The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-12-17

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COW, ana ! ues about TO teace ner billiards!
10 what depth 81 depravity nad come %
last :,
she feJo'ned me, beaming with anticipation
ana radiant with the exercise OF running
down stairs Together we entered the bill
mara room: :,
Now this declare: the ball room, with
Its haehing lights, Intoxicating perfumes,
starry hosts OF cleaning eye. retulgent robes,
mirrors duplicating countless splendors ana
ceaseless whlrl OF vanity, may add ten told
lostre 70 sne charm Of beauty. ana ! know u
does; the opera box embellishments OF bia'
eng gas, ana glltterlng eems ana flowers,
fresh frJm native beds OF millinery, aii odor-
Gus with dlyln,st scents, OF Lubin, haraionr
ously daic,iied, have their value, which Is
great and glorious, no doubt, and regaiiy both
women expand and glow among them In
numberless ways, and aided by numoerless
accessories, DO feminine graces nimbiy a"d
sweetiy recommend themselves unto our
pleasant senses, but this Will for ever and
ever say,-that nothing neither IN gorgeous
hall, nor g''ded opera box, nor in any other
place, nor under any other circumstances,
may such bewiiderlng and insldious power OF
maldeniy enchantment be exercised as at the
billiard table; especially when the enchant-
ress 10 utterly ignerant Of the duties required
OF her, and conhdlIgly seeks manly encour-
agement and guidance Controlled Ey the
hand ofbeauty the cue becomes magic wand
and the balls are NO longer bits OF inani-
mate ivory, but, poked restlessly hither and
thither, circulating messengers Of fascina-
ton:
know, for have been there.
He'd Miss Tarlingford turned her thoughts
toward the bowling alley, might without
difnculty have retained my self possession;
Tor ner sex are not charming at ten-pins.-
They stride rampant, and hurl danger around
them, aiming anywhere at random; or they
make small skips and screams, and perform
RIDICULOUS hinge IN the air, injurious to the
alleys ana to their game or they drop balls
WIFE unaffected iangour. and develop at an
early stage Of proceedings tendency to gut
teTs, above which they never rise through
oue and oil this 10 annoying and bit only for
bloomers, who are degraded by nothing on
earth
But billiards what statuesque postures,
what freedom ofgesture, what swaying gra ,e
and vlvacious energy this game involve And
then the attendant distractions-the pinching
together of the hand, to form the needed
notch, the perfect art of which, like fist
clenching, 10 unattainable by woman, who
substitutes some queerness all her own,-
the fierce grasping and propulsion of the cue,
the loving reclension upon the table when the
long shots come in,-the dainty foot uprising
to preserve the owners balance, but as it
CLEANS suspended, DESTROYING the observers,
stern promptings Of duty beyond recalling.
flrst sArabellas little hand must be
moulded into bridge, and being slow to
cramp itself correctly, though plant as
politicians Coincidence, the operation of fold
ing it together bad to be many times repeated.
Next, shots mus be made FOX her, she retain.
ing her hold Of the cue, to get into the way
OF It Then oil went on smoothly with her,
turbulently with me, until, enthusiastically
excited, che must be lifted on the tables
edge, just to try one lovely little shot, which
had escaped her reach from the ground.
My game was upl
+ we wore alone Arabella perched on the
table, jubilant at having achieved a pocket
!, dismal aud blue, beside her.
There, take me down, she said.
l looked around through each window,
inclined my ear to the door, swept an arm
around her waist, and forgot to proceed
Oh, Arabellal Arabeila! wherefore art
tnoa, AraoellaF
DO you wish were somebody eise?' she
asked slyly.
No, mol but what Of Frank LillivanT
Frank, 90 you know him. with lumi
nous face
And ne has told me - yes
WHAT
~ his relations with Miss Tarling ford
with Anna, yes.
what Anna Who is AnnaY
Dear me my sister Anna. Don't be
absurd
Hut never knew'---
No,--you knew nothing Of her; the worse
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