Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-12-19
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our story commences-eve offering to
double them, that lie would make his ap-
pearance at grand fancy ball, on the
following evening, to skilfully disguised
as a lady, that they should be unable to
recognize him !.
Allan Loring thought not, as on the
eveutful night, ha5ited Ia Pompadour,
he executed pas seHl in his private
apartment, to the unboundcd amusement
Of his c0stab,eur aud Sam, the latter a
knowing contraband, sometime since from
Dixie, whom be had hired to aid and abet
him in this arduous undertaking.
''Golly, Nasal" exclaimed Sam, "you
be dc prettest gal, there, sartin not one
OBJ dem got sich red an white checks, and
dem curls set you off most main ~
Certainly, blue satin, lace, hoops, rouge
patches, powdered hair, bracelets, and
ear rings, lad worked marvellous change.
Allan almost doubted his own identity.
"Sam is right, Mr. Loring," said the
costumer; "you make very beautiful
young lady, ifyou could only look little
more modest. Drop your eyes little
so-and don't take such long steps"
'Con!ound the hoops" growled Allan,
as, in his perambulations, he contriyed to
upset a china vase. How in the dick
ems am I to navigate with this toggery :"
"practice is all tha. is needed. Take
it up in this way-so. Don't lift your
skirts quite so kigh, and use your fan 4
little more. There, that will DO very
we'll"
"All right. There. I'm of, Sam
Why! what's the matter now, YOU black
rascal" for Sam was apparently in con
vul,ious.
ooh. Tor, massa, cant help it. Oh
hi hi. It's too much for dis niger, to
&c n.assa s;eppin' round, hcllin' up dc
petticoais, so fnikin like, an showin' d I'm
whf,e slippers in dat way. Dis chile's
sgine to bust, sure ~
is this the way you wait on uupro-
teetcd females? Straighten out your
face now, and escort me 10 the carriage,
and none of your grinning to betray me,
or you shall find my hand as heavy as
coin ~ and drawing on his hood and
cloak, Loring, escorted by Sam, reached
the hall quite unsuspected.
But how to pass the receiver of tickets
was the next momcntous question. Sans
ready wit came to the rescue.
"Massa say pass right on he bawled
as Loring hesitated ''he forgot de gloves
and de tickets, an HIM gone back to
fetch EN-"
And the door-keeper, not entertaining
the slightest suspicion Of this beautiful
and magnifcently dressed young lady,
LoriDg passed without opposition into the
drawing
Such eiggling, chattering, whispering,
tit.ering; such waving of draperies,
cleaning Of jewels, and flirting of fans
such exhibition OF lovely nccks and shoul.
de1s, as dresses were revealed such lac
ing of boots, and tying Of slip p,rs; array
ing of curls, and (we must say it, putting
on rouge and powder
Loring was confounded, suTocated,
overwhelmed. Wolf in sleeps clothing,
that be was, he Eel. his cheeks burn with
a guilty blush, under the battery of eyes,
black, brown and blue, leveled at him on
his entrance, attracted by his beauty and
the splendor of his costume.
'Your sash is uudone," warb,ed a
sweet voice close in his ear, and turning,
lie confronted blue eyed, ringleted fairy
in PEASANTS costume, holding up one
end Of the trailing ribbon.
'Let me fix it for you" She proceed
ed to do SO, ascribing Loring's awkward
Eess to timidity. ''You are a stranger,
aren't you? [ thought SO. have been
you this half hour. When are
yo1 going in? Not till your father
comes? Why, that may be an hour yet
Come with mc-my name is Cora Bian-
chard. have taken fancy to you
y bat is your name ?"
blanche Dilloway."
"Come, I'll introduce you to partners. |
never saw girl / liked so, at first
sight, before, as l do you," and thus
pratti!ng, to the Infinite amusement OF
her companion, who was at no loss to
comprehend the secret of the attraction
she found SO strange, she almost pulled
Lorlng into the ballroom, where he soon
found himself the belle Of the evening.
ln the midst of an animated filtration