Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-05-14

shoulder oil KOSaile.
MAY I-may-go home with you tonight
this evening ~ stammered he.
She put her little hand within his arm
and they went together into the starlight.
Harry seemed to tread on air This world
was this world no longer but the charmed
paradise of impossibility, and he dared not
speak lest he should break the spell.
The little lady too was strangely silent
and the entire distance to the house Of Judge
Flanders was passed without a word.
At the door Harry would have hidden his
companion good night, but she retained his
hand and drew him into the parlor: and
there the light of the chandelier fell full on
the face of the laughing woman, and with
dread dismay Harry saw that not Rosaic, but
Mrs. Judge Flanders herself stood before
him. lie had waited on the aunt and not
the niece. Uttering an exclamation, he was
about to retire, bat Mrs. Flanders good hu-
moredly detained him.
80, don't Co." she said kindly, "you real
ly did bravcly. l am proud ofyou knew
from the first that you had made mistake
but was fearful you would never try again
if denied you escort. Rosalie will be il
soon wait for her.
"lndccd, ma'am-I-should be happy tC
not to-in fact ma'am, l believe | am
wanted at home.n
Starting for the door backwards, instead
of choosing that by which he had entered
he boltcd out in :hc dark kitchen and sciz.
ed the handle of the first door that offered
Mrs. Flanders was following close, but be-
fore she could utter Il single word his good
night was succeeded Immediately by Sc
ries of thumps and ramblings in the dircc-
tion of the cellar
The truth burst upon her at once, that he
had taken the cellar door and fallen down
stairs She seized light and flew down
the steps. There hc lay with his head in u
trough of ashes and his feet automatically
elevated over the shelf of Il ncighboring cup
board. lie was considerably bruised and
stunned but not otherwise injured. Mrs.
Flanders would have raised him up but he
anticipated her, and without stopping to
shake himself, bounded up stairs and made
n dive for the outer door, the ashes stream
ing out behind him like n cloud of gray
smoke.
The door was opened from without, and
Rosalic himself appeared. At sight of the
hatless, smoking Harry, she uttered loud
Shrek and fell iainting to the floor, while
our hero dashed over her PROSTATE form and
took the track for home at speed unequal
led in the annals of foot races. Brcathless
and used up generally, the young man reach
ed home, crawled in at a back window and
retired to his bed, which he kept for three
days afterwards.
In spite of all apologies and flattcring
courtcsics from Mrs. Flanders-in spite OF
gentle, ailectionate advances of Rosalic her
self, Harry Singleton could never be tempt
cd to step inside the mansion of the Judge ;
and Rosalie, after waiting two years for Har-
~ to make himself agreeable to her, gave up
the vain hope and became the wife of sub
stantial widower with four children, which
was quite good beginning.
Harry went on his way alone, as his mo-
ther had feared and prophesied, and the ex-
emplary little woman set about learning him
to repair stockings and replace buttons with
comnendabe patience; he had studied for
the law had been two years admitted to the
bar. and was talented and rising young
man. BcirG also wealthy and handsome,
half the ladies in the village were in love
with him, but he gave them vide berth
and passed them by.
Mr.. Singleton dabblcd somewhat in poll
tics, ard at the early age of thirty, hc was
elected member of Congress. In celebration
of this event II grand supper in his honor
was given at the Whitestown Hotel. OF
course, the successful candidate must be
presented, and etiquette demanded that he
should bring lady with him. The COM
mittec of arrangements waited upon him to
to inform him of the fact, and 1t may be
well believed the communication filled him
with horror. lie begged of the gentlemen
to provide him partner If he must have
one stipulating only that the lady should
not be young lady. In due course OF time
he was informed that he was to attend Mrs.
Grubbns, the wealtlliest rs well as the tai
lest and f;acst woman in the whole county.
The cvcntlul evening arrived. Mr. Single
ton took Mrs. Grubbins to the hotel in a
chaisc. The lady was magniiiccntiy attircd
in double skirted tureton, with ribbons,
feathers and fcarfully extended crinoline.
Poor fellow The thought of cscorting
that giantcs into room filled with people
made him sweat like one under the inilu-
ence of powerful dose of cpecachuanna.-
But lie was in for it and must get out the
best way he could. Mr.. Grubbins, proud
and triumphant, preceded him, breaking
the passage, and compelling lesser people
to Weld the ground. just us she arrived on
the threshold of the banquetin9 hall, she
dropped her fan; and just at that moment
the audience perceiying him in the back
ground, three cheers for Hon Mr Singleton"
Stopping to reclaim the fam when the tn
thusiu,ic multitude looked for their cham
pron he WAS nowhere visible. Cries ran
round the room loud aud vehement:
MIR Singleton Mr., Singleton where is
is Mr. Singleton y aud directly Mr. Single
ton looking very hot and very much CON
fused, appeared from under the upper skirt
of Mrs. urubbins' dress--that lady having
completely submerged the honorable gentle
men in the folds of her dnpery, GoGtle-
men smiied in their sleeves, and ladies gig
glcd behind their handkercheis. Mrs. Grub
bins looked more regal than ever and Mr.
Singleton leaned against pillar log sup
port.
The announcement of dinner was a great
relief Judge Flanders presided; Mis-. Grub
bins occupied the seat ~ singleions night ;
Miss FiambeauN sat at his leii, and Lucy
Deane, the village belle MAS his ylsa,Nis.
OaT her0's position was exceedingly en-
barrassing to one of his peculiar teinpeFa'
ment, daring not 10 refuse anything that
MAS offered him, lest sOnie one should look
al him, and the consequences Mas his plate
literally gToaned bonealh ils weight ei edl'
bles. Tomato sauce-hls especial horror,
passed Aroundi preserve plAieiul Mas al
l0lrd 10 hinl, gom which he Attempted 10
swallow bat Il only stuck fast la bis threat !
il ehoakeA and siekened hin, and set him
coughing ylolenily -.
"fou have lAksn ssgsfs cold presume,
remarked Miss flambeaus'