Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-21

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and Gen. Burnside's, ex-Gov.
cnrorue's, etc, embellishing the
rs. at suitable intervals. There
YES also appended the following !:
Guests are requested to appear
:, ful evening. dress - military
eaests in fan uniform.
Uniformed and equipped, the
Major and Captain arrived and re-
nOrted in the open entry, where
Guests first appeared, and. in re-
sropse to a civil summons, MIR.
Burrows, the beneficiary, came
f,rtb. If the scene was half equal
70 the Majors description of it, it
csrtainly was a sight worth seeing.
On bebolding the complexion of the
military guests. the narrator says,
tho host was quite overcome and
oxtonded his hand with an effort.
Pr the time he came to Capt. Wat
Inns he was leaning upon a support
with his right hand and his left
hand was raised weakly, to 60
through the conventional ceremony.
The Major thinks that if there had
boen one more guest Of the same
complexion in the line, it would
haze finished him. Fisk, Jr., who
next appeared, was even more over
come raised his hands to his head,
and finally turned around and
sought another atmosphere with the
support of friend upon each side
Of him. BY this time, the new an
rival was pretty we'll noised around,
and an uproar was created in the
committee. 1t had the effect, how
ever, of developing the courtesy
and good sense of many of the
mests, for every attention was paid
to the Major and Captain, who were
escorted over the establishment,
and introduced to and courteously
received by ladies' who had no
thought Of fainting. Aside from the
action Of the committee, the Major
heard nothing detrimental to the
standing of himself and friend, ex-
cept what came from snobbish
fellow who was heard to say-"My
God, if it has come to this, I'd
better 60 home and take off my
uniform" This, however, was quite
Offset by tho more friendly utterance
Of another stranger, who, at about
the time of profering attentions to
make the colored people enjoy
themselves, was heard to say, "Is
tins what the committee are making
such a Id fuss about? These
men are a good deal better looking
than---," etc.
During all this time the commit
tee had been holding a consultation,
tho result of which was that Major
Gaul and Captain Watkins were
sent for to go to Il room whether
sey were conducted by a waiter.
The committee had evidently been
0nsidoring the subject here, and,
IS the two guests came in at one
door, all the committee save the
chairman, Robert Rennie, Esq, of
Long Branch, retreated by another.
Mr. Rennie acted in the absence of
Robert F. Stockton, who had been
announced as the chairman. After
stammering and awkwardly endea-
vonng for twenty minutes, more
Or less, to come to the pith of the
message agreed upon, he came Mt
last to the subject. "The fact is
there must have been some mis-
take "To tell the truth the tick
f'smust have been sent rs a joke
But the guests knew better than
ilit The fact is we would like to
nave You enjoy yourselves about
leIe' but we cannot admit you to
Tue hall AT this point the Captain
suggested that they had not expect
ito dance. yes, but-a-a-it
would be annoying to the ladies';
aud, besides, General Grant is ex-
= Pcc,ed to be here, and he wouldn't
Ekeit.' 1870"
GENERAL Grant?" replied the
AMUSED Major, nothing daunted,
on' I've been in company with him,
anu Il he is here / think he will
Know me-"
oh' no, he isn't here now; he
-'V' Two miles away, but he's ex-
pectel.7
VI course, the point was not fur
~''' pressed. But wasn't this q
O,,uehtial escape from something
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