The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-02-02
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Some years ago, when | was single
man, and dreaming (as some single men
do Of double bliss yet destined to arrive,
went to concert in Music Hall in Bos-
ton Music is POLITICALLY and proverbially
" the food of love-" and in my sentimen
tai state consumed great deal OF it
no. that l had any object in view, Mine
was abstract love; I cultivated it; | in
creased my stock, so that l might have
good deal of the tender passion en- hand,
whenever 1 had an eligible opportunity of
investing it. We'll to return to the con-
cert, it was crowded TO excess, and the
rush on leaving, to reach the cabs and
carriages, was very great. wore, on
this memorable night, a blue coat with
brass buttons, and aattered myself there
were worse looking men in the room. l
tell you candidly, admired myself, and
next to myself, the other party was
struck with was girl, with dark eyes
and black hair, who sat with some friends
a few yarIs distant. hoped she noticed
me with my blue coat with brass buttons.
| looked at her often enough TO attract
her attention TO both and being, as my
friends would say, in rather spooney
state, worked myself to towering pas
sion-of love. But how was I to come
to the object Of my lmiration, for l was
as diffidsnt, as devoted, "as shy as was
vaiu,' as an over candid friend once said.
! Hail Columbia, which concluded the COILS
cert, surprised me, as unprepared rs at my
first glance, TO improve the occasion, and
the company we're shoaling out, while l
stood gaping after the object Of my love
at first sight, She and her party eddied
for while by the inner door of the con.
cert room, and were drawn out into the
retiring current and lost to view
followed quickly, least | should io'e
forever all opportunity of indentifying my
idol but alas the lights in the ouier
corridor were few and far between, So no
glimpse of my star could gc;. pushed
and elbowed my way fercely through the
crowd, with Il view Of getting to the outer
door before my fair ones party emerged,
and thus gain one more sight of my sweet
ling.
Hang il J. | muttered impatieuiiy, az
felt tug at my colt tail, and was in.
sian!ly conscious of one of my hind but
tons having hitched to some lady's dress
my progress was suddenly arrested. How
provoking, said I, as | was brought to ;
stand, for | could not push on withou
losing button, or tearing a dress; how
provoking the modern fsshion lady
now has as many hoops and tentacle
) about her apparel as sea anemone.' l
: WAS with some irritation that stopped
10 undo the button, bat my hurry mad
, the task more difficult, and instead Of uu
doing only bdngled AMI mjrc twste
> tie loop around the button.
PLEASE to let me try, said the / ID
h-raelf, as bungled over the business
she ungloved her hind, il was 4 swe,
white hand 40 / looked at her fac Star
= aud gartrr4, but il was tair me, III
= b!lck hair anil dark eyes ] was IL pursn
Of A -be stopped over The entagle
button, a slight blush tinted her chee
Il Oh, it vas delicious, | hoped she wou
:, never undo the loop, and indeed l thong
ID she never would, for her fingers Wei
a twitchiug nervously, and my heart W
beating audibly; l tried to help her o
a fingers met.
IS 'Please to make way there shouted
at gruf voice behind. We were blockiI
T. up the passage was there ever such
= unlucky spot for an ENHANCEMENT,
You hinder the people from going OIL
no Anna, exclaimed one of her companion
IT with some asperityi plague upon
4; tiresome loop, break it, and suiting
e, action to the word,t the speaker leaned t,
is ward, caught the sleeve Of her beauti
friends dressin one hand, and my c.
Il. tail in the other, and, giving quick a
~ decided tug, severed us.
I The crowd bore on, and we separate
y" =, not however, before gave my " star
look which intended to speak voluu
thought she did not seem conscious
:, my meaning-our eyes met knew Il
- this wa. the only consolation left me,
ou Immediately afterwards l lost sight Of
" and her friends, in the darkness c
side.
That night l scarcely closed my e,
? - thinking Of my "bright particular s;s
" and by what means should find her
.on ~ | knew little Of the city, which was
~ large one, ,and to expect to know the nj
-. of my fair one by mere descriptions,
us hopeless,as there doubtless must b
70 great many with black hair and dark e
c'A within the "bill of mortality" as {
''u' where.
u''> My love grew moro violent in the co
pu- of the day, but tired out at length '
ue' search, returned to the hotel, and
oo' out my portmanteau, TO feed my fla
% even with the contemplation of the in
'0'- mate button that had detained the bl
eyed divinity 80 long. 1t was will
the little delight that | now discovered '
glng did not before catch my eye-a frag'
will Of the silk loop Of her dress, still adh
to the button around the shank, p
at ed it to my lips, it was lilac in col
that and stopped to disentangle it from
bit of brass as though it was a tire,
you my loved ones hair, when some
few chinked in my pocket. Supposing
n OF left some money there, for in my pc
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