Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-06-29
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You said, if became e..titled 10 il by
the laws of the game. / might kiss you
0, mean to keep my word. said Fan
ny coolly. but you were about 10 pu:
your arms, around me-. ard there was no
slipuating about that was there2
Then there was another general laugh.
Charlie was forced 10 acknowledge that
Fanny was right.
You were to kiss me--if you could.
that was the bargin. was it not:
She looked seriously around the circle;
all confessed that she was right. Yes
said Charlie that was right.
She folded up her arms. stood straight
up, and looking him full in the face said
come on then.
She had stood in the meantime with.
ou, moving a muscle of her face, and Sc
rons as judge about to pronounce SEN
tence Of death She suffered Charlie TO
come within a foot of her, when she SUD-
denly raised her finger AM drew back
again
Remember. said she, you are to kiss
me if you caa.
To be sure. ne said; but fair play re-
quires that you stand still. lfyou keep
receding in this way. OF course can't
kiss you.
He spoke in PIC ue--inlsed half an
ger. lie found himself sort OF a butt.
And began to see somewhat through Fan
ny's behavior. He discovered ,ha, she
was not so desperately in love with him
as her conduct had led him to SUPPOSE
He was already taken terribly down.
But If DO stand still, said Fanny, and
her eyes began to resume roguish look
you can, kiss me. and you know you
cant.
Only stand still. and you'll see retorted
he. recovering his spirits; ard he mental
ly added. and I'll kiss you in as handsome
a fashion as ever gentleman kissed Ia
dy.
No you wont you can't. Charlie, said
Fanny, calling him by the familiar name
for the first time that day. and she spoke
in a wheedliDg tone, it is mile ana more
from the edge of that mouStache 20 the
mouth underneath. and you never could
get your lips to mine, II you were to II.
il a week.
wish YOU could have heard the peal
of laughter burst forth. as fanny with a
demure provoking air said these words.
The old woods rocked with the echo.-
The fat young man have already told
you of. rushed 10 the iedSe OF the crowd.
threw himself on the grass. and rolled
there in agonies of laughter. The girls
one and all held :her handkerchieis 10
their mouths Fanny only was polite
There she stood demurely regarding her
face, except rougish working OF the cor
ners Of her mouth.
The butt of all this remained regarding
her for second, anger aud shame mount
ed blood red to his foreheod. He tried.
at first TO brave it out. but the attempt
was in vain; and at last with an audible
oath. he turned his back on his fair to.-
mentor, and rushed madly away.
Our village was never troubled with
mousta che after that. The ridicule TIA.
followed Charlie. when FannyS jest be
came known, drove him from the place
and no successor has ever dared TO sport
moustache there since. Occasionally a
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nights rest, and on such occasions a
moustache may be seen III the quiet
street, but at other tim-s the article Is as
scarce as money in PRINTERS pocket.
Fanny is somewhat sobered down since
the daE of the picnic. Several years
have passed, and the once merry maiden
is sedate matron. She married IL
sing young lawyer. and Immediately
took her place at the head Of fashion; for
her wit as well, as her beauty, savo her
n preemincnce which all acknov lodged.
To this day. however. she laughs hearti-
ly when the story Of Charles diScomfei;-
ure is told.
Miss Rogers. after eli her afec'aiions
was forced to put up with the Fat young
man, who makes a very worthy husband
for her, though he kisses IS boisteIousiy as
ever.