Amador weekly ledger., 1857-12-26
Il think YOU are real naughty, anyhow"
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When we returned, found lawyer Bimby
quite recovered from his dizziness, and all
hands for supper, which was served in the
ballroom. | sat between Bimby and Jennie,
and made love to both of them in turn; to
one as Maggie Lee, and to the other as my
self. After supper, at which ! attonished
several by eating rather more heartily than
young ladies generally do, we had more dan
cling, and | hinted pretty strongly to Mr.
Bmby that | should like to try another
waltz
He didn't take the hint.
Finding it rather dry amusement to dance
with my own kind, soon abandoned that
pleasure, and persuaded Jennie to stroll off
into the moonlight with me- We found the
grove charming place. full of picturesque
little corners, and rustic seats, and great gray
rocks leaning out over the river On one
of these latter a little bench was placed
in nook, sheltered from the wind and from
sight
Here we sat down, in the full flood of the
moonlight, and having just had supper felt
wonderfully in need of cigar. Accordingly
| went back to a little stand near the ball
room, and purchased several of the wonder
ing woman who sold refreshments. Then re-
turning to the seat by the rocks, ] gave up
all cares or fears for my incognito, and reyel
led in the pleasure of solitude-the fragrance
of my cigar-the moonlght-and little Jen-
MES presence.
How long We sat there, heaven alone
knows. We talked, and laughed, land sang
and looked in each Others eyes and told
fortunes and performed all other nonsensical
operations common amongst young people
just falling in love with each other, and
might have remained there until this month
of August, in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and fifty sesen, for aught / know,
had not the carriages been sent to convey us
home, and the rest of the company began to
wonder where we were.
This wonder begot questions. the questions
fear, and the fears a search, headed by the
valiant Bimby' They called and looked, and
listened, but our position down in the shell
tered nook among the rocks, prevented them
from hearing us or we them.
AT length they hit upon our path, and all
came along single file, until they got to the
open space above.
Then they saw sight
| was spread out in a free and easy posi-
tion, my bonnet taken off, and my hair some
what toiozied up One foot rested on the
ground, and the other on a rock, about level
with my head (regardless of ankles this time J
and there | sat- pulling away in very unla-
dy-like style, at a high favored Concha
Jennie was sitting close beside me with her
head almost on my shoulder, and her small
waist almost encirced by my arm. just a:
the party came along above us, | laughed oui
in masculine voice
just think of poor whats-his-name there
-Bimby Suppose he knew that he had
been making love to man"
" Hush !" cried Jennie. Look there he
is-and, oh; my gracious there is the whole
company r
Yes, we were fairly caught 1t was nc
use for me to clap on my bonnet and assumC
falsetto again--they had all seen too much
for that Besides, by this time Bob Styles
and Maggie Lee were doubtless one fish,
and my disguise was of 10 further Importance
so owned up and told the story.
Lawyer Bimby was in a rage. He vowed
to kill me, and even squared off, but the res
Of the party laughed at him so numerically
and suggested that we should waltz it ont to
geiher, that he finally cooled down, and slunl
away, to take some private conveyance bacl
to D.
Bob Styles and | are living in large
double house together. He often says tina
he owes his wife to my masquerading, but h,
doesn't feel under any obligations to me, fo
| owe my wife to the same thing.
N. b. My wife's name is Jennie.
: SEIZURE oE THE AMERICAN SHIP SPORTS
MAN.-1he late seizure of the American ShiI
Sportsman, by the Esmeralda,a "a Chilean ship
while peaceaby engaged in taking in he
cargo at Santa Maria, under permit fron