The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-07-30
THE FAT GIRLS JUMP
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my birth place, LouisyiI eaud an be aphooI
= was for i had but two departments, and they
SIMPLY consisted Of male and female. Our futor
and tutofess were Tie kindest souls 10 Chrsssndaa
and never Indicated heavier punishnaant tha1
that Of sending guilty one 70 bed sappefless or
aspflvlng INN o. aes the privilege Of the recess.
Then there could b 10 wonder ia our imposing
upon such good natuTe--but for my adventure.
There was only door Chat Of coHrse Ioeks1A
that separated the doTmiiory Of the boys and sires
but the kind builder had not omitted to places ven.
tIaior over this door, and, as luck would have IL
the good mistress had covered ii with small agssn
haiZe curtain-upO our side. Amer enjoying & fine
dance upon the green and that, too under fbepFet-
test moonlight that ever asone we were aseTtled
10 tne chapel @ prayer, and then sent % our aepa
rate d0rmiiOfIes-lhe girls, some fifteen IN number
taking one flight IF stairs, while We eighteen Or
twenty Of the greatest scamps alive took tile ONO
sle hight-Our MASTER and mistress returning 10
their own room. A few moments found all IN bed
and strange 10 say, perfectly quiet. We had lain
20 but short time, when We heard a sudden ereak,
like bedstead put in violent agitation. and this
was followed by a suppressed but general litter
BY golly, boys, there 3 fun aIpong the eals, .
! exclaimed and here's what 5 going to havea
In q moment every bed showed sitting figure.
bounded out and running sOfIly TO the keyhole-
but the fallen angels had stuffed it with rag, and
that was no go.
8 Never mind, bOys--easy now, and n give you
I softly drew table and placed against The door.
and with the greatest difficulty stood chair u1,on
lt7-ior the table being small, the chair made most
too great Stride for It. However, mounted. and
raising one corner Of the curtain the whole scene
was visible 10 me.
The girls had placed two beds some six Or eiobt
/ feet apart and laid feather he'd on tie door So
tween them, and they were then exercising them-
Il selves by jumping from one bed TO the ofhsr
There was one very fat girl, about as broad e she
was long, and IN no way calculated for physical
/ exeHiOns; but she had got upon the bed and stood
swinging her aFms 10 and fro, making every indi-
cation for desperate jump By this time was
on the floor, and my place at the curtain supplied
! by another sprig Of mischief He leaned Down
and whispeFed--Ihe fat girl was going TO Jump
Oh, gOlly said he, " if Fan only falls, won't
she Foll over nice .
Twas determined TO see this; and climbing I'D
again, we both occupied the g totlsFing pile''
With one hand over our mouths, and pinching or
noses, to prevent a burst of laughter, we stood
breathless, awaiting the awful calamity"
" here she goes, by lingo ! exclaimed. She
did n do il thOugh-for her feet Just resting on
the round Of the bed, she balanced but for mo-
ment and fell backwards head down and fsst in
the air, rolling and putting like porp0ise but dis
playing no mean agility for such an embarrassing
situation.
We could hold in no longer, but shook with
laughter. The chair lifted, aud down all came to-
geiber, with crash like young peal Of thunder.
/" To bed-to bed boys, " said I, " and leaYo he
rest 10 me-"
and sound asleep, with the exception Of myself
OH such attempts 70 snure as might have been
then heard-but we were all used 20 playing the
possum, and now concluded 10 give the approach
ing tutor and wife sample Of s0mnambulsm.
I Now don't laugh for the world, b0ys and see
/ me do the thing"
raised the table on lis legs, aud getting On IL
was concluding my speech that had written and
| committed 70 memory for the day--aud here the
trainers Of young ideas entered but still I con-
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Friends and fellow siudents: OverVbeImed a.
am with gratitude for your kind attention. cam
not refrain frOm expressing thanks, yes warm and
heartfelt thanks, and 70 YOU dear sir - CHS 81
course meant the tutor, and at this point my vacant
staring eyes We're upon him. will my heart ever
yearn look upon this moment Of my life with a
pride fhatswells my young bosom almost to burst
ing and when manhood shall close my youthful
cancer, and my country shall call me to her halls Of
legislation, there win exercise every truth and
virtue instilled inso my heart by your kind and
tatherly tutoring. These bOyish tears Of Joy win
yet swell % q gushing stream Of ambitious glory
and then viii look back 10 these days, and with
you uppeTmost IN my thoughts, eXclaim, Twas
You yes, you, siF--that made me what am -
Bravo! bravo! my boy" they both exclaimed.
got of the table now, seeing had the game in
my own hands and walking slowly up 10 the win-
dow, gave myself up 70 deep sobbings, and really
appeared much affected.
The tutor approached me and called me softly by
name, but answered him not and turning slowly
from him, walked 70 the other side Of the room,
avoiding the rays of the lamp which the mistress
was directing upon me.
" He is asleep my DEAR exclaimed she tutor
" and itmust have been the dra geing of the liable
over the floor that made such a EumblinR noise.
Give me the lamp, and 60 bring me basin Of
waler-l Wlll elect lasting cure upon our young
sonnombulist' %
heard many suppressed filters, an could SEQ
snndFy corners Of sheets cooling into sundgy mouths
This nearly destroyed my equilibrium but mas
tered myself, and again went TO the window, though
the mention Of the basin Of water caused mnmen-
tary- shudder to shoot through my whole frame.
The good dame returned with what magnifed
into an uneommODly large vessel Of water but il
was no delusiOn-fOr in her haste she brought the
"flterer," and knew certain il was a cold duck.
ing was TO have. Could escape il i would
try walked first to one bed, then another-the
tutor following with the fltereF, his wife ptaying
:. orch-beater," while the heavy breathing Of The
possuming sleepeFs added to the sOemniiV Of the
scene still walked on, turning away every time
he proposed 10 d0use me. They bad completely
cut of the retreat to my own bed, and saw at
ones should have TO take it. / walked boldly
out, and placing myself before him, he upset the
contents Of the jug upon me-
gasped, caught my BREATH tottered, and played
the frightened boy we'll, the deception was eoas
plere. heard merry laugh in the next room
my school-maies on their beds rubbing their eyes
and enquiring the matter.
Where am ~ asked what awful thing
has happened! Did come near dfowningl''
Then looking up, my eyes encountered those Of
the mistress. hung down my head, crOuched my
little form together, for / was minus nv mustn't
mention-ems. She sympathized with ne, and left
me IN the care of the tutor, who attended me every
facility for drying my drenched skin and changing
my robe de NUT betook me once again to sleep.
We were alone again but never did PASS such
merry highland not till long after the old ND
right clsck had told the midnight hour, did We
close our eyes.
Upon aWaking next morning, thought for the
hfsl time Of the laugh heard in the girls room I;
ana on going 10 the door through curiosity, IJoHHd
he reg uas gone from he key-kols.
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