Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-22
EVENING STAR.
A BACHELORS BuTroy


A celebrated wit once said be had found 9
patent "slip button, so that when bore laid
| hold of him, and was OBTAINING him with 8
| long story, he had only to slip the button
leaving it in the bore's fingers, and make hi.
escape The contrivance was an ingenious
| and valuable one, and had the inventor, as be
| threatened, taken out a patent, many would
doubtless have adopted the useful article
There are occasions, however, when a slir
button is more necessary than even in the case
above referred; and, in illustration of my
meaning, allow me to recite the following ad.
venture:
Some years ago, when was a single man,
| and dreaming tas some single men do,) ci
double bliss some day destined to arrive, ]
went to a concert at the Town Hall Of
Music is, POLITICALLY and proverbially, " the
| food OF love- and in my sentimental state
consumed a good deal Of it; not that had
| any object in view. Mine was abstract love;
1 cultivated it, increased my stock, so that
might have good deal of the tender passion
| in hand whenever saw an eligible opportu-
| nifty of investing it. Well, to return to the
concert; it was crowded TO excess, and the rush
on leaving to reach fys and carriages was
very great. 1 wore on that memorable night
Il blue coat with brass buttons, and / fattered
myself there were worse looking men in the
room. L tell you candidly admired myself,
and next to myself the other party was most
struck with was fine girl, with dark eyes and
black hair who sat with some friends few
forms distant. L hope she noticed me and my
blue coat with brass buttons. L looked at her
often enough to attract her attention to both;
and being, as my friends would say, in rather
spoony state, worked myself into a towering
passion-of love. But how was | to come at
the object of my admiration. for | was as diff
dent as devOted-as shy as L was vain, as an
| over candid friend onse said "GOd save the
Queen" which concluded the concert, sur
prised me, as unprepared as on my frst glance
10 improve occasion, aud the company were
shoaling cut, while / stood mutely gazing
after the object Of my love at first sight She
and her party eddied for a while by the in
ner door Of the concert-rOom, and were then
drawn out into the retiring current, and lot
TO sight.
followed quickly after, lest should lose
forever all OPPORTUNITY Of identifying my idol;
but, alas . the lights in the outer corridor
we're so few and far between, that no glimpse
Of my star could get" 1 pushed ard elbow
ed fercely through the crowd, with a view Of
getting to the outer door before my fair one g
party had emerged and thus gaining once
more sight of my sweeting.
Hang it! L muttered, impatientiy, as L
felt tug at my coat skirt, and was instantly
unconscious Of one Of my hind buttons having
hitched TO some lady's dress, my progress was
suddenly arrested. "How provoking"
| thought as L was brought TO a stand, for
| could not push on without losing button or
tearing dress; chow provoking the modern
fashions; a lady now has a many hoops, as
| many tentacies about her apparel as a sea
nnemOne." 1t was with some irritation I
| stopped TO undo the button, but my hurry
made the task the more difficult, and instead
Of undOing, l only bungled and more twisted
the loop round the button.
Please to let me try said the lady her,
| self, as | bungled over the business; she un-
giOved her hand-it was a sweet white hand !;
| so looked at her face. Stars and CATERS !!
| but it was the very fair one, black hair and
dark eyes was III pursuit Of. As she stopped
over the entangled button, slight flush tint.
ed her cheek Oh, it was delicious. hoped
| she never would undo the loop; and, indeed
| she would not, for her fingers were twitchng
nervOusly, and my heart was beating audibly
| L tried to help her, our fingers met
please to make way here" !" shouted come
grutf voice behind. We were blocking up the
passage; was there ever such an unlucky spot
| for so lucky an entanglementt
You hinder the people from going out,
Annie, exclaimed one of her companions with
some ssperity, "p!agae upon the tiresome
| loop, break it! and suiting the action TO the
| word, the speaker leaned forward, caught IL .
sleeve OF her beautiful friends dress in on.
hand, and my coat tail in the other, and Civ
ing quick and decided tug, severed US.
The crowd behind bsre OF, and we were
| separated; not, however, before 1 gave NV
"star" look which intended to speak vol
| umes. l thought she did not seem uucou.
sci0us OF my meaning-Our eyes met know,
and this was the only consolation left me, for
immediately afterwards 1 los. her, and her
party to view in the darkness outside
Cruel fate That night hardly closed my
eyes thinking Of lay "bright particular star. =
and what means / should employ 10 find her
| oat. knew little of tie town, which was a
| large one, and to expect to learn the name OF
my fair one by mere descript;Ou was home
less, there doubtless must be q great many
| with dark eyes and black hair within the
bills of mortality there, ag elsewhere. AT
ter breakfast next day sailed forth from nv
hotel, and walked the town in hope of seeing
her, but DO trace of the lovely one could /
| find, though l started off in pursuit Of many
singular figure" in the streetsronly to dis
cover on my overtaking each object of nv
pursuit, that she was not the one L lopged to
see.
My love fit grew more and more violent in
the course Of the day but tired out CT length
with my search, L returned 20 the hotel, and
took oct my dress coat from my portmanteau
10 'eeu 10y name even Win the conte N platlon
OF the inanimate button that had detained the
"black-eyed divinity SO long Il was with
no little delight 1 now discovered what did
| not before catch my eye; a fragment Of the
| silk loop Of her silk dress still adhered to the
bu!toa, twisted round the shank / pressed
it 70 my lips, it was lilac in color-and stoop-
ed to gently disentangle it from the bit of
brass as gently as though it were a tress of
my loved ones hair, when something clinked
in the skirt pocket. supposed L had lei,
some money there, fer in MY pertubation and
excitement omitted to search the coat on
taking it pS tas night before / thrust my
| hand into the pocket Gracious me What
did 1 behold, what did L take out--a gold
chain bracelet!
You could have "brained me with my
lady's fan" saw at glance how matters
| stoOd-in the excitement and furry Of undo
| ing the loop from my button, the lady had un-
done the clasp of her own bracelet, which had
not unnaturaily fell into the coat-skirt with
which Ghe was engaged, and doubtless, on
missing it, instead of regarding ma in a ro-
mantle light, she put it down that was one
| of the swell mob, and had purposely entsng-
lad mvaelf in her a dress IN roh har of bar -.