The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27
SAINT PAUL FRIDAY, JANUARY p, 1860.

he wish the whole race of Syvers' in the
bottom of the ocean. "My God," thought
Nymes, 1" I'll 60 mad I'll kill her I'll run
-I'll do something desperate" and up he
jumped.
There is no telling what dark crime be
would have committed the next days pa.
pers would have been filled with accounts of
"Mysterious and bloody tragedy at the
Northern Railroad Depot" "Mysterious
murder of woman," ETC., had not the cars
just then rolled up to prevent such catas-
trophe. at ll11a O'Clock P. NJ, and discharged
their human freight upon the platform.
Mrs. Syvers' sister was there, sure enough;
true TO the singular preSentiment of the for
mer lady. It was afterwards discovered
thatshe had written to her sister to come to
the party)
Quite early in the evening" Mrs. Dan
iel remarked. Mr.. Nymes will 60 to the
house with US, Sally, and you can dress and
we'll start of"
Another delay! Nymes dragged the two
sisters to the house in rage. He was get
ting his spirit up now. He told them that he
would wait ten minutes. While they were
getting ready, Nymes thought over his alb
surd situation. Here he had been dragged
around the dark streets half the night by a
women he hated most cordially; who would
insinuate herself into his company and make
him laughing stock. He had been kept
away from bis own party and felt pretty
much like fool.
1t is useless to attempt to describe the
sensation which was produced, when, at the
hour of twelve, Nymes appear d wedged
between two gigantic females at the door of
his room. A general hubbub ensued the
girls giggled convulsively, (the younger
ones mean), while the more dignifed shook
with inward laughter. By dint of mas.
terIy use OF handkerchiefs much of this pro-
voking exertment was concealed from
Nymes. We fellows nearly exploded.
Harry in his frantic efforts to preserve his
gravity and the respect due to Nymes, fell
backward among bevy of pretty girls and
presented rather singular appearance
sprawling among the soft musins. This
unfortunate event increased the excitement
so that Nymes glowed with emb arrassment
and wrath.
Numerous were the queries poured out
upon him as to his late appearance, none of
which be answered very satisfactorily.
Supper had been waiting about an hour
and when Nymes had sufficiently recovered
his dignity, that important meal was an.
nounced. Mrs Syvers and her sister enjoyed
the affair immensely--ordering everybody
around to bring them eatables until the table
in front of them resembled some vast mag
azlne of subsistence. Nymes kept out of
Mrs. Daniels way pretty effectualy. Some
times when he passed near me, could hear
him mutter, conIound the woman"
We were to have grand old-fashioned
reel after supper. The duty of leading off
devolved upon Nymes with the lady he had
escorted. They started off, but before they
had taken many steps, Mrs. Syvers' shoes
were observed to fly off in the most unac-
countable manner She went down the
room in her stockings. Some fellow picked
the shoes up and discovered them to be India
rubbers which in the warm room stuck to
the floor and left the lady stocking footed.
She was not in the least embarrassed by this
accident, but put Ga her rubbers again with
the greatest nonchalance You may be
sure Nymes kept clear of her after this, but
Tom Cribbs, out of diablerie, asked her to
dance, not imagining that she would attempt
it after her untoward accident. She, how
ever, smiliDgy complied, when Tom request
ed her hand for the next set. She then
turned to girl sitting near her and whis-
your slippers; quick hurry! pretend
you're going out to arrange your dress I'll
followW The poor girl went to the dressing
room, took off her slippers and exchanged
with Mrs. Syvers so that when the new set
was formed, Mrs. S. was ready for it. 1t is
my private opinion that she went off with
that unfortunate girls slippers on--perhaps
not Intentionally.
Soon after this the party broke up. The
ladies were quivering with curiosity in re-
lation to Nymes' protracted absence, but
had to depart rather mysti6ed. Some of
our girls guessed at the truth. Nymes went
off the next morning to New York and
never returned to our house again. l went
to see him after be got back. He said he
had been sick ever since be had left US and
was going to take to his bed Immediately.
He gave me full account of all bis suffer.
ings on the eventful night of bis party. He
said if the cars bad not have arrived so
opportunely, he would no doubt have been
fugitive from justice or prominent men,
Der Of an insane asylum.
/ Mrs. Syvers becoming too confoundedly
impertinent and d:sagreeable, and the board
bills not meeting with the desired attention,
our landlady one fine day gave her notice
to leave US, which she unwillingly did, to-
gether with her wretched little husband, and
trunk full of the spois of the house, ar
ticles carefully selected from the ladies
wardrobes. and among them Ada Smiths
scarlet feather which had adorned her per-
son on the long-to- Be-remembered night Of
Mr.. Nymes' party. 'r -j IA',