Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-07-14

check by swa1l6wing halt of my little flla7
gree laee-edged handkerchief. The young
ladies all looked at me in apparent astonish-
ment at such voice, and wanted to laugh
all the more. Fortunately Mr.. Bihby came
to my rescue at the moment, and edged
himself in among the crinoline, - no. ~
"May ! sit here" he asked, pointing to a
low stool near me. '''- ''',. W. ~
Certainly" / simpered, in my high fall.
Yah, thank you" said Bimby, with lack
a-daiscal air, which 'nauseated, as coming
from one man to another, '.you are as Kind
as you are fascinating" "a" ~ ~
n"You flatter me-" no hdh uE"r t'iII Nd
81 II? No, indeed praise Of you cannot be be
1'"Oh sir, really you are a very naughty
man." said in the most feminine tone |
could command. II '' ..'i'.', 1,..' +" -
He cast a laughing glance at me through
the black lace veil and / fairly began to
fear for his feelings '''" ~ HIif1 .'',
We soon arrived at the grove, and found
our band-engaged notwithstanding
forJls OF course dancing was the first
amusement, and lawyer Bimby led me out
for schottische. 1t was hard, at first, for
me to take a lady's part in my dance, but /
soon got accustomed to It. When a waltz
was Proposed, I resolved to have a little
amusement at the expense of the uiffortu-
nate Bimby.' 'i'1 'Hj = a'H.'. ',N ~ ..,h
i had first made him purposely Jealous,
by dancing with two other young Fellows,
one Of whom knew in my own character,
but whoneyer SUSPECTED me as Maggie Lee,
This youtg g'man, who was great womaIf-
killer-a Sort Of devil-niay care rascal,
who made the ladies run after him, by hi:
alternate warmth of action, and GOODNESS
of 'protestatiob-I selected to play off
against my legal admirer. Iallowed him to
hold me closely, and occasionally looked at
him with half Fascinating expression.
When we stopped dancing, he led me to my
seat, keeping his arm about my waist, and
Ipermitted It, y" -...,'''.' ~ i.''F ,..
Having titus Stirred Bimby1up to feats Of
wrathful valor, asked one of the gentle
men to directtlie musicians to- play waltz.
Bimby calne Immediately. Jt
"Ahem-a-M Miss Eee, ,shallI have the
honor of-a-trying d waltz with your ID.
smiled acquiescelce and we commenced.
Now / am an old stager at waltzing. |
can keep up longer than any non-protes-
met. AS long as the Cachucha or Schoune-
brunen ring in my ears, | can go on, if it is
for year. .''' D. W."
Not so Bimby: He plead want of prac-
tice and acknowledged that. he soon got
dizzy a." .,. '... '1 '..-, .,7'.
~ Aha, old boy, thought !, III give you
turn, then. ... ....,.s .-..... -''t
But only smiled, and said that should
probably get tired first.
"Oh yes" he exclaimed ''of course | can
waltz as long asany one lady, butnot much
more" =" ..Ir -9f
For the first three minutes my cavalier
did we'll. He went smoothly and evenly,
but at the expiration of that time, began to
grow. warm. Five minutes elapsed, and
Bimby's breath came harder and harder.--
On he went, however, and scorned to no
tice his Stacking up at every round, when
we passed my seat. After some twelve
minutes the wretched man gasped out be-
tween his steps: .I 20. ,uy- a,|..r. .n
"Ah, a-are you not--get-get-getting
tired, Miss Lee?' -, .. N.... ,a..G
'@. "Oh no!p l burst forth as coolly as if we
were riding round the room. ''0h, no, |
feel asif could waltz all Dight.p --p iit
The look of despair that he gave me was
terrible to see. boz al. .. ...I... 10 ....
was bound to see him through, howev-
er, and we kept at il. Bimby staggered aud
made wild steps in all directions His shirt
collar wilted,,his eyes protruded,, his jaw
hung down, and altogether Esaw he could
not hold out much longer .u. MI rasGIr
i'This is delightful,"I said composedly,
sand youZ Mr.. Bmby, waltz so easilyInyI'
."Puf-putf tf--ah--putf-ye -yes-oh--puff--
very--puff- gasped he. lg.i
"Don't you think it ought to go little
faster?p o. Z sIT .a.,l Il. .'-,l,...a.I
His eyes rolled heavenward in an awful
agony. ip .f... a..i or fo. ..u. .l..-... .,In
i "Ah-puff -puff-I-don't- ah-puff--
don't know" uaru4I ..rr ~ aft
So, when we neared the musicians, said,
"Faster, if you please--faster!" and they
played a Ia whirlwind.. olf 'uoJe 4jguqv
Poor Bimby threw his feet about like a
fast PAGER, and revolved after the manner of
teetotum which was nearly run down. At
last he staggered a step backwards. and
spinning eccentrieally away from me,
pitched headlong into the midst of a small
beyy of ladies in a corner. Iturned around
coolly, walked to my seat and sent the
young woman-killer for glass of ice wa
ter. tta.fIIg 5.'f ,srH Uj..uG vcfr t.. tt.g
The miserable lawyer recovered his
senses just intime to see me thank his ri
val for the water. 10 - iurli- 81 al- qtI ID
. got some idea from this Of the fun the
ladies find in tormentins us poor devils of
the other SEX l..'.IL -iit -.,U. iI.iropyE al
At this juncture, and before Mr.. Bimby
had time to apologize for his accident, lit
tie Jennie came, rgnniDg into the pavilion
which served as a BAH room. AS she came
near perceived that her hands were
clu;ched tightly in her dress, and posi-
lively shuddered as she whispered to me:
"Oh, Maggie. Maggie! come. and help me
fix my skirts-they are all coming down!"
what should dol? Twas in agony. A
cold perspiration broke out upon my fore
head. wished myself a thousand miles
away, and mathematical Bob Styles mas
querading project inwardly with fearful
maledictionS. '- 'l + 'f''.'t aM
] said I was tired out--could not some
body else go? in'.o'H'H pa '"Y''al"
: No, nothing would do, but l mustaccom-
pany herto the house Of the man who own
ed the grove, and assist to arrange her
~ I'd. .' '''''.i'"' NO. ''f ''-h
So L went. ''' 'ot ,"ur' lH1
What ii it should be necessary to re- |
move part of her raiment! What If she |
should tell me to do some sewing? What |
II, In the midst of all the embarrassment |
Of being. closeted with a beautiful girl |
Of seventeen, In astate OF comparative free |
dom from drapery, my real sex and identi- |
ty should be discovered by her? . h9hlo |
l felt as If an apopletpic fitwould be d
most fortunate occurrence for me inst then! |
However, Inerved myself up for the task,
and accompanied Jennieto the housedesig-
mated. An old lady showed us into her
and Jennie, heaving d sigh of re-
lief, let go her dress. As she did so. "a
pardon my .blushes-pettiepat fell TO the
ioor. She was about to proceed when ] |
alarmed her by sudden and vehement ges-
,ure. .,,,,,,s1 .,s-- If..,5 - D, ',''i9
''Stop!p l. cried .frantieally, and forget
ing my falsetto; "stopl don't undress for