The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-10-26

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lady, he thinks had better s'shut up."
I think so, too, but hint I could do it at
home, and that he might as we'll go with
me, adding, as an inducement-for Jack
having struck an attitude, doesn't seem
inclined to leave it-tI am afraid I have
scared the young lady away"
Jack says it is just like me, and ex-
actly what he should have expected from
one of my manners and general appear
ance. Not fair this of Jack. It is not
every one whose manners are so taking
that the prettiest girl in the room nes-
ties up to him as if he were-her
brother? Or who possesses gogglt blue
eyes, as round and as large as sauoers, or
fluffy, yellow hair that can stand on end
3t minutes notice, anu look as ridicu-
fous as his does. However, don't wish
to quarrel; so I remark casually that I
see ''that young LADY, in the hall, and
that it might be as we'll for one of us to
conduct her to the-well, suppose say
s'vehiole."
Poor, pretty little Lily, she didn't pos
sess carriage; nothing but her sweet
face and loving heart-quite enough to
make any ordinary man happy; and
Jack was very ordinary man.
cold at the avenue gate, after watching
like Cinderella, after the clock had struck
lively Sin shreds," with her tulle skirts
all crushed and tumbled, the coquettish
wreath of flowers half off, and hanging
loosely in her bright hair. and her two
little satin shoes completely danced into
holes. Disconsolate amidst torn puff
ings, distrsctingly pretty, she passed
from our sight, the dearest little Cinde-
rella that ever undertook to make man
happy. ),
II wish it meant me.
Presently, when he had done little
star gazing on his own account, Jack an
nounces, with assumed carelessness and
listless Iyawn. that he had promised
lilly understood) to himself, and. if 7
liked it, to take me also, to oroquet par
ty, to be given next day at Sydenham by
by one of Lily's aunts, and where /, of
course, concluded the Lily herself might
also be seen.
Accordingly, the next day we stick
flo Hers in our button holes, and much
regretting the absence of "trap," put
up with thansom," which takes US on
the express understanding that we are to
pay in proportion, in double quick time
to Sydenham. There was tea on the
lawn, which meant crumpet and flies (pnr-
ticularly fies,) and only half believing in
flies. There was no help for it, how
ever; it was impossible to draw back.
So sat down disconsolately on the
stump of tree, which didn'tlook plea
SAINT enough to attract spiders, nor indeed
any crawling things less wretched
than myself; and dismally refusing an
indigestion as offered by hard-boiled
eggs, took two horrid cracknels, which
gave me dry, hacking cough for the
rest of the evening, and caused an old
lady to stamp me "consumptive," deli
vering myself over with no very good
grace to be bored by Jack while waiting
for Lilly. At length, just when was be-
ginning to think could tpossibly stand
Jack for another five minutes, the young
lady herself appeared, with no traces of fa-
tigue in face, voice or manner, to lead
one to suppose she had been up half The
night; most becomingly attired, charm
ingly dressed.
A delicate muslin, and an airy scarf, q
piqunnt, jolly little turncd-up hat, dain-
tily-made boots in ridiculous imitation Of
the kind usually worn by plowmcn, all
hob-nailed and laced up at the front, yet
pretty enough to be put under glass
case to be looked at, and gloves that,
being skies, had yet gone on without
bursting. Jack carried her off to tho
back ground, leaving me to think dream
lily Of Jacks energy, in this, Jacks new
character as lover, and Lily's beauty rs
seen by the morning light; quite as at
tractive in her coquettish hat, with her
brown hair all sorts of colors in the gold
den sunshine, rs when I had first seen
her in full ballroom costume, reigning
supreme as queen of the stairs.
I began to enjoy myself. 1t was
pleasant enough sitting in the shade on
that snltry day, and hazarding conjec-
ture as to the probable amount of non
sense Jack would PROFOUND to her.
From what knew of Jack, I thought it
would be good deal. I was not long
left in peace, however. The croquet
players wanted exactly one to make
their game complete was exactly one;
logical deduction. they wanted me. Now
I am not one of those foolish persons
who never knew how to say mo-" ]