Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-27

tions. Dan attended the Woman's Con-
vention, and owing to his unfortunate
habit Of laughing when he intended to be
solemn, and Of being solemn when he in
tended to make sport, came near getting
into difficulty. He laughed at their
pathos and looked solemn at their wit,
and being somewhat notorious as a hard
case, was used up in several allegorical
speeches and almost as good as named.
Dan said little, but after a days close
attention he turned to me and said,
'sHow the devil came she to have the
rights ?''
He alluded to Miss J. Feliciana Wal
lington, and proceeded to say:
eff she hasn't got the old Harry in her,
I'm no judge of feminines.
This was plainly complimentary, but
to what purpose directed, did not sus-
pect. We passed out of the hall and
were walking silently down the street,
when in an absent mood he muttered:
"Not false tooth, no cotton, no srof-
ula! Very odd for such woman to be
troubled with mission -
| have since learned that after he sepa-
rated from me, he halloed an old Jockey
to his side, called Bot, and put the fol-
lowing question:
"Bot, do you remember that colt we
called Tom, that bought of daddy Jen-
llins: how he used dump all the fences,
kick in all the front boards of the buggies,
break stalls, bite, and run away before |
got him q
Bot said he remembered him.
"When | got him." said Dan, edo you
remember how completely | broke him
of his tricks how he kept me busy for
six months, what fine, active, sagacious
hardy beast he was, and what glorious
price I sold him for 2"
| Bot said he did, and looked as if he
would like to know what had happened
to the horse Tom: indeed he inquired.
"Oh, nothing" says Dan, Il have not
thought of him before for long time"
And further Dan Ferguson said not.
That evening Dan called at the house
honored by Miss J. Feliciana Walling-
ton, and sat a long time, laughing when
he ought to be sober, and vice versa, until
Miss j. Fell ciana got exceedingly pro-
voked
The next day he called again and sat
long. Precisely how the matter was man.
aged, it would take too long to relate
Miss j. Feliciana was alternately veXed
worried, and fattered, until she came so
near hating Dan that she could think Of
nothing else. No hour of the day was
secure from his impertinent but friendly
visits. At night Miss. J. Feliciana could
see nothing in her dreams but huge watch
seals, and would frequently dream herself
to be unfortunately and fearfully whirled
through the air aSer fast horses. In her
dreams she would see Dan approaching.
and would run like wild horse to avoid
him, but all at once would bring up in a
stately mansion. richly furnished, and
would receive the congratulations of her
friends as Mrs. Ferguson. There never
was a poor girl so bedevilled. When she
took her pen or pencil to write scrawl.
the name of Dan Ferguson was sure to
slip out upon the paper, which indignant
ly she would throw into the fire. His
desire to marry her, and her determina-
ton to reject, she never doubted. But all
at once Dan cooled off, and would drive
other young ladies, more particularly a
blooming young widow, past the house
without ever casting glance in that direc-
ton at all. UneXplainable conduct -
Miss J. Feliciana Wellington felt lone
some without his annoyances. Had he
been making her dupe! Did he care
nothing for her after all 2 But no visits
from Dan.
At length Miss j. Feliciana must leave
Harrisburg. Her hostess partially un-
derstanding, perhaps knowing, all about
the case, (these married women are ma
gicians in reading the mysteries of court
ship invited Dan to tea and no one else
When he came, Miss j. Feliciana did the
best she could to meet him like very
common acquaintance, but she could'n
put it through to suit her. She was first
very pale; then very red then she was
nervous and trembled like a leaf, and
against all propriety shed few tears,
which she had thought she had concealed.
But after tea she and Dan, quite against
her previous remonstrances, were left
together in the parlor. Some crcum-
stances, unexpected, no doubt, (confound
these married women) took the lady of
the house away, and she stayed away.
But when she did come back it was OBJ
vious that Miss j. Feliciana had been
both laughing and crying, and was upon