Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-15

went home IN a good humor.
There are lots of people here;
the largest crowd l have ever seen
here, and this is not my first visit.
They all seem to enjoy themselves
remarkably well-and, as l may
have to borrow money from Nc
Donell, who is a stakeholder, to get
away from here OIL must not
omit to say that they fare well. In
fact, | have heard no complaint
about anything, which is unusual
at such places. Grumbling is one
of the cheap ways Of letting peo-
pie know that you are used to NJ ore
at home than they are. 1t is affe cted
at watering places mostly by dis
peptics and those who imagine that
they have remotely, and on the
grand-mother's side,a small infusion
of blue blood. You can tell them
anywhere, and find them almost
any place, except at Bon Aqua.
There are here at present Hon.
B. A. Enloe, ]. H. Freeman and
family, Judge Henry McCory and
wife, and several others from Jack.
son; Colonel CAN'T and family,
Colonel c. F. Va.nce and famil Y,
W. W. McDoweland family, Simon
W. Green ar family, Ed Green
wood and iSMily, Mrs. Wills, Mrs.
Eugene NJ ageyney, Mrs. Jno. Lilly,
Major A. G. Harris, Pat Kelly,
] udge Halsey, Mrs. Surratt, Mrs. M.
E. Cochran, Judge ]. t. Latham
and wife, Father Veale, Miss M.
KTlox Pickett and several Others
f. ON Memphis. General Neeley'S
family from Bolivar is here; and
Nashville is represented by Francis
B. Fogg, Judge Reese and family,
Mr.. Hicks and his charming daugh-
ter, the Misses We'll, Miss Har-
goode, and many others whose
names l have not learned. Con-
s2icuous among the charming
young ladies present are Miss Lucy
Vance and Miss Blanche CAN'T of
Memphis.
As night closed in over this deep,
cool valley and the lights began to
CLEAN from the trees over the paths
and sidewalks, the crowd to assem-
bic in the parlors and the music to
strike up in the ballroom, my po-
%litical friends emerged from their
hillside cabins dressed in full ball
room attire. This then explained
swollen carpet bags and yalises large
enough for a drummer or a six
months tour. This stop-oyer Just
to rest and try the water a day Oh
two was not such an accident after
all. But there was one unhappy
man in the party. He was dressed
well enough, but not exactly en-
regle, as he imagined, for so dressy
a crowd. While hesitating abou'
going in, our friend, who is a mar
six feet high, Of splendid physique
similar to Judge Halsey, was ap
. preached by a gentleman who hal
been on the ground longer, ant
taken aside. Nc. 2 said, confiden
tally, to him: "Now, | know yot
r didn't come here prepared for sucl
a dress-ball as this, and / think
, can help you OUT You are wei
come to anything | have. In m,
trunk ] have an elegant pair 0
. light sky blue pants-the yer,
thing-never been worn but ono
or twice; you're perfectly welcom.
=, to them" "Much obliged to you
indeed" said our friend, looking
. down on the first speaker, a spare
J made man Of 40 pounds, not mucl
larger than Major Med owell-"bu
wouldn't they be a leetle short il
the legs for me?" POSSIBLY the
would, but they would stretch
little" How about the waist
Wouldn't they be too small there?
"Well, now, possibly that's so.
never thought Of that, but you ar
welcome to try them"
" Our portly friend soon found
partner. The music was inspiring
!, the ladies pretty and elegant
dressed, and he became 50 delighte
:, that he danced until two o'clock :
the morning, never missing a set
thinking Of borrowing a PAL
lg sky-blGe pants-boy's size. F1he
ID is 70 be a grand fancy dresg ma
% ball tonight, and | have no dou
VI that a cvlt,b lilo Co~s. NIL, {.