Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-11-05
SINPkINS FOLLOWS A VAIL

SINPKINS FOLLOWS A VAIL
Mr.. Pcrciyal Simpkins was a young
man OF leisure, one Of those whom at a
glanc, you would cllSs in that denomin-
tion known as loungers. He sportaa
sportless white hueu, patent feathers, and
4 tll beaver add to these an irreproach-
able imperial, bold stare, the latest style
OF walking cane, and you have correct
pen-p photograph of the young gentleman
in question. He drove fast horses, play
el billiards and tenpins, and sometimes
cgoqu,t with the Misses smith and B:own.
Above all his other attractions he had an
irresistible prospensity fol following green
walls There is something so mysterious. SO
charming IN the lutterings of a green vail
Now. You catch a glimpse of pretty
mouth ana then sec the sparkle of i
pair OF brig eyes here a soft curl
struggles out from beneath its covering
and there gay ribbon huttcrs in the
brecz, Som~timcs you see the gleam
ings of saucy smile. AM with thet sly
peep into the fac, OF the woarer. you
must be content.
But some of the proud. manly lords
Of creation" are not content. This was
the case with MIR. Perciysl Sinpkins. on
h4lmy June morning, as he stood at
corner, and pecrcd with wistful eyes into
green vail. whose thick folds resisted
his desperate efforts to satisfy himself with
regard to the owner. s. he stood and
watched the beautiful, vision, as she fioA
ted gracefully down the street. Such
form and such foot , lie could see the
latter glancing in and out the folds Of her
long white drapery it did not seem to
walk, SO lightly did the little footballs re-
sound Now he SAW glovcd hand; that
. too. was cxquisitely moulded, as if Venus
herself had been the fashpner. Mr.
Pereiy1i S.mpkin5 c2H'>' and ii no lon
ror be fil"wed MIS- 2Gtiwith the green
vail the pretty iorm, ~ II aud foot. Up
an1 down Canal street, now and then
stopping at the slow windows, the fur
one we9t Tae gentleman soon saw tha,
AS admiration was reciproeate s-os course
4 gentlemen en- alw Va tell. There i,
With the lady such a flttering Of her fan, /,
such a pulling Of her robes, (that Is if her
foot IS pretty), and such q time with her
parasola Ga, tbs ladies What little
airs aud nalno!ess graccs they possess =
How sweetly they lift up their eyes or
drop the falling Ids How exquisitely
they let fall their perfunled cobweb of d
handkerchief, or roll in great waves the
fragrant billow5 from tae!r fans
By these unicined maneuvers did the
lady with the green vail cntice Mr.. Per-
civalSlmpkins. Was it the magnetic force
that drew these SOULS together AS the
load stone attracts the needle. so did she
attract him even into the car that was
about starting Not glimse of her fea-
lures did she reveal ; but was there not
tnat pretty form, and hand, and foot ?
And surely it must be beautiful face
to correspond with these A pull at the
check k-string. the fair damsel made her
way safely out, and Mr. Percival was lef,
to his own reflections. q, the air-castles
that he built True, this was net the
first time he had followed green vail Z;
he had even followed brown. and black
oaa ana this WIS not jhe first time be
had raised air-castleS Oh so fr.,ii 4 found&-
tion but he vas deeply il love now, aud
resolving to pursue the adventure to its
determination Day sitter day he ioitered
on Canal street with the hops Of meeting
his fair one in the rain, in the dew, >
in all sorts Of wrather-5ut she came
not.
HIS friends tod him he was goin. into
decline the doctors advised change OF
ar but no persuasious or Inducements
could prevail upon him to desert his post
IL this agony OF mind he conhded his
troubles to a bosom friend, received ali
the sympathy aforesaid f,icud could bcs-
tow, with promise to help him in his
search OF course, this hcmg very crit
lcal iunc,ure. his feelings naturally flow
Cd oil in touchlD. erusslon which be
determined 10 present to the lady on the
earliest opportunity. and let her know
there is no one 50 wholly accurscd by fate
but some heart responds unto his own
with heatncs wild.
Angel ot nv lite ny heart. my soul
for long. weary days have waited
vour coming, to cheer my dropping spiE-
* My heaF' l. FOuPtei 10 AGoas 10
~, no pleasure, without your dear com
I-ulon>nip You are NY sunbeam, my
star. my nope-in fact, cannot live with
III Won Say. Oh say. can You not re,
eiprocAre this deep-:sl' AtttchnsI: VIII
va not rencvo y4ur vail ami allow me
one glance Of yvur features, which viii be
e IA, a. me q4eealy mocn rlslus above
beautiful nave Imagined Is dwelling ia
ne 4t.aosPhsre Of yolr log=. AL tlat is
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