Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-10-06

hing brushes, cten the house, maid gazed
at .nc with sor, OF pathetic admiration a.
Il came down stairs. | never saw Flora
morr enchanting, and glanced round MI
Goodman $ richly furnished drawing room,
thinking il would be quite comfortable to
walk IN and hang up my hat there.
banded Miss Flora into the carriage as
tehdrry as possible. She kept me wait
ing long time in the dressing room. a
thing | abominate but | was enough OF a
lover then to be as patient as Job.
II tucked The yousg lady under nv
arm, aud We descended to The patlor. Joe,
don you wish the old fashion would come
back hen the gentleman banded the lady
at atm s-iength, by the tips of hri extend
ed fingers. There was opportunity then
for some display of ones bringing up--a
SLOW graceful enFtssy, and a finished
bow
"Weil eno"gh for you fellows who are
so proud of veal fingers, said ], but some
tol US are glad To get through the ceremony
ANY way, without displaying our awk-
ward shoulders and in.the-wav arms-and i
| might hlpt it, some ladies would not
make i, a veff graceful operation"
"Oh If it were the fa,hion il would be
taught as science; part Of ones course at
dancing school.
y on are net vet to learn, Tom, that
there are some limbs, male and female, that
aever can De made to work east the dane
ipg-master cannot impart grace where ma
ture has not properly repaired the mate
rial"
well at any rate. We made our entret
in style that night. Fora's smile and
bend were fautl.ss, and | can make pref.
tv good bow. The evening passed.
Fiora's behav!o, to mysel! aud others bit
the lady like thing 10 nicely. Her cour-
tesies we're shown so gracefully aid so
generally as 10 exhibit no marked prefeI-
tnee, and vet thefe was an ali, slight
.nanner. visible ONLY To myself, in her way
Of receiving niy attentions that ~ as latter
Ing in the extreme. Supper came.
"Terrapias aud champagne make one
feel very complac ent but @as hot quite
80 mnch exalted ds aot to notice every
thing Flora did. She was standing i.ea.
an old gentleman, quite an aged man, over
seventy | should think, with kind, be-
neyo,ent face. lie seemed attracted by her
beauty, aud was talking TO her with +
pleased expression Of .nierest. that made
ore love a. well as reverence the silver
hairs upon his temples. But sl,. seeniea
tEeasy. She did not attend to hal hr WAS
saving. He WAS no dahd,ti d youth WHO
might ask her to ride, Of take her 10 Mail
iafds OF send her boqoe!s. aud so he was
not worth wasting hei timr on. Suddenly
She interrupted him in the middle of 4 sen
tenee with, Il beg .oar pardon, sir, aid
turning her back upon han, eem.oeii. ed IA
conversation with Il lt.m.oH t,.at walks
Broadway with ms glove half oil 10 SHOW
ais diamond rings As sht. took bis arm 20
promenade she caught the eentenah
laok surprised, hut and aggfieYed. Bd; no
expression Of Iegart came over her eoun
tenance Her head was carried as easily
as before. and her glance as bright. I, wa,
enough for me. | never forgot Flora
Goodman rudraess TO the old man. 10
Way the least there Is nothing more un-
gfaefigi in IA young girl than any lack OF
resper, OF at,entiap 10 cid age, aud shows
want, a great want OF something rad
zeal defect some" here. The jig was up
tom tina, night: and that, ny dear fellow,
is why dia rot marry Flora Gaoda,al,.'
We smoked another cigar. Tom aud
aad thes began TO dte.s for the evenings
farce.