Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-02-14


Miss Becky, and, with silver knife,
dainily proceeded in the work; he was
evidently afraid of soling his hands. Benz
iamin took his place by the side of a very
quiet girl who was always behind some
body. 1t was plain that he was not pleas
ed with the exchange of seats and OF part
ners. He did not sit so near Miss Mills as
he did to Miss Becky. He pared slowly,
silently. and Hickly.
But, however great may have been his
! loss, it was counterbalanced by Miss Bee
( ky's gain. She was manifeStly delighted
with the exchange. She talked and laugh
/ ed very loudly, though her partners ideas
of gentiIity led him TO speak in a tone little
/ elevated above whisper. This was both
pleasant and painful 10 Miss Becky. 1t
was pleasant as indicative of confidential
communications, painful, as it made his
complimentary remarks inaudible to the
company. She was driven TO the necessity
of asking him, in a tone adapted 10 set ears
to repeat some OF his remarks with large
exclamation point after them. BY this
means she managed to convey 10 Ben and
to others "what was going on between
them"
Ben al length determined, as means of
self-detence, or OF retaliation, TO appear 10
enjoy his position. As preliminary, he
brought his chair nearer to that of Miss
Mills, and leaned over farther, so that his
pairing might fall nearer the centre of the
pan. He put forth his best skill in pairing,
and made a few general observations,
which were replied to in very sweet tone
of voice. Ere long they found themselves
talking sense, as he afterward said-a fact
that evidently throws the date of our his
tory somewhat into the past. He began to
feel better satisfied with the exchange he
had had made, and was stimulated to carry
on two somewhat distinct trains of thought
the one necessary to the conversation
/ with Miss Mills, the other relating TO a
comparison Of her qualities, personal, mem
| tai, and social, with those of Miss Becky.
! The latter led himself occasionally to make
rrelavent replies to Miss Mills remarks.
| By ten O'Clock, so busily had both male
and female fingers been employed, the ap-
/ pies were finished and set aside, the table
! iVslo'eu W i'S usual PidNc, anu IL was f'o-
posed to proceed 10 play-not cards, city
reader, but several exceedingly exciting
! and innocent games which you know Moth
| ing about. Several We're proposed, but
they were all objected to by Miss Sophia
! StebbinS, who had been one quarter at
boarding-school, ior which (extras inclu-
ded) her father had paid S25 SO, as not
sufficiently intellectual. This threw
shadow over the prospect for the Yankee,
as is well known, is logical animal, and
| it is more than suspected that the intelltc-
tuaI and the logical are nearly allied. lfa
thing is not intellectual, it is not logical,
and if not logical il is not 10 be done. The
Yankee prefers the logical TO everything
except money.
Miss Sophia was asked 10 name play.
! She remarked, in reply, that her taste was
no rule for others-she was peculiar. Miss
Benson Uhe mistress of the boarding.
school,l thought her remarkably peculiar.
She must confess she should prefer some
literary conversation TO anything else.
''So should l." said Mr.. Gulic. "Ii
knew where to find it, ] would 90 and get
a basket full"
This remark made Miss Sophia's face
very red, and all the rest Of the company
very good natured. 1t was followed by an
explosion of laughter, which was followed
by sundry plays, in which the intellectual
young lady gradually became more and
more Interested Finally it was voted mem.
con- TO have game OF hide-and-seek. The
hiding and the hunting We're in couples
Miss Becky and Mr.. Foster were together,
and S, Were Miss Mills and MIR. Gulic.-
MIR. Guiic had two things to attend to-
One was to secure good hiding-place for
himself and partner, and the other TO OBJ
serve that of Miss Becky and Mr.. Foster.
the latter took possession of small pam
try, which was known in MIR. Jones' estab-
lishment by the name of pie-pantry. They
remained in it for some time-uniil, over
hearing the expressed purpose of the seek
ers to search it, they stole out, and entered
silently an apartment which had already
been examined. Mr.. Guile, shrewdiy sus-
!, pecting that they would return TO the pie
| pantry, entered it, and placed in the only
chair it contained a pumpkin pie, whict
was made not in an ordinary tin, but in ar
!, earthen vessel, which formed the section
] of a sphere. The depth of the pumpkin
s was an inch and halt in the centre, from
;, which point it shoaled gradually to the cir
n cumierence.
IS As Mr.. Gulic had forSeen, Becky an,
d her companion re-entered the pantry. A
:. shrek was soon heard, which caused Bel
\ TO sieze a candle, and rush TO see what wa
: the matter, or rather, TO speak with stric
i accuracy, to let others see. The demolish
ed pie, and Miss Becky's soiled dress, re
n vealed the cause of the outcry, For mo
p ment there was contest between leelin
n of sympathy for the poor girls discontinue
g and sense OF the ludicrous; the latte
l. prevailed, though, TO their credit, il mus
as be spoken, sundry of the girls We're take
lie with sudden fits of coughing, and Other
1t were seized with an Unsuitable desire fc
water, which led them to go IN search {
Mt ii in divers very improbable places. Mi
lie Becky at once set out for home she W;
e, attended by MIR. Foster-a partial recon
in pense for her mishap.
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