The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-09-12
Nd ] ELLA 10 t. O US.
~ FIRST FLIRTA TION.


| The m"fning sun shOnr brightly one Jul, day
Is,il. a' turned into ST Jslnrs's street drrssrd
| ~ summer, gRfh and smoking "a cigarette
through ~, nuse The heat that 100 rnlns WAS
/ if"pi'Ni III" cfoss-swtri'-T abaniOnr'i his past
! AMI H. 'ouk hin~-lf Ia y shady dvoTwAy The
cn'"u"n "n tie rank read penn, papers insi e
ih'ir r-t-riiVe vshiclrs, whilst the sun bsirf-d
The r"''s above them. The rnjuy mrni oi the bib
ui.- iscgars NJ the pump, Who touk IL ih turns
to h- pumlr'i Tor, pmO;V on- with envy on that
ihitsli morning. Vague yrarnings after All ic-d
S,"ih aud B., pipr Of mild iobacco, Or other
light dissipation suited iu the state oi lhrrnoins.
,rr nbd the lhssiiudr Of my system, csusri mr TO
step l-nsuidly at sat Ofchambvrs for s-nilrin.n
The iiu'r was Occuriri by man nam-d Osl'otur.
With nhOm Mas then very intimste. I found
n,, 'ii"ud aud another man al breakfast ard at
~ uit,shing my self with sOiur s,rawb-iries aud
q '"ol 'iraught Of settler aud brandy, threw NV
,rii iniu a comfortable chair by the open window
rui i-'gan studying with s,pirnt air what l
would hHvc given worlds NJ that time io have un-
d'rsi"~l, Cells Lille. D"
was at the Iim- am Speaking oi "a shy. awk
WAii, h"nebf,d yOungsirr Oi ninrtren, With =
tnuud Nnuihful face, ~hisksrless cb,rks, and
nriVu,s temperament. Usbornr wa. - cool ppl
ish'l man Of the world, right years my srDior.
pale it'll regular features. thin, sarcastic lips.
cold grry eyes aud iair, coioFlrss hair. How
rnvisd him his taste in dTrss, hs coInIosrd, quiet
manner, his skill at billiards. aud his succes.
With WOMEN But with all my admiration aud
intimacy, | rather disliked the uan than other.
wise felt u dim. dissgrccable consciousness
TIA; served principally ~ . butt and sport TO
N, dear friend, and knew that be considered aud
| genrtHlly spoke of the NJ "a mAnnerlcss young
cub who wanted = druced deal OF licking into
-hrIr
The mau wh" was brrAkfas,ing with him was
Al,u my senior. lie had plain, uisaninglres
L. N.Naa -
po.s, .scd the rare faculty ofbeing good listener
His name was Anderson, aud he play ed the con-
cettina. ] never knew what he was, or where he
lived, hut remember, the frat time We met, his
requesting Of me, with n pleasant laugh, the tenn
lurafy loan of half a sovereign. Ny future sx-
Iriirhcr Of the gentleman proved him 20 he rnpa-
bile Of repeating the request any number Of times
without being struck with the mOnoIony of pro-
creding he never attempted 10 vary by any allu-
sion io repayment. lie was devoted iu his rich
friend o-hnrn- who found IA him = willing and
useful iuadv
Like a sinokr Master Charlie 90 said Osbornr
Offering nv large. highly y-havored cigN from
his case rcceived aud sneli the priceless weed
with the iapiurous air Of u connoisseur. lord
how faint and sick those strong cigars usei to
uiakr nic > Having lighted II. began tie peru
sh of - Mill in BELLS Life aud soon was as
intensely miserable as my worst enemy could have
irsiTrd Mill aud smoke becoming at last too
strong for me, closed my eyes aud listened va
canily 10 my friends conversation.
"Rni we hsd better settle now Osborne was
saying, "whA, time We are 10 60 TO that place
Tonight Here there was . pause. during
which they each beat tattoo on the carpet and
stared Al each other. Osborne At length Fose and
bending over his friend, whispered some sugges-
iions which appeared TO DO franght with much
interest. Whatever they were. they were cordi-
ally agreed to, and carried amid much laughter
from Anderson. who put on the fAlsetto atop, and
! beat Oshorn. hollow in tho high notes Their
'bi", n-ni nj ilr suljrri before them made them
Ialk l.,i.irr aud Wiih mote animation. and thus,
/ Wiih"nt Nl.hing 10 divine the subject Of their
InirIh the following broken sentences fell upon
N, eat, NJ I halEdoEed in my chair:
.iHdsr'oa but will che appear on the scene
stall2'
OsLoJns. -- Good heavens, man no chance Of
II Bui don mention her, for ] cant stand IL.
