True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-11-11
vatory, in WEIGH was the lady herself bu-

VatOry III WEIGH WAS tle luuy HoESell Uu- |
sled in arranging BOUQUET. .L. |
g The situation in which he stood was
SO favorable to lis plan that he at once
proceeded to the part of the room where
she was, as rapidly as possible, to prevent
her approaching nearer the door than she
was at that moment. She recognized his
uniform as belonging TO our tremendously
gallant navy, and with sweet smile an
swered his salutation, doubtless thinking
he bore message. from The commodore.
To discover whether she understood
English, he accosted her in that melliaous
tongue but her look of surprise convin
ced him that he was all right upon tha t
head. So far all had gone better than he
could have hoped. His main object now,
was TO pass the time in some manner un-
til the arrival of the commodore. With
this object in view, he commenced long
rigmarole speech, in his frightfuily i'm
perfect French, taking care 10 get into
such a position that the lady's back was
towards the door, while be partially faced
it.
She seemed surprised at the total
want of sense and reason in the speech
that he was with no little difficulty COM
posing but the ludicrous accent which
he contrived TO effect kept her in good
nature the few minutes that elapsed before
the eommodore's arrival,
The rooms were large, and the Turkey
carpet soft and thick, SO that any one
coming in by the door at which he enter
ed, would scarcely be heard by person
in the conservatory whose attention was
engaged, as hers was, with the tale which
Tommy was delivering as slowly as pos
sible, and which be intended her to un-
derstand as a prelude to message Of
some sort AS he kept his eye upon the
door, it gently opened, and the cOmmo-
dore stepped into the room. Fortunately
the very slight noise occasioned by his
entrance did not attract her attention, and
Tommy resuming bis native English and
raising his voice sufficiently to be heard
by the commodore, threw himselfinto an
interesting stage attitude, and notwith-
standing the amazed look of the young
lady, went on as follows:
Say once again you love me, dearest
Marie. o, how kind of you, to remove
my jealous frenzy! Repeat those words
again and never, never will doubt you
more. Repeat once more that you abhcl
and detest the commodore, for, dearest
Marie, l have been jealous eveu of hin
although you do call him silly, conceit
ed old BOBBY, whom you only encourage
for the sake Of the presents he pakes
: you. But how is it possible, dearest
Marie, that you have been able 10 make
him believe, all this time, that you dit
not understand English ? / should thinl
, the old goose would"
) "But the commodore, who had beer
turning all sorts ofcoors during this pret
ty little speech, stopped 10 hear no more
, but jerking open the door, rushed out
closing it after him with furious bang
"Tommy's object was accomplished
D and leaving the lady The picture of be
0 wilderment, he, too, fled, and, rushed
i with all speed for the boat. Nor was h
a minute too soon, for scarcely had h
o arrayed himself in his frock and trousers
o and taken his seat at The oar, when til
=. commodore, putting and painting, mad
!, his appearance, and throwing himself in
q to the stern sheets, ordered the boat bac
. to the ship. in a voice. like the roarin
i of winters gale. With the silence an
=, rapidi!y always observed in the naval sci
vice, the boat was propelled through th
=. water, the ships side reached, and tn
commodore, rushing up the gang Iadde
- beloved for the officer Of the deck. Th
i first luff, who had the deck, was on tn
!, spot in an instant.
:, "How dare you sir he Gercely grow
9 ed, as that functQnary made his appea
p ance, how dare you allow any one
!, leave the ship against my express orders
9 "To what do you allude sir ? inquire
~ the first lufr, in astonishment. Il wi
;. not aware that any one had disobeye
=. your orders.'
q "fBut they h6tc, sir they have, ar
a you know it. What boat has left Il
q ship, since dark 2
. "None besides your own, SIR
= "Then, how, let me ask, does it ha
;, pen that one, or perhaps all, of those Co
= founded midshpmen, are prowling abo
y the city! BY Jupiter, they shall be e
> peAed from the service. Every o.
that has been on shore tonight
" "I think you must be mistaken, 81
=, " the mdsbipme en- are all on board
AZ '"I tell you they are not. Don't dispu
'' me, sir-don't do it, he yelled, in col
u, u, pete rage. "Turn up the midshipme
az az and we'll see who is missing
,S I The word was passed for the mlt
Il, end in no time we were on the quar-
Ol deck, Tommy, who had had ample til
as 10 diyest himself Of his externals, amo
!, y, us, looking, at the very least, ten per ce
y meeker than Moses.
"You perceive that all are on boa
ne sir. II is utterly impossi bic that any 9
or ofthem could have been on shore to.nigf
,g said the frs, luG uiumphanlly.
H. "As we all filed, before the astonisI
r. commodore, he gazed piercingly at Ia