The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-09-13

Mr. EDITOR For the last few days we
have been on the stool of repentance Con-
WINGED of sin, full of remorse-anxious to make
reparation-we acknowledge our fault and
ask forgiveness. eve have sinned against
Anna and in her sight" Led off by evil ex-
ample, following the multitude to do evil,
yielding to temptation almost irresistible, we
have been of those guilty loungers who sit on
either side of Drummonds Bridge with their
knees protruding to the centre, and their eyes
like roaring lions, devouring the fair features
of Miss Anna - and Miss Susie Brown
and their fellow-charmers of sixteen or there
abouts
But, Mr. Editor, will you not? will not the
censorious Anna hear us for our cause? Pos
sibly, Mr.. Editor, your memory stretches back
to that distant period when you yourself were
young-twenty or hereabouts. If So if you
can recall the feelings of those halcyon days
of Loves young dream, you can understand
our motives, and excuse what Anna so vehe-
mently and yet SO sweetly condemns. She
herself should have some charity for us, for
surely, she and Susie set i'd onane genus" are
responsible for our rudeness and should not be
offended at stares evoked by their own beauty.
If the ladies walk on Drummond's Bridge,
decked in all the combined charms ofnature and
of art can they expect, (now be frank ladies!
do you expect the gentlemen to be utterly UNI
conscious of those charms and leave you all
alone in your glory? Haven't you yourselves,
been out every night for the last ten to enjoy
the moonlight? Are not all Gods blessings
to be appreciated? and you, as his last best
gift above them all? Do you suppose that
Eve got mad with Adam for looking at her?
In the good old times scat might look at
King" then why not now Confederate at
the Queen of his soul? Miss Anna and Miss
SUSIE we tender you our humblest apologies,
and we insist upon it that zoe were the fellows
that said, saint she beauty" and if we had
heard the fellow say she amt, we should have
consigned the slanderer to the depths below
We have never made any money on cotton,
but we intend to try our fortune in a crino-
line investment that we hope will prove pro-
ftable.
But in consideration of the annoyance to
which our ardent admiration has subjected
Miss Anna and Miss Susie, we have made
a heroic determination. We call upon you
Mr.. Editor, to proclaim our sell-sacrlnce,
henceforth John Smith and James Jones will
no more be found among the loungers. "Ihey
shall meet, but they shall miss us. Or If by
chance the setting sun may find us perched
forgettingly upon that bridge, dreaming of
dear Annie and waking to the sound of fairy
feet, we see her approaching us, we shall at
once without calculating risk, or awaiting the
word of command, about-face, bring our knees
to the outside-and regardless of our own
feelings turn our unwilling backs upon the
pomps and vanities of this wicked world fix
our eyes upon the placid waters beneath and
so remain until parade is dismissed. Be not
afraid gentle Annie, continue your promenades,
from us you shall have no cause OF
we have abdicated our seats; we
have given up our daily joy; we won't say you
are beauty any more, but will fight anybody
that says you amt Yours truly,
-ai '7'' brow l2 SMITH & JONES.