Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-02-10

. thus stirred Bimby into feats Of wrsthful alor
I aaked one Of ths gentlemen to direct the ur-
Ficians to play French waltz. Bimby cane
10 ssI6sm--s-Mlss Lee, sbsIl have The hirs
bonor of-t-shem = trying to waltz with
iyru?" .
ermmencsd. Now, / an an ola staeer At
Esltzing; can keep Il up longer than ssv
nor-rrofessional dancer, male or female. that
Letter met. A long as the Schonnsbrun riDes
in nv ear, can 90 on, II il il for year. Not
% with Bimby; be pleaded want Of practics.
and h. ,rkporledged that be coon 90 Aiy--v
q Gbs. ola bow" thought !, 81 Eli give Won =
turn them But ! only smiled and uaid thst
4 I should get tired first.
aOb, yes" he exclaimed, aof course can
waltz as long as any yooug lady. but not much
For .hrss minutes ny ehsrsHsr dis wall
Re went smoothly and evenly; but st n, ~
pirstion OF that time be begun to rrovy 80
Five minutes elapsed, and Bimbv's brestb
cane harder and faster. On We went. n ,,-sv-
sr, and I seorned to notice bis slseksning ms
at every round as we passed my seat. After
some ten or twelve minutes, the wrstcbed nan
gaspsd out bstwssn- bis steps
@Ah-s-are you not get--gslfinr tiredg
'fOb, 10, burst forth, as cooilr as IL we
were riding round the room. "Oh, no, / feel
! \
/ The look OF dispair that be gave vras terrible
TO see I was bound to see him out bov,sv,r
and we kept at it. BimbY staggered and made
/ wild steps in all directions. His collar villa
I his eyes protruded, his jaws hnng down. and
altogether, I saw that be eoald not hold out
much longer
4 "This il delightful, . I said very eonpOssdlv
"and yOa, NJ. Bilby, do waltz 90 sasiIv.7s
Ab,-puh-puh--yss-- de-
lightfu," ," be Easped.
"Don't you think we ought to 20 a little
Z fsstsT9''
He rolled bis eyes hssvsnwsrd in agony.
/ So when be nsared the musicians, I ssid. sFss-
ter, il you plsass, J" and they played q d vbirl-
I Wind Poor Bimby threw his feet about IN.
fast PAGER, and revOived after the manner OF
q tetOtum that was nearly run down. Al last
/ be staggered atsW steps backwards. and sDln-
I niHg seetntrieally away from me, pitched
J htadlcng into beVy Of young ladies' ii A cor
/ nsr. turned round eoolly and waIlyinr 70 nv
/ SCAT, seat The young woman-kiiler FOR slass
/ Of ice water.
The miserable lawyer recovered his senses
I just in time 10 see me thank his rival FOR the
! glass Of water. I gat some idea from this 81
| the fun young ladies find in tornsptinr .un moor
| fellows OF The other sex At this Iapciure.
I snd before Mf. Rimby had time to apolopies
/ for bis accident, little Jennis came running
| into the room As ahe came near ne. I Y7sr-
/ eeived that Der bands clutehsd closely 10 Der
dress and positively shHddeFiBg as she wh:s-
psred to ne, aOh, Maggie, come and help me
| TX ny skirts, they are coming down -
ISaid was tired; could not somsbody else
go2
No, nothing would do but / must accompa-
ny her to The house Of the gentleman who
owned tbs grove, and assist Der to arrange her
clothing. So / went. What il it should be
necessary to gnsress the greater part Of her
rsimsni What II, in the midst Of all the en-
bsrrassmsnt ot being eloseted with beauti-
ful girl OF seventeen, in a state Of Compare
tive freedom from drapery, nv real sex and
identity should be discovered bv herP felt
as II an apoplectic ht would Be q fortupsts
occurrence to ne just then. However, nerved
myself for ths taEC, aha accompanied Jennie /
to Tie house designated. An old lady showed 4
Us into her chamber, and Jennie hsaTing /
sgh OF relisf' let 20 her dress. As she did 30, |
s-Pardon ny blusbes-s pettieoat fell 70 the |
hoor. She was about to proceed, but alarmed !
her BY a sudden and vehement gesture.
Stop~ ! cried frantieallv, orgstting n1y |
fslsetto; " Don't undresa for Gods sake 2,
And why not ?o
Because I an a-can yo1 keep a secret p, /
"Way, yes. How frightened yoa look |
Why, what is the natter2 MagEie-you-
why-oh! oh Oh and she gave shTee fearful 1
screams.
"Hash; no noise, or an lost" exclaimed, /
putting ny hand over her mouth; 81 mean yJu !
no harm"
She was all OF tremor, the poor little thing, /
bot she saw the force Of my argument.
