Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-30

All sustaining guardian here ..
It's The masfer-key of heaven! --f
Pure, cOnfding, ardent prayer.
A MALE AND FEMALE ACADEMY TALE.
The Kniekerbocker Magazine, for Sep
tember, has the following, relating how q
Professor was sold. A correspondent
relates how at a "Male and. Female Acad
envy" sun,lry couples had broken the
rule which prohibited the Gagged birds to
associate: LII
And at length it had come to the ears
Of the faculty hat such was the case, and
that on sundry occasions pairs, male
and female, had been observed to enter
the front gate Of the yard from the village
street at unseemly hours of the night, in
direct contrayention of the statute in such
case made and provided. This was a
breach of discipline mot to be tolerated
by TO manner of meas, and, as RENE
dy, it was proposed in solemn convo-
cation Of the powers that were, that one
of their number, whose room was con-
yeniently situated for the purpose, should
keep careful watch and ward, and that
when he should see guilty pair ap
preaching their from octurnal violation of
the law, he should stealthily creep out,
pounce upon them, and having caught
them in fagfdnte deiieto, they should,
before the assembled school, be made to
feel the terrors of the law.
This scheme soon became known to
Some of the sinners, and no sooner known
than counterpart was Matched. 1t was
determined that one of the boys should
array himself in the dress of lady, in
SO much of a lady's dress as he could get
aud he knew how to get on; that an
other young man should accompany this
counterfeit young lady upon an evening s
walk and that when they returned they
should take good care to be seen by the
official, spy. -.
To obtain the necessary materials for
u disguise, a descent wasmade upon the
PAINTING room, where the young ladies
kept the garments which'they used while
pursuing their studies; there gown,
shawl and hood were procured, and with
these we made what served our turn for q
lady on the occasion-not very graceful,
certainly, nor calculated for close inspec-
ton, but "she" did, as the sequel showed.
Thus equipped, the lady and her attend
ant gentleman sailed forth.
1t was about IL clock, of beautiful
summers evening the moon shone
brightly IN the mid-heayen, and not a
sound was to be heard save the faint
Chirp of the cricket, or the far-off bark OF
some sleepless cur. The faint football
was painfully distinct. The guilty pair
assed through the front gate into tn,
village street, and in few minutes re-
turned, as it had been arranged that they
should be detected at this stage of their
crime. -. -. Z ....-,.
Ashley entered the gate, signal was
made by one of the conspirators to at
tsaca the attention Of the official look
q out.
He approached the window of his room,
looked out, when 10! to his eager gaze,
IN plain sight, appeared the offending pair,
apparently unconscious of their danger,
and enjoying with great gusto their stolen
interview. He quietly slipped out of his
room and passed down TO the steps in
front, and there. in the shadow of the
building awaited their approach The
pair stop about midway of the yard, and
Seem to be gazing at the stars. The
guardian of the night grows impatient,
and saunters slowly towards them.
They commence slow retreat. He
quickens his step, and they keep their
distance. He grows furious at the auda-
cious attempt to escape, and breaks into
q run.
And now commenced race, the like
of which may never hope to see again.
The lady and her startled attendant take
20 flight like startled deer. The steps of
the pursuer and pursued rssounded
through the deserted street like the
charging of a squadron horse. On, on,
they few; the pursuer gains the gal
lantry Of the gentleman leaves him, and
WITH It nc leaves the lady; and now, poor
thing, what shall she do! The footsteps
behind her grew more distinct every mo-
ment: she strains every nerve, but her
dress impedes her steps; it will not do
she must either yield to her fate or else
adopt desperate and last resort. And
then. in her frenzy, throwing aside all
maiden modesty, she SEXES the skirts of
her dress, and quickly drawing them I'D
darts away, ard is soon beyond the
reach Of pursuit. |
And the pnrsuerl There he stands
the picture Of establishment and chagrin
When he saw the first upward movement
of the lady's dress he had stopped, (he
was modest man, transfxed with hor.
ror at the idea that such depravity
should exit, and be displayed before his
face and eyes; and next, as the upward
movement displayed pair of stout calf,
skin boots and cashmere pantaloons,
the consciousness of having been sold
flashed over his mind and completed his
discontinue which was in no wise d.
Ininished by three hearty cheers from
the threats Of the young scamps who had
bought him so cheaply. He crept back to
his room "a sadder but wiser man"
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