Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-07
HE WENT TO A BALL.
OVERCOME BY THE HOSPITALITY OF
YOUNG LOUISVILLE MEN,

The Dane. Was At - Female Seminary and
II wa. Pull Of surprisss Tho stranger
Declared lie would never Attend An
other .sveiir Dance In Kentucky.
Speaking Of practical jokes, " said o
drummer ut one Of the hotels tho other
night. ~ was the victim u ono Of the
most embarrassing hays heard Of for d
long ti-ie. II was during my first trir
south, aud not being familiar with the
people in this part Of the country ]
thought he'd found really snciablo
place when three young 'hwolls az tho
town with whom | had been talking The
evening before asked me 90 10 with
them 10 q dance that WINS 70 be given At
a female seminary fow milo, from thi.
city. had boon away from hems for
some time. and not having had the
pleasure Of being IN the company Of
young Indies was fairly delighted at
the idea Of Spending pleasant evening
81 told them I would 10 pleased 90
20, and after hurried preparation we
started. Tho young men laughed nc the
idea OF my paying anything toward tho
carriagr hire. and felt that | had mover
been ia tho company Of moro hospita.
bic set of men.
"when We arrived NJ tho place, tic
dance had already begun. We lrft the
carriage In care Of negro man aud On.
tered the ballroom OF course l folt very
strange at first among spmany stranger,
but my companions seemed 10 feel quit,
at home and insisted that I should meet
como OF the young women NJ once one
Of the young men took me by the arm
and led me across the room 10 where
there vat young woman whnw.s rather
pretty and had an extremely neat ap
pcarancc.
after receiving an introduction e.
her eat down and started cunyorn.
ton. Soon shc was talking ut an aston
ishngly rapid rate became rather In.
torcsiod In the girl, but was very much
surprised 20 learn that she was the TWEEN.
10th daughter ~ a wealthy farmer. At
last sho began TO talk aud laugh so loud.
" that | began to feel % little cmhar.
rassod and asked her II she did not want
20 dance. Shu was "a her feet In an IN.
slant, and wo had danced u few steps
when she suddculy yollvd out 10 the top
OF her voice, 'Dln'tl Dm'tl Oh. don't
hold me No tight am full ~ dyna.
mite. And sho uttcrcd % yell that made
the cold chills run up and down my
back.
81 turned her loose in an instant and
stood simply Mortified Ifolt like swear.
ing when the ether people In the room
only laughed and went ON dancing |
did not know what 10 do. / know had
done nothing should not hnyo done,
intentionally at least but started NJ
20 her with an apology, when one Of my
companions came upwith q young WON.
an ON his arm. He gave mo nn introduc'
ton 20 her and asked me II | would not
dance tho next sct with her did not
feel like dancing u bit, but there was nc
way Of getting out Of II, 40 | told him
would. While we wcre sitting down
waiting for the next dance she told I'M
shn had been married "a time, aud ha,
1000 children nj home. thought IN
was just trying TO joke mo and askoD
her where she lived She said Fho live,
in heaven. know something was wronl
with her, and made up my mind RICH
there that | would not dance with her
asked her 20 cXrusp me moment, an,
without waiting for reply rushci
across the room toward the door
thought to myself that II once got OF
tho outside would never attend anothe
swell dance In Kentucky.
II had got within few feet u IN
door when an old woman ran mp an,
threw her arms around my neck sh
yelled out that WIZ her lost son, win
ran away from home 400 years ago
when was "a Nero child. tried to tea
myself away from the woman, and IN
tainted ut my feet mado dart 20
the door, aud when reached tho thrush
old looked back and saw several per
sons carrying her on tho floor wa
dazod | expected to be- arrested over
moment / raw man outside and askc
him II there was not train leaving tina
place suun, lie said thurr would be- ON
going 10 Louisville Ia about nm hour
anu I 'NN'luu'N 20 Mall MhNNh lUN Nv
tie station until II WAS ready To leave
do not remember % have over heard
moro welcome sound than tho whist
~ that train, after spending an hour /
silCntmiscry, Preached my hotel In tli
city shortly after midnight, hut cuul
not sleep | had learned ON the tmi
that | had been 20 an insane usylul
ball, aud was as mad as hornet.
Tho next morning tho young me
camo around 20 the hotel aud uuulopilot
aud now they are tho host friends huy
In this city, "-L1uisvillc Couricr.Jom
nal.
The Truth OF tho Matter.
Tho Bu0lmn tells o story ~ Mr.. ]
Cops NhiteAuuso, who recently spor
i've years !n Europe lilo had boon Ion