St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-24
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PICCOLOMINI KISSED BY MISTAKE.

FlCCULUdiN1 hISSED % mIo1dhE.
During Piccolomini's late sojourn
at the Spencer House, in Cincinna-
ii, the following incident occurred
through mistake, as natural as it
must have been agreeable
A young Gentleman residing in the
northern part of Ohio, received let
ter last week from his sister, who had
been attending a school in Kentucky,
stating that she would be on a certain
day at the Spencer House, where two
friends of hers were going, and she
would look for him to arrive in good
season and accompany her home.
The brother, Alfred, came at once,
for he had not seen his sister for near
ly two years, having passed much of
that time in New York, and, on ar
irving at the hotel, asked for Miss -
and the number of her room. Hoping
to surprise her agrceably, he thought
he would go up unannounced, having
learned the floor and the position
Of the apartment. just before he
reached the room he saw his sister, as
he supposed, coming out She was
small and plump, as when he saw her
last, and he thought he would conceal
himself behind the wall Of the hall
until she came opposite. He did so,
and in another moment pair of little
feet were falling in pedal music upon
the floor. She was within reach of
him. 1t was she, of course, he
thought, although the gathering shad-
ows of the evening rendered objects
somewhat ind stinct. That little head
with dark tresses, and humming an
air-always his sisters habit-made
him confident He would hesitate no
longer so he extended his arms, and
clasping the diminutive figure before
him, and bending down and imprin-
ting three or four cordial kisses on
one of the most delicious of mouths,
he asked, Don't you know your
brother, you little rogue ?"
The "lIttlc rogue" looked blank
with amazcmeut, and then, muttering
something very sweet but not inteli-
gible, slipped out of his halt-enclasping
arms, and rctreatcd in the direction
she had come.
Alfred now saw he must have made
mistake and as no one appeared,
lie went to the senior proprietor to ex-
plain the awkward position in which
he had been placed, having no desire
to be compelled to be shot at, or be
shot by, some genuine brother.
The Colonel, who was well acquain-
ted with Alfred, informed him that
he had mistaken Piccolomini for his
sister.
For the first time the brother
learned that the diminutive divinity |
was in the city, and Immediately
wrote her an apology, saying he
could not regret what had occurred
on his own account, but would, if she
desired it, on hers. He had no idea
he was pressing the Psychean lips of
the loveliest and most fascinating
songstress in the world, and that the
mistake had only taken place because
she was as beautiful as his sister
She had his most humble apology for
what had occurred, and if she would
not be satisfied he would return her
what he had taken.
When this note was translated to
the bewitching Marie, and she was
assured of its sincerity, she laughed
immodcrately, and said she had sup
posed perhaps kissing pretty girl
(here she looked very archly,) Oh
meeting here, was an American Gus
tom. 1t had frightened her at first,
but now she did not care, for, said
she, in her attractive English Tuscan
I" lie keess deed me no 'aarm-indeed |
it vas not SO dees-vat you say Get is ?
--dees-a-gra-ble.