The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-08-03
CAPT. CAM BEsElGED.
Not by Warriors Bold but by Ouachita's
Gallant Boys and Charming Girls.
Ills Mansion Surrendered
to Gayety and Pleasure
for One Brief.
Evening.

1t is pity, Mr.. Elitor, that you
do not sometimes leave the seclusion
of your sanctum and watch aud move
among the quiet stream of people pas
sing in the street.
How much troublesome thinking
you might hsSe saved yourself, II on
Wednesday evening instead ct worry
ing over some subject for leading
article, you had lighted your cigar
and stood ut your window. Aboa, five
O'Clock, Mr.. Editor, you would have
noticed an unusual commotion, sone-
thing of a stir in fact, caused by so
many buggies and carriages rushing
here and there, and you would have
found it quite study to watch the
faces of the different young mon as
they grasped tue reins and started. II
YOU had asked them where, Mr.. Edi-
tor. do you know what the answer
would have been: ga dance at Capt.
Cann's.'
And then, Mr.. Editor, if you are
wise, 1 think you would have just put
on your hat, exercised your privilege
| az a newspaper man and gone to the
dance yourself. Then you would have
had a subject, not easily discussed, for
| leading article. But you did not go
to your window on that quiet Wednes-
day evening, nor were you at the
dance, but Just t o make you see what
YOU missed am going to give you
description of it. No idea can be given,
by a mere description, Of the pleasures
of the trip, but II you have an imagl-
nation, if you will allow your fancy TO
read between the lines, you may find
scene something like this: AS
novelist would put it
uOn q Wednesday evening, the 3lst
of July, 1889, quite number OF bug
gies, carriages and vehtches OF all
kinds could have been seen going out
of the quiet little city of Monroe. All
we're going in the same direction,
which was down the river" And
then, Mr.. Editor, tho novelist would
have singled out some particular bug~
~ and told you only OF the Occupants
Of that one buggy. But, MI. editor,
of should take any one couple and
direct particular attention to them 1
might get In trouble.
Mr.. Will Faux might think 1t none
of my business if he did seem to De
very happy with Miss Mollie Llama
by his side; Mr.. John Robert Richard
son says he had a perfect right to smiic
and sing his sweetest and that MISS
, Maggie Willis being with him had
nothing to do with it; Mr.. Tatum
says there was nothing unusual in his
3 going with Miss Mollie Willis ) Mr..
. Nimrod Mcclure seemed 80 well sat
, isfied by the side of Miss jamie Rich
t ardson that do not suppose he would
say anything; Mr.. Webb Mya''
, looked 80 harmlessiy happy with MISS
| Eva Hanna that he may not be dan
I. gerous even now; Mr.. Ellie Whealiy
and Miss Sallie Head are both on the
, other side of the river, so it would be
@ unkiud to attract too much attention
}. to their buggy. There are only Two
b buggies left now and it is hard II
o choose between them. Mr.. denrS
Moore and Miss Lila Willis, and Mr.
! Harry Williams and Miss Lula Pres
g ton. But l have it now, Mr.. Editor
p the buggy which attracted most at
}. tention on the road was the one driver
{ by Mr.. Charlie Phillips, slightly
d known as an Island DeSiard beau1
q and by his side was the beautiful ant
d accomplished Miss John Ray Richard
}. son. Then, Mr.. Editor, you have tn
o crowd. I forgot to mention the stays
o NIessrs. Robert Richardson, Joe Rem
vi wick and Ned Ray.
a Now isn't this a crowd 10 stop any
!. where? But stop they did ut Mr.. Dav
;. Faulk's who insisted on all leaving hi
J. house together, and while we wer
10 waiting supper was served and here a
.: usual, Mr.. Phillips aud his fair frien'
Fl distinguished themselves more than an
n other couple. We left Mr.. Faux
% at nine O'Clock. Mr.. Dave havin
g Joined us with Miss Kate Mitchell
te AT half past nine we were at Cap
ct Cams. This genial southern gentle
" man has one of tho finest places o
70 tho river. A large twc-story house /
N the center of large lawn stands sew
r eral hundred yards back from tn
of river. Capt. Cam met US at the doo'
g. and from the very welcome he gave U
., we could know that we would have
"a good time. Mrs. Cam immediatel
Mt took charge of the girls, while Cap
e. Cam led the way for the boys. Their
n were lots of young folks there from a
r parts of the parish when we from Nor
o. roe arrived. They were just in tn
midst of set as we entered the dress
la ing room. The music and the merr
.. tones of npete" McLain's voice VIII
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