Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-04-01
lie, and overheard him whisper to Bob


Styles, as he went out
mice looking girl that Miss Lee"
eyes," answered Bob, with a mischievous
glance at me, "she is a nice girl, though a
little 60 ahead sometimes. Keep little
look out on her, will you'-1-then lowering
his voice said-"not bad match for you,
old fellow, she is rich"
rs she ~ said Bimby, his interest deepen
ing.
ION my honor" replied Bob. "Forty
thousand dollars in her own right. Day,
day !''and he was gone.
Maggie Lee arttul creature as she was;
had told her father that the sailing party
was to assemble at another hotel, and thith-
cr lie had taken her. Having business in
D., he left her there, merely saying he
would send the carriage for her at eleven
O'Clock She like a dutitui daughter, kiss
ed him and bid Nm good bye, and before
! he had got hundred rods, got into Bob
Styles light wagon, which had driven up to
the back door as Mr.. Lee drove from the
front, aud the old story of hcadstrong love
and prejudiced age, was enacted over again.
As for us of the picnic excursion, we had
delightful sail down to the Grove, but
somehow, could not enjoy it as much as
| | ought to have done. When | walked on
board the boat, felt awkward as if every
body was looking at me. l found Mr.. BIN
by, as had suspected, Il young and rising
lawyer, mighty in Blackstone and his own
opinion. lie insisted on paying my fare
| (the boat was regular excursion packet
and purchasing enough oranges, pears, and
candies, to set up street stand. -Four or
five times was on the point OF sweating at
his impudcnt officlousness. but bit my
tongue just in time to prevent my exposure.
But it was not with him that | found my
ROLE the hardest to play.
No the young ladies' were the difficult
ones to deceive. For instance there was
one among them, beautiful girl of seven
teen, just returned from boarding school,
who had not seen Maggie Lee for three
years. Of course she was delighted to see
me, when she found that | was Maggie Lee;
which by the way, die not occur until after
we had started. She threw herself into my
arms, pulled my veil aside, and kissed me
half dozen times, in a manner that made
my finger ends twinglc for an hour. 1t was
all very nice, but If had been in PROPRtA
PERSONA, | would have iikcl it better AS
it was, ! felt as if | was obtaining goods
under false pretcnse, anG lawyer BimHy
might issue warrant for NY arrest on that
ground at any moment.
! A whole lot of crin0linc then surrounded
me, on .he upper deck Of the boat, to the
utter disgust of Mr. Bimby and all the other
gentlemen. kept very quiet, only speak
ing in monosyilabes, in falsCtto voice,
! but the Others rs-Lord bless you how they
gabblcd! Under strict promise of sccresy,
| the little boarding school maiden who had
kissed me so ailectionately, revealed, all her
I love affairs and also became unpleasaEtly
confidential about other matters-innocent
enough in themselves, but not customarily
talked of between ladies and gentleman.
| was terrible embarrassed, lnt it would
not do to give rp then. As soon as my
trick should become known, Bob Styles
trick would come out, and news Of that
kind travels fast ir the country, he and his
ladylovc would be teegraphed, and follow
ed, before they could reach Philadelphia,
where Styles lived and where TIE knot was
to he tied.
The river breeze was very fresh where
we sat, and | noticed that several OF the
ladies were glancing uncasily at me. l
couldn't divine the reason. until Jennie, my
little friend from the boarding school, LAID
her face dangerously close to mine, and
whispered: My dear Maggie, your dress is
blowing terribly high-your ankles will be
the town talk with the gcntlcmanp
|
small foot for man, and had donncd pair
of open worked stockings which came up
nearly to my waist, with pair of CATERS
borrowed from q servant girl, in all Of which
toggery my running gear looked quite fc-
minnie and rcspectG5e-but the idea Of the
gentlemen talking about my ankles, who
would have been frightened to death if
had told her the same thing yesterday, was
two much for ne. ! burst into sort of
strangled laugh, which | could only check
by swallowing half of my itlagree lace edged
handkerchief. The young ladies all looked
at me in apparent astonshment at such a
voice, and l wanted to laugh all the more.
Fortunately Mr.. Bimby came to my rescue
at the moment and edged himself in among
the crinoline.
May SIT here he asked, pointing to a
low stool near me.
Certainly simpcrcd in my high falsct-
to.
'Ah, thank you,' said Dimby, with lack
adaiscal air, which nanseated me, as coming
from one man to another; you arc as kind
as you are facionating"
You tlatter me-
III No indeed praise of you cannot be
hattery, Miss Lee.
Oh, sir, really, you are n very naughty
man, ] said in the most feminine tone
could command.
He cast languishing glance at me thro
the black lace veil, and fairly began to fear
his feelings
We soon arrived at the grove, and found
our band, engaged before hand, awaiting
US. or course dancing was the first amuse-
ment, and lawyer Bimby led me out for a
schottischc. It was hard at first to take
lady's part in the dance, but l soon got
accustomed to it. A waltz was proposed
and resolved to have little amusement
at the expense of the unfortunate Mr. BIN.
by.
had first made him purposely jealous by
dancing with two other young fellows, one
of whom knew in my own character, but
who never suspected me as Maggie Lee
The young man was great woman killer
sort of easy deyi.-maycare rascal, who
made the ladies run after him, by his alter
nate wrath Of action and GOODNESS of protes
tation. selected him to play off against
my legal admrer. | allowed him to hold
on me very closely, and occasionally looked
at him with half fascinating expression