The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-11-28

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Eyes," said Col Cestle: "a ball over
at Porter's Gap. Shall we go?"
"Oh. yesl' said Daisy; "by all means y
"Why Ned" said Mrs. Crestle, ''iust
think what you are proposing! There
will be miners and all sorts of dreadful
creatures there; and it's fifteen miles away
from here. Our going il quite out Of the
question"
81 think you are mistaken Mrs. Crestle, y
said Mrs. Burlington. at is possible for
US to go, and for one should enjoy it.
General, We will go, and will take Daisy
with u.s.
Every well, said the General submissive
~.
Now, Mrs. Gen. Bullingl on did not W ish
to go to the ball at Porter's Guch, and
only the controversial spirit inspired her
to do So But, of course, il was impossi-
Bile for her to recede from her position !;
and go, on the appointed evening, she and
Daisy, together with Gen. Burlington aud
DR.. Gilbert, entered the huge mountain
wagon belonging to the camp,and started
for Porter's Gulch Just as they entered
that fourlshing settlement, Dr. Gilbert
was recognized, and carried off to attend
q sick person near; SO that the Bulling-
TONS and Daisy entered the dining-room
of she GuIch House, where the bail was
to take place, alone.
The dining-roona was certainly not an
imposing apartment. The ceiling was
low and smoky; the walls, unlike those
In most Of the houses at Porter's Gulch
were papered, but with paper 80 hideou'
in it's design and cSlor az to make the
spectator regret that the laths and plaster
(Which had, at all events, the merit OF
simplicity were hidden from view Dane
ing had already begun when the Bulling
ton party entered. The room was crowd
ed; there were three sets of "plain coil
lions"-wopderfully plain, Daisy bought,
with shudder-slready on the floor;
while forty three young men, with large
hands and feet, who were unable to secure
partners, sat grimly Ia the seats which
were placed on ell tour sides of the ball
room. Such motely assemblage as that
WASP Fat women, gaunt womrn, gray
haired women, and little girls among the
dancers; and gran mother, if Daisy had
only known it, was executing that inter
esting and beautiful figure known as the
ladies' chain" with her grand daugh er.
At one end of the room the orchestra
sat in state, composed of melodeon, a
violin, q guitar, cornet, and a brass
trumpet. The performers on these varl-
nus instruments seemed to have various
ideas of time and tune, and continually
INDUCED in little departures from the
key in which they were playing. TIE
blast of the trumpet was not sustained,
but intermittent; when it did occur, how
ever, it was so powerful as To entirely
down everything else In spite of the
confusion and noise, the entrance of the
two ladies excited an amount CT attention
calculated to delight both ladies had they
been voraciously craving Of masculine ad-
mirat1en. The plain cotillion'' SOON
reached its end, and several mea there
upon rushed toward Mrs. Burlington and
Daisy.
1.-THE next dance, said one of the rough
est-loekirg of these, lis waltz May l
have tue honor, marm?"
"Slr," said Mrs. BulIiugton, in mingled
anger and disdain, III do not waltz"
"I'll learn you how, marm," said the
man, with persistence worthy of better
object.
II do not dance with strangers" said
Mrs. Burlington, with increated severity.
you'd better, marm," said the man
persuaslvely Women are scarce here
abnuts. and we'd like to have you and
your daghter there to trot out a little.
We don't want no folks here that won't
dance
In spite of the presence of Gen. Buling-
ton, poor Daisy felt little frightened.
She did not want to dance with man
whose pistol and bowie knife were his
most striking features Just as she was
sitting there, perplcxed and confused,
hardly reaIisIng what the various men
about her were trying to say, tho tones of
a mans voice, which sounded fresh, pleas
ant, and manly, struck her ear. Nov,
when the feminine ear is struck by the
tunes of mans voice, the feminine eye
turns 10 look at the owner Of the voice.
The voice said,-
"Why, Mis- gilbert, this is a pleasant
surprise. Don't you remember me--Harry
Curran?"
And Daisy looked, in accordance with
the law which we have just enunciated,
and recognized him. Then she gave a
little gasp, and looked at Mrs. Bulling
ton, and saw that she did not recognize
him.
"May I renew our acquaintance by u
waltz, Miss Gilbert?" said Mr.. Harry Cur
ran; and Daisy said, eyes" and they left
Mrs Burlington. and in an instant his arm
was around her supple waist, and off they
went, all fire, and grace and beauty, in
spite OF the melOdeon and the trumpet,
exciting admiration even in the stupid
louis around them. SO we'll did Mr.. Cur
ran waltz that Daisy went once and half
around the room before she stopped, and
then she said, "Of course you must ex-
n ain Ynnr cOndnct SnrueanLn