Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-12-24
Going Home with o Girl the First
Time.
BY JrrMs OF TEE BALDwirD-1LLr Gas

years oI age Wnen lne event ABOUT 10 De re-
lated transpired, and as description of our
person at that time is absolutely essential to
the point Of our story, we will give Il as cot-
cisey as the subject will allow.-In refer
ence, then, to that period, to say that we are
green, in the usual acceptation Of that term,
would give the reader but poor idea of the
figure we displayed. Rather imagine 4 tall,
lear, cadoverous, sworthy looking chap,
with legs like pair Of tongs, esuntenancs
about as expensive as a plate Of dutch
cheese, mouth that came very near making
an island Of all the head above it, face
covered with fuze that looked very much
like the down on newly hatched goslin,
with gait that would lead the beholder to
conclude that we. designed to level both sides
Of the street at the same time and you have
correct daguerreO,ype Of Jeemi in the
seventeenth year Of his age.
On dark glo,my night in the month Of
December, we CHANGED to be at a "spelling
school not thousand miles from Baldwins-
vile, where our eyes fell upon "fairy
form" that Immediately set our susceptible
heart in blaze. She, was sixteen or there
abouts, with bright eyes, red cheeks and
cherry lips, while the auburn ringlet
clustered in a wealth of profusion around
her beautiful head and her person, 10 our
rsvished imagination, wa; more perfect in
form and outline than the most faultless
statue ever chiseled by the soul ptor's art.
As we gazed, our feelings, which had nsv-
er before aspired girl-ward, were fully
aroused, and we determined to go home with
her that night, or perish in the attempt. As
soon, therefore, as school was dismissed
and our "lady love" suitable bonnsted and
cloaked, we approached to offer our servi-
ces as contemplated, and we learned an i'm
portant lesson, viz: the difference between
resolving and doing. As we neaSsd her,
we were seized with partial blindness
red, green, blue and yellow lights flashed
upon our vision, and appeared ond di,ap.
peared like witches ina phantasmagoria-
our knees smote together like Belshazzars
when he discovered thssIiiahd writing on
the wall, while our heart thuihped with ap<
parently a. much force as il it were drisisg
ten-penny nails into our ribs. We in The
mean time, managedso ,numble over sothe-
thing, which is perliaps known to the re-
oording angle, bu, certainly i. no, to US, at
the same time pOking out our elbow as near
ly at right angles with CUR body as our
physical conformation would admit.
The night air. blew keenly, which served
in some sort TO revive US, and as our senses
returned, what were our emotions on find
ing the cherished object Of our first love
clinging TO our arm with all the tenacity thu
drowning man is said 10 clutch a. straw!
Talk of elisiam or sliding down creased rain
bows, or feeding on German flutes, what
are such "phelnks in comparison TO those
mighty ones that swelled our bosom nigh
unto bursting Of our wastcoat buttonsl--
Our happiness was sublime, subimity, sub.
timely, sublimated and every person who
has ever felt divine thrObbings Of new
pedged love principle fully understands the
world Of bliss couched in the fourth, fifth,
sixth and seventh words at the commence
ment Of this sentence.
Well, we passed on pleasantly towards
our Sally's home, talking of "love and dove
and dart and part" until SO courageouohsa
we become, that we actually proposed to
''gO in and sit awhile" 10 which our Dulei-
nea very graGiodsly ly consented. Alas, for
us! how soon were We to be reminded that
the "eourse of true love never did run
smooth"
Sally had brother Of some ten summers, :,
who accompanied us along the way, and was
in wonderful high spirits at tssr idea of his
sisters having beau, and he would walk
around frequently, gigling in the heights Of
his glee, and eyeing us as closely as il our
selves and Sally was the world renowned
Siamese twins, and he was taking his first
look, Billy, by the way, was stubbed,
Ghuckle-headed boy, whose hsbilimen,s
would have made the fortune Of any two
dealers IN mOp-rags.
At slength we reached the bars, and whis
we were letting them down, Bill shot pass
us and tore for the house as il pursued BY
thousand bulls of Bashzm-He flung open
the door with bang, and exclaimed at the
top OF his voice
"MothsT Mother ! Jim Clark is cum
min hum with Sail"
"is hep" screamed the old woman in re-
ply; "wal, ! declair! | didn't think the SAP.
head knew enoughI" &c .t--- 81.
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