Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-20
Why He Didn't Marry Her.

Rockaway, and we were laughing in our own
room, with our feet elevate n 1swindoy bench.
We had e.noked two oiga3, and commenced on
the third. There something strange in a cigar
it makes one cool in hot weather and warm
in cold weather. And there is a great deal in
enjoying it with a crony Tom was fast friend
of mine, and a fine felow-ycs fine fellow
there's something in him. lie was fond of So
ciety, and great favorite among the ladies'
There was tall, dark-eyed beauty who had
made great impression upon his heart lie
had danced and flirted through whole New
York season with her, and from the wav in
which they both denied it, had really believed
them engaged
But Tom had suddenly drawn off, and left
the young lady to point her toes and curl her
ringlets for some one else. had never known
the reason of this, and with my r:ind full of
these thoughts, | suddenly turned to Tom, and
asked him how it was he didn't marry Flora
Goodman.
Tom took his cigar from his mouth, looked at
me, arched his eyebrows, and then commenced
putting again.
No, but tell me- you were very much taken
in that quarter once.
Tom made no reply but to throw open his
collar little more-Tom and had mounted
Byron collars since we came to Rockaway.
There seemedho getting anything out of him.
Did the lady cut you, Tom!
thought that would rouse him.
No. was the emphatic answer.
lie then knocked off the ashes of the cigar,
saying, And so you want to know why didn't
marry Miss Goodman =
Yes; thought papa had been spoken to,
and the bridal dress ord 90
NO. I never had any 49, 30 do with Mr..
Goodman farther than to9ssttlst myself in his
chair when he left the parlorgclabr for me in
the evening Flora generally sat On an ottoman
long wasted people look bsEtsron an ottoman
you know aiI
We'll, you didn't tiss 81 sgswaists, did
,.aa I Ee4,%s i sassssssssss assssssssssssasa rysSiag u
Miss Flora
So did then that's nv Sction now
And she was very beautifsI s5rl--a very fine
one in many respects
'And she had the go about her too--some-
thing very stylish. What's the reason she did
not suit you, ,&Dm?'
She did, ipaIl but one thilEy
You weV*ery long in finding that one out
them
1T was something saw that let me into the
secret
well, out with it, Or I'll duck you the very
next time we go bathing.
'You shall have the story. You may call me
foolish to take notice of such thing, but am
little peculiar sometimes | waited on Miss
Goodman to party. | had ordered a magnifi-
cent boquet, and talked to my washer woman
an extra half hour about the getting up of my
linen. had my moustache trimmed, and got
new pair of patent feathers, | really looked
well that evening. Though | believe there is no
cOnUCCblUll Save tlG ullttIullQlIj USVNCCh
bility and scrubbing brushes, even the house
maid gazed at me with sort Of patriotic admi-
ration, as | came down stairs | never saw
Flora more enchanting, and glanced around
Mr.. Goodman s richly Furnished drawing-rooms
thinking it would be quite comfortable to walk
in and hang up my hat there handed Miss
Flora into the carriage as tenderly as possible
She kept me waiting long time in the dressing
room, thing abominate, but was too much
of lover then not to be as patient as Job.
tucked the young lady under my arm, and we
descended to the parlor. Joe, don't you wish
the old custom would come back when the gen.
tleman handed the lady at arms length, by the
tips of her fingers. There was some display of
ones bringing up-a slow finished courtesy, and
finished bow.
well enough for you fellows that are SO
} proud of your fingers said, but some of us
, are glad to get through the ceremony any way,
, without displaying our awkward shoulders and
. in-the-way arms, and if might hint it, some
7 ladies would not make it a very graceful opera.
ton
r 'Oh! if it was the fashion, it would bt
taught as q science, parts Of ones course a
dancing school,
e You are yet to learn, Tom, that there ar
e some limbs, male and female, that can never b.
d made to work easy-the daucing-master canno
@ impart grace where nature has not properly pre-
y pared the material,
n 'Well, at any rate,.wo made our entree ii
o style that night. Flora's smile and bend wa
n faultless, and | can make pretty good bow
d The evening passed. Fora's behavior to mysel
e and Others hit the lady-like thing to nicely
,r Her courtesies were shown SO gracefully and s
IN generally as to exhibit no marked preference
ps and yet there was an air, slight manner vsibl
s. only to myself, in her way of receiving my at
n, tentions, that was fattering in the extreme.-
t, Supper came. Terrapns and champagne max
1t one feel very complacent but was not quit
so much exalted as not to notice everything Flor
Id did. She was standing near an aged man, ovt
y. seventy should think, with kind benevolel
ss face. He seemed attracted by her beauty, ar
was talking to her with pleased expressive il
v terest that made one love as well as reveren
h, the silver hairs uponh temples. But she seem'
| uneasy. She did not attend to what he WI