The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-07-05
MISCBLLANB0 US.
From the Columbian and Great West.
The Tribulations Of Bashful Man ;
or,
MY FIRST APPEARANCE IN SOCIETY.
ny FALcoNBRiDoE.

How early impressions and reminis-
ecnces Of youthful days hang to us, How
easy clear and distinctly we can see our first
dickey. first boots we wore, or books we read,
while thousands Of such sublunarY things
coming in at a much later date, are almost
absolete in our memories
"I remember-faitb. an hundred years
would not dim the recollection, said Frank
Fox" first grand dash into society.
was old enough to be better educated in the
ways of the world, but il was my weakness to
be rather bashful was big enough to take
care Of myself. but was too timid and unso.
phisticated, and hence my dif1culties.-We
lived IN a small neighborhood. but abundant
lv supplied with 1.-Two people, and any quanti-
tv Of cood-looking girls. While | was in
Jacket and trousers. we girls and boys got
along together slick as a whistle, as our Yam
kee friends say. But bY-and-by | left home
70 return donble.fsted, bullet-headed indi-
yidual, in coat and pantaloons, and with about
four 10 eight sprouts Of sickly sort Of mou-
stache ornamenting my upper lip.
"The little girls left behind me bad not
been neglected by nature or art; / returned
N find that time--even the brief period OF
Eve ves-s = bad worked wonders. Susan,
Jane Ann. Mary, Polly, Betsy. and-so-forih,
had become Miss Jones' Miss Smith. Miss
,h;s and Miss that; therefore they we're young
ladies. and setting their caps for beaus IL
was soon known that had got homo. Some
new accessions 20 the population had been
made IN the way Of two aristocraticaily in-
Lined families from the city Of, and
sheso families had some four or five highly
sn;sbed daughters each. Well, we saw them,
and thew saw us; for the four or hve days we
bent ,s shady ogling the girls-beg pardon!
ro,,no ladies. at a distance; lodging them II
thew we're likely to come too close ana ma
t;ng ourself mighty scarce If any of them
made their appearance about our domicIi
g Frank !" said ny sister-in-law, (tor ney.
nos hlest with a sister, or, perhaps, should
60, bavo been so backward in coming Tor
~. .d "" you seeA Wen. my brothers wife
Va, - me Frank. why don't you buck uE
a,be o;rls9 really believe they come ovel
- - sas go 5or and when they appear. away you
shoot as if mad dogs we're after you LOU
are not afraid Of them, are you
aN.n.n.o.v / hesitatingy replied
.Tbey won't bite you." -
g Don't suppose they will, sald I. AZ.
gya TIL dpn't be 50 stupid when MIS-
S;,s ] and Miss Jones, and the two Miss DE
nrands come over again. Let mean noi'
ss.s"s s.~~S' Miss Jones-now Frank
00%sS %@s1|a-Lotty. Lofty, don't" lnerVOus''
/ implored her. a.n,t ba stunid-
stand still - hr, Il was too late
.cood ~ morning. Lizzie, glad to see you 70,
fwbispcring to me. who stood 'feMG M;ss Zones
aaf stand still. you gOose1 MISS Zones ~ i
~ Sn me sotto voice, open your mousu = Mr r
so ~, - introduce you to my brother, 'll
Trx. -" Mr. Fox, Miss Jones' TO me- n0'
m your head and speak , hoo mar
va Ab l-a-s good morning, snLOIIs e.o,Is b be,
,waon how dye do ?" This perfectly ! ns' =
Psluve Pi"n a.t quite exhausted me never !. cam -
cuieaa saar choking in my life. Thank: % y y
50 near Ia Jaw # she got me into the ICE So
s's's, . NE out again. for her tongue ran P,s,
gos ~ "eel;ster-clatter, as married "S".- a.
pit, cll''e' "o, know. SO. getting BREATH an
will run' 5rss,b confidence | burst out all :
with my = How do you do, Miss Jones .
suuv' 'sistcr.n.law and Miss Jones nsu rofs, oss
.aik;ns 81 right straight along wi'uoa. ;,n, Mar
'alkps ne !, all who bad sat silent = ha, = =
sncS sn1;0 . @ sudden spssm quite startled '"'''
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