Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-12-07
Bachelors Button.

A celebrated wit once said he had
found "slip button,'' so that when a
bore laid hold Of him and was detain-
ing him with long story, he had only
to slip the button leaving it in the bore's
fingers, and made his escape The
contrivance was an ingenious and q
valuable one, and had the inventor, as
he threatened, taken out a patent, many
would doubtless have adopted the use
full article. II.
There are occasions, however, when
slip button is more necessary than
even in the case above referred to !;
and, in illustration of my meaning, al
low me to recite tie following adven-
TURF.
Some years ago, when I was single
man, and dreaming { as some single
men do of double bliss destined some
day to arrive, l went to a concert at
the Town Hall of -. Music is,
POLITICALLY and proverbially, 1.-THE food
of lows" and ii my sentimental state l
consumed great dea, Of it !; not that
Ihad any object in view. Mine was
abstract love l cultivated it, in
creased my stock, so that might have
good deal Of tie tender passion in
han', whenever l saw an eligible op-
portunity of investing it. Well, to re-
turn to the concert it was crowded to
excess, and the rush, On leaving, to
reach ays ami and carriages, was very
great. Iwore on that memor able night
blue coat with brass buttors, and |
hattered myself there were worse look
ing men in the room. | tell you can
didly admired myself, and next to
myself, the otter party was most struck
with was a fine girl, with black eyes
and hair, who sat with some friends a
few forms distant. hoped she noticed
me and my blue coat with brass but
tons. l looked at her often to attract
her attention to both ; AMI being, as
my friends would say, in rather spoon
ey state. worked myself into tower
ing passion of love. But, how was / to
come at the object Of my admiration,
for was as difident as devoted" as
shy as l was vain," as an over-candid
friend once said. "God save the
Queen" which concluded the concert,
surprised me, as unprepared as on my
first glance to improve the occasion,
and the company were shoaling out,
while stood mutely gazing after the
object of my love at first sight. She
and her Company eddled for a while by
the inner door of tee concert room, ant
were then drawn out into the retiring
current, and lost to sight. ..
| followed quickly after, lest l SHOULD
lose forever all opportunity of ldenti
flying my idol /; but alas the Ii : hts il
the outer corridor were so few and fa
between, that ''no glimpse of my s.a
could | GET" I rushed and elbowe'
fercely through the crowd, with viey
of getting to the outer door before N,
fair ones party had emerged, and thu
gaining once more sight Of my sweet
ing.
Hang i'll" I muttered, impatient
~, as | felt tug at my coat skirt, ant
was instantly CONSCIOUS Of one oe m,
buttons being hitched to some lady
dress, my progress was suddenly ar
rested. ''How provoking," thought |
as I was brought to stand, for l coul
not push on wlthou. losing button 0
tearing dress chow provoking tn
modern fashions ; lady now has a
many hoops, as many tentacles abou
her apparel as sea aremone" ]
was with some irritation that stoppe
to undo the button, but my hurry mad
it che more difficult, and instead of un
doing, only bungled and more twiste
the loop around the button.
"Please let me try,'' said the lad
herself, as bungl5d over the business
she ungloved her hand-it was a swee
white hand so | looked at her face
Stars and CATERS! but it was the YER
fair one, black hair and dark eyes tia
/ was in pursuit Of. AS she stoope
over the entangled button, a sligh
flush tinged her cheek. Oh, it was de
iiolous. / hoped she neveE would III
do the loop and, indeed, she wou!
not, Tor her fingers were switching ner
yously, and my heart was beatln,
aodiOiy. / tr'sd to help her; our fin
gers met.
Please to make wav there" shoute
some gruff voice behind. We wer
blocking up the passage; was Their
ever such an uniucsy spot for SO luck
IN oatanglement
>'Yoa hinder the people fr:m goin
out, annie" exciaImol ore Of he
companions, with some asperity
opaque take the tire;ome loop brea
H." aud suiting tie action TO the ord
The speaker leaned forward, caught tn
sleeve OF her beautiful frieni's dress il
one hand, and my coat tail in the 9th
e.. anu giving quick anu cecioeu tU &
-agercd us. The crow. behind bore on
aud we we're separated not, howe CT
before gave ''iDy starr q look who
In,ende,! to speak volumes. Though
she did not seem unconscious Of n
,noaaing - Cur eyes met know, an
ths was the o,4;y consolation lett me a
Immediately afterward | lest her an
party IN the darkness outside.
Cruel fate. That night l hardl
closed my eyes, thinking Of my brlgh
particular STAR" and what means
should employ to find her out. l kne,
little Of the town, which was larg
enc, and to expec. to learn the name G
Iay fair one by mere description wa
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