The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-07-15
MISCELLANEOUS.
From tie 4thens Bachelor.
A CHAPTER on BUsTLEs

A CHAPTER on BUSTLES.
Bus;les l-vha, are b.s,lcs Ave, read
er, fair reader, YOU may ae!i ash tina qpes
ton. Bot some q YOU a, least know The
rnesuine Of the word, and sbe use Of the ar. :
iicle Il desiguaies sufficiently well though
thank heaven there a.e many thousands
Of my eountrywomcn Who are as We, isnor
ant Of both, AM indeed 10 whom such
knowledge wo1ld be quite useless. Would
that ! we're n equal innocent ignorance
Mo-. reader, that ! am OF the female sex,
and use the article 10 question, but my
knowledge Of It's my stefious Uses, and The
materials Of which Il IS composed, has been
ne ruin Of me. viii have inscribed on
my tomb, " Here lies man who vas hi.,ed
by hustle.
But betoye deta tie elrcGnsta1cos Of.
ny unhappy isie, i; vii perhaps be PraFc:
10 give . description of toe article itself
which has been tie cause Of ny uadoias.
Well, then, hustle is---ll article Vi.
ed by the ladies 70 take from their form
the character of the Venus 81 the Creeks
aud impari 70 II ,ha, cf the Venus ii tie
Houeulots TIA. ladies' sho1I have
taste SO s.oEClli nay apFr2r ,lcred lie
bat there IS % g. o. s'.2z i-r tastes and
knew 10 ny cost leal lie &c, IS u1a,sggta
BE. made "a discovery a tew years
s.1ce, AID Up 20 ,Lat lIe l had always
boiDs the character of a scl4ie and proTls
ing Young mzn-oce likely 20 ret On 10 The
world by nv cuu czertI9ls and therefore
sure 70 be hsl2-d oy ny t-.grls. | was
even, ! a4lisr Dy sell, . ia9cU.s Ei,h tie
far ser tao ao5 j3sly, i@r | vas their
most ardent ac1,.er; aat there was one
most lovely creature suorg stem, won !
had foad.y hoped 10 have made my osa.-
Bot alas aog yz.o aa1 visionary are our
hopes Of hanau happiness such hopes s!tl
ire have fed forever
IL az u0l0eky hour was q, bah, seated
Of httls dis.aGce from ny far ore, ny
eyes watching her every ar and iook, my
ears catching every sound a, her sweet
vosee-whsn heard Der complain 70
friend, ID tones Of the sslesI whispering
music, 'hat she &as oppressed R.la The heat
Of the place w. jear; her friend re
Piled, il 1Dsi * lee effects II j cur hustle
What 90 700 stUI / eIgl 0ur-horsc
hair" vas The reoly. Hair mercy on
Us says her fteod Is % w3cJsr you are
cppressed-iAat's c hol Ela,euI! tF-iy.-
Way you Should % as | do-y08 u not
see me falsiiug and he reason is tina. !
stuff ms Jussi=s sll bag-Ge~ bay
beard o. Glore. Tor the ladies' aPgro.
bsn1log from uy eyes TIA. | w-s .is.au.
er, changed The toFc u conversation,
though indeed !, was not necessary, fof a.
the lae | had D3l the 81. ealesl l9.ou o;
shat thes meaai. IIae, however, passed
ca mos, Gv3rsliy 70 o. vshes--aHuiasr
uonih ard sho.G have called ms LIZA.
beth rny osu. Sde vas 90 a visit 10 ny
ssters, AM had every opportunity Il
make myself agrsozJ.e. We sang logelh.
or, sc also talked together, aud Sc d-Dced
together 4 N la4 woe!4 have been very
wei b4t unfortunately &c also walked 70.
getner. /. vas 81 the last y.yre We ever did
SO, The Circumstances occurred which /
have uos - re!s,e, and eAscn gave toe FRS!
death blo8 to ny b5pes q happiness. We
were crossing toe s,yeei. her dear arm l.Dk-
cd in mae, ~bcn Se elsEcsd 10 meet e.
male friend and wishing 10 baYe little
Chat wIih Der without tnc5mmod.ls the pas
sengers, we rot 10 he edge Of the troaisr,
uear winch there vas standing al Old whitc
horse, totally bind, h.ruessed u o caiech.
lie was q quiet looking animal; noae could
g5ppose from he pby siogaoaiy that he had
any savage propensity II BIS nature. Bot,
imagine 10y ssios.sABBnt and horror, when
suddenly heard ms chsrucr gtTc q scream
thsi pieFcsd ne to tho very heart aud
when perceived t.iai til. silrociUgs Old
blind brute, having s.oa.y am siyiy
swsyed bis head round, csrgh the
how shall describe il--caggdt my Ellz
abaih--feaily ! cant say ho8-bgi be
caught her aud before | coU'd extucsie
her from his Javs, be- made O reef 10 her
garments such as a lads aoger belore suffer.
ed.
As rapidly as could, Of course, got ny
fair one into calecn, and hurried home,
tbe truth Of the ball room tete.a tete grad
uaily opening 10 my mind as 10 the true
cause Of the dlse,ier--lt wGs that the blind
horse, hungry brute, had been attracted by
the smell Of ny Eiiz4belh's hustle, made Of
hsy--new hay
Elizabeth was never The same 10 me ar
iefwsfds-sbe took the most nyluciJ'e do
Ike to walk with me, or rather to Re seen
in The streets WITH ne. Bot matters were
NOT yet come 10 the worst, and bad 10.
obliged IN hopes that she would yet be nine.
bad, however, taken deep aversion TO
bUs,ies, and even determined TO xago var
Upon them TO the besi Of my ability. In
his spirit, few days o0er determined 70