The upper crust of the demi-mondaines…

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out of this country with any character at all, I must quit preaching with Morehead and traveling with his troup. In all we will always have pleasant recollections of our first visit to Kingston, and will hail with delight when we are privileged to go again. W. H. Williams. The upper crust of the demi-mondaines entertained their gentlemen friends at a masked ball on Saturday evening last. It was a recherche affair, and according to all accounts they must have had a cat and monkey time of it. Last Monday night the Mongolian portion of our population, forgetting the cares of the restaurant, laundry, junk shop, and fan tan, de- voted their time and energies, in the attempt to solve the problem whether the next deal at faro would be single or, double out, or three one. The game ran smoothly for a time and each of the pig tails was betting his favorite system, until one who had no fear of a hereafter, pur- loined a bet belonging to another. A dispute arose and it was finally decided by arbitration. The would be thief objected and indulged in an opprobious epithet, and for his temerity receiv- ed a sever thwack on the eye by a Chinaman be- longing to one of the six companies and the only representative of his company in town. Then the row began in earnest, and twenty or thirty Chinamen of other companies endeavored to ( 4 )