The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1864-02-02
Capt. Torwood's Experience.
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5 The dayis gone by when young ladies' wrip
ged along delightfully."- through the street
; because resplendent being, composed priuci
$ pally OF brass buttons, was beside them. 70
; such reApIeudent beings have become ever,
. day affairs the power Of brass buttons, how
: ever, IN making impressions on the. femal
hearts, is not fora day. but for all. time.
Capt. Herbert Torwpod, would have been /,
very Fascinating. person without mis- brass be
longings, but, with them, be, was peri c,ly II
resistible.' Dark, expressive eyes, that were
flashing or melting. as occasion rcqoired-s
a splendid tnoustacbe and dazzling teeth
six feet Of height, and captains un iress
Tunform, joined 10 an iudescribable manper O.
saying nothing effectively, opposcd quite a
formidable stock in ffaee. q"
A great hue ard cry was made upou the
subject offemae encrohcBment upon mascu
line rights; but very Title dsturbapce, has
been made about ti,cn Who infringe upon wo.
mems privileges, especially flirting; A female
filrt is, OF course. despicable character, at
whom prim people, who have never exre,i
eoced the slightest temptation to that partic-
ular vice. raise their hands and eyes 10 holy
eorror; nevettheless,e thcre is often some sor;
of excuse to be made for her. man, how.
ever, Of like propensities, stands, like Chi,
ness pictures. glaring figure, without the
slightest perspective or background Of exter.
mination to 81 ode him off; and when such an
offender fs--to use a popular expression
''come up WITH every one rejoices ip the jus
tice of the dispensation.
Capt. Torwood was by no means bad
hearted man; on the contrary. he was very
soft in tho region Of his left vest pocket; but
he could not, for the Ifs OF him, help max
ing pretty speeches TO anything that wore
hoops, fother things being equa"-apd he
had come 10 look upon himselfas sort Of hu.
man humming bird, or butterfly, whose espe-
cial province it was TO roam about among the
sweets, tasting all, but settling nowhere
1t was 10 the & st fresh summer month
that the captsiq established himself at
fashionable watering paci that was hsf town,
half village; but Just now the ruial element
predominated, because the fashiopables who
gave life to the place had not yet arrived. -
Capt. Torwood went early even at the risk of
wasting his sweetness on the desert air; FOR he
bad fears Of being ordered Off to regions un-
known at almost any momont, and he wisely
took his summerirg when he could.
1t was rather lonely, though, at first, the
great hotel with its bare piazz,; aud the oc.
cupsnts of the pretty hoWes, half buried in
trees and sh'ubbery, became accustomed to
the sight of handsome military gentleman
lounging along with cnno and cigar, and
staring SO pertinaciusly over their palncs;
and some Of them would not Lave been de-
priyed Of the spectacle for Dny consideration
for the place. like all plac, Of similar de
scrption. contained an innumerable quantity
of pretty gi'ls, with slender proportion OF
young men, and having just e;u rge,l from
winter dullness, the damses referred TO were
prepared to, enjoy any variety 10 the monoto
nous life. SO they pecped at The stranger
from. behind screens Of roses and sLrulbeiy,
and fitted about 10 white dresses and bewil
der'ng hats, until that gentleman had a con
fused idea of tangled masses Of curIs and
eyes, ready 10 form themsclvesat nj any momen,
into bright, laughing, gitlisb faces. '''''
He was dead weight on tbe hands Of lbe
landlord, who devoutly wished that all militia.
ry men could be kept'in the regions of Gun. !
powder and bas, instead OF teing allowed To
wander at large and make themselves a gen
eral nuisance; and il was with this desire
equally strong upon him that he, one evening.
INTRODUCED his guest 10 Jcdge Milbers, one Of
the substantial men of tho place, who bad I
come to pass an hour with the hotel proprie
tor. The captain, from sheer want OF some /
thing TO do, devoted his energies to the work |
Of fascinating his new acquaintance, although
lnwardly laughing at his country. iagn.ish air /
ot Importance, and be succeeded so well. that
the Judge insisted upon finishing the CONVEX
sa'ion--an absorbing one on Ioli,iss-a. his
own domicl.' b. - HaT ''sy'' COW
Capt. Torwood had not tie slightest oL;ec.
lion to becoming acquainted with the inside I
'f one of those pretty houses, and, possibly,
with some OF those pretty faces; ana Just as
he church-clock was striking nine, judge !.
Wibers AMI his guest entered one of the
most imposing gates in the place, and adyanc-
"a to the piazza, whore hanging baskets. twi
,ing vines, and trellis.woik inalc luxurious
confusion But the captain had caught a
ylImrse of white dress, with a "pleasaut
Taist;P likewise ofa black coat, in close prox.
mlty and be paid but very litile attesfion
o what the Judge said. until be in,rodnced-2,
MY daughter Susan; Capt. Torwood, and 7,
hen" Mr.. Eftsou, who has our most flour.
shng drug store" ,s., ,o1s, q ,saod aai 4
My daughter Susan was rather tail. with
ustrous eyes, and with a face that always fas
anated at first sight. She was little spoiled !,
n virtue of being an orly child and belle
'ut very charming nevertheless; and the cap.
ain resolved TO "cultIvate" her. Il On "Mr
sftson, who had our most flourishipe drug ].
tore" be bestowed rather a supercilious
geeting, always confounding the well educa ,
ed man, with atborough knowledge of mate. :
"a naedico, and possibly M. d. with the Va.
ant creatures who measure off yards Of silk
nd ribbon, and have no iders beyond the :
'artipg of theiy "black hair" and tbe tying of .
beir cravats. .1fl 'afiiilif /,
Mr.. Ehsop, however, was not at all annihi.
ated, and maintained his position with a ouie, /,
eIf-respect that caused the captain inwardly. !,
Q "hang his impudence." r,f 10 arc sIs
Miss Susan Withers was thoroughly famil- :
Al. With Capt. Torvood's fac, having studied I
from various poiu.s Of view; and she was
cry much pleased with tne anticipated Fri. !
mph over ber confidential friends, of whom 8
he bad about three dozen. The captain star. ,
ed 10 tho midst Of tbs judges most prosy ar, !
uments, for aflaugh shat sounded ike the
inklug ofsilver bells rang softly out. and ,
iiss Susan exclaimed,
Dear pafm I am so i;rad of =, "A ...-.,.