The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-29

and | overheard him whisper to Bob Styles,
as he went out
Nice looking girl, that Miss Lee"
YES" answered Bob, with miscellaneous
glance ut me. 'shc is nice girl, though u
little go-ahead sometimes. Keep little
look out on her will you then, lowering
his voice--"not bad match for you, old fel
low she is rich"
lis she?'. said Mr.. Bimby, his interest
deepening.
"On my honor replied Bob Forty
thousand dollars in her own right. Day
day ?" and he was gone.
Maggie Ice, artful creature tina, she was
had told her father that tn, sailing party
was TO assemble at another hotel, and thither
he had taken her. Having business in d.
he left her there, merely saying that he would
send the carriage for her at o'clock She
like u dutlfu daughter, kissed him, bid him
goodbye, and before he had gone hundred
rods, took seat in Bob Styles light wagon
which had driven up to the back door as old
Lees carriage drove away from the front
and the old story of head strong love and
prcjudiccd age was enacted over again.
As for us, of the picnic excursion, We had
delightful sail down the grove, but some
how, could no, enjoy il rs much as ! ought
to have done When walked on board
the boat felt awkward. as il everybody was
looking AT me. found Mr.. Bimby, us
had suspected, a young and rising lawyer,
mighty in Blackstone, in his own opinion.
He insisted on paying for my ticket the
boat was II regular exclusion packet,) and
purchasing enough oranges, pears and can
dies 10 set upa street stand. -Four or five
times ! was on the point OF swearing at his
impudest ohcousncss, but bit my tongue
Just in time TO prevent the exposure. But
it was not with him that | found my role
the hardest TO play.
No; the young ladies were the difficult,
ones TO deceive For instance, there was
one among them, beautiful girl OF seven
teen, Just returned from boarding school
who had not seen Maggie Ice Tor three
years Of course, she was delighted TO see
Inc, when she found out tina, was Maggie,
which, by the way, did not occur until af
ter we had started. She threw herself in
to my arms, pulled my veil aside, and kissed
me half dozen times, IN manner that
made my finger ends Jingle for an hour
/, wa, all very nice, but il | had been in
prom "a persona, | would have liked il bet
ter. As il was. ielt rs if was obtain
ing goods under false pretencfs,' and that
lawyer Bimby might issue warrant for my
arrest, on that ground, a, any moment.
\ whole knot Of criDolinc then surround
ed me, on the upper deck OF the boat, To the
utter exclusion and consequent disgust Of
Mr.. Blmby and the other gentlemen.
kept very quiet only speaking monosylla-
bes in ialsct,o voice; but the Others
lord bless ysu how they gabbled Under
strict promise Of sec:csy, the little board
ing school maiden. who had kissed me 40 az
tectiona,ely. revealed all her love affairs, and
also became unplcasantly confidential about
other matters innocent enough in them
selves, but no, custoInarily talked Of he
tween ladies and gentlemen.
was terribly embarrassed, but il would
not do TO give IT up then. Az soon as my
trick zhoul! become known. Bob styles
trick would alsO come out and rs news Of
that kind travels fast in the country, be- and
his lady love would be telcgraphe1 and fol-
lowed before they could reach Philadelphia.
where thu Styles family lived, and where the
kno, was to bc tied.
The river breeze was very fresh where We
sat. and ! noticed that several Of the ladp-
were CHANGING ureasily al me. ! couldn't
divine the reason, until Jennie, my little
friend from boarding school. laid her face
dangerously clo-e 10 mine. and whispered :
MY dear Maggie your dress il blowing up
terribly high--yOur ANGLES will be town talk
with all thu gentlemen
Nor was conscious of having a very
small zoo, for a man, aud had donncd a pair
Of open work stockings which came near.y
up to my waist. with pair Of garters Dor
r0wed from servant girl, in al Of which
toggery my running gear looked quite
respectable but ihe IDEA 81 the gentle
men talking abou, nay ankle-. and Of being
cau,ioned ,nns by yoDng girl. who would
have becn frightened 10 death il bad told
her the sane thing Yesterday. was too much
for me. ] BURT IN a sort Os s'ranguis'ei
laugh, which ! oonI only check by swallow
ing half Of my it'll" iilsgrer lac' erlged hau1-
kcrch.es The young ladies all look d a, GIe
il apparent establishment, a, such voice,
and wanted TO laugh all the more For.
,1nately Mr. Bimbl came TO my r>cue a.
the mcuFht' a'h "1s'D hIn~'i IN among
the crin0liDe
May ii, here" he aeked pointing 70 a
low stool Dcar rne.
Certainly ! simIered, in my high il.
st,o.
"Ah. thank you" aid Bimby-wi,h a
l4ckaidts,ical air, which naasated ne a.
coming from oue man 70 another .-yOg are
a. kind ~ yoQ are fascinating
"You fat,er INF 20
~ No. iDdsgl prai-e Of yos eanno,
II ,is,tery. Mss I.e.'
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