The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-07-27

nation or scarlet dahlie, in fine silvery
voice, said :
Quite WELL Mr.. Fox, thank you
'Tha-thank you,' ! Involuntariiy
echoed, 40
'Ha ha ha!' roared my sister-in-law.
Charlotte !! said I, in voice of such
absolute frmness, that it quite checked
her cachinatory CALCULATIONS. had arose
from my seat to make this determined eff
fort at elocution. I raised my hand to
give it force, and fruitlessly waived it
once or twice more to give the grand -four
ish to the rest of my remarks, butt was
done, could not get off another word, and
so, with hurried motion, I snatched up
my hat and bolted out of the room.
God knows only how my sister-in- law
Strengthened things with Miss Jones, but
l felt worse than kill-sheep dog, | felt
SO ashamed Of my stupidity, that next day
in revenge upon myself, 1 not only went
smack bang over to Miss Jones' to make
an apology for my rudeness, but during
my stay there-the alarming space of five
consecutive minutes accepted from the
pretty lips of Miss J. an invitation to at
tend a whist party at the residence of the
Miss Derands, the next evening. I felt
bold as a sheep as marched over home,
after such a display of cool courage and
self-possession, and upon my sister, nlaw
meeting me in the vestibule, and saying:
why, Frank, thought I saw you
going into Squire Jones' .
We'll, of course you did, says I, bold
as two sheep s
You are nightly tickled Frank, what
is the matter 2
Lofty says [, twicking up my shirt
collar and viewing my frizzled head in the
parlor glass, Lofty, I'm going to a partyPl
You areP said she.
Il am a.s ..Hs5 .gs 80 e
'Pray where, Frank, at Miss Jones' p
No. At the Miss Derand's,' says I.
LA Frank 7 aggI 5s.s oss'o I'll
Yes, mam!' responded with utter
dstinctness. .a
'Hurra for you, Frank. Good cried
Lofty, 'and who are you going with,
Lizzie 2 fs# gr- E5.f .-a hae lEs
No, by myself, of course. Who should
I 60 with 2 .atsa,
why, Miss Jones, you BOBBY, hasn't
she invited you o.. v.asz95sr &. 5-aa
'N-no,' | hesitatingly replied. She in
vited me to attend the party, | said l
would, but she did not invite me to go
with heI.' s-e g.e.g vt-sr .'.s..s sgH
'Oh, you goose, laughingly exclaimed
Lofty, why Frank, you are the greatest
BOBBY I a. 9l,4 sa <.
I heard no more for cleared out to re-
fleet upon the now apparent fix I was get
ting my fathers son into. From that time
to the hour of six, P. NJ, next day, I was
in twitter of excitement. Urged by my
sisterin-law I fixed up to the mines !;
such dandy jack as l appeared, never
Illuminated that region before nor since,.
I'll engage. All ready, off I goes to Miss
Jones'. I pulled the bell with most
nervous twitch, walked in with fear and
misgiyings, in the parlor sat not only Miss
Jones, but her two cousins, the old lady
maiden aunt, and some four or FIVE of the
Junior branches of the Jones' family. I
got through though, it was fearful work.
1 sat my hat on the centre table and it fell
off. I picked it up, and in doing SO, hit
my nose against pile Of gilt edged liter
ature and down it came pell nell, but the
children came to my rescue, and I finally
found myself armed with a lady on each
side-the cousins imagine my feelings,
Miss J. going in advance en- route down
the avenue to the portly residence of the
Miss Degrands. We entered the vestibule,
I had not spoken word all the way, the
two pretty cousins and Miss J. doing
heap of conversation. In the hall the old
negro servant made grab at my hat, but
held on, and in triumph carried it into
the parlor, where in the midst of intro
ductions, haring of lamps, wavering and
huttering of silks and cashmeres, bowing,
scraping, fuss and feathers, to all of which
1 was more or less deaf and blind, down
upon piano stool in the corner I socks
my hat.
The two cousins froze to me, introduced
me, I bowed one to the Miss Degrands
came forward, I was introduced, and as
she in the tip of fashion made her perfect
ly grand theatrical bow to me. I grab
bed her by the hand, and in the most
democratic manner imaginable, shook it
most heartily. She not only blushed, but
by her eyes saw that she was likewise
mad as hornet. Her sister and her had
a word and her sister avoided me- Things
grew no better fast, from one bungle got
into another In whist was ignorant
and awkward, in hop waltz with one of
the cousins, tread on her toes until she
screamed, and in trying to mend the mat
ter. T steDped upon the flOunces of Miss