St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-05
gnttrssting Skettb.
A BACHELORS BUTTON.

A celebrated wit once said he had
found out patent slip BUTTON" SC
that when bore laid hold of him, and
was OBTAINING him with long story
he had only to slip the button, leaving
it in the bore's fingers, and make his
escape. The contrivance was a con,
venicnt, ingenious and valuable one.
and had the inventor, as he threatened,
taken out a patent, many would doubt,
less have adopted the useful article.
There are occasions, however, when
slip button is more necessary than
even in the case above referred to
and, in illustration of my meaning, al
low me to recite the following adven
ture:
Some years ago, when l was g
single man, and dreaming Gas some
single men do,) of double bliss some
day destined to arrive, l went to g
concert at the Town Hall of
Music is, POLITICALLY and proverbially
the food of love-" and in my senti.
mental state | consumed good deaI
Of it; not that l had any object in
view. Mine was abstract love; l cul
tivated it, l increased my stock, sc
that might have a good deal of ten
der passion in hand, whenever l saw
an eligible opportunity of investing it.
Well, to return to the concert it was
crowded to excess, and the rush, on
leaving, to reach the fys and car.
riages, was very great. | wore on
that memorable night blue coat with
brass buttons, and fattered myself
there were worse looking men in the
room. tell you candidly l admired
myself, and next to myself, the other
party was most struck with was a
fine girl, with dark eyes and black
hair, who sat with some friends few
forms distant. hoped that she no
ticcd me and my blue coat, with brass
buttons. | looked at her often enough
to attract her attention to both and
being as my friends would say,in rath
er a spo0ney state, worked myself into
towering passion-of lore. But how
was to come at the object of my ad
miration, for l was as dif1idcnt as de-
voted" as shy as was vain," as an
over-candid friend once said. "God
save the Queen" which concluded the
concert, surprised me, as unprepared
as Oh my first glance to improve the
occasion, "and the company were shoal
ing out, while Istood mutely gazing af
ter the object of my love at first sight
She and her party eddied while a.
the inner door of the concert room
and were then drawn out into the re
firing current, and lost to sight.
l followed quickly after, lest l shoul,
lose forever all opportunity of identi
flying my idol /; but, alas the light
in the outer corridor were so few ant
far between, that "no glimpse of m,
star could l get" ! pushed and el
bowed fiercely through the crowd, wit
a view Of getting to the outer door be
fore my fair ones party had emerge'
and thus gaining once more a sight Q
my sweeting.
Hang it." l muttered, impatiently
as l felt tug at my coat-skirt, an
was instantly conscious of one of M
hind buttons having hitched to som
lady's dress i: my progress was sud
denly arrested. "How provoking,
thought |, as was brought to stoF
for l could not M on without los
ing a button or tea. "a dress "ho,
provoking the modern fashions; lad
. has now as many hoops, as many tel
! tacles about her apparel as sea ant
mone." 1t was with some irritation
,, stopped to undo the button, but m