Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-12-31

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Hush Hez. interrupted Fanny blush.
ing a little, and seeming angry. But
Hez appealed to the company, and was
allowed to proceed.
Wall, now, shant say anything about
Fanny at present, but I'll try to finish the
story as soon as can.
The gals and fellers were gettin' up a
grand flare up nick picker, pick dick
er, Or
Picnic, suggested one of the girls
Wall, picnic. They we're getting
up one of the arrangements, and great
time was expected. One of the girls
what was going had one of these ere
Bloomer dresscs-a real nice one-but
she never wore it in the street-too mod
est for that. Wall, she was going to
surprise the party-take her dress with
her steal of in among the bushes, put
1T on, and then come back and exhibit
herself. This is the way she meant to
surprise 'cm-and wait biine bv. and
you'll see if che didn't do it hansomelv.
teu.
The great day arrived. The gals looked
as smiling as infants. and as sweet as
strawberries, and the fellers all looked
exceedingly scrumpshus.
The gal wat intended to surprise tho
party, made nice little bundle of ber
Bioomer, and stcwcd it away in her bag.
Bime by the party made start, for tie
eatin' part of the arrangement was to
take place, which was quiet little
spot in the woods where nobody could
see their carryinga on.
We'll they got them at last and the
gals commenced to spread tho dishes on
the grassland the whole thing preson-
ted an animated picture. as the Bible
says. Wall, while all these things was
going on, the gal with the blooncr dress
slips oil among some trees and comu,en-
ces fixing herself up. Size darsent bo
gone long for fear they will suspect so,no.
thing So she went to work in earnest,
and in few minutes she came boupd;pc
among the party like young deer wi.6
dogs afteri it.
You see she done all this to surprise
the party, and if you'd seen tho caperine
of the gal, and fellows, you'd believe
shad succeed most beautifully,
AS soon as sho made her appearance
among the party, the gals scresched like
owls, and hid their faces with their
aprons. The follers, they followed like
ail-hred--and some rolled on the ground
among the dishes and fxins, lust as if
they had been eatin' green apples. and
they didn't &c. we'll on their stomachs-
and oach lively time as there was can't
be imagined. And all this time there
stood the B'oomcr gal Iarln just as if
she would collapse. Bime-by one of tho
gals got up and put for the husband
purity soon tho whole went jus. like lot
of sheep. This kinder took the ga bv
the surprise heTself-she didn't recon on
so much as this. She looked round.
and seeing nobody bu. tho fellers; and
they ho!lerln' and caperin like mad and
then She kinder sorter cast her eyes
down to The ground; such another screech
as she LEFT off, you woulln'. think lit
tie body like her was capable of contain
ing, thon she started off, too, after the
+~Ss Vi "!e 5'l9' anu the way she did
60! Ielegrafa we're nowhere
But cousin Hez, what made her run
so' asked one of the gals.
Wall, now gals, just hold yourselves
minute. till get to that part of tao
story. You see the gal was in suoh q.
dara'd hurry to get on her rig thai size
forgot her pants! Fact-:rue as gospel.
And sich another sight as she was
Christopher! There she was, with moth
ing on but little frock like, Just big
enough for good sized baby-her legs
naked---presented picture worth look
ing at by any individual. And all I've
got to say, if half the girls can show as
pretty and plump pair legs as Fan
Here HeZ was cut off suddenly by
loud laugh from tho whole party, aud a
good slap aleng side the esrs, adminstc-
red by Fanny's soft little plump hand.
and the party separated, Fanny refusing
te give Hez the kiss promised aud Hez
declaring he'd never tell another story,
Nev York Dutchn,an.