Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-03

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splendent IN plugs, Kids, chokers and
claw-hammers Tho steamers Of yellow
ribbon around "Rcd's" plug hoetcd out
DER our heads, aud amidst the jihes and
ieers OF street Arabs we swelled with our
importance aud fastened to make our
first call With infinite tact aud SKIN
"Redh landed The noble grays III front Of
Capt f. f. Ikards splendid
home, and We gaily trpptd
into The elegant patlOrs and passed
The compliments OIL the day over glasses Of
champagne Some OF the most pleasant
Appropriateness Of the day were formed
here. The taleuteS little daughter OF the
host completely knocked Damon ont IN
the first round, and we had TO help him
IN the hack oc leaving Damon belongs
to the unsalted generation, and the young
ladys sparkling wit had the effect Of maxi
ing him feel like a widowed ham.
After delightful call AZ Capt Ikafd's,
we proceeded 20 Mr. @. G Relly's, whore
Damon became ovefpowCred by the per-
fume OF orange blossoms, and Joan
opened his mouth only TO put his foot IN 1t.
AT Capt. Sidney Martins we were re-
ceived Ia royal style. Here we met a
learn that 1t was ehaperoued by rever-
end Bishop, whose dignity was drowned
in champagne or concealed behind
a blu-hing orleniacc While here
Pythias--thats me, believe--was
given some "angel l0od,7 and thereby
hangs story. The entrance of another
party hastened our exit, and we proceeded
to hold "Cabnet' meeting aud lay out
the plan of the evening campaign
We next visited MIR. George II. Chase's,
and here Darby protested that he odd
not drink cOffce.n have a dun recollce-
ton OF some very lovely smiles during
the call, and then, believe, we called 1T
MIR. r. AicCart's, where the cloudy day
was forgotten ia the sunshine of bright
foces. Mrs, v. X. Martins, Mr. i. Il.
Fosdick's and J Z. Smiths houses were
next visited, aud we proceeded TO Capt
/ Bph Ilarrold's, where Joan got his circus
lemonade with various kinds Of iiQuid ac-
compartments. A divinity which shaped
our ends next landed us at Mr.. w. A.
4 lluffman's hospitable home, where we
were compimtnted on our sobriety, and
1 spent a few minutes in great social enjoy.
/ ment,-
| At Mr. J. 4 Walters we landed when
the exercises of the day were drawing 70
q close, but were ushered into the ele-
CANT home and all our needs provided for.
At Prof Otten's we sipped chocolate and
wine and enjoyed our last call. Pythias
had his wine sweetened in novel way,
which none of the other fellows got on TO.
Here "Redo was called 10 the door and
| provided for. He became so inflated at
the treatment that he wanted Darby to
trade uniforms and take the drivers box
for the rest OF the journey. 1t was then
past Z O'Clock, and am in doubt whether
| or not we made any more calls. / have IL
faint recollection Of another one, but
Damon says | am wrong, and Dam0l
knows He says we had TO miss num-
Der OF places on account Of time, and rs
| his head is leyel--to-dap--I will yield 10
/ his Judgment and recollection.
Memory now recalls one Incident of the
/ day which | forgot: We were about 10
enter house where the sable-hned grim
! ming descendant of Ham at the doorsgid Co
! Darcy, "Say, boss, is you all got yer pie
ters on yer card framed in egg-shellsg''
/ On being answered in the negative he
grinned an enormous eXpanse of mouth,
and as | entered the parlot | heard him
say, "Dey amt genewine dudes Ike dem
oders.p
We were going down Lamar street in
/ the afternoon when we met the most
novel turnout that ever did service on
/ New FEARS Gay; III was TANDEM team,
consisting OF a blind, spawned horse,
whose appearance suggested that he was
the original animal OF ark notoriety, and
a diminutiye, long-haired burro, which
had TO be held on its feet by a darky
4 Behind this team in vehicle, which
4 would have done good service for fish
vender, sat two young society gents, who
were evidently enjoying the day Darby
sad he never saw d Schneider outfit
aud j have some fears that | will
be Lynch-ed for this paragraph
That's all Irecollectin tangible form about
the experiences of my New YEARS., but
visions of the rare smiles OF lovely divine
women come before me as | write. ! see
angelic arms, superb throats, bright eyes
and jeweled hands in countless profu
sion. The music of voices, sweeter than
the notes of Orpheus' lutte, awaken the
slumberlng echoes of my clouded mem
DRY, and DER all these is the perfume o.
grapes. "a happy New Year. a hundrec
voices say, and panoramic vision o.
feminnity lures me far away into dream
laud, and If 30 to sleep while writing
shall slumber amidst scenes that woulC
delight the soul of Raphael or thrill III,
Imagination Of Byron