The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-10-06
A MALE AND FEMALE ACADEMY
TALE.

TALE.
The Knickerbocker Magazine for Septenl.
Der has the following, relating how profess
sor was sold. A correspondent relates how
at a finale and female academy" sundry
couples had broken the rule which prohibited
the Gagged birds to associate.
At length it had come to the ears of the
faculty that 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 contravcnton of the
statute in such case made and provided. This
was breach of discipline ''not to be toera.
ted by no manner of means, and, as a remedy,
ii was proposed in solemn convocation of
the powers that were, that one of their num-
Der, whose room was conveniently situated
for the paf'Otr. should keep careful watch
and ward and v ilcn he should see guilty
pair approaching fran their nocturnal viola
tion OF the law, he should stcalthily creep
out ponncs upon them, and having caught
then in Ragrante delicto 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 u
countcr-plot was Matched. 1t was determined
that one Of the boys should array himself in
the dress of lady, or in so much of Il lady's
dress us he could get, and he knew how to
get or; that another young gentleman should
accompany this countcriei: young lady upon
an evenings walk, and that when they re.
turned they should take good care to be seen
by the official spy.
TO obtain the necessary materials for dis
guisc, Il descent was made upon the painting
room; where the young ladies kept the gar
mcnts which they used while pursuing their
studies; there u gown, shawl, and hood were
procured, and with these they made what
served their turn for lady on the occasion :;
not very graceful, certainly, nor calculated for
close inspection, but "shc" did, rs the sequel
showed. Thus equipped, the lady and her
attendant gentleman sailed forth!
1t was about eleven O'Clock of beautiful
summers evening; the moon shonc brightly
in the mid d-hcavcn, and not Il sound was to DO
heard save the faint chirp Of the cricket, or
the far off bark of some slecpless cur. The
faintest football was painfully distinct. The
guilty pair passed through the front gate in
the village street, and in \ few minutes re-
turned, rs it had been arranged that they
should be detected at this stage of their
crime. As they entered the gate n signal
was made by one of th1 oonspira.ors to attract
the attention of the official look out.
lie approached the window of his room,
looked out, when, to his eager gaze in plain
sight, appeared the offending pair apparently
unconscious of their danger, and enjoying
with great gusto their stolen interview. lie
quickly slipped out of lis room and passed
down to the steps in front, and there, in the
shadow of the building, awaited their ap.
proach. The pair stopped about midway of
the yard and seemed to be gazing up at the
stars. The guardian Of the night grows i'm.
patient, and saunters s.owly towards them.
They commence slow retreat. lie quick
ems his step, and they keep their distance.-
lie grows furious at the audacous attempt 10
escape, and breaks into desperate run.
And now commenced race, the like Of
which may never hope to see again. The
lady and her attendant gentleman take to
flight like startled deer. The steps of the
pursucr and pursued rcsounded through the
deserted street like the charging of Il squadron
of horse. On they flew; the pursucr gains,
the galantry of the gentleman leaves him,
and with it he leaves the lady, and now,
poor thing, what shall she do! The foot
steps behind her grow more distinct every
moment; she strains every nerve, but her dress
mpedes her steps il will not do; she must
either yield TO her fate or else adopt despe-
rate aud last resort. And then, in her frenzy
throwing aside all maiden modcsty, she seizes
the skirts of her dress, and quickly drawing
them up around her waist, with freed limbs
she darts away, and is soon beyond the reach
of pursuit!
And the pursuer There he stands, the
picture of establishment and chagrin. When
he saw the first upwa", movement OF that la-
dy's dre.s, he had s.Sppcd, (he was a modest
man, transfixed with horror at the idea that
such depravity should exist and be displayed
before his face and eyes; and next, as the
upward movement displayed pair of stout
calf skin boots and and cashmere pantaloons'
the consciousness Of having been "sold''
flashed over his mind and completed his dis
comfturc; which was in no wise diminished
BY three hearty cheers from the throats Of the
young scamps who had bought him SO cheap
ly. lie crcpt back to his room 81 sadder but
wiser man."
YOuYG AMERicA-The following is from
the "advancc sheets of the Forthcoming
"Know Nothing Almanac
Irish Mo,her-"Arrah, johnny, and where
have yees bin, SO long!'
Natire Son.-"Why, me and the rest Of
the boys has been licking an Irishman.''
Mother-"Wait ye spalpeen, till yer daddy
gifts home-you'l be atther catching it,"
Son-"Oh, he be blowed! That's the man
we've Hcked."