Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1885 — It Was Her Papa. [ARTICLE]

It Was Her Papa.

[New York Letter.] X.ast night the Liederkranz society its annual ball For the first time 4 was given at the Opera House, wliic i vae superbly decorated for the occasion I*l9 always been habit of many f uo loviug society matrons go to this ball bien •nusque bein entendn-and spend the Gening in taking ’'kisses” out of their men friends present, but never have there been so many as this time The boom given to the ball by its new locality and -curiosity to see how the little back parlor system would work brought them out in force, and men had the unet<y •onsciousness thatthat freedom which sso enjoyed at the 'French balls was ■ mot sufflcently guaranteed here to be indulged in and modeled their converlational efforts accordingly lest they should find themselves entertaining an . ingel unawares in the shape ofa friend’s wife or sister. It would be cruel to 'uentlon names, so your readerswill have vO be content with the following outlin" as interesting a little edisode as ever •ame to the notice of the writer: a well-known man in the beau mondi fell * victim early in the evening to the -charms oi a particularly fascinating ittle siren. His devotions continued 41 the evening, but tnesiren wasobd urate ad refused her name or a glimp e of ier face- Finally sne agreed upon iresentation o. a nice $ 00 bill to let ■lim haow next day her name and ad--Iress, requesting him at the time to . make a note oftthe number of the bill. Wednesday the unfbrunate man rceived the following epistle: “Dear Papa’ lam -dreadfully hard up this mouth- Can t l|keep your nice bank note, No * Your affectionate daughter, •» Signing the name of the good man’s voung and handsome married daughter. I saw .the letter before it was dispatched' ad bevond that my knowledge does not !t<*. but I would be willmg t« wager that the larky parent in question will never ee that bank note again-