The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-03-05

know"
"Woll. you didn't tire of long waists,
did you2 l thought you admired every
thing Of Miss Flora"
80 | did then; that's my reflection
now. And she was very beautiful girl
"A very fine one in many respects"
eAnd she had the go about her too
something very stylish. What's the
reason she did not suit you Tom ?'
"She did in all but one thing"
"You were very long in finding that
out them"
1T was something I saw that let me
into the secret"
"Well out with it. or I'll duck you the
very next time we 90 bathing"
You shall have the story You may
call me foolish to take notice Of such
thing but Tn a little peculiar some
times. | waited on Miss Goodman to a
party. | had ordered magnificent
boquet and talked to my washcrwoman
an extra half hour about the getting
up of my linen had my moustacho
trimmed, and got a new pair of patent
feathers I really looked well that
night Though l believe there is no
connection save the ALTERATION between
sensibility and scrubbng brushes, even
the house maid cazed at me with a sort
| Of patriotic admiration as | came down
stairs. I never saw Flora more enchant-
ing, and | glanced around Mr. Good
mans 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
t'nlcrly as possible She kept-me waiting
long time in the dressing room.a thing
[ abomnate, 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 fashion would
come back when the gentleman handed
the lady at arms length, by the tips Of
her fingers There was some display of
ones bringing up-a slow finished court
csy and flushed 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 ard in.tho-way
arms, and if I might hint it, some la
dies would not make it very graceful
operation"
"Oh if it were the fashion it would
be taught as a science parts of ones
course at dancing school"
"Y gu are yet to learn, Tom, that there
are some limbs. male and female, that
can never be made to work oasy--the
dancing master cannot impart grace
where nature has not properly prepared
the material
Nv ell, at any rate We made our on
tree in style that night Flora's smile
and bend were faultless, and can make
pretty good bow. The evening pass
eu-Flora's behavior to myself and 9th.
crS, hit the lalylike thing to - uiccty.
Her courtescs were shown SO graceful
ly aud so generally as to exhibit no
marked preference, ana yet there was an
air, slight manner. visible only to my
self, in her way Of receiving my uttcu.
tlous. that was nntteriug in the extreme
Supper came Tefrapins and champagne
make one feel very ecmplaccnt; but |
was not quite so much exalted MS not t.
notice everything Flora did. She was
standing near an aged man, over sc,cr-
ty | should think with kind benevolent
face lie seemed attracted BY her beau
ty, and was talking to her with pleased
expressive interest ;hat made one love
as we'll as reverence the silver hairs NJ
on his temples. But she seemed uuea-
sy. She did not attend to what he was
saying. He WAS no dandiiied yonlh who
might ask her to ride, or take her to
Mallard's, or send her boquet, and so
was not worth wasting her time on.
Suddenly she interrupted him in the
middle of sentence with Il beg your
parden. sir" Ahd. turning her back upon
him, commenced conversation with tel
low who walks Broadway with his glove
half off to show his diamond rings. As
she took his arm to promenade, she
caught the old gentleman's look, surpris
cd, hurt and aggrieved. But no express
sion of regret came over her counten-
ancc Her head was carried as easily as
before, and her glance as bright. 1t was
enough for me. | never forgot Flora
Goodman's rudeness to that old man -
say the least, there Is nothing more
uugraceful in young lady than any
lack of respect or attention to old age,
and it shows a great want Of something,
radical defect somewhere. The jig
was up for that night aud that, my good
fellow Is why did not marry Flora
Goo olman."