The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-07-24

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pendent of the New York Commercial Adverti-
ser gives the following description of one of the
Easter Holidays, which he passed at small
town in the heart of Staifordshrc.
'On descending to the little parIor of the inn,
on Monday morning, perceived that all the
household were in their gaycst attire, and that
no one entertained any scrions notions of work
or business. l despatched my solitary break
fast of ham and eggs, and other country dain-
ties, and was looking out, with mixed feelings
OF delight and envy, upon the prospect before
me, when the door of my room suddenly
flung open, and six rosy-cheeked, ringleted
young women entered, tittering, very much,
and looking very foolish at each other, and then
to me.
am not van-but, to give the devil his due,
| am rather handsome fcllow-my mothertold
me SO thousand times; so, upon the whole, |
was rather gratitied by this piece of admring
attention. But to be left alone in a little room
with half a dozen girls, requires some nerve;
and | confess I began to feel rather qualmish.
-am rather bashful bcsides-vcry bashful, and,
thcctorc, had a mortal rcpugnancc to being thus
exhibited gratis, and so, to put an end to the
scene, said in careless tone as | could
command, "What' the matter, Nary" ''Well,
sir, she answered, 81 sec you don't understand
our ways; but you must sit in this chair, if you
| please" And she indicated chair which 7
had not perceived, in the back slaves Of which
were cntwincd, laurel, ivy and flowers.
Anxious to conciliatc them, | complied with
her request, rcsigning myself to my fate with
desperate fortitude. Scarcely had taken my
scat when they lifted me up in my chair, as
high as they could, three Or four times, laugh
ing most outragcously at my looks Of bcwildcr-
cd horror | gave myself up for lost; an unfor-
tunatc young man, who had straycd into rus
tic wilderness, far from his home and hs friends,
cntrappcd, cnsnarcd, and torcibly carried away
| by six violently pretty girls. But if | was hor-
ror-strucE at this proceeding, Judge what was
my Consideration when The leader Of the assail-
ants, that very Mary who had brought my break
fast half an hour before, and looked upon me as
only charming, wicked, wa'inG- woman can
look, advanced, seized me round the neck, and
impressed upon my halt-parted lips, fcrocious
kiss This was the climax. | dctied destiny
from that moments and resolved to meet my fate
like martyr. ala, sir, said Marv,ss declare
you quite aarmed | must have another, Just
to bring you to your Senses And she had an
other, and it did bring me to my senses. How
soon ono gets used to kissing All my terror
had vanished at the salute Of the third damsel,
and | replied to the ''li p servicc of the six with
interest. u got so fond Of the sport, that even
wanted to repeat the performance, and would
not have cared to employ the day in such pas
time.
"Now sir, said Mary, "you must know that
this is our 'heaving day To day the young
girls 'hcavcs the young men, whoever they
can catch; and tomorrow, the young men
'hcavc' us, if they can catch us; and them that
don't get a kiss, man or pays forfeit. .
was also informed that it was customary to
give some trilng gratuity to the ladies', as a
keepsake; q practice TO which | CONFIRMED by
giving them Il trItc Of money, which they did
not keep LONG, and they left me we'll pleased
with the success of their exploit, while was no
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| rode in the mail coach, to within two miles
of my friends house, and walked the remaining
distance. My road laid through narrow lanes,
and across fields until ] came upon small vii
lngc. Hitherto l had not met a SOUL but was
walking mcrry Oil, whistling or singing in love
with all the world, not emitting the most impor-
tant item in the aggrcga.c-lnysclf: But as |
entered the struggling village, | could perceive
gowns and many-colored caps, flirting back
ward and forward, and had an intuitivc con-
=! sciousness of women resolved on hcavinr a.
chievemcnts, lying in smbusIl behind impervi-
GUS hedges, which filled me with strange trcpl-
dation. | proceeded, however, calling up a look
Of magnificent stand off or-l ll-btc You express
sion; thinking IN the innocence Of my head, to
check too familiar advances by an assumed huu-
tear.
| was miscraby deceived, for strong-built
young auy, IN state OF most barbarOuS health,
came forward to meet me, with arttul care
lcssness Of manner, evidently wishing to per
suade me that | was unnoticed, and that she
was only going to the spring for pail of water;
but when she arrived within graphing distance,
she flung her pail away, claspcd me rudely a
round the waist, and before could say alas
she lifted me from my feet, and kissed me with
violence. She offered no apology for thus as
saulting me on tho Queens highway, but laugh
ed in my face imnoderately, and called out,
'Sukcy, I've got him?" Oh dear! scarcely
had she spoken. before Sukcy, and Bet, and Pol
ly, and dozen others, sprang into being from
invisible places, and was surrounded by laugh
ing, shouting group of unfeeling, robust females.
| eXpostulated and cntreatcd in vain-l was
pulled about, lifted up, and kissed without mer-
cy; till, making desperate rally, burst from
their embraces, and fled along the lane at the
top Of my speed, followed by derlsive cheers
from my bailled prosecutors, and shouts Of
laughter from their husbands, fathers and broth
ers, who had left the Red Lion to see the sport.