New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-05-03

like dutiful daughter, kissed him, bid
him goodbye, and before he had gone
hundred rods, took seat in Bol,
Styles light wagon, which had driven
up to the back door as old Lees car
riage drove away from the front, and
the old story Of head strong love and
.prejudiced age was encated over again.
As for US of the picnic excursion, we
mad a delightful sail down the grove, but
somehow, l could not enjoy it as much
as | ought to have done. When l
walked on board the boat I felt awk-
ward, as if everybody was looking at
me. I found Mr.. Bimby, as I had
suspected, young and rising lawyer,
mighty in Blackstone, in his own opin-
ion. He insisted on paying my ticket
the boat was regular excursion par
ty,) and purchasing enough oranges,
pears and candies, to set up street
stand. -Four or five times I was on the
point of swearing at his impudent off.
ciousness, but bit my tongue just in
time to prevent the exposure. But it
was not with him that found my
role the hardest to pay.
No; the young ladies were the diff J..
cult ones to deceive. For instance,
there was one among them, beauti-
full girl Of seventeen, just returned
from boarding school, who had not seen
Maggie Lee for three years. Of course,
she was delighted to see me, when she
found out that I was Maggie, which
by the way, did not occur until we had
started. She threw herself into nv
arms, pulled my vail aside, and kissed
me half dozen times. in a manner
that made my fingers ends tingle for
an hour. 1t was all very nice, but if
had been in propria persona, I would
have liked 1t better. As it was. I felt
as if I was obtaining goods under false
pretences,' and the lawyer Bimby might
issue warrant for my arrest, on that
ground at any moment. @ .A
A whole knot Of crinoline then sur.
rounded me, on the upper deck of the
boat to the utter exclusion and conse-
quent disgust of Mr.. Bimby and the
other gentleme n. kept very quiet,
only speaking monosylablcs in falset-
to voice; but the others-lord bless you!
how they gabbled! Under strict prom
ise of secrecy, the little boarding school
maid, who had Kissed me so affection
ately, revealed all her love affairs, and
also became unpleasantly con6den-
tial abort other matters-innocent
enough in themselves, but not custom
arily talked Of between ladies and
gentlemen. ~ '.
I was terribly embarrassed, but it
would not do to give them up.
As soon as my trick should become
known, Bob Styles would also come
out; and as news of that kind travels
fast in the country, he and his lady
love would be telegraphed and followed
before they could reach Philadelphia,
where the Styles family lived, and
where the knot was to be tied.
The river breeze was very fresh
where we sat, and noticed that sever
al Of the ladies we're glancing uneasily
at me- couldn't divine the reason
until Jennie, my little friend from
boarding school, laid her face danger.
ously close to mine, and whispered:
MY dear Maggie, your dress is blow
ing up terrible high-your ankles will
be town talk with all the gentlemen
Nor was conscious of having very
small foot for man, and had donned
pair of open work stockings, which
came nearly up to my waist, and pair
Of CATERS borrowed from servant girl,
in all Of which toggery my running
gear looked quite respectable: but the
idea of the gentlemen talking about my
ankles, and of being cautioned thus by
q young girl, who would have been
frightened to death had Itold her the
same thing yesterday, was too much for
lme. I burst into a sort Of strangulated