The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-03-16

not young girls only, but young men quite as GER
tanly, lose the respect of those at whose soc'
taton they go astray.-CEN. PRES.
- COLLEGE, -, 1870.
Dear Tero -x,-You missed it, sure, by not be-
ing at the Hop last night. 1t was gay thing, and
lots Of it. 1t would have done your midrif good,
to see how the aesthetics, who set up for the ele
CANT and the dignifed were run over by the ath-
etcs, who went in for fun dry so. Yes,
we got two of the lambs out of the Presbyterian
flock [ took one, and Snafflebit took the other.
My success am afraid cost me dear. Would you
believe it'll was fool enough to ask the Rose to
90 with me. She opened her big eyes on me for a
second or two, and then there was lightning
Cash, and the color rose in her cheek, and | ex.
pected to hear thunder, but she just looked down
for moment and raising her eyes, that now were
as cold as they had just been fiery, said in the
calmest tone-'I am but young Christian and
very weak one, but | am Presbyterian, and
thought that all my acquaintences knew it. This
is the first time [ ever was asked to 60 to a Hop,
and think it will be the last " And then added
in way so deliberate and so peculiar, that it
tool think you understand me" should say
did l froze for about ten minutes, and then
bowed myself out feeling the five points of Calvin.
ism all sticking in my back.
| was humble enough now to look for the easiest
place to make the next trial. So [ went to the
Bundle Bee. She is good, nice, easy, little
Christian, you know. At first she said, "Never,
never, it would be inconsistent-would' mt it? -
appealing to me. Of course when she referred to
my Judgment, it was to be inferred that she meant
to abide by it, when given. To justify myself |
acclaimed handsomely about youth and liberality,
and bld-fogysm and fanaticism, and the result was
soon reached, that she would go if Cousin Florence
did, Cousin Florence was overwhelmed by the APP
peal, and would rather than a thousand worlds
that Cousin B. had not spoken Of such a thing,
but she could not find it in her heart to disappoint
her, and Mr. Snafflebit had assured her that ''the
elegance of the entertainment could only be equall-
ed by the moderation Of the mirth." You know
Snaf literature consists mainly in ALTERATION -
So we deployed them into the ballroom and as we
swung them round, the blue stockings were regard
ed as trophies. But now hear the strange thing |
sat down to tell you, not meaning to gas along as
| have been doing
No sooner had taken the Bundle Bee to her
seat after the Dance than saw tears in her eyes,
and thinking she was overcome by exertion, l
asked what | should do for her. "Take me
home" she said and the tears now ran down the
cheeks of the poor girl. l was so much afraid of
a scene that | hurried away with her. Would you
believe it?-she told me so in an artess way as we
went along-her conscience troubled her? She sai6
she had done wrong, and she spoke with force
that did not think she possessed, and so affected
me that could neither banter her, nor argue with
her. In fact the thing seemed to be catching, and
[ began to feel as if [ had conscience too, and
had been wrong in persuading her? This much
any howl have more respect for her than for her
Cousin Florence, who danced until A. NJ. And
[ mean hereafter to let Predestinatiou alone, Il
wish I could add original SIM and pick out part
ners from the Broad Church. As for the Rose
all me, what blunder | made
Eft tn Brute,
RAB AND HIS FRIENDS.