The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-02-11
THAT'S my shawl, Miss"
70 dear, q dear-what shall! we do. u

70 dear, q dear-what shall we do"
All was hurry, hustle, confusion, fear and fright.
The gentlemen were in similar predicament-some
who had got hat too small for them eadeavor-
ing to obylae the deficiency by banging the crown 10
thegreat peril oibarstng the beaver not few oat $,
candor obges US to say were uttered in their confu
| sion.
| "Where the devils my hat?' .r.t
"Wherc the IS my cloak r.
AT length, when twice the necessary time had elap-
sed, all were accoured in wrappers-but certainly
not all IN Their own-and were in the sleigh
DO you TANK said one lady TO a gentleman
| 1--WE shall get over tonghlp
This person had in the melee, been obliged to dis
comfort himself with an Hndersiz hat and cloak
which were of very little benefit to him-the wind was
very ungallantly--
| "No, Madam do nos, by -"
so dear !! o dear!'
"There can be no doubt" said another gentleman,
but VIC shall all get over very wcll--he ferrymcn
knew we are coming back, and for SUCH precious
| freight will doubtless wait"
"Do you think OF"
"You'll see" said the grumber-and they did see !;
the ferry boat had done duty for the night, and an
hour or two was spent IN endeavorlng TO knock some
one up who could take them 1t was in vain
twas deemed advisable now to wait I'LL the boat
started in the morning, as the ladies would by no
means consent to go back to Jamaica.
And now, gentle reader behold these peerless beau
ties, worn out with their pleasures and fatigue gradu
ally and unconscioHsly sinking to sleep the laps of
their guardians, the gentlemen, birouacing the air.
Precious moment-sach happiness for bachelors can
only be expected once in life
They behaved remarkably WELL placing handker-
Chief over the faces of their fair charges-and merely
introducing an arm round their slender and beautiful
waists, to prevent them from falling
Deliver us from tcmptaton the prayer was in vain
here an angel in a mortas arms--in sweet uncon-
sclousness-the heavens dark-no eye TO witness
what was the consequences. The handkerchief was
Withdrawn from more than one fair face--snd only
one little kiss trembhngly imprinted on the ruby lips
of the fair creature, and taen again the handkerchief
replaced with sweet satisfaction and pous resolve
TO SIN no more-nor .plfer again such sweets.
In the morning when the ladies awoke they were
all shocked that their hours extra indulgence at
Jamaica, should have placed them in such situation,
but there was goody fellowship of them, and they
all felt convinced that the gentlemen had behaved
with extreme discretion and proprety.
But their dreams-and they related them To each
other, not to the gentlemen-were tincured with the
romance OF the night. The lovers trembling kiss had
vbrated through each of their inmost souls and
their ever wakeful thoughts into current Of ideas,
embracing loves sweetest heart mysteries.
One had imagined that her lover was at her feet
that he looked so piteous-she could not but reIent-
and with her tac assent TO his passion he had sprung
upon his feet; folded her in his arms, and imprinted
upon her lips loves first kiss-rst and only through
llfe-though life were eternlty-ncyer more that
thrilling emotlon-two genial souls first shock ofcon-
tact when the lovers lip first meets his mstresses
be felt
One of the ladies' dreamt that she was thrown from
the ferry boat into the rverthat her lover sprung in
after her, and swimming with her TO shore restored
her TO life with his kisses ....
Another dresmt that she at the aliar;--and
another in heaven. Such wonders did those stolen
kisses produce, none dreamt Of the reality.
The boat received them and they all got safely
back.
One or two slight colds were the only consequence
OF night passed in the air.
Now all you ladies, who hcnceforh 90 a sleighing
or excursion of any kind-when your arrival at home
depends upon being punctual TO tme-proyide your
selves with copy of Cinderella" So shall you es-
cape Omni- bus-and many other consequences
which your own excellent aad propriety will die
tate 10 you far better than we could do.