Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-03-19
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A KISS AND ITS CONSTITUENCIES,

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town, and consider ourselves. on the whole. ra,be,
a select set.
= however select a company may 10, the fact
80 'uey are select is not an iniallitie proof thai
MINING dlsreputable can occur among them.
inis mas been especially proven in our case.-
we have just been deeply aeitated, excited,
shocked Happily for the reputation Of our place.
the affair Of which speak had a gratifying ter
mination.
In our boarding house resides nm inveteratc old
bachelor named Wigley. Mr.. Wigley is by nc
means suoh a person rs some people invariably
represent old bachelors to be, neither in appear
shce nor disposition. He is portly, middle aged
goou natured, fun'loving, sociable fellow, and like.
the society OF the ladies far better than three. :ourtl
Oh 'ne married men. Mr.. and Mrs. Pickieby ar,
Aso OF our company the former, o commission
merchant, is a very respectable sort Of man ex
ceedingly fond of his wife, and withal, a little in
ohnee to Jealousy the latter is a beautiful and af
isc'ionate creature, who dotes upon her husband
and isn't jealous at all.
One day last week. Miss Celostia Nobbs. another
o'our ooarders, and a maiden lady of thirty. five
or Observation-Disclosures a noise in the hall below.
and stepping out Of her apartment, she leaned over
inc banisters, to see what was the cause of it.
phe distended her stork.like neck 10 its utmost linn
1t, and listened with breathless interest,
i am SO glad you are come = she heard a voice.
which she at once recognized as Mrs. picklebv,s
exclaim and tho next moment she saw that ladv
pass beneath her to meet a gentleman, of whom she
could get but a partial view. Then a loud kiss
was given, and Mrs. Pickleby said, in q somewhat
low tone Of voice:
Come with me-como to my room-Mr, Pickle.
BY is at bis Office, and l am alone
Then, both started to ascend the stairs, and Miss
hobbs fastened to withdraw into her room b,,
not before she had caught a better glimpse of the
man who was with Mrs. PickIeby, and discovered
in him, rs she thought, no other than Wielev.--
That Gentleman had been absent iu the country
for a week, and she had seen him, on his return,
not more than an hour previous, enter the house.
Miss Celestial Nobbs is one Of those pure and
immaculate beings he chief desire of whose hearts
1t is that nothing sinful shall occur on earth. and
who, feeling themselves to be spotless, philan,
thropically, as they seem to imagine, spend their
time IN prying into the affairs Of other people, and
debating to them the course they should pursue.
'Ah. hal said the spiEstsr, as she closed the
door OF her room, and walked on tip.toe to a scat,
its come to this. has it? always thought there
was something more than everybody knew going
on between the two
she sat Tor halt an hour in deep meditation upon
the matter, and then she arose and moved toward
the door.
1T the wicked shameless creature thinks eaid
Miss Nobbs to herself: if she has the faintest idea
that such actions will be suffered in this house. she
will find herself mistaken, l can assure you,
She heard footsteps without, and as she passed
Into the hall. she saw Mr.. Wigley descending the
stairs, and heard him leave the house.
Lett her, have you 2 she ute red, under breath,
well, well, l never expected to witness such 90
ings on -never! But you're found out-you'l
know-both of you'll
She hastened to the room of Miss Dobbs. on The
floor above. Miss Dobbs is q confdant of Mis-,
hobbs, a few years older than herself, and a few
degrees thinner in person. Miss hobbs was graft
fed to fud Mrs. Briggs in company with her friend
on the occasion. Mrs, Briggs may as we'll state
is widow lady OF some twelve years standing who
had long endeavored-it is generally believed by
nearly all the house-to captivate ard ensnare, in
the mashes of matrimOny, Mr., Wigley.
Miss hobbs smiled mysteriously, as she entered
and carefully closing the door, she seated herself
beside her friends.
4 am glad to find you together she said, for
have a thing of the greatest Importance to make
known
DO tell exclaimed Miss Dobbs with an cage,
air what is it!'
Something you'll be surprised to know. Oh,
itis the most wonderful thing in the world how
deceptive some people can be! l never in all nv
life
But what is it?' cried both the ladies in q
breath.
The most shameful oings on you ever witnessed
III be sworn!' replied the excited virgin in sc
impressive o manner that the curiosity of her list
teners became uncomfortable. Then pausing a mo,
ment, to let her words take full effect, Miss hobbs
looked ~solemnly from one to the other, and con,
tinued
win you believe it, ladies, when l tell you, that
saw with my own eyes. Mrs. Pickleby in the hal
below with a-manT
s'You don't say p uttered Miss Dobbs.
Shocking !! exclaimed Mrs. Briggs.
True every word but that isn't all l heard
them give a kiss and Mrs. Pickleby invited him
to hor room p
JuOuiasuu 10 llbteuerS blm
ultaneonsly, ~eIeyating their hands in horror and
s~urpaise.
Yes she told him she was alone-tha. MI. Pick
leby was not at homeland so, they went off to
Eether. Oh it's almost Incredible, such shame
full conduct A.!
The immodest, unblushing thing = exclaimed
the widow Indignantly.
Such wickedness! echoed Miss Dobbs. Blu
who is it she is with ?
Mr.. WigleyP
is it possibleT
Mrs. Briggs was stricken dumb by the announc,
ment of the name. and for a few moments, CAV
some tokens of an intention to ssoon; but thinl
ing better of it, she RETAINED.
This is a terrible thing !. said Miss hobbs "a
nestly, after enjoying in full the sensation she ha
created haa