The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-12-19
ABACHEL0R's BUTTON.

A celebrated wit once said he had found
out patent "slip button" so that when q
bore laid hold Of him, and was ds'ainins him
with long story, he had only TO slip the
button, leaving |, in the bcre's fingers, and
make hi, escape. The continuance was an
ingenious aud valuable one. and had the In :
yen,or, ~ he threatened, taken out patent
many would doubtless have adopted The arii-
Gle.
There are occasions, however, when slip
button Is more necessary than even in illustra.
ton of my meaning, allow mo 10 reciie the
following adventure:
Some years ago, when was single man,
and dreaming las some single men do) Of
double bliss some day destined 10 arrive, l
went to conss': at the Town Hall Of.
Music Is, POLITICALLY proverbially, 'the food
Of love- I cultivated i'll increased my stock,
80 that nigh, have good deal of,hs tender
passion In hand, whenever saw an eligible
opportunity Of investing II. Well, to return
10 the concert. ID was crowded to excess and
the rush, on leaving, 10 reach ays and carri'
ges, was very great. wore on that memo
rabls nigh, blue coat with brass buttons
and flattered myself there were worse look
;ns men In the room. l tell you candidly
Iadmired myself, the other party l was struck
with, wa, a fine girl, with dark eyes and
black hair, who 50, with some friends lew
forms distant hoped she noticed me and my
blue coat, with brass button. Hooked aiher
her ofeu enough to attract her attention to
both; and being as my friends would say, in
rather spongy state, worked myself into
towering passion-of lore. Blu, how was | 10
come a, the object Of my admiration, Tor l
was as dlffideni rs devo,ed-"as shy as was
vain" n, an over-candid friend once said
aGod save the Queen, which concluded the
concert, surprised me, as unprspared as on
frst glance to "improve OCCASION" and the
company were shOaling out, while stood
mutely gazing after the objec, Of my love at
first sight. She and her party eddie1 for q
while by the inner door Of the concert room,
and were then drawn out into the retiring cur
rent, and los, to sight.
l followed quickly a,er, lest should lose
forever all opportunity Of identifying my idol t;
but, alas the light in the outer corridor were
so few and so Ear between, tina, "no glimpse
Of my star could I get" l pushed and
elbowed liercely through the crowd, with
view Of getting TO the outer door before my
fair ones party had emerged, and thus gain
ing once more sight Of my swee,ing.
Hang H." muttered, impaiisntly, as
fel,a tug a, my coat-skiri, and was Instant
tly conscious OF one Of my hind buttons
having hi,ched to some lady's dress; my
progress was suddenly arrested. " How
provoking" though. I, as was broush, TO
a stand, for I could not push on without
losing button or tearing q dress, chow
provoking too modern fashions; lady now
has as many ten,acles about her apparel rs
q sea ansmone.i' l, was with some ini-
ta,ion Istopped to undo the button, bu, my
hurry made The task more difficult, and In
stead Of undoing, | only moro and more
twisted the loop round the button.
please 10 let me try" said the lady
herself, rs buugled over the business she
ungloved her hand-it was sweet white
hand so looked a, her hce. Stars and
gsiters. bu, /, was the very fair one, black
hair and..dark eyes. was in pursui; Of. As
she stopped over the eutansled button, q
slight flush tinted her cheek. Oh, II was
delicious. hoped she never would undo
the loop and, indeed, she would not, Tor
her fingers were ,witching nervously, and
my hear, was beating audibly. | tried 10
help her; our fingers met.
.'Piease to make way there" shouted q
gruff voice. We were blocking the passage,
was there ever such an unlucky spo, Tor so
lucky an enianslsmsnt?
"You hinder the people from going out,
Annie" exclaimed one Of her companions
with some asperiiy plague upon the iiIssom
loop, break itw and suiting the action TO the
word tho speaker leaned forward, caught
the sleeve Of her beautiful friends dre,s in
one hand, and my coat tail in the other,
and giving quick and decided tug severed
u. The crowd behind bore on, and we
were separated not, however, before gave
my "s,ar" iook. which intended TO speak
Volumes thought she did no. seem IN.
conscious Of my meaning-our eyes met,
know, and this was the only consolation lsf'
me, Tor Immediately Afterwards l los, her
and her party 10 view in the darkness ont
aide.
Cruel fate That night hardly closed my
eyes. thinking Of my "brishi particular star
and wha, means I should employ TO end her
out. knew li,sls Of the town, which was a
large one, and to expect to know the name
ofmy fair one by mere description was
hopslsss; there doubtless must be great
many with DARK eyss aud black hair within
ths"billsoi mortality. there, as elsewhere.
Amer breakfast next day sailed forth
from my hotel, and walked The town in
hope Of seeing her, bot no trace VI the love-
y one could Ind, though I started of in
pursuits Of many "singular figure" in the