The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-07-26
BEAUTY At BILLIARDS.

There is q lady in this case.
For three days she had sat opposite me
at the table Of the plcasantest OF White
Mountain resorts, (of course give no hint
as TO which that is-tastes diHer,) and /
had gradually become enthralled. Her
beauty was dazzling, and her name was
Tarlingford. For the first Of these items
I was indebted to my own intelligence :;
for the second to the hotel register, which
also informed NE that she was from New
York
I, too, had come from New York; a
coincidence too startling to be calmly
overlooked.
Our acquaintance began oddly. One
morning, at breakfast, l was musing over
i hard boiled egg, and wondering if |
could perfoyate her affections with any
thing like the success which had followed
my fork as it penetrated the she'll before
me, when | felt a timid touch upon my
toe, thrilling me from end to end, ike Il
telegraph-wire when the Insulation is per
fect. 1 looked up, and detected pink
flush making its way brow-ward on the
! lovely countenance across the table
Il beg your pardon" ," said l, with much
concern.
sit was my fault, sir; excuse me" said
She permitting the pink flush 10 deepen,
rosily.
..$hal pass you the buttered toast -
said l.
"Mufins, if you please" said she, and
| so sweetly that ! was blinded to the alb
sence oi sugar in my second cup OF coffee.
/ was confused by this incident. Many
men would have concealed their dlsqu'c-
! tude by an ahectaton Of sudden appetite
or by bullying the waiter, or by abrupt
| departure from the scene. l did neither.
I felt { had right 10 5e confused, and
gloried in it.
Very soon Miss Tarlingford withdrew
and / experienced an aching void within
which chops and fritters had 10 power tC
replenish.
| opened a chamberlnaid's heart with ;
halfdolar, and the treasures Of her knoWl
edgc were revealed to me. The beauty
and her party were TO remain fortnight
Among her companions there were n'
males, except a youthful irresponsibllity
EEu2icmus.
Later in the morning I heard the tink
ling Of the parlor piano-forte. Music ha
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not q savage breast | drew near, an,
found Miss Tarlingford trihing with th'
keys which lock together SO many chain
Of human sympathy. She rose, and CAV
out demonstrations of impending disap
pcarance. | iuterposed-
.sPrav continue l am famished 10
music. and came specially to listen
.'It is hardly worth while"
Glow can you say so! 1t Is L VII
know best what l need"
81 will play for you, then"
And she did This was wonderful
Usually a long and painful struggle pre-
codes feminine acquiescence on such occi
sious. Repeated reiusals, declarations
ipcanacity. partial consent vouchsated an
then waywardly withdrawn, poutlng
head-tossings, fcebler murmurs Of dish
clination, and final reluctant yleldin!
form the fashionable order of proceedln;
The charm of it all is, that the origin
intention is the same as the ultimate a
ton. Whence this folly? Having bee
! many times wretchedly bored by this sol
of thing. ] was now correspondlngly gla'
. dened by the contrast.
Miss Tarlingford played well, ana
said so. :,
"Prctty WE'LL" she answered, frankl
"lut not IS well .s I could wish, "