The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-21


sion, formed Al last an imaginary May
Stevens; and do what would, the figure
was with me. At last Twas worked into
an agony Of curiosity, and trembled with
some great purpose which should bring
before me the object Of my thoughts and
Of the two sisters continual c0nyersa-
lion. In what this would have ended
IL IA impassihie foI ~ at ihia iime N
say, had not heard. ono morning az !
entered the breakfast room the staftling
words from Netiic
And so she is coming atlast I'm so
gladr
Whether it was that the train Of my
thoughts was upon that point at Che
moment / cannSt say bat | knew di-
rectly the whole matter / saw Carrie
with an open letter in her hand, and
coupling il with Netiie's words, l knew
that the hitherto only hcard-of May
Stevens was about TO become reality.
had no need 10 ask questions. All the
information was proiiered. May Stevens
the Incompatible May-was 20 spend
month at Hyatts, and they were 20
expect her at any moment, though, as
the letter read, she might not be down
for a week 10 come. A week lit was
an age, a century and was in fuiter
Of excitement. My long standing pas
sion, Of nearly two weeks duration. for
Carrie and Nettie was forgotten in an in
stRnt and my whole mind was absorbed
in making the best figure possible be-
fore this new queen. With this idea
began 10 look into my wardrobe. had
come down with sufficient clothes 10 an
/ swer all ordinary purposes, including, Of
course, Carrie and Nettie; bnt the now
goddess was certainly worth q new rig
on my part, and certainly should have
| it, This resolution was made within
/ Fifteen minutes after hearing the announc-
ment Of her intended coming, aud before
two hours had gone by, | was whizzing
on my way 10 town to carry out that re-
| solve. My choicest morsel Of wardrobe
should be offered AT the shrine Of May
/ Stevens.
Il had abscnlcd myself on the plea of
/ a sudden memory of business neglect
( ed, and faithfully promised Netiie and
/ Carrie that the next day should see me
down at Hvatts again, to stay ont the
mouth that May Stevens, the wonderful,
was about to.pass with them.
1 The racking of brain that day to
create grand assemble Of cOstume---sOme-
thing beyond all criticism, that should
at the first glance strike the beholder
with silent admiration--was indeed ter
rible. The labor of writing Paradise
Lost" was nothing TO il. IL was early
in the morning when | arrived at my
city rooms, and for six hours ! dressed
and Te-dTosscd compared and rejected
and selected and at the end Of that
time | had laid out those portions of my
wearable goods in which 1 had decided
to make my first appearance before May
Stevens 1t wanted still several hours TO
sunset. Having got safely through the
great object Of my visit ] thought il
would not be bad idea for me 10 take
the last train and return the same night
to Hyatts instead of remaining over
till morning. No sooner said than done
packed my habilimcnts and away
went Whizzing and pulling over an
uninteresting road is prOyOcation Of sleep
SO found il when the shades of evening
fell; for TO the best Of my recollection,
was in the very midst Of dozen, il
which May Stevens, attired in book mus.
lin and pale blue satin, appeared on a
purple cloud, and sdmiringly inquired
who my tailor was just as was
about 10 inform her there came a crash
and for moment was not certain whe-
! ther 10 was the cloud that had exploded
! or whether il was not myself that has
{ torn a portion of my apparel that wa
oyerstrained. lt required hut moment
10 awaken me TO the fact that both pre-.
, sumtions were wrong. IL was our traiI
-226 49, that had run of the track
? smashing things generally and spillinl
, the contents Of several baggage cart
along the road, 10 say nothing o
g frightening half a hundred passenger
into a condition bordering on lunacy
r This was pretty state Of things, an'
4 10 make il still worse, | was eight mile
2 from my destination, though as il after
d wards appeared, not a mile from th
. next village where, heard il canyassed
I tavern, supper, and beds could b
a had
. Twas disposed 90 make myself agree
G able, and accordingly rendered all IN
- assistance in my power TO the unprotect
i, ed females, for which got my reward oI
J, arriving atlthe haven Of refuge-;he prom
q ised tayern-by being informed tha
s snch a thing as a bed for the night wa
i an impossible idea, and with some tweni.
{ more Of the male gender ! must be con
f tent with chairs while the beds were ap
!, propriated TO the gentler sex. Slightl
q disgustod ! swallowed my supper ant
!, looked out upon the night u Wss
. beautiful moolight, and yerging on 20 te
3 O'Clock. BY Joye, would walk owe
}. 10 Hyatt's No sooner said than don'
Y Giving my carpet bag into the hands q
a the landlord, with the most emphati
% charges for iis safety and punctual de
4 livery al llyatt's next morning at m
Il expense, SET forth. Eight miles is tri
e ae. and Just as my watch marked Oh
e quarter after midnight ] went mp The Ian
z that led 10 the house. They we're earl
u folks al the farm-carly 90 bed and earl
II up. / walked round the house iryin
n each entrance, but each and every on
70 was fastened II was of no consequence
Y nv bedroom window looked ont upo
'e the roof Of the piazza ] would not dii
turb the house by knocking a BIT {
N climbing would do the business, an
ID should the window be fastened, wOuI
awaken Horace, who was my room
and bed fellow The thing was cXecl
II ted rs soon as thought OF, aud my har
u. ID. a