Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-06-24

been the third passenger in the carriage
drew the daughter away haughtily
with muttered condemnation of he1
eccentricity, and leading her up the
steps, they disappeared from sight.
Prime fun here, Jack" said Harry
''lots of girls-regular Summers, too
Sailing, bathing, riding, walking and
Irritation, are all in full blast, and you We
come just at the right time. I've got a
little black eyed witch here for you-her
names Sallie Creamer, and she's worth
a cool half million. Ben Villcrs tried to
ring in with her, but have kept him
away, so far, till you could come"
| 'Don't talk of black eyed girls to
me, said the martyr. II m done for BY
that hour with the poodle Her eyes
are gray-gray, as-gray as-as-I don t
know what, and so deep, and full, and
soft-Oh Lord!''
"Wcll," said his friend, elf can't
serve you one way, l viii another and
he carefully examined tha trunks which
the father and daughter had brought,
and which were being unstrapped from
the stage.
"Her name" said he, ''is Lee, evident
ly This, / judge, is lady's trunk,
and it hears the name of Z Lee-proba-
bly, Elizabeth Lee-familiarly known as
Lizzie Lee-rather pretty name. IF
any body here knows them, we will soon
be in train, and you shall establish as
grand a Irritation as you like. But
there's the gong for dinner-I've en-
gagged you room-No. 50, next to
mine-come up and get on some clothes
that havn't been crumpled up by poo
die bearing goddess!'
| At dinner, nothing was seen of Miss
Lee, though the martyr to her crinoiine
Jack Sanders-kept both eyes wide
open for a sight at her. His friend,
Harry Lawler, presented him to the
''little black eyed witch" and to forty
more ladies, all Of whom received him
graciously, for Lawler was a capital fel-
low, and his friends were emineutly well
come to all who knew him.
At the Belle Lake House all the
world promenades the piazzas after din
ner. Our two friends light cigar in the
gorgeous great bar room, and then join
ed the promenaders.
Just as they reached the piazza. little
Sallie Creamer, who had been flirting
fercely with Ben Vcllers, gave very
considerable scream, and precipitated
herself into the arms of Miss Lee, who
appeared at the door III the same mo-
ment.
'.My dear Nellie!" exclaimed Miss C.
(Harry was wrong i'll the namc-"E."
stood for "Ellen,'D "Oh, I'm SO glad
why, where did YOU come from? I'm
sure, 1 thought you were in Europe
All of which was delivered with great
rerce.
"No," Miss Lee said, II am not in
Europe. Papa changed his nlind-as
usual.
She was Immediately seized on by Sal
lie Crcamer-who was one Of the re
gular summers" spoken of by Luwlcr,
and dragged about among the rest, un-
dergoinS the same round of introdnc
tons that Jack Sanders had suffered
When she came to our two friends,
she put on very dienifcd air, but had
a sort of twinkle in her eye.
':Here," said Miss c., sis Mr.. Lawlcr.
Harry bowed low-''and his friend, Mr..
Sanders
Il believe" said the latter, "that l
had the pleasure of riding from the de-
pot with Miss Lee
"Ah," said the lady, airily, twas it
pleasure? thought you seemed some
what uncomfortable p
There are circumstances under which
one feels no outward inconveniences.
"Ah," said Miss Lee, again, 81 see
you are given to handsome compli
ments-quite in the style of the court
of Louis Quatorze.
The pandering spirit is contagious.
and Jack Sanders caught it.
"Excuse me, Miss Lee how long is it
since you saw my friend LOUISE
Miss ee colored little. 81 see also
that you are disposed to be witty. Let
US have truce"
And she held out very pretty little
white hand, which electrified Jack S
arm all the way up to his shoulder.
This was the beginning. Two hours
later found them still engaged in earnest
conversational filtration had common
ced.
1t was rudely broken in upon, how
ever, Miss Lees father, who suddenly
appeared on the piazza, and took his
daughters arm.
"Come, Nell, said he, 'comc into the
house. Don't you know this night air
is bad for your
The ''ni ght-air is capital scape-Soat
for anxious parents
The next day, matters progressed still
further. Jack Sanders was quite devo-
ted to Miss Lee, and allowed the shafts
of a hundred brilliant eyes (and dia-'
monds) to fall unheeded upon him.
Sallie Dreamer coaxed him into
boat, and actually rowed him nearly
half of quarter Of mile on the Belle
Lake, looking sweeter than two barrels
of Molasses all the time, but the youth
was callous, and poor Sallie blistered her
hands for nothing.
Another fair nymph, of the tall,
graceful, spirituelle order, led him int"
= shady nook in the grounds and read
Tennyson to him till he--went to sleep!
That was the end of all attempts upon
him-he was straightway abandoned as
a n,aurais sWet. >,
But when Nellie Lee met him, stroll
| ;no, d;scons lately about like the shade