! only promised To 20 there once year, aud
choose this affair for my annual visit, because
have "a towards shrinking from speaking to or
even seeing 49, here his
voice u-mbrd aud dropped to . whisper too low
for me To hear
.Indsr,on. IAN right, my boy-we can then
have our little poke without fear ofany mischanee
II u l capital fun he. awful fool, aud spite
of b., ,oung airs, is frightened At his own shad-
ow
"bucrd fanny" thought myself, ''parlieu-
isrl, IL Im their awful fool, which rather think
I AM " aud then fell TO wondering, gloomily,
| il Amandine paste and constant care would ever
make my hands ~ while and shapely a. were
those Of my dear. appreciaiivs friend and model.
breakfast, pipes, drinks and pleasant confdsn-
ces b-ing all ended, We rosr, stretched and
yawned Then, somewhat 10 my RELIEF, Osborne
ibid n,r be- had an engagsment which would oe-
rupy him all the afternoon, but hoped would
due with him nj his club the same evening, aud
afterwards go on with him 10 q very charming
dance little WAY out of town, where, 10 use his
own words, ~ should meet lot OF deuced pref
Is girls aud perhaps pick mp an heiress, old fel-
lrr Having receiycd my assent 10 what ap-
IsAtrd Ia me very agreeable arrangement, the
two hurst into III Of unfs,,rAinable merriment
nj the cut of my trousers aud the youthful bloom
I of NY complexion then, after poking q small
vslumn of "Cheaietiield's Advice 10 his Son" into
ny pocket. aud paying me few sarcastic com
pliments on the glossiness ofmy hat and the
growth Of my whisksFs. Osborns slapped me VI
olrnily. on the back aud allowed me TO depart,
bruised 10 mind and body.
of course, however, dined with him at his
club, and the night being warm, drank more
champagne than my young head could well stand
A strong cigar and silll stronger chase finished
mc up, and when jumped Into my friend 9
hrougham I fel, most blissfully Unconscious and
unuticrnbly idiotic. Half an hours quick driv-
4
larissl house brilliantly lighted up, standing In
what appeared 10 be extensive gaSdvh and
grounds The lights aud linkmsn, the sounds oI
music, the glimpses ! caught of ssraphie beings
hoaiing airiy IN clouds ~ pink aud blue vapor,
partly sobered me, and caused Ine on sa,erine
ihe hall 10 rush anxiousy 20 = mirror that ndorn.
ed one side Of II, In which Ia ascertain the state
IL my appearance generally. Having Gnishsd
my survey turned round and found 10 my die
may That my companions had deserted me- and
lefi me 10 introduce myself as beet could. Thi.
io shy, nervous fellow like mysslf was any ihlua
out n pleasant business, and irembled with an.
gtf and embarrassment. "Jast like my good
friends" hissed 20 my self ito leave me herr
like pig 10 poke. How eau enter the room
without an introduction 10 the hosless1 D-r
their impetiinenee What did they bring no.
here for and then treat mo In this fashion p
CHANGING anxl0usly round the hall. espied or
my right hand = small room. the door of whiel
VA. open. u was emiy aud avoiding the -
we're glances of = most muscular en- midde-aged
sci oi female servants, ! gave . nervous pull u
tie few struggling hairs u pleased me Al that iim
10 call my whisksfs aud preeipltased myself iat'
the grateful privacy of the asserted chamber %
my right, closing the door behlnA me. Here
hdgeted sud fumed for some mlnules. aad eonl
posed neat, eating little speech, with whiel
when We met, 20 shrlvel up ny friends viii
shame. Snddeuly door on the opposite ED
was opened, aud In dafied the most radiant, love
" being u had ever been my happlnes 10 behold
Her face was flushed, aud her manner slight
haTTlsd, a. " she bad been making hasiy tol
leiie. As she passed me one of The gloves she wa
drawing on ell 10 the ground. momenl
startled out of ell my awkward shynea. ] be-