The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-07-06
4 Naughty Story.

| A New York correspondent writes
''Shall tell you naughty story ?" Let ito
verscity excuse it,
Some time last winter a carnival came of
on one of the Brooklyn ponds Everybody
| was expected to wear fancy dress and mask,
and the affair being very select good folks by
scores resolved TO 20 Among hem was Mr.
Folie-I see that you demand all the names
and his handsome lady. OF Clinton avenue.
Clinton avenue L. the Madison Sainre the
West Green street of Broc klyu, aud Mrs
tole is the most admired mistress of the
most sumptuOus dwelling. She was quite a
good figure upon steel, having practiced upon
the Capitoline mot TO speak of pariur skat-
ing, which teaches one the motion quite as
weii-esery good afternoon. But unfortuu
ately, Mr.. Folie, who must ne ,essarily make
one OF the party, did not know the use of
paths, though 10 crafty his wife, who was
much too proper TO 20 anywhere by night
unaccompanied by her husband he consented
TO attend the carnival. Folia had never seem
his wife on Ice. being close business man.
though something of u gallant, so he ac-
knowiedged her to be nice thing. when
gliding off SO excellently, and rolling so ele
CAVITY. Poor fellow J must he patter around
like u cripple while she could skim like a
racer However, they masked at last in the
separate buildings provided for the sexes and
put on their distinct costumes Mr. FoI;s
wore dress of the time of Cosrto the Fir.t
and Mrs. Foiie appeared as a fine Bretopess
with stanehed cap and skirt gown. which
gave her graceful limbs free circviation
Folle, being absorbed in business. forgot IN /
ask what his wifes garb would be but Mrs.
rome, to he well protected, had betrayed her
Domino TO gentleman whom she made
promise not to reveal her incognito. and par.
ticuleriy to introduce no gentleman TO her
who was not absolutely fastidicus and honor.
able. SO they shot out for the pond the ice
was smooth as crystal; drummoud liobta
threw their wide splashss of brightness TO
aud tro, but here and there were dark. isola.
lated covers and corners, secure from intrn
sion. The people were numerous. and m.
costumes so motley that the Angel of the
Plague would not have known whom 40
spare. 80 tor an instant Mrs Foie's fr;end
disappeared. being poor skater, aud unable
= keep up with her, I'LL. returning, he made
ler acquainted with M, Dromio. Boving
merely. but not unmaskiug, the new arr;.a
,lided to Mrs Folie's side, took her hands ;r
ne, rs couples on ice do, aud they rolled of4s
Ike two marvellous automatons. D,nm;o
Vore a splendid Florentine dress. plumea I
ap, long ringlets. dark hose over sbsnIv ,
imbs, With sword jewelled dagger, and The /
ross OF the order OF st. John. He was the | &
e-t gymnast on the pond raced backward
orward, High Dutch. wriggle. inside ON,
sei up. squirm, turn over, swallow bioseIf, d
irs Foiie was in scrtacies. She was ANNA p
3D. 10 a generous rivalry and surpassed he,
wn previous agility. Warmed by exercise =
nd contact. their tones grew softer ,ba,, 1,
,ues grew less formal poor Mrs FoI;e onc.
Tipped. when DroD,io .uppIeIy caught her o
y the waist. and. bold man I kept his hsnd p
round her when they were again alert. ,
Withdrew your arm,' whispered Mr.. =