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

GQLll uQk klilA HuEl
But you must; nv happiness dePsndi
upon Il. Here, put OF these thingumbobs anc
whGt-it'a.name.T
And rny friend, Bob Styles, held up befOr,
my hesitsnt gaze a suit Of female apparel
His idea was that should psrsonate his lady
one dsy, 70 prevent anybody from suspecting
the truth, namsly: that she had lsinsd him in
q runaway marriage party, anti it should Be
too Bte fer Interference; that is, until ths
minister bad tied the knot betWesn them, that
nothing bot q speeisl act Of the legislature
could unite
This scheme was uot actually so absurd as
Il appeared il first sight. Maggie Lee was q
tall queenly woman, With slmost q masculine
air; and ct the time / had a very sliEht FORM
almost eGeminats; % that, IN fact, there was
really little difference on this point. Then
bad light hair, tolsTsbly long, and fresh CON-
plsrion. Part nv hslr in The mid lie, put my
bonnet On ny head, aud few ladies' would have
suspected but what / was one q their own
sex. The accessories gave ne quite decided
resemblance @ Maggie Lee, especially when,
Ss n'this ease, The disguise was her own.
Ther ths DAY chosen for a ranaWsy match
was an suspicious one. Maegie's father was
to drive to D., small village near where
she lived, and there she vas to Join a sailing
party down to D. river. to the grove, three
miles below, frou which he party was to re-
AAlA ID Al4t efeuilE 10 GalIAdEea-
Our plan was, that ! should be in waiting
in the village, ard should 20 on the boat With
the sail ne party, while Maggie, after leaving
Der father, should slip of with Bob Styles
across the country.
Al last I got dressed and presented myself
before Maggie Lee, blgsutqs a e - A-el.
believe, feeling Fsry 80 p.hens- -ooat n.
nrss- thri nIy--shirt sleeves we're too short, OF
-r--srnF altogether
Everything finished n The war Of toilet,
Styles took me in bis light wagon, drove me
over 10 D BY a secluded route, and left ne
at he hotel, where the sailing party was to
assemble. Several Of TIE pie-nieers were al
ready there, and they greeted ny cavalier cor
daily, asking II be were going with them.
He told them be was not.
Pressing business engagements, you know
and al that sort of thing. Deuced sorry I
can't 20 though HAD jast time to bring Miss
Lee over. and now Pm Of. Mr.. Bimbey, this
is Miss Lee. Mics Withergsll, Miss Lee and
be ratified of a long string Of iutroductlons,
which convinced ne that few of the females
were acquainted with Che young lady was
psrsonatlng-s very fortunate thing for the
preservation of ny Disguise
Mr. Bimby, tail, lsgai looking aan, with
a hook nose and eye slssHes, seemed to 6s pre-
possessed with ne, az I overheard him Hhis-
per 10 Bob STYLES, a. be went out:-s' Nice
locking gal that Miss Lee -
"Fes," answered Bob, with a mlschisTons
glance at ne, q" she is nice girl, though a it,
lie go-shesd sometimes. Keep good look out
upon her" thsn lowering bis voice, not bad
match foT you, Old fellow, she is certainly
Iich.0
"is shs' - said BiHBy, bis interest deepen
inE-
son ny honor" replied Bob. q Forty
thousand dollars in her own right, Day :
day - and be vas gone
Maggie, the artful creature tat she wss,
bad told Der father that ths sailing party was
to assemble at snothsr hotsl, aud thither be
hsd taken hrs Having business in D., he
left hsr there, saying hat b Hsuld ssnd The
carriage after Der al twelve o'el,ck. She like
q dutiful daughter kissed him, bid hin good
bye, and before be bad gone hundred yards,
took seat In Bob Styles' light wagon, which
bad driven Up to the back door, a. old Lees
carriage drove away from the front.
