Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-01
Making Love 10 "A Picture.

1t was late, and the store was closed, but the
show articles in the window were fully revealed
by the street gas-light. Prominent among them
stood beautiful painting of n female, and an
exceedingly disguised individual happened to
get glimpse of it. and halted. The oafer mis-
took it for living woman, the half shutters con-
cealed all below the bust, confirming his idea that
a real flesh and blood woman was there, and no
mistake. The smile so inviting that he
thought it meant something so he put his ruddy
visage close to the pane and nodded at her. She
still smiled
Poor cretur = muttered the tight one; she
takes a fancy to me = and involuntaTily be gave
a more knowing cock to his hat, and winked at
her, as if to show he was Cup to trap, and ready
for anything.
Nobody else insde-nobody passing; I'll
speak to her How dye do, maam ?? he contin-
ued, in his most fascinating manner. think
I've seen you before now, (hic) sOmef or other
Face smiling, assented.
Thought so,' he added, confirmed in his belief.
'Ch-charm (hic) night, INT it? S'pose you rec
ollcct me-wh-where wazzy?
The face still looked very sociabe-but she
didn't answer a word.
Guess somebody's in there 'seep---al right!
and don't want TO wake 'em up, pr'aps. Well,
new mind, ma 'am--had a ver' 'grceable time,
didn't we ?-clek p
This last was accompanied with what was in
tcuueu dS pdHlOiHlHc POKE Ill lnc TiDS--Dut inc
fingers going against the window pane, reminded
him they were separated.
''S'pose she's watched and dasn't speak III
(bic) make motion to her and have her come
out-and he beckoned insuatngly. Just then
the Pickering of the street lamp appeared to
make the head shake, as if in a negative to the
proposition Still the continued smile and look
Of intelligence convinced him she would like to
if she dared
Wants to come and walk, but daSaI Shame
darned shame, to keep woman housed up so.
S'pose she's got some brute of husband, jealous
as the - (he) and tight all the time! Wish
my wife was halfs good looking. There She
looks if she said suthin then (The swaying
lights made it appear so) What did You please
to say, ma am p said he, putting his ear close to
the pane, TO catch the slightest whisper. But he
heard nothing. lie looked at her again
HRowS enough if she don't sag much, he NUT
tered; tell by a little what good deal means
Perhaps she asked me in Staggering to the door
Of the dwelling house, as he thought it to be, he
found it fastened. SO he went back
Is the husband at home "
Face smiled aflrmatively.
Now, that's what call (hic) unfornit Brute
of husband at home-and (hic) tight of course.
Gone to bed with his boots on, s'pOse. Don't
you take 'em off, ma am = said he, shaking his
head at the picture, with look of indignant
sympathy; 8 il he does go to bed with his boots
on, doht y0u tQhe en- Of, and when he wakes up
he'll be ashamed Of mself, ifs got any shame
INN Can't you come out? No
The smiling features seemed to say no again.
Cant you, rediW.
Hello, there What are you doing there p
exclaimed q watchman who had walked up ard
strolled that way. Perhaps you'd like to stave
in that ere winder glass, ell old cove Fond
of picturs, | spose; well, you d better come and
see 'em some other time. So mosey-trot along
al falra IN, th..s ST
The smitten one touched his hat to the fair in
amorata.
Good night, ma am said he; but never fear
see you again, when there's no danger of in
terruption.' So saying, be reeled away, deter
mined to call next day-but forgot where it was