Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-09-29
From the N. Y. Split Of the Times.
OF n BasIlful .'I1Ovyer.'
BY "GINsENGANDsooN" OF PHI

From the N. Y. Spirit OF the lines.
Adventure OF a Bashful .sI.ovyer.''
BY mGINsENGAHpsooNv OF PHILADELPHIA.
NV DIAN aSp.n1r The best dav in
the week q .sSnirit dav rand a iollv good
dav I shonld have had ye.terday If It had
only been .scoldswithout J for then could
have LAUGHED without losing flesh. The
old saving Of s.Lauof,, and grow fat'' is 4
lie. for assure YOU oyery SATURDAY. |
laugh until [ get half a Mound lighter on
Sunday. Some ill.natnred peonle NAV
possiblv ins;nrate it arises from NV hav.
ING good wash Saturday night, but
your well known modesty would not al
anehIan insinnation 10 obtain for :
z. NJ 5Ist 8 table Shirt certain
INV cost me quarter pound extra, to saw
nothing for what 1 lost by it, reminding
me Of a dilemma into which an old friend
Of mine once fell.
His name was DANpHuLE-we used to
call him aJackass, for short. Heaven
help me if he should ever see this story.
II hope he don't take the Esprit.
mlSIOTluuGS-IOf
was cock eyed. red haired, and knock
kneed- numbered that inconve-
nient one of bashsn,oess; nevertheless he
WAS fond Of the ladies. although when in
their presence he never opened his mouth
if he could help it; and when he did speak
he used both hands to help him ta,k--in
fact he was ayounp man Of great factions ,
Jack. one warm day, fell in love; he had
lust graduated at College, and began to
think he must seek the ladies' society; he
was getting to be man and it looked man
" to have "penchsnt." So Jack fell in
love with the sweetest, liyeliest. most
hoydenish girl in the square. but how to
tell his love? there was the rub. He had
heard a good deal of the Language of the
eyes, and he accordingly tried thai. but
whenever he looked particularlv hard At
the window where Miss Emily was in the
habit of sitting, some person on the other
side of the street would invariably bow to
him, thinking he was endeayorine 10 catch
their eve. He has despised exures siye
eyes ever since.
AT length Jack obtained an introduction
through his sister, with her he called sew.
eral times, but she was OBLIGED r. leave the
city for a season. and as each interview
had only increased his ardor. he finally
determined upon .;goinc it alonen LONG
before the hour fixed upon by custom for
an evening visit, he found himself arraved
in his best blue coat, metal bu,tons--black
cashmere pants, said pants being "lee-
tie" tighter than the skin)-and spot.
less vest. The journals of tho 1av state
as an item of information tina. the Their
mometer ranged from Is to 80 deg. Jack
swears it was hundred. As the hour
drew gradually near, Jack found his cour
age and perspiration oozing cut together,
and he almost determined t. pull off and
stay at home. He concluded, however.
he'd take a walk past the house, and see
how he felt. BY the time he reached the
mansion be firmly concluded not to 60 in,
but Oh casting an eye towards the parlor
window, and perceiving no signs of life
there, he thought it probable that no one
was sat home, and since he had proceed
ed so far he'd proceed little farther, and
his card. No sooner determine
ed than concluded. IT. reckless moment
be pulled the BELIZE was sure he Just
only touched 1.-THE darned thing need mt
make such a, "cussed'' noise. The door
was opened as if by magic, and the ser.
want girl politely requested him to walk
in. "Miss Emily was all alone in the
parlor, and would be delighted 10 see
him!"
Oh, Lord! here was fix Go in a
dark parlor with pretty girl, all alone!
1t was too late to retreat, the girl had clos
ed the front door, and was pointing the
way into the parlor. where aMiss Emily
was sitting alone Being perfectly con-
WINGED that no choice was left him. into
the dark room he walked or rather sided.
All wa. perfect chaos to his eyes for a
moment, but only for 4 moment: then from
the deepest gloom came forth al, angel
voice sbiddinp him welcome. and draw
near" To obey the order was but the
work Of a moment AZ he supposed-but
he little dreamt the obstacle Fate had
thrown in his way. He knew full well
the stream Of Love had many nipples, but
full grown snap. entered not into his cal
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