As for the picnic excursion, We had a pleas
ant Esil down to the grove, but could net en-
icy il as much ss ought to have done. Wien
] walked on board The boat, felt aRCH ard
ss though everybody was looking a. me- I
found Mr. Bimbys az bad expected, a young
and rising itWyef. Hs Insisted on pSyiBg for
ny ticket and purchasing snoush oranges,
pears AID candies to set up q street stand.
ing at bis impu3ent oiieiousnsss, but biz ny
tongus just IN time 70 prevent the exposure.
But B was not with bin that found my role
the hardest to play. F|H
No, ths Todng ladies were The hardest 70
deceive. For Instance. there was one among
them, = beautiful girl of seventeen, just re-.
turned from boarding school, who bad not seen
Maggie Lee fer three years. o. course, she
was delighted with me, when she found out
Z -. !
occur until we bad started. Sbe threw herself
into M arms, pulled my veil aside, and kissed
nc a ahalf a dozen times, 10 a manner that
made ny hhger ends tingls FOR half an hour.
II was sil very Hics but If had been pTopria
T-rssrr, f.ahquiz have liked il better. As 4
,rss aoblaininE gosds under false preiences, p
and that iawyer BimbF might issue a warrant
for nv arrest on hat ground At anT moment,
whole lot Of erinollner then surrounded
me on the upper deck Of the boat, TO the utter
exclusicn and consequent disgust Of lawyer
Bimby and other gentlemen.
The river breeze was verY fresh where We
sst. srd noticed that several Of the ladies
were gisncing upsasiiy ct ne. I couldn't d.
,fne fbs reason until Jennie, ny little friend
eror the boarding school, laid her face dan
rsrousiT close te uliae and whisPereds
sfWv dear Mucgh, gour dress is bloWng up
t.rrjbly birh-yout suclss win be the town
taIk with the gentlemen
N,,v srar csnscicus Of hsving a Fsry snail
foot FOR Z znsn, and had donned pair ot open
- stockings which cane nesriy t. ny waist,
,-ifh ! psir Of gaitsfs borrowed from the ssrv-
- eiri Ia al OF which toggsry ny running
80 Looked quite respectable; bat the ides of
ssDfrsmen taking shout NJ ancies, and OF BE-
~ esrtionsd thus bY young girl who would
80 besn frightened to death II had told her
fbs zane thing yeslerday,-waa too much for
,1s md burst ihto sort % strangled laugh
,ybicb I could only check By swallowing half
~ nv fIarrss handkerchief. The young ladies
Iooked ct ne IN apparent astonishment, and I
wanted to iaugb al the more. Fortunately
NJ Rimbv rame 10 ny rescue at that moment,
- esqed himself in among the rrinoline.
SsNsv I sit hsref" be asked, pointing to
lov seat near me.
aCertainiy,D ] simpered, in ny high fslsetto.
eab. thank you. said Binby-with Lack
s4,jsiesl air, which nausestsd ne az coming
80, one nan 20 snother-"y0u are kind at
vou are fssrinating."
aYou aattsr msp
sIs 20 indeed. praise Of you cannot be Sat
tsry, Miss Lee"
a1h. sir You are Verv naughty, - said !, in
A.. NET feunirine TOMS could eonnand.
ne east lanzuishing look At ms and fair
" bsgsn 10 feel Tor the poor fellows feelings.
We voon arrived ai ihe grove, and 5cund car
bsn5-eBrzssd eforstsnd-awsiiing us. OF
Course dancing was the first amusement, and
lswver BimbF led ne cut for sehoitisbe- It
was hard, but J s0su got aeeuatomsd fo il
when A valE vas proposed, resolved 70 have
Httie snusemsE. at the expense Of The un-
fortunete 3imby.
I had.at frst uaae bin p-cPeTly jeaiapa 1y
5sneing With two OF three young fellows, one
~ ,-hon knew In nv own character, but who
never suspected ne as Maggie Lee. This
Young nan h a great W0m1n killers sort Of
earv. deviI-nsy-csre rascal who made tns
ls5ies nun after hin BY bis slternate warmth
OF ssiion and eoelness Of prosecutions hin
selected 10 play Of against ny legal admirsr
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