The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-07-21

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evening parties whers the company had
supped on Tweiffh-cake, and custards, and
crackers. and characters, aud ncgus, aye. and,
believe me, champagne! He had danced quad
| riilee--As kad tcutf scd think he had been in
love. too, with young indy who wore straps
| TO her shoes, and open work socks, pink-rthoon
ties IN her light amber hair, coral neckiace,
and red ribstons pippin cheeks. lie had oeen
| TO the theatre, too. He had seen at 1.-THE Lane
| he said, the pansey,nise of Hayisqstn Ia,se-
| Fsagered Jack amd Ha'isqsta Wa o'-fas- Wtsp,
or the Demon Grub aad fae FAIRY Bsfie,uy, a.
"the Garden.", He was ahead of me IN aIl sol -
OF WAYS, mad never been at an evening par
ty could not dance; had never seen cns,A
payne. had never seen pan ,ra WV
had not even been INSIDE af, thass er
napisncas and / not9 Would Miss Brewery let
| me no to the theatre he asked. Oerlaihly not
she did rot approve Of pi pr lsst Sundays rs
| Isssan 10 gel OF BY heart for proposing such a
| ming. Blcknell said was a fool to stand it,
that was all.
| mutiny began to rear its head. pondered for
| many days and nights over Bicknell's plea
sores and Miss Brewers ascetcism. The re-
suit was-apart from severe canings from DIR.
Black, and certain morning headaches, which
procured me strong and nauseous decocuons
OF Miss Brewers favorite SIENNA tea-the re-
suit vas my saying TO Bicknell Secundus one
day after morning-school: ''Bicknell, I've
made my mind mp
"Have you! What. to run away to India l''
"No; 10 see a pan termine.'"
."Weii, you are a stoop! IAN abbreviation
Of stupid) They dent play 'pantermines'
| now it's only at Christmas"
"Dont they Well. don't care. I'll go
somewhere; I'll do something"
think l was nearly crying. twas disap-
pointing certainly. To have brooded over the
| project so long, to have quite made ones mind
| up, and then TO be defeated In this way why
didn't they play ''pantermihei" all me year
| round did so want TO see 'pantermlne !"
1 stxx,.,p Dab. lion n mr.
| ject was unsympat hetc, and cold, and wound
| ing q think now that he was dull, poor
creature, Biekneli. l lost sight OF hin, when
| was removed from that city school. But last
| Lord Mayors show 1 saw fat, red blank
| faced man in a green barouchs taking part IN
| the procession. The countenauce seemed In
| some way familiar to me, but could only re-
collect it vaguely and incoherently. Aoout a
| week afterwards rs was shaving one morn
| ing a memory flashed upon me just after
| had put on the soap-"That man in the green
barouche was Bicknell Secnndus," said, and
| continued my toilet reloicingly.)
| / had friendly relat with the plump
| seryan of the small twinkling eyes and the
| high colored elbows. She opened the door as
/ l returned home from school.
| "Caroline.'' l said TO her.
| Hush! !" she whispered. "Shs can hear !;
| the parlor doors open"
81 want TO speak to you," murmured in a
low, mys ferrous voice.
| "SheS going out. Come down in the kitchen
| afterwards"
| Il nodded approval of the proposition.
| Wipe your shoes T. cried Miss Brewer
| from the parior-'gen tlemen always wipe
| their Shoes
| entered. She was sealing a letter.
| 81 hope you were perfect in your Cosar,''
| she said, blowing out the taper. She then
| took two pills III a most unfinching manner.
| "How dare you put peg-tops in your best
| jacket pocket! Let me catch you doing il
| again. Learn your Latin grammar. I'm 60
ing ont for half an hour; alittle walk will do
| my bile good
| She moved out of the house in a slow,
| queenly way was soon down in the kitchen.
| 'Caroline."
| "Cali me Cal" she said "there's a dear it's
more friendly ike'
"Well, Cal, then. I'm going to the play"
| ITO the theayter! You're never"
| 81 justam, though
| "She'H never let you"
"I'll go, whether she lets me or no."
| You will p
Eyes. I've got a shilling, Bicknell's got a
shilling; we can go with that, can't we =
| bed then I'll sneak out, and she'll never find
| it OUT FED
| "But how will you get back -
| "Iou'll let me in won't you, Cal, dear p
there's auckland she need never know any
| thing about it.'
