Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-04-15
SPOON FASHION.

.,i ssid Mr.. IT, Tatsm, % was Office in rather sin.
How. .so-how was THAR said we.
will tell yeu. Sagars and myself had
gone to Cape May, that favorits resort of
fashion and folly, during one Of the hottest
seasons ever got up on this continent, It
was intensely hot! persp,re insensibly
when think Of it! Have you ever been at
Cape Island. gentlemen
A general negative shake of the head fol.
lowed the question.
'rhen permit me, as friend and we'll
wlsher, to warn you against the place, A
more uninviting resort is not TO be found. I
have good authority for stating that it is the
only unfinished portion of creation, They
have legend down there which runs thus:
"The hands were at work on this spot at the
tail Of the sixth day, but night overtakinQ
them, they were compelled to suspend operas
tons, and thus the island was left Incomplete .
To those who are familiar with the locality,
this 10 certainly q plausible story. I have
more than once heard it called the "jumping
off place." Sunshine, and sand knee. deep,
are the strongest inducements to pay second
visit. To be sure, they say something about
the advantages Of sea-bathing-but look at
the risk. lfyou venture beyond your nose,
the under tot0 carries you out, and death by
drowning is inevitable. After which follow
Graphing irons, and then the indigni,y of a
'coroner's inquest! The spot is distng uish.
ed BY q half dozen stunted trees, two or three
apologies for hotels, and three or four cabins
painted red.'
But the stofy, Mr.. Tatem-the story
AN in good time, gentlemen. said, Sa-
gers and myself were foolish enough to 20
down. Some two or three Thousand people
were there when we arrived, and every nook
and corner was 'jam-full.' After repeated so.
iicitatlons, we finally succeeded in getting
small room with the privilege of sleeping two
In bed. The thermometer at so and two 1
IN bed! The thought is a warm bath Of !.
itself!
!, Don't descend to particulars, but give Hs o
the ssery.'
'Certaialy. In the room adjoining ours, =, "a
slept Two beautiful girls-sisters-who, for ~ T.,
reasons best known 10 myself, shall be name IL IL
lees. One night, about week after our ar ~ ~
1val, had gone early to bed, not wishing -. ~
o participate in any Of the abomnable hops e, .,
hat were given at our hotel.' e. e.
'Pooh--p0oh! it's ghost story said Ma W, W.
sNo-gentlemen.' u. 'le
'Then you were ducked with cold water,' ~, a
emarked Mr. Blanchard. 70, 70,
Wrong again! Although cold bath th' ~.
7oaid have been acceptable at the moment, th'
haa been asleep for some time when was w, w,
waksned by the most musical voice imap. ~,
nahle, which said: e ns
!. "Aate, suppose ~e lay spoon tashiona' hin hin
"Lay hou!" enauired H. ~. ~.
"6racious heaven! where am Ir' calculated - n,'
y unknown bedfellow, jumping three feet wi w;l
ON me bed; and she (for it was womanl tbe
ouid have jumped further, but want of room inv inv
srmltted no striking display. of agility f
eIe was situation for modest man! Be- II,
re could say angels and ministers of grace +bs
elend us she had gathered up her. .sdry eh
ooos ana made good her retreat from the no
oom' 4 am not coward, gentlemen-yet,
.m Ifee 20 CONFESS that my nerves were
lightly agitated. Who can she bea WIN, D.
Ia she have wanted here? were nnest;ons n~ an
lat ! could not answer. Had I bsen a' - ba' NJ NJ
ever IN ghos:s, l should probably have gone sy,
y impressed upon my mind thai had sn OI t
'sil> been in bed with one Of the ions> -
csd gentry! ''ns> g.,
well what took place then? Who was vo w
'Be patient, you shall know evervtb;n.
hs two yoang ladies' before mentionsd =, I:
,posite to me at the table. had , vssn SO. II
int suspicion that one Of them was ,s.,y 10Y
the transaction, and in order to remove r III
ubts. the next morning at breakfast, | en-.
ired: ..... ~. 81"
"Miss B., shall help you to a little ofthis
lelet!" '' " S''''
'If you please, SIR
viii you have it spoon .fashione said II 4
'elessly. 4
The deep blush that mantled her hand. "
ne face, told more pIaiily than words that kin
} was my ghost the preceding night. Hav. She
gone up without light she had mistaken tria
room for her own, and, but for the sspoon acc
hion' arrangement, Ssgers would have and
badly discovered us in bed together. I atte
happy to sdd, gentlemen, that the affair the
pleasant denouement. Miss B.. and r
self are now engaged 10 be married. =
len the ceremony takes place, YOU shall
present. and if you do not pronounce her ~
loveliest and most accomplished Of her Il
then will nnkesitatingly admit that there vicir
omance in the phrase spoon fashion, the |
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