Democratic banner., 1847-03-01
GIVE HIM THE BAG.
A Young female of Michigan was sent

near i!n"'"H. FriNeE$e, hitter
80. ~ "r"v gr'er. SIS wSs 1T nnrr -,
ar7~si y and Tho 5H;t oftlr o.i;cr girls
: i 'Yr'n"d that 4 frc1a"n;cr "'ue.ho ri
iar school WIS a g.'oi-laohi"g Eostoa dem
it;s'. ofs"u>o irat"nSicas. i ow;s':cd to get
a rich wifi frHm amnng TIC pupils. Aware
IF lis mrrr"n1ry motives, an.l determined
% "":.:<h ':m. t'r Young ia3i"s led lin 70
believe, :,'at t!.rir n"w riassmetc fr1In Mi
ic'iaan was an :rirres.
tbs was "nong'1 for e." handsome Gcn-
fist. II" immr1is'rIy laid scice TO the heart
t"ftlc "Wnlvrrin"," and corfding in l.cr
ignorance Of etiquette. made her a present.
and and among other filings Of some money
10 hnv !cr = bag with, meaning something
,orthr ridiculc order.
Highly l"iig tied with the librrality ofthe
'IcsS with store clothes on as she frs.
called him, the girl confidcd the fact to
three or four of hcrnew companions. Cof-
fee bags had already become quite f~aslriona-
bic for skirts, a Id her companions requrs-
ted her t" procure one, ''to make her dress
stick ont" as he was pretty smart himself
and doubtless desired "liis girl" TO appear
So.
4 few evenings afterwards the Dentist rs-
caT:ch tie 'WoIvrriue" TO an evening par
tv. in which there was a fair representation
from the boarding school. Every thing
went fair and smooth with him. until his
partner threw ofhrr cloak and bonnet, and
entered the rn"m where thc company was
assembled. Here his attention was %attrac-
ted by the ha!f-surprcssed litter Of the
s"fc"! girls. ami tho wonder expressed in.
t,.c eyes Of others. CHANGING inqui>itivrly
4: hfs companion. who felt as grand rs Luci-
fer, he was mortified and enragcd TO See her
i ;u"-marhrd complexion set off in horrible
contrast witt, i profnsinn of how-knots on
hcr head. while her dress stuck out like
tee famous Spou,ing Horn of Naliant. Mad
as 4 Marci: hare, he Soon left her with an
expression Of disgust, and passed the re-
mainlrr Of the evening at a whist table in
.ar.' "ii,c sat: If rooms.
+. ,II.cDIs AZ g!rl. vito was III" clear girls
was mad nrr:n t"t"Ar thc eyes out # or
'':ruc-i~.rt"d false iovcr.' but size wa.
u persuaded ny Err c"nii@cnts not to DO any
: ra@ vioi. nj. Their ADVICE was that 81
should r, ;nrn his presents and "givc hr.
t,lr sack" or Dismissal. "Rr:urn lin IT,,
presents and give him the SGc& too :" Sai,
she; ''dod rot him. I'll do it fore the hui
crowd" 81" went into the room whcr,
ncr conp'nioas were gathered around the
card table expecting a scehe. y wonderful.
change had taken place in her dress, and
she was now strait up and down as a looms
leg. Advancing to the astonisicd dcntisi
with aquccr looking bundle under her arm.
shc threw down aprncil, chain, and locke;
On tie table; r%xclaiming contrmptuouSly.
''T!rre's Your presents, Mr., and
there" continued the indignant 'Wolvcrinc,
unfolding the mysterious bundl. before the
astnaisird company, and throwing it over
the head of the petriGcd dentist, "thcre'<
your old coffee bag?l won't war it another
minute"
Every body was convulscd with, laugh
ter at this new method Of "giving the sack
except the unfortunate dentist. He sloaped
Immediately and has not been seen in that
village since.-[Boston Bee.
THE FIRESIDE.-Is there TO be found d
gift of Heaven more precious than that OF
possessing a family, a home where virtue"
kindness and enjoyment are every day guests
where the heart and the eyes sun themselves
in a world of love, where the thoughts are
lively and enlightened, where friends no
only by word but by action say to each 9th
er-"Thy joy, thy hope, thy prayers art
mine !"
A pretty girl was complaining to a Qua
ker that she had a cold, and was sadl.
plagued in her lips by chaps. "Friend,'
said Obediah, :thee should not suffer tn