Cal looked perplexed. "It's as much as my
| place is worth"
sure. Other boys go TO the play, why
| shouldn't l 1! BIcknell Secundus goes to see
| 'pantermines, why shouldn't /! Oh, you
"M help me, wont won :, YOU si, Cal dear - ~ -
still hestating. 81 wish L could go with
YOU
| 81 wish You could, CAL" said 1.
"But, Lor bless you, she wouldn't hear of
| it-a nasty, stingy, cross, mean old thing:
| there, that's what she is. 'Muss be home by
nine says she whenever l goes out, which
| amt often, Evan knows. Why, when l was
| at my last place, The MountJoys-Ah, that
was a situation ifyou like! Mrs. Mountjoy,
m says l, may l go out for holiday p
Certainly, Caroline, you may, says She
please, IN, should like to make it eleven
says L: Il wants TO go to the play Make
it twelve says she, If you like, and see ii all
OUT That was somethink like, you know
All, Mrs Mountjoy was a real lady; no mis-
tahe about that; and Mr.. Mountioy was a gem
tleman there, that's what he was"
i was afraid that she was running off into
series of legends, setting forth the advantages
of her situation at the Mounijoys, which L
never could comprehend why she surrender
ed, as it seemed 10 have suited her well i'll
every respect.
DO help me, CAL" urged.
"Wili you love me tor eyermore if L do ?"-
asked Cal, for she was OF a romantic DISPOSE
ton.
"That WILL" said, and kissed her again.
"But suppose you should be lost! ~
Lost! Get along with you; how should
l be lost Amt eleven next birthday %
Where was you thinking of goingl"
swell, hardly know shall leave Bick-
nell Sec INDUS 10 choose
"Let me choose" said Cal; 'and l say Ash
ley,s. Oh, is lovely! Why, the 'orses, bless
them the pretty creatures, they goes on Just
like human beings they does everything but
talk. Why, they goes to bed, just as you or l
might, puts on their night-clothes, fires Off
pistols rings bells, eats their dinners, and
stands on their hind-legs and dances for all
the world like Christian people Oh, do 60
there; you will be pleased. Oh, it's down
right fust.rate. Hush there's missus's knock;
get up into the back-parlor, and be going on
with your julius Caesar, or you'll catch ii for
being down here"
Aud SO Cal joined the conspiracy. But a
heavy trial came soon.
''Bickneil," l said, I'm going on Friday
Miss Brewer is going out to drink tea at the
minister's. and I've arranged with Caroline,
and I'm TO get out that night, and go TO Asst
ley's. and she'll let me in.''
:" said Bckneli. was amazed at his
want of in terest.
"You're coming, too, amt you p
"What part OF the house are you going
toy
1 had not studied much that part of the bust
81 don't know. I've got shilling"
Then yon can only go in the gallery
SWELL, I'll go in the ga llery.'
Bicknell Secundus put on grand air. "a
gentleman can't go in the gallery"
grew angry. 1--WE made up my mind, and
l shall go. Doyou want to back out of il p
l asked him.
''and-and want 10 buy a cock-linnet, and
can get good one for sixpence, and have six
pence DER towards Il cage. / don't like going
to the play unless the governor pays for me-"
"Then you won't go2' He turned away
silently.
"Bicknell," cried, you're sneak !''s
l was in great rage. He told me to call
him that again. i as ked him what he would
do. He said l should see what he would do.
l called him sneak again. He then said I'd
mi W "a