The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-11-27

AT last i. got dressed, ana presented
myself before Maggie Lee, blushingI a
great deal, believe, feeling very much
pinehed about the waist, and with an un-
comfortable consciousness that my shirt
sleeves were too short, or wanting alto
gether. '''''" ''s'1 .i5., ,ta5l "',' l., 500
Everything finished in the way Of toi-
let, Bob Styles took me into his light
wagon, drove me over to De-, by aser
cluded route, and left me at tho hotel,
where the sailing party was to assemble,
Several of the pioneers were already
there, and they greeted my cavalier cor.
daily Everybody knew Bob Styles), ask q.
ing him if he was going with them, etc,
He. told them be was not. ~ v %. ..... ...l :
/, "Prcsslng business engagements, you
know, and all that sort Of thing
Deuced sorry I can't go, though, I had
just time to bring Miss Lee over, and
now m off. Mr.. Bimby, this is Miss
Lee; Miss Withergall Miss Lee" and
he rattlOd off string of brief introduc.
tions, which convinced me that few OF
the company were acquainted with the
young lady whom I was personatiDg--a
very fortunate thing for tho preservation
Of my disguise. ,,. n, .i .,.,J raGiIi.
Mr.. Bimby, a tall, legal looking. man,
with q hook nose, apd, eye glass and fn-
ny hair, seemed to be prepossessed with
my personeIe, and 1 heard him whisper
to Bob Styles, as he went out 81 's'0 s :
"Nico looking girl, that Miss Lee,"'
eyes," answered Bob, with a mis-.
chisvous glance at at me, nshe is q nice
girl, though a little go ahead sometimes,
Keep a little look out on her, will youT'
--then lowering his voice, d"Not bad
match for you, old fellow she is rich"
"Is she 2" said Mr.. Bimby, bis inter.
est deepening, goat .5.' kis un,
r"On my HONOR replied Bob "Forty
thousand dollars in her own right, Good
day !" and he was gone u ,'a.,l ~ .arg .-
Maggie Lee, artful creature that sho
was, had told her father that the sailing
party was to assemble at another hotel,
and thitter he had takon her: Having
business in D., he left her there,
merely saying that he would seud- the
carriage for her at eleven O'clock, She,
like dutiful daughter, kissed him good
by, and before, he had gore hundred
rods, took a, seat in Bob Styles light
wagon, which had driven up to the back
door as old Lees carriage drove away
from the front, and the old story of head
strong love and prejudiced old age was
acted over again. .''-'
As for us, Of the picnicexcursion, VIC
had a delightful sail down to the Grove
but somehow could not enjoy itas much
as I ought to have done. When 1 walk
cd on board the boat felt awkward, as
if everybody was looking at me, 1 fount
Mr.. Bimhy, as / had suspected, a young
and rising lawyer, mighty in Blackstone
and in his own opinion. He insisted OF
paying for my ticket the boat was reg
uar excursion packet and purchasing
eaough oranges, pears and candies, II
set up street stand. -Four or five time
| was on the point of swearing at his i'm
pudent oficiousness, but bit my tongu,
just in time to prevent the exposure
But it was not with m,that found mi
role the hardest to play. .i .a.'e3 nj
No; the young ladies were the diff
cult ones to deceive. For instance, thcr
was one among them, q beautiful girl o
seventeen, just returned from boardin;
school, who had not seen Maggie Lee
for three years. of course she was dc
lighted TO see me when she found ou
that I was Maggie, which, by the way
did not occur until after we had started
She threw heeself into my arms, pullet
my veil aside, and kissed me half dosel
times, In ainahner that made my finger
ltinglo for an hour. 1t was all, very nice
but if l had been in propriG persona,
would have liked it better As it was
felt as ifiI were obtaining goods unde
false ptetcnses, and that lawyer Bimb,
might issue warrant for my arrest oil
that ground, at any moment.
A whole knot Of crinoline then sur
rounded me. on the upper deck Of tn
boat, to the utter exclusion and conso
quent disgust of Mr.. Bimby and tn
other gentlemen, Il kept very quiet, on
ly speaking monosylables in falsett
voice but the others--Lord bloss you
how they gabbled r Under a stric
promise of secrecy, the little boardin
school maiden, who had kissed me 5
affectiOnately, revealed all her love al
fairs, and also became unpleasantly conf
dental about other matters-ainuoceb
enough in themselves, bat not customal
thy talked Of between ladies and gentle
men, liatrurp rrWid 10 s.raf 2l,Hgwb
BIZ I was terribly embarrassed, butasi
would not do to give up then 1iAs 500
fasi hy trick should become known, Bo
lStyles' Trick would slso come out; %
las news Of that kind travels, fast in itb
country, ho and dis, lady'lapo Nouldlb
teiSgFdphedr and followed before the
could reach Philadelphia, where the knt
was to be tied. -.
The riverbfeeSe was very fresh wher
We sat, and'I noticed that several Of IL
ladies were glancing uncasily at me. z
couldn't divine tho reason, until Jennie
my little 'ftiend from boarding schoo
laid her face dangerously CLOSE 10 min!
and whispered FaaIJ ~ ~. ,'ii'oI az, ,s''T'h
Ill., HMy dear Maggie" your dress i, bloy
j ing dreadfully hiShrryOpr ankles will h
! town talk with the gentlemen .Aqmis %
4 r., Now 1 WIS conscious Of having a ver
small foot for q man and had don6cd
pair Of open, worked stockings whic
came nearly to my waist with a pair
guitars horrovnti frpm the servant pirl.