Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1858-10-14

"uhs, ano tbougbu OF tue rAskpcss OF a
generous aud coohding nature, and the truth
OF the old provsrb, pot rot your trust IN
princes, rushed over my dsrkeBcd saul -
However, these r.hectisns soon passed away.
aud again got quite soclable with the niece,
aud very cosy. Late IN the eBvehing the
party broke up, aud | staggered to the door
.nd With little help got into the carriage
Ah how that carriage rolled Ii ~ss lake
. ship at sea, aud but,cd sbou, ia it
all the slx miles back 20 town, aud got 10
bed.
Next morning I woke at one o'clock with
laundering headache, aud It flashed upon
NE that vas engaged to take the niece TO
the opera, AID had no tox looked at NY
clothes and found that my old 'raurcr' va.
too shabby, Aud my hatbsd been 5u,tsJ out
ot AL shape the night before. So hurried
on my clothes aud went TO the ticket office of
the opera The man told me that the bo,es
we're all takea But | said there. no use
saying that, i must have boz After ex
aiming some papers, hc said could get one,
but 1t would cost me 50 ts2j sbour.
VAS obliged TO take It. Tueu rau 10 n ,hop
aud got dress coat, a beaver and a pair of
gloves, and brgan TO dress up at two o clock
AT about sIS | took . cab from the street
aud drove 80 Lord E-'s.
when got near the house il struck me
that perhaps the niece might expect to 90
in my carriage, and there | was - a dirty
one horse street cab !. but IL was too late u
turn back, so | determined 90 trust to the
'sublimlty Of luck got out at some dis
tauee from the house, aud told the e.bmnu
to bide behind the shrubbery aud wait till |
came back, not on any accouut allowing bIm
cell TO he seen Then | went up and rang
The bell the bug servant showing me iu
when l found the niece all ready: | sat
down aud We talked for about . half bour
kept hoping that she would propose to
60 in her cNrrsge, but she dIdut aud when
Se rose TO go | walked trembling, out. with
ny kuc,s Knocking At the iisa e havi. :. g.
call up the Que bor.e cab out Of the hu,nc.
The bag servant threw open the door. aud
10 there stood Lord E-'s coach and
pair. with three iootmen. Lord kos
stepped down those stairs
Ihe opera was anything but am using for
me, with a headache from the liquor Of the
hight before, and | thought 1t never would
end However, IT did eud, aud after return.
ing from tue opera, sat for halt hour aud
took my leave, With the gloomy prospect OF
waxing sII miles, with hammers beating ia
my temples for Of course, th. cabman had
got tired Of waiting, aud had go.e back to
the hotel Imagine my delight, when |
found the eoachman and three toormeuwat.
Ibg TO take me back To the cIty drove up
to the hotel ia style, treated tie coac4mau
aud footmen freely, aud was escorted /, bed
10y the iaUlurd Lim,clf Next morning
descended from my room at midday. AID
was told by waiter that cabman had ask.
cd iOr me three times that morning Toe
landlord was looking at me with i4mil,ar
smile on hIs face very different from that Of
last night, aud had evidently lost tue great.
er part II not ell, OF his former respect
suspected something was wrong Present.
ly the csbmsn turned up for the fourth time.
aud claimed wages for ell night, saying that
be bad waited IN the bushes until twelve
eloak quite contentedly, expecting a large
fee bot when one o'clock came. be began 10
think the young foreigner was making quite
free OF Lord E-s house.
Atiast, when two struck, be got uneasy.
and At three he could stand IL no longer bo,
vent to the touse. Knocked up. the family
aud inquired for ltte American Who tod
him 60 wait ia the bushes cut Of sight. nnti!
he called him The landlord and waiter,
Of the hotel were tlr.Gdy laughing az NE
What would be the Jok,s in Lord -,
krchen7 Could ever face that big ser.
want sGain, or the three fuotm,ul | paid
the eabman all be askhd. (he cheated me
enormously) pail the hotel bill, aud took
the neI. tram Of cars for Pari.. determined
never again TO carry letter Of introduction.