Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-05-24
TALE OF 'KERCHIEF.
" I beg your pardon

81 beg your pardon!'
Excuse me, sir :"
The first speaker was fashionably dressed
young man, and his interlocutor a beautiful
young lady Their situation was the most en-
barrassing in the world, for ss the gentleman
turned the corner Of the street he had been
Unexpectedly confronted by the damsel in
question. After a succession of desperate ef
forts 10 pass each other, which only resulted
in tarious disagreeable collisions, and mutual
attractions and repulsions analogous to the
maneuyers Of two electrified pitch-balls, they
had come to q stand still. The blush on the
lady's cheek, although deep and rich as the
crimson on the sunset cloud, was nearly
equaIled by the corresponding hue of the gen.
tleman's face. One last despairing movement
on his part to pass his lovely antagonist was
unfortunately seconded by simultaneous en-
deavor Of hers; and perceiying almost ire
pressible mirth on the countenance of his COM
panion, who stood a few feet distant to watch
the issue Of the rencontre, the gentleman
raised his hat from his head, and, marching at
right angles directly to the curbstone, gave
utterance to the above ejaculation, which
ELECTED its fellow from the rosy lips of the
young lady. With bow and glance from
her bright eyes Of mingled amusement and
yexation, she availed herself of this retI eat,
and passed on, entering shop short distsnce
below. Our hero cast his eyes behind him as
she passed by; and, noticing that she had
drOpIeQ ner Dc plCkcu
ii up, and was on the point of following her to
return il, when observing name in one cor
ner, he paused, coolly pocketing the delicate
7uonehOty, and rejoined his companion. The
latter received him with mock gravity, while
merriment evidently filled his soul to the very
brim.
"Bravo ~ was his salutation. 'Ralph, you
are in luck to-day; / envy your tete-a-tste with
so charming 8 neighbor. Pom honor, now,
don't waste your kisses in private on that
handkerchief without doubt, it was q fair
prisoner of war, but be magnanimous and give
Ii to me 1t shall be framed in magnificent
style, and receive my profoundest alteration" "
- should like to gag you with it, Harry"
retorted his irritated friend. I" Could not you
have had sense enough not to stand grinning
while was all in a perspiration with frantic
efforts to get out Of my scrape? You haven't
as much heart as a rotten pear"
And you have not as much sweetness as q
fmperturbable Harry fOh, that partial Judge,
Fortune, if she had only put me in your
shoes tp
~ wish she had" replied Ralph, vehe-
mently. ''I should like to know il anything
can set your cold blood a-fre, You are the
most phlegmatie
my Webster at home this morning. But are
not the sweet diyinities 50 enhancing on first
inspection, eh?"
1Confound you, "cried his friend in tower
ing passion, "it's the third time I've made a
fool Of myself before her, and she's splendid
girl, by Jove! ~
"Aha, an old love is she ?" chuckled Harry
"What romantic rendezvous you choose
The ranging miidness of a midday moon shed
inefable fra GRANGE on the pelluced glade where
Damon and Amaryllis'-
Don't, DON'T" expostulated poor Ralph
in a wild appeal to his pitiless tormentor.
/" What do you want TO cut fellow up for,
Harry? Ifyou must know where have seen
her, I'll tell you, just to put stopper in the
bunghole Of that barrel Of nonsense which you
call your head. The day before yesterday,
was descending from the exhibition, and got
wedged among q bevy Of ladies, whose abund-
ant crinoline nearly extinguished me. was
devoting every energy of my nature to the enc
object. 1of reducing myself TO the least possible
coiapass,) and was eongratulating myself on
never having felt so small before, when, unfor.
tunately missing q step, only saved myself
from diving headlong into that sea OF beauty BY
inyOluntarfly elspping my hand on the Taims
before me. At the same time ! was consciou:
Of a mysterious entangIement Of my foot, and
Simultaneous noise of silk, that set my teeth
on edge for an hour afterwards. My rail-
supporter turned round in astonishmsnt and
vOadsr at my audaeity, and gathered up ne'