Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-10
ATroubIesome swap.

The N. Y. Tribune of Friday relates amusing
Story which il declares to BE- true of lady and
gentleman at bathing place Long Island. They
E.tr- were engaged to be married, and
ing when walking along tie beach, talking moi
sense they came to beautiful cove, which We
divided by rocky projection into nice it'll
bathing places 1t agreed that they shoul
battle here taking one place and the other th'
other, so that they would he of sight of
other. They went in, having first tim
spIashing about and talking the rock to eacl
other when little scamp who had been fshnt
there happened to see them, and straightway
possessed by the devil to change their clothes. d
"a did it. and the result is thus related:
Ts# As the boy ran behind sand.hl his long shsdor
between her and the sinking attracted the h
dy's notice, and in some trepidation she hastene
don her apparel. Fancy her feelings" frd
ing, not her clothes but the hat, coat,
and other articles, IN ertenso, of the gentleman
a. the other side of the promontoryi How could j.
- have happened-and what to he dom Was
that feartully long shadow spirit of the
shore, who, offended at her intrusion upon his coli
tude, bad resorted to this method OF furnishing he
temerity? 1t were better to imagine her situation
than att mpt to describe it.
10 the meantime the gentleman too Re paired to
the shore to dress. Speeches astonishment was
depicted on his countennnce as it fell upon heap
of wOmen's clothing. "What in thunder" he NUT
tered to himself 'does this mean? Is the place
turned around, or am crazsH" In the greatest
perplexity he took up article of feminine APP
parel after another to the number of about thirty,
letting one after another drop again upon the rock
where he stood, With many hall audible elacula-
ton Of wonder. There doubt 10 his mind
whom the things belonged, but how did they
get there, and where his own clothes? Will
akimbo, be pressed his other baud upon
bis forehead TO collect his beWiiered sense, little
~ thinking that the mischieVous eli who the
-a.F thor Of lis embarrassment laughing at him
-~ from behind the ssnd-hil
After few moments OF hesitation the gentleman
. shouted 10 his lady love the awkward intelligence
and in return informed that his clothes lay al
her feet. All thatwas to be done e1chan GO
the lots; but how in the of delivery, that
coHsummatiou, so d Voutly wished to be effected
The down, but it dark vet
Finally, It was arranged that the lady ehould ven
into the with her eyes seward while
the lover should exchange the clothes and return
to his side of the rocks. unfortunately just he
about to cut around the otner side to perform
that duty, he caught sight OF a couple of young la
dies not far eff, and he felt compelled to retres
. precipitat@y to his place again. His discomflteC
companion would have then come out hastily anC
called to the ladies for their help, but they were
distant, and tween herself and them she saw ,
boy passing along.
To cut the story short, the ''peculiarly uupleas
ant predicament' hstei until the young lady fell
Il necessary, to herself from being chilled to
death, attire herself 10 her lovers clothing. He
his part, put her garments his FOL
q his owl benefit and a pretty good TT it was; fo
the two friends about of a size, and for tbs
discrepancy OF toll beard he might in less dusky
49, light that then prevailed, have parsed for a lady
l Il his intention, in way or another, b.
hardly knew how, to rectify the immediate
ly; but when he had ventured rejoin his laugh.
ing and blushing sweetheart, he the mscheV.
boy little distance off, with grin his imp
ish countenance, closely watching their motions
Quickly putting handkerchief 10 his face 70 con
cea his tel-tale beard the gentleman took the la
dy's arm, and they sauntr red on the shore until il
dark, then entered the botel "a privately 81
pOssoI and making the best Of th'ir way to he
respective rooms, lost time in downing more ap
propriate habniments.