Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-03-14
MISCELLAN EO.US.
MISS BEFORE TEENS.

Come IIelcn,' said Mrs. Henderson 10 her
daughter, aged eleren, put up your beads and
ltrinket, and prepare for bed 'il's almost eight
o'clock
l Indeed, MAJ can't afford to do any such a
thing as TO 60 to bed so soon,' replied the young
lady-1'm entirely too old to be talked to in
such childish language; and besides, Mr., Kings,
ton is to be here at half past eight, there's his
card in the rack now
Mrs. Henderson was dumb in establishment
4 for q few moments after her womanish daugh-
n ter had denc speaking, and prompted by Curl
osity she examined the card rack, and sure e.
+ nough, the compliments Of Mr.. George Kings
ton,' we're there in old English letters, on a
4 beautiful embossed case. Mr.. George Kings
h ton had Just turned his thirteenth year; he wore
a stock, and hourished his silver headed cane.
e Mrs. Henderson amused herself short time
with the little emblem OF the childs precocity,
4 when replacing it in the rack, and seating her
4 self near Miss Helen, she resumed the CONVEX
sation by saying, 'and so George Kingston is
to be here at half past eight, is he?'
Il 'Yes ma; when he sent his card up this NOR
ming, the message accompanying it was, that
he would be here at that hour
d sand for what purposeF
why, ma, TO talk about every thing, like
other people do
'What sort ofcvery thingF
& 'Why, the balls, and the theatre, Hannngs-
\ tons Diorama, and he Raves, and
a 'Poh, child, hush and hustle off to bed you're
pretty mink to talk Of entertaining beau,
with balls and nonsense; come, off with YOU
Mink, ma, what do you mean by that! Do
you remember that have been to boarding
schoolr
'Ycs, child, remember that have been to a -.
boarding school, and remember that you have
been to dancing school, and there's where you
met with Geo. Kingston, suppose =
'Yes ma, you know there's always few mo- :
ments leisure between the setts and then the la
dies and gentlemen promenade and talk about }
the weather, and a thousand pretty things q
'And what sort of pretty things do you and =
George Kingston talk aboutP y
George Kingston! ma, it's Mr. Kings :
tom he has as much right to be called Mr.. as !, =
any body. He rattaned Henry Cuthbert for y
sighting me in the waltz, and don't like to :
hear him spoken of so disrespectfully'
'Highty, tightly, Miss Henderson, and so y
suppose we may expect courtship soon!
]. 'Courtship, indeed We are not so foolish :,
rs to waste time in courtship, can tell you,
if you must know, we have been ::
engaged these two monthsn
This was a secret worth knowing, and Mrs u
Henderson, as soon as she received the infor- .
nation, prompted by curiosity, determined to a.
wait the arrival ofMr. George Kingston, to see Y
how these youthful lovers would demean them .
selves in her presence. In due time the little "
hero was announced, and after few handsome :
lurres of his silver topped cane, he seated HIM d
self and began to play the man. d
How did you like the manner in which Miss 9
Fusion behaved the other evening, Miss Ieen?I
asked the infant wooer Z
'At the ball--Oh, horrible! she's the most i'll
behaved young lady in the world, and she's to = =
be married in four weeks; did you know it Nh, :
Kingston? 9
q heard it in the theatre last night. You !
should have been there, Miss Helen; the play
was excellent, and Miss Eustice tainted. You \,
cannot conceive how interesting she looked.
Tainted! Oh, my gracious! What made her :
faint Mr.. Kingstonp .
'She was so affected at Virginia being stab
bed by her father, Miss Helen
well, don't wonder at it; anything at the
theatre looks so natural. She's chicken hear
ted creature. Did you ever see one so fright
ened as she was at the DioramaF
'She was very much frightened, and HelenI ,
--and tore some Of the buttons off Mr. Wise's
coat in clnging to him for support. She's to
be married to Mr.. Wise, in the spring.
60 be married in the spring, and so young,
Mr.. Kingston. Why, ma says shan't these
four years.
She's fortune they say, Miss Helen; and
Henry Howefs mother says nc must strike
when the iron is hot.
The young lady was courted years ago, Mr..
Kingston, and her first lover died--she's been
melancholy ever since, and some say she's in
decline; wonder if it is true.
4 don't know, ndeed-but the Ravels, the
Ravels, Miss Helen they are going away next
week. and we must see them before they leaveII
us. When can you 60?
4 can't tell exactly, Mr.. Kingston; may be
Monday night; III ask ma, and maybe she'll
60 with US. Will you 90 ma?
what are you talking about, child? asked
her mother, lifting her eyes from book she
was pretending to read, though in truth she had
been listener to all that had been said 'and
trial il was to her to preserve her gravity, du-
ring their animated and interesting discussion.
'Why, said Mr.. George Kingston, have in
vited Wiss Helen to 60 and see the Raves again,
and she requests that you will accompany us,
madam; will you be so kind?
oh, yes, ma, do, it will be so fine: you on
one side of Mr.. Kingston and on!the other.
guess Miss Fulstian, and Miss st. Eustace,
wonld feel flat both their mothers forbid tha -