The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1837-07-29

Come Helen said Mrs. Henderson TO
her daughter aged eleUen, put up your
beads and trinkets, and prepare for bed, it's
almost eight O'clock
Indeed, ma, cannot afford to do anv
such thing as go to bed SO soon,' replied
the young lady, Pm entirely too old to be
talked to III such childish language, and be-
sides, Mr.. Kingston is to be here, half past
eight, there's his card in the rack now"
Mrs. Henderson was dumb in astonish-
ment for few moments after her woman
ish daughter had done speaking and prompt
ed by curiosity, she examined the card
rack, and sure enough, the compliments
'of Mr. George Kingston were there in old
English letters on beautiful embossed
card. Mr.. George Kingston, had just turn
ed his thirteenth year, he wore stock, and
fourished silver headed cane. Mrs. Hen
derson amused herselfa short time with the
little emblem of the children's precosity,
when replacing it in the rack, and seating
herself by Miss Helen, she resumed the
conversation, by saying-"and so George
Kingston is to be here at half past eight o.
clock, is he!'
'Yes ma, when he sent his card up this
morning, the message accompanying twas
that he would be here at that hour
'And for what purpose?'
why, ma, to talk about everything like
other people do"
What sort of every thing!'
why the balls, and the theatre, Han
nington's Dioramas, the Ravels, and
'Poh, child, hush, and hustle off to bed
you are pretty mink to talk of entertaining
beau, with balls and nonsense, come, off
with you.'
+Minx. ma, what do you mean by that!
Do you remember that l have been to
boarding school!'
Yes, child, remember that you've been
to dancing school, there's where you met
with George Kingston suppose
'Yes, ma, you know there's always a
few moments leisure between the sets, and
then the ladies and gentlemen promenade
and talk about the weather and thousand
pretty things
sand what sort of pretty things do you
and Geo. Kingston talk about!'
George Kingston! Ma, it's Mr.. Kings
ton, he's as much right to be called Mr.. as
any body. He rattanned Henry Cuthbert
for sighting me in the waltz, and I.sd4fpg dpp'' I
like to hear him spokleass s. Henderson! and
HsHpPose we may expect courtship
soon!'
'Courtship, indeed! we are not so foolish |
as to waste time in courtship, l can tell
you madam-and if YOU must know it, we
have been engaged these two months
This was secret worth knowing, and |
Mrs. Henderson as soon as she received the |
information prompted by curiosity, deter
mined to await the arrival of Mr.. George |
Kingston, to see how these youthful lovers
would demean themselves in her presence. |
In due time the little hero was announced |
and after few handsome fourishes of his
silver topped cane, he seated himself and
began to play the man.
'How do you like the manner in which
Miss Fustian behaved, the other evening,
Miss Helen?' asked the infant wooer.
@'At the ball-O horrible, she's the most
ill-behaved young lady in the world, and
she's to be married in four weeks, did You
know it, Mr.. Kingston!'
Il heard it at the theatre last night-you
should have been there Miss Helen--the
play was excellent, and Miss Eustace faint
ed. You cannot conceive how interesting
she looked
,Faintedl o my graciousl What made
her faint, Mr.. Kingston!'
'She was affected at Virginia's being stab
bed by her father, Miss Helen
"Well, | don't wonder at it, any thing at
the theatre looks so natural, and she's a
chicken hearted creature. Did you ever
see one so frightened as she was at the di-