The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-01-02
She blushed a good deal, but she did not resist, only
when | got through, she glanced up timidly, and said

She blushed a good deal, but she did not resist, only
when | got through, she glanced up timidly, and said
: think you are real naughty, anyhow
When we returned, l found lawyer Bimby quite 70.
covered from his dizziness, and all ready for supper,
which was served in the ball. room. l sat between
Bimby and Jennie, and made love to both Of them in
turn to one as Maggie Lee, and the other as myself.
After supper at which l astonished several by eating
rather more heartily than young ladies generally do, We
had more dancing, aud l limited pretty strongly to Mr..
Bimby that | should like to try another waits.
He didnt take the hint.
Finding it rather dry amusement to dance with one
of my own kind, | soon abandoned that pleasure, and
persuaded Jennie to stroll of into the moonlight with
me. We found the grove II charming place. full Of pic
turesque little corners and rustic seats, and great grey
rocks leaning out over the river. On one Of these lat
ter, a little bench was placed, in q nook sheltered FROM
the wind, and from sight.
Here We sat down in the full food Of the moonlight,
and having just had supper, l felt wonderfully in need
of a cigar. Accordingly, | went back TO a little stand
near the ball room, and purchased several of the won
dering women who sold refreshments. Then returning
to the seats by the rocks, l gave up all cares or fears
for my ~incognito, and revelled in the pleasure Of soil.
tude-the~ fragrance of my cigar-the moonlight-and
little Jennie's presence.
How long we sat there heaven alone knows. We
talked, and laughed, and sang, and looked in each others
eyes, and told fortunes aud performed all the nonsenical
operations common amongst young people, just falling
in love with each other, and might have remained there
until the month of August in the year of our Lord
Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-seven, for aught l know,
had not the carriages been sent to convey US home, and
the rest Of the company began to wonder where we were.
This wonder begot questions, the questions fears, and
the fears a search, headed by the valiant Bimby. They
called and looked and listened, but our position down in
the sheltered nook among the rocks prevented them
from hearing us or we them.
At length they hit upon our path, and all came along,
single, until they got to the open space above. Then
they saw a sight.
was spread out in a free and easy position, my bon.
net taken off and my hair somewhat toczled mp. One
foot rested on the ground, and the other on q rock, about
there l sat putting away in an unlady like style At = high
favored Concha.
Jennie was sitting close beside me with her head al
most on my shoulder, and her small waist almost encir-
cled by my arm. Just as the party came along above
us, l laughed out in a loud masculine voice.
'Just think of poor what s-his-name there-Bimby
Suppose he knew that he had been making love to a
man p
Hush cried Jennie. Look, here he is-and, oh
my gracious there is the whole company!
Yes we were fairly caught. 1t was of no use for me
to clap on my bonnet and assume falsetto again-they
had all seen too much for that Besides, by this time,
Bob Styles aud Maggie Lee were doubtless zone flesh,
and my disguise was of no further importance % l own.
ed up and told the story.
Lawyer Bimby was in a rage. He vowed to kill me,
and even squared off, but the rest Of the party laugh.
waltz it out together, that be finally cooled down, and
skunk away, to take some private conveyance back to
Bob Styles and l are living in a large double house
together. He often says that he owes bis wife to mas
q~uerading, but he does mt feel under any obligation to
me, for | owe my wife to the same thing.
n. B. My wife's name is Jennie.