Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-04-30

which your are pleased to eXtOll, / assure
you that | am frightfully ugly, and that
you would be struck with horror should
unmask."
"No, no! 1t is impossible. Your form,
your features"
slave You beheld them alp"
II think so. The nose Is the only one."
Here the lady interrupted me with burst
"You are merry. Is it then fiat one or
"How can I tcll9 No, you must guess
again"
mo, it is not possible that an ugly nose
should spoil the effect of so many charms.
Moreover, accept the consequences Of the
favor beg. With that mouth, those eyes,
that Incompatible form, let the nose be fiat
or long, care not"
'Imprudent manv
"Must beseech you on my knees? VIII
you make me the sport of the ball room?"
"Well, well, that will do. Since you de-
sire it SO much, you shall see my face. How
weak we women are!'
"Shall I2 Oh happiness too great to be
pressed! ye mortalsl Give me your Tyre,
. muses." At this moment | would be
Pindar, Tytaus.'
1'At this moment you are foolw
u
pense; all! there it Isl Beauti-. l could
not finish the word, such was my astOnish-
ment, hOrrOri What a nose! ,ohdt nosef
WHAT A NosEl could never have believed
that nature was capable of carrying to such
an extent hyperbole and amplification. 1t
was not human nose 1t was beet root,
cutlass, an Egyptian pyramid.
Amid the confusion which this sudden
change of scene caused, my chief desire
was to escape from the long nose lady with
out mourning the charge of rudeness. l
made Incredible efforts to utter some COM
plimentary phrases. Impossible! Had /
beheld my face In mirror at that moment,
1t would have been the mce of an idiot!
Happily for me, my companion, who doubt
less has learned resignation to her deformi-
tv and its consequences, laughed pleasant
ly, l knew not whether at my discontinue
or her. misfortune. This gave me conf
dence to quit her under preteXt of accost-
ing friend, and without daring to look at
her again, took my leave, saying gayly,
Y or most obedient.'
Shame lent wings to my feet; rage blind
ed me; could not fly fast enough, l STUN
bled over furniture and people, | would
have gone straight home without waiting
for my carriage or my cloak, had not been
terribly hungry. FASTENED to the refresh
ment room, seated myself at table, looked
through the bill of fare, and selected what
could be brought most quickly. l tasted
three or four different dishes, but anger
spoiled their relish, and | was about to try
fifth, when, behold! whom should / see
before Inc but the same lady, or to speak
more exactly, the same nose, which had SO
shocked me few minutes before. My first
impulse was to rise and fly, but the laugh
ing lady petrifled me by saying, in tones OF
aggravating sweetness
'How, are you running away in order not
to treat me with supper"
1 was disconcerted-fool that / was. The
nose smiled, and for my still greater dis
turbance, so. did the gallant who accom-
panied her, doubtless in order to protect heI
from my rage.
''Senora."
~ am not very hungry. / will take q
Roman punch; nothing more." Li
Such impudence provoked me almost be-
yond endurance. l resolved to be reyenged
upon her. ... 20, !. .
II should be most happy to comply with
your request Sonora, but l fear lest your
nose should usurp the functions of your
mouth. If you had not unmasked do not
know howl may as well speak plainly.
You cannot drink with that. Excuse me.''
How? What did you say? Well them"
and upon that she took hold of her nose and
pulled it off.
Sinner that 1 am? it was false, it was made
of pasteboard, and now saw the real one,
not less beautiful and perfect than the other
features of her face. How shall describe
my shame, my despair, at the sight of this
lovely creature, and the remembrance of
the fickleness, rudeness and wickedness of
r,.xy onn1rnfo II harua1 Ia arI
.dons, deplored my error, 1 threw myself
on the ground and kissed the dust beneath
her feet; but the cruel fair one took the arm
of her companion, flashed on me wither-
Ing look Of sc)rn, and departed, coolly say =
ing, "Eare Won Wellv