The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-10-13
"Greek, | believe. ma'am."


81 think so too" said the shocked LADY.
tDo you know what you've been saying =?
| ask you a question in Natural Philoso.
ply, and you rattle off parcel of jalgon
about acids and oxides, and the dear
knows what else, which is all the sheerest
nonsense"
"Beg pardon, ma'am, I mean to say
that mathematics treats of various tute.
larry deities, such as Flora, the goddess of
flowers, Momus of sarcasm, Hymen of
marriages.
Hero the lady dropped the book and
uttered groan of horror, and poor Eau
ny, catching glimpse of the half sympa-
thetic, half amused faces of her classmates,
bent her head and covered her crimsoning
face with her hands. The question was
put to the next and the next, who, either
In their pity for Fanny, or striking the
same rock ON which she split, did but
little better. The frown of Jupiter in his
most wrathful moods, must have been
mild in comparison with that which Miss
Jones regarded the confused school. girls.
She should not fail to report them to the
preceptress, and in her opinion they had
suddenly all gone mad. So saying, she
dismissed the class.
The lamp was lit in the s'IIome Club"
three OF the members were present; the
rest had not yet got in. One, Mr.. Alfred
Simmons, lounged upon sofa, talking
lazily to his friend, Jack Waters, who sat
beside the open window, propped back in
one chair, feet upon another, smoking a
cigar. Another young man, with whis-
kers Fanny Clayton pronounced ''splen-
did, was seated next the lamp, cutting
the leaves Of "Harper,' preparatory to a
nights reading.
The conversation between the two
young men had almost entirely ceased,
when suddenly Jack said something that
made his friend spring up, exclaiming,
"By Jove! you don't say so? When did
you receive it ~
"Only late this afternoon. | am to
meet her tonight. Wait, I'll read what
she says. lie took from his vest pocket
three cornered note, and read:
swat for me tonight in the jessamine
bower nearest the gymnasium hall. |
will bride the gardener to leave the gates
unlocked. AT eleven | will meet you
there. f."
Capital, BY Jove!' said Aft. "and
you're going 2"
"Better think it. Iwoudn't miss it
for fifty dollars. 1t will be rare sport"
"lou're an ass p spoke he of Harper,
looking up from his book.
"Ah, indeed my brother; do you
really think so?
81 do. How do you know that she
hasn't got some schoolgirl trap set for
you. Fanny Clayton looks mischievous
enough for anything The idea of a
young girl planning to meet an utter
stranger alone at that hour of the night
It's preposterous. You'll DO sorry for it
YETI
80, never fear The dear creatures
are entirely docile. You have no idea
how nicely manage them. I'm used to
that sort of thing"
"Well, I wish you luck, old fellow"
said Alf, you'll have fine night for it,;
the moon is grand. I've half notion to
steal out to see how you do the thing up"
500, do" said Jack 81 shall be de-
lighted to have you. Only don't come
too near, as that might embarrass the lady.
Hide somewhere in the shrubbery, and
take pattern against your turn comes
round. Egad it's fun, any way"
"Ill bet you five dollars she won't come
again. spoke he of Harper T. Bros.
"Ill bet you five dollars she will and
five upon the top of that that there isn't
girl in Madame's Seminary that wouldn't
do the same thing. tell you, my dear
fellow, they fairly dote upon us gentlemen,
and with face and figure like that he
continued, rising and surveying himself in
the mirror, "and the ardent eloquence |
shall use, | shall be perfectly irresistible"
"Do you intend to be very hard on the
sweet ?" said Alf
30, killing
"Swear you love her 7"
"By all means" ar
"On your benders ?"
"lf necessary" H.#&. II
sharper" became vocal again "You'll
look we'll if great Watchdog should
catch you, while in that interesting posi-
ton, by the seat of your unmentionables,
and bring your semi-perpendicular to a
disgracefully low horizontal. What would
become of your 'eloquence' then?
"Why, how timid you are, to be sure ?
Pluck, nv dear fellow. nlnck fbere's
nothing like it in the world. Half past
eight" he continued, drawing his watch
from his pocket; two hours and thirty
minutes, and l must meet my charner.
l think I'll just pitch into this lounge
minute, only l hope l shall not go to
sleep and forget to wake up at the right
time" So saying he threw himself upon
the couch, where for the present we will
leave him.
The lessons were dispatched in Mrs.
Champions Seminary, with what COM
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