Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-04-01

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and they played like whirlwind.
Poor Bimbey threw his feet abou
like \ fast PAGER, and reyolved altel
Ithe manner Of a teetotum which wa
nearly run down. At last he stag
gered a step backwards, aud spinning
eccsntrically away from me; pitched
headlong into the midst OF u small
bevy Of ladies in the corner. i turn
| ed around coolly and walked to my
seat, and sent the woman-killer for q
| glass Of icewater - Z. nt
The miserable lawyer recovered
his senses just in time to see me
thank his rival for the wateI. aAi
got some idea from this of the fur
young ladies' have in tormenting us
poor devils Of the other sex.
AT this juncture, and belore Mr..
,Bimby had time to apologize for bis
accident, little Jennie came running
into the pavilion, which served as a
baIl,room: As she came near, per-
ceiyed that her hands were c,utehed
tightly in her dress, and | positively
shuddered as she whispered to me-
oh, Maggie! come aud help me
fix NJ my skirts-they are all coming
down.!
What should do? ] Twas in agony.
A cold perspiration broke out on my
forehead. | wished myself a thou.
sand miles away, aud anathematized
Bob Styles masquerade project in
wardly, with fearful malediction.
/ said / was tired out-eould not
somebody else go2 -
No, nothing would do but ] must
accompany her to the house Of a gem
tleman who owned the grove, and as
sist her to arrange her clothing.
So ] went.
Whit If it should be necessary to
remove the greater part of her rai.
ment? What if she should tell me
to do some sewingS What il, in the
midst of all the embarrassment Of be-
ing closeted with beautiful girl of
seventeen in a state Of comparative
freedom from drapery,my real sex and
identity should be discovered by herr?
/ felt as ii an apopleetic fiji would
be a-fortunate occurrence for me Just
then. However, ! nerved myself up
for the task, and accompanied Jennie
to the house designated. An old lady
showed us into the chamber, and Jen.
ME, having a sight of relief let go her
dress, AS she did so pardon my
blushes--a petticoat fell on the iloorl
She was about to proceed, but |
alarmed her by sudden and sehe-
mint gesture. 1
"Stop!" cried frantically, and for
getting my lalsetto; ''stop, don't un-
dress, for Gods sake!"
She opened her great brown eyes to
their widest extent-"And why not?'
"Because ! AMI ana = can
you keep a seeret? .ls.
"Why, yes-how frightened you
lookl Why, what is the matter?-
Maggie--you--why--oh! oh!l ohl!l"
And she gave three fearful screams.
"IIush, no noise or | am lost" ]
exclaimed, putting my hand over her
mouth. 81 swear mean no harm; if
! had | would not have stopped you.
Don't you see?"
She was all Of a tremble, poor little
thing, but she saw the force of my
Argument W seI
"Oh, sir" she said, Il see you are
alman! Why did you dress soy'
s Itold her. the story as briefly as
possible, ard exactedlrom her a prom
ise OF the most sacred secrecy.
j then went outside the door, and
waited until she had arranged her
dress, when she called me'in again,
She had heard Of msfrom Maggie and
Others, and wanted tohear alb the par
ticulara So | sat down by her and
had a long talk, which ended ina mu-
tual feeling Of ffiendiiness and old &C.
quaintanceship quite wondeffulfor peo-
pie meeting the first time. Just as we
started to 90 back to the pavilion, ]
said that | must relieve my mind OF
one burden. A M
"And what is that?" she asked,
"Those kisses. You thought ] was
Maggie Lee, or you would not have
given them They were very sweet
but ! suppose I must give them back. =
And / did.
She blushed a good deal, but she
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