Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-02
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The Bachelors Button!
Or, now a Single Gentleman got into Diff
Guilty, and how he got out OF 1t.
WHAT HARPENEn AT THE CONCERT

WHAT AAPPENEn AT THE CONCERT.
Some years ago. when was a single man and
dreaming (as some single men do) of double
bliss yet destined to arrive I went to u concert
at the Musical Hall at Boston Music is poeti-
cally and proverhially the {" food of love-" and
in my sentimental state consumed good deal
.6f itnot that had any object in view. Mine
was abstract love cultivated it. l Increased
my stock, 40 that might have good stock of
the tender passion in hand, whenever | saw a
) 1go5a ~tnertaa.ty Of investing II,
Well, to reSurn to the concert. 1t was crowd
ed to excess, and the rush on leaving to reach
cabs and carriages, was very great wore, on
that memorable night, a blue coat with brass
buttons, and | aattered myself there were worse
looking men in the room. tell you canddly,
Iadmired myself, and next to myself, the next
party was struck with, was fine girl, with
dark eyes and black hair, who sat with some
friends few forms distant.
hoped she noticed me and my blue coat with
brass buttons. looked at her often enough to
attract attention to both and being, as my
friends would say, in rather spooney state,
worked myself into towering passion-of iOue.
But how was to come at the object of my ad-
miration, for was as dif6dent as devoted" as
shy as was vain," as an over-candid friend
once said. i" Hail Columbia - which con-
cluded the concert, surprised me, as unprepared
as on my first glance to " improve the occasion,
and the company were shoaling out, while |
stood mutely gazing after the object of my love
at first sight. She and her party eddied for a
while by the inner door of the concert room land
were then drawn out in the retiring currents
and LIST to sight.
I followed quickly after, lest should lose
forever all means of identifying my idol bu
alas the lights in the outer corridor were few
and so far between, that no glimpse of my stal
could I get. 1 pushed and elbowed fiercely
through the crowd, with view of getting tt
the outer door before my fair ones party hat
emerged, and thus gaining once more sight a
mysweeting
" Hang it multered impatiently, as | fel
a tug at my coat-skirt and was instantly con
scious Of one Of my hind buttons having hitch
ed to some lady's dress-'' how provoking th
modern fashions; u lady now has as many hoops
as many tentacles about her apparel as a SET
anemone !" :, 1t was with some irritation that
stopped to undo the button, but my hurry mad
the task more difficult, and instead of undoing
| only; bungled and more twisted the loo
around thesbuiton.
" Please to let me try said the lady herself
\ asI bungled over the business She unglove
: her hand-it was "a sweet white hand so | look
ed at her face Stars and stripes but it wa
, the very fair one, black hair and dark eyes,
was in pursuit of. As she stopped over the er
tangled button, flush tainted her cheek OF
it was delicious. hoped she never would III
Y do the loop land, indeed, she never would ft
her fingers were ftwit,hing hervously, and n
heart beat audibly tried to help her; o,
fingers met.
= g Please to make way there!" shouted
gruff voice behind We were blocking up Il
y passage; was there ever such an unlucky sp
i. for so lucky an entanglement9
/ You hinder the people from going out, A
:. ME- exclaimed one of her companions, wi
some asperity; plague upon the tiresome loc
break it," and suiting the actioa4to t
word the speaker leaned forward and caug
the sleeve of her beautiful friends dress in OIL
hand, and my coat tail in the other, and gvil
quick aud decided tug, severed US. The crov
behind bore on and we were separated nc
however, before gave my s. star look viii
intended to speak Volumes Thought S
did not seem unconscious of my meaning--o
eyes met knew, and this was the only conso
tion left me. for Immediately afterwards j
her and her party to view in the darkness OF
side