Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1852-06-09
VOL. 53.-NO. Is.

by ar.rrrls 'uS.s

The hero Of my sketch must DO descriAsS
TO give the reader an idea Of what Kind :
SUBJECT the girls had to work. Girls, girls!
for it was some Of that sex that sold him
Firstly. Frank was not very drcssy person
lie never wore such plaids as the fashions
bic "legs Of Gotham" are encased in. nor was
his coat snch rs artssogn bysSnipeden, there
fore, go Is. Boasaii~was not addressed to
him. lie :lia not weaia Cellar Of the pat
tern such as would be suifable for flying jib
for wheelbarrow to beat up Hill with So
much for the outward man. Frank was not
il the habit Of sampling groceries. generally;
thus he was accustomed to sing,
con the wings ofiove fly.
From groccr-ee to groccr-ip
Nor was he ever known to preambulats tho
streets ut midnight hour. Informing the Sleep
less citizen aud sleepy Stars, that he had not
the most remote idea of returning to the pa
ternal mansion until the aurora Of morn had
lumed the eastern horizon
A quiet. moral pefson vas Frank, though
the girls appeared to think that be had me-
elected the sez too long and to get even they
meant to set en- up for bin.
One morning after breakfast. Frank enter
ed the parlor, country cousins (roguish girls)
were assembled: laying down bis bundle. be
entered into conversation with one Of them
his bundle being near the door. two of the
girls got up and left the room with il. but re-
turned few moments after, deposited il
again on the chair. Shortly after Frank got
up to 60. Scarcely had the street door clos-
ed when peal after peal Of merry laughter
arose from the girls, Frank, meanwhile all
unconscious Of the game. dropped into bis
tailors, and, handing him the package, re-
marked
Here is coat of mine that wants over
hauling--put on a new set Of buttons. velvet
collar, and, think, the tails want refining"
While the tailor was unrolling tho parcel.
Frank turned to examine some cloth. I'M
rolling it, he held it out at arms length, and
exclaimed with surprise
Gals -ch-che-cheDa- Shirt, BY thunder r.
Frank turned. and as his eyes fell on the
garment. the fancy 6xings andlace trimmings.
be reached for the door with one hand and
with the other Che had an awful long reach
just them he grabbed thai drapery, and DASH
ed out Of the shop, mid the roars Of the in.
mates, ezclaiming something that sounded
like:
"Sold--off at the knees--gals--cuss my
pictur--diln't make four times that hand"
&c
Down the street he went with loosencss.
and at rate that wonld have surprised old
Suffolk herself, that white drapery futtering
in the wind like white pennant in nor
wester On, on went Frank. striking an
awful lick as he rounded the turn coming
down the home stretch A juvenile exclaim-
ed to him
Say, legs, where you takin' that fellow?"
"Clesr the track" shouted Frank. and on
be went. coming up Tho next street was an
image vender, with bis two story tray on his
head He had just opened his mouth to
cry Images r as Frank swung round tho
turn, and on which he planted square into
the bread basket Of the Italian, and bis ex-
clamation of images ended with lcah! IS be
was doubled up--as scientifically as Dickens
Biler Gin David Copperfeld) could have
done it both came down together, all Of q
heap. The crash of the falling goddcsses.
graces, &C., were tremendous. Kossuth and
Napoleon we're pitched into the arms Of tho
Graces Venus, just from her sea bath, re-
turned to one in the gutter Mars was knock.
ed hors de combat, and Jano pitched head
first into the snow bank. Frank, white with
plaster, hat badly cove in and out Of wind.
dashed into the house, and threw himself on
bis bed vowing eternal enmity to all females
in general and country cousins in particular.
The tailor lest customer, and II any ono
wants to see stars and have free admission to
the fire works, just let him ask Frank II the
tails ,cant re lining. Spirit of the Times.
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