Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-12-10

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arst nsnss nay ask shat ltis?v - -
= Arabslis e ny name; and" (uhisBsringly)
q Oh, kidsous horror. AID this b What thsy
call 6irtation,'' thought. And the hope
yhieh Ia rissa blazing. NE !, rocket, vent
ss Mr.. PIovins. win say you are vsry--very
incoustan4 70 - absent Al day, thns. - 4 "a
:. Mis- Tarlingferd, Il Il not inconstansy, IL
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q Billiards 49, 8 ssssta = isss4f - bs1 z
s.BiIIiardss I adore them. You know nothing
/ Of Billiards women never DO. They are ny
the moral .ssnss), II havs . engaesment q
the billiard room, and should be tksre.'
al Dear me n should Ike 10 do billiards, p.
q Heaven forbid!o ~ lsis jss7 ; q 2 -as.
Ef.Whv %. sir ?', ~ ~
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= sspPess there i no reason Why thsy. .,hould
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ssWhy, what harm f''
aMy dear NfD Ta5lingford, IL your frst
name we're not Arsbells-alas, alas s!-thsre
wosld be none. !" -
..Nonsense. now you are laughing at me.
Cens, yoa shall tsach me biiliards y -
"It e.anos -, Mis Tsrlingford. !" (L.ows
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.sgeesnss yoer name b Arabslia'' p e I
-. "sssy ns! .e9, .e1 sILM yss do not iikeny name
81 adore it e b not that. Forgive me. ("
"Thsn 1 vii! get ny hat and hsr light
Hsrewss Estate Of things. Where were nv
6rmnsss and my resolution where was the
Pythisn prohity for which, according TO ex.
pectRtions, Ltlliyan was to have poured Damo-
mac gratitude upon me 2 Was I, or was not,
rapidly degsnsrsting into villeny? Il felt that
I xss, sad bln:oed for my family. 80 gss,a
la--anything the initial pf vhish was not A,
thsn. I could hsve justifed myself; bat now
aud / was about 10 teach her billiards. To
what depth Of deprsvity had come at last
herejoined me, bsaming with antioipation,
and radiant with the exercise Of running down
stairs. Togsther We sntsrsd the ballroom :
Nov this I declare the ballroom With its
flashing lights, Intoxicating perfumes, starry
hosts of cleaning eyes, rsluleent robes, mir
rors duPliesting countless splendors, and ceass-
less whirl Of vanity. may add tsnfold lustre
70 The charm Of bsanty, and know IL does;
the operarbox Embellishments OF blasing eaa,
and gsittsriug gems and 1ovsrs, fresh from
native bsds Of millinery, all odorous with al
have their value, which d great ssd glorious,
no doubt and regslly doth womsn expand and
glow among them; In numbexlsw ways, and
aided By numberless accessories, do feminine
graoes nimbly and sweetly recommend them
selves unto oar pleasant senses; but this will
uv<<}. kh~k
In gorgeous hall, nor giidsd opera-box, nor In
any other place, nor under any sther circun-
stances, may such bewildsrmenf and ipsidious
power Of maidenly enchsntment be exercised
n at the billiard table, especially whom the
enchantrss il utterly ignorant of the duties re-
q fsoeoaragensnts and guidance. Controlled by
the band Of beauty, the one becomes maeic
wand, and the balls are no longer bits Of inan-
innate ivory, but, poked restIessly hither and
thither, circulating messengers Of fascination.
knoy for hsve been there. Y 4
Had Mis- Tarlingford turned her thoughts
toward the bowling ALLEY, Il might without diff.
fculty have retained my self -possession Cor her
ssx are not charming At tsn-pins. They s.ries
rampant and hurl danger around thsm, aim.
ing anywhere ct random; or they make small
skips and screams, and perform ridiculols
fings in the air, injurious 70 the alleys and to
and dss:op a sn s.., .e. y
ceedings = tendency'to TO guftsrs, above which
they never rise throughout; and all this Is an
noying, and ft only for Bioomsrs, who can be
degraded BY nothing on earth. sss3
Bat billiards! What statussque posturss, Whist
freedom Of gesture, what svsyins sraes and
the attsnaass distrsetions- pinchipg To-
gether Of the hand to form the needed notch,
the perfect art sf which, like ist-clenc chipg. Is
unattainsble By woman, who substitutes some
queerness ell her own-ths hsrce grasping and
propulsion Of the cpe-the loving reclsnsion
sPon the table when the long shots come In q
er's balance, but, as IL gleans suspepded, de-
styoying the ebeefvsr's-au combine, as they
lid this time, to -soattsr stern proi1ptings 6f
duty beyo1d rseaIline Z 81 -, : 4
First, Arabslla's hide hand must be mould
I'd i.te Z ssId9s, Aed, ssiag slox e e.lup
s soosesnes ~ seo,ss Ps y r
nust bs nsds fsr hsr. AZ iyssinine her hold f Il
the cue, to get into Tie way Of Il. Then all
vent On smoothly with hsr, turbulsniIy vith'
me, until, enthusiastically sxcitsd, she mast
be lifted on the tables sdf9 njust to try one
lovely at.ls sAos J" vhioA sssaPsd her rsaeh
We were alone. AFabslls psrohsd upon the
table, jubilAnt at having achieved pockst-Il
dismal and bluo, bsside her.
I" Therc, take me down. sko MD.
I looked aroand throask each window, In
eiinsd my ssr 2 he deoTs swept a arm round
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30 ". visA ses sssnshsdy slss ~ shs|
ono, nei hat xbst 4 Rraak Lillivsssv
-"Frank, Dc yoas knsu him =" With Ia