WIS
round her waist, her head was on his
shoulder, and shssas ;piubging at the
signal into the German; whirling 70 de-
iieious measures, presently elasped in .
new smbrsca, flying from that mans
arms 10 auotheFs growing wild with
the ,dbandos ofthe figure, her hair
flying, .her dress disordsred, her poWs
der caked, her. face red, till pausing
one instant forstheg champagne in aser-
wants hands, yonf:gia with the face "a
pure as pear, seemed nothing but a
deliriouB Baeohante. If you pursued
observation further, you found that she
went home at daybreak, that still
throbbiug with excitement, she could
6ndtno sleep, but that knowing if she
did NOT sleep she would be unfit for the
next rous, she: dosed herself with q
soothing drug and was soon lost 10,
dreams as, wild as, the night had been;
Ia tremendous drug, as jet etunknlREnl El
in all lie poHers to itss discovcrer--.
which burns and paralyzes her eyeids,,
and j blinds her eyes; and makes her.
brain for many q day as useless as her
hands, resting her nerves By weaken
and leaving them. all ready,
with the next strain, for foaming and
torturing Mysteries and idiotic epilepsy;
and you. acknowledged that Lent came
none TOO early, unless she and all her;
kin wished death to take, them awhere
they never see the sun. $3.50, 3
So. there are no more parties DOW;
We went to church Ash Wednesday
those of Ms who got away from the
balls 10 seasou--and had . pinch Of
ashes sprinkledl in. our false hair; We
have put away our Duchesse lace aud
We, hare gotten out our
prayer. books and sesetieA Perhaps
miss Porter,s sshoas puash,
but We shall find plenty of excuse in
the heat or the chill of the weather
for . little, not a little, 5ofour own, for
We have grown 30 accustomed 70 the
sting Of strong, sweet liqueurs
that without them ..Ne should drop;
soon We shall venture on some mild
theatricals, whose proceeds shall be
given to the poor !; perhaps we shall
siag Martha over again ;asome political
spread will be necessary; there will be
q Presidents levee, TO which We shall
all 20, as we never vent before, and
because that leyee Z is regarded as 9
sort of penitential serrice anyway; We
shall hays Niiiason nights, with
pardonable suppers aftetward; We shall
forego flesh, but then the shad are just
coming, and before we Know. il, all
gently and under the rose, we shall be
stealing into q new season, the fresh,
gay season. that, March winds herald
to Us. But; to-day, fairly weary with
the last one, the only thing We find TO
regret is the: presence Of the young
noblemen, whom fate sent to
our shores just 8 week too late, and
whom we shall doubtless secure for
the chief attraction ofa fsw, stately
dinners and solemn teas, but shali not
make captive to the extent Of our full
destinations, for Our wits are o little
shaken with : our dissipation, and no
body since the days Of Heloise has
found sackclosh and ashes 40 becoming
as apointlaoe and; pearls. -! s,fs1 :!