The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-31
THE EVENT OF THE SEASON.
VComDIjments of Messrs Smith Il Lord to
Yourself and Lady,"

"Thcre was a sound of revery by night, .
When Ottawa's fair citizens had gathered there
Her beauty and her chivalry;
And bright the lamps shone DER iar women anu
brave men.
Soft eyes looked love TO eyes which spake again,
And all went merry rs marriage Dell.
The complimentary ball given by the gentle
manly proprietors of the Clifton Hotel, on FRI
day evening, the 23d instant. was in every re-
spect success. The attendance numbering
nearly four hundred was of our leading citizens,
together with their fair "women," ana was duly
pronounced the only full dress ball ever given IN
Ottawa. To make especial mention OF the many
beautiful costumes without infinitely describing
all would do injustice to those not noticed hence
we omit mention of any
The honors of the house were extended TO the
guests as they arrived by Mr.. Smith and his es-
Unable lady, while Tom Lord presided at the
banquet in Lordly style.
Dancing commenced at an early hour and was
kept up until o'clock A. M. The supper did
great credit to the proprietors ard was praised
by all. AT the conclusion of the last dance and
while the excellent band, under the leadership
of Prof, Willis, was playing Home, Sweet Home"
bottle of suthin' let fly a cork which said
"korll" struck "Korn" under the car and caused
him to see stars. While in trance visions of
what had transpired flew across his mind as fol-
lows, to-wit, namely:
As on the dead the vampire feeds,
The widows, grief appears in weeds
4 beauty doomed to sombre charms
ROBBED in the robbery of such arms
As clasped the silyery waist of dawn,
When night puts her bright drapery on.
Sweet bpulltipS rose tintOp--cnriOnSl
Smilede ntertained; were calm grew furious
With triumph, rage and disappointed hue
Sufiusing cheeks, red, white and blue.
The patriots Of q social world,
That in its conquering mission whirled,
Man into fancies, Angels dream
When DER the globe the golden sheen
Ofhope makes each and every woman's power
The absolute dictum of an hour,
In Heaven or Pandemonium's realm,
The eye Of hope, or fate, the helm
That guides, directs, whips, rens breaks
through,
All ages obstacles, old, young and new.
The blonde an Angel lent to keep,
The dreamy sleeper half asleep
With dreams of Heaven bright, soft and fair,
The whispers Of a summers air.
Brunette's with lightning in the eye
To kindle hope, or crush n sigh;
Dead on the instant of its birth
With the loud music of its mirth.
Brunettes to blondes stood CiS UjS,
Love aud its shadow cap q Die.
Above the music hear the laugh
That Bowman lends his photograph,
And spirits from the Audubon
Were there with their good "iiXins" on;
Hook, Rising and Mackinlay too,
The noblcst of Go rs chosen few
Good fellows as c'er truped the toe
Or run race with tiddler's bow.
Is the rich music of "the Lancers"
In measured rhyme with rhythmic dancers
Here TAYLOR Sherwood, Leland greet
The paudits of Eye faerie " feet
While generous recognition lent,
To bark my muse with sentiment.
As Rcynard charms the cawing crow
That watches while lie whirs below,
Until the birds brain reelng round
Brings the poor victim to the ground,
An easy pray; so "korn" was charmed
While watching half amazed, yet unalarmcd,
His brain grew dizzy and he fell
Into the dance out of his spell.
Earthquake and whirlwind arm in arm
Broke on his ear with dread alarm;
The crash and red hot breath of war,
OF tumbling ruins on tire-ajar
From PandemOnium meath his nose
Brought "Korn" out of his dreaming doze
Reserved, let's hope and trust for, none,
OfthQse whose faces through old champagne
shun
] "Korn" had been dreaming-in his trance
( Out from the world into the dance.