"Oh, cir, she said, 81 sse you are a mar, ]
but What does it all mean? Why did you dress |
so?1
/ told her the whole story az briefly a. nos /
si5le, and sNsetsd from her promise of the l
mcst sacred secrecy. l then went out of the I
door and awaited until she had arranged her /
dress, when shs called me in again, and we
bad a long talk, which ended 10 a mutual feel 4
ing OF friendliness and old acquRintancsship |
quite wonderful FOR people meeting foT the first /
time. just az we started to 20 back TO the /
pavilion, SSH must relieve ny mind Of one 1
more heavy burden.
"And what iE that?" shs asked.
Those kisses. You thought was Maggie 1
Lee, or you would not have given them. They /
then back
And did. She blushed q good deal, but she
didn't resist me, only when got thrluEh she /
looked dmidly up aud saies 7 fhlnk son are
rszt aang his knghnvT.n
When we returned we found LAWYER Bimbv
quite recovered from his dizzihesS, and ali /
hands ready for supper, which was served m |
IN the bali room. I sat between Bimhv and /
Jennie, and made love to both q them in turn /
to one as Maggie Lee 70 the other ss myself /
After supper, at which lst nished several by /
eating rather more hssrtiiy than voung ladies
generally do, We bad more daneinr. and I /
hinted pretty strongly 70 Mr. Bimby that (
should like to try another waltz. He didn't /
take the hint. Finding it rather dry amuse-
ment to dance With ny own sex, sooh aban- /
doned that pleasure, and pursuade3 Jennie to |
stroll Of into the moonlight with ne. We |
found the grove charming place, full OF pie |
turesque little corners and rustic seats, and 1
grew rocks leading out over the river. On one
Of these latter, little bench was placed in a /
nook sheltered from the wind and from any
huHan vision.
Here we eat down in the suIl food OF moon
light, and hayiBg Just bad supper. felt won
dsrfuilY in the need Of cigar. Accordingly /
] went back 10 little stand near the ball /
room and purchased several OF The wonderful :
women that sold refreshmentH Then return |
ing 70 the seat BY the rocks, ] gave up al
cares or fears for my incognito, and reFelied I
in the pleasures Of solitude, the fragrance Of |
ny cigar, the moonlight and little Jsunls's 1
prsssHee.
How iong We sat there, heaven alone knows. /
We laughed and talked and sang, looked in /
each others eyes and told fortunes, ana did an 4
the nonsensieal operations common among /
young people just falling in love with each |
other, and might have remained there Until the |
month of November, in thu year of our Lord |
eighteen hundred and ffty-ssven, for aught 1
know, had not carriages been sent to convey 4
us home, and the rest Of The con9auT began 1
to inquire where We had gone.
At length they hit upon toe path, all came /
along single Gle until they cane to an open /
space above. Then they saw a sight I was /
spread oat in free and easy position ny !
bonnet taken of, and ny hair somewhat I
towzled up. One foot rested on the ground 4
and the other on a rock about level with nv
head, (rsgardless Of ankles that tims,) and /
there ! sat putting away in q very lady like |
style, at a light favored Concho, Jennie was l
sitting close beside ne with Der head almost 4
upon ny shoul Ter, and her small waist almost /
encireisd BY NY arm. Just a. the party came (
along above, laughed out in a lSud maseulne /
voice.
"Jusi think Of poor what's bis name there
--Bimbyl Suppose he knew be had bcsn !
making iovs 70 : msnf'
HushP cried Jenny Kook there be 1
is Oh, graciousi there is the whole COMPANY |
Yes, we were fairly caught. Il was ot no |
use for NE to clap on my Sonnet, and assHme |
my falsetto agsin they had an seen too much 1
Tor that. Besides, hy this time, Bob Styles |
aid Maggie Lee were doubtless zone Gesh,p 4
and nv disguise was OF no Importance, SO |
owned up and told the whole story.
Lawyer Binhy was in . rage; be vowed to l
XII ne, and even squared % bot TIE rest of I
the company laughed at him 90 unmerciiully, |
and suggested that we should waltz il out TO-
ceiher, ihst he finally cooled Gown, and slun : 1
away 70 some privats conveyance back (
70 D.
Bob 8. = 7 are living In a large double
house toss - He often says be owes his
wife to my u.asqusra6ing, but be doesn't feel
under any obligations 20 ne, for owe my wife
70 The same thing.
y. B. Ny wifsis name is Jennie.
Curieus Planetary Theory,
A curious theory, not unsupported By facts, |
is propounded in the last number OF the ReUuf
Contemporaries, regarding those small planets /
70 whose discoFerF Messrs. De Gssparis, |
Hind, Goidsehmidt, Lsther and other astrono- |
mars owe their celebrity. The writer begins 1
L. rarnarElnn ihnt The aL..r- ~ nIL.-n - |