The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-02-23
A MITE SPREE.

~Ah oio sung IutlS tHuS, W dII iOf the
.gon, wait for the wagon; and wen all
take ride" The waso must wait for
them-the ladies'. And so it was Tues
day week, the time of the spree. After
the usual delay. each lady, capacious
with fril!. houuce and furbelow, pushed
slngy through the windy night to the
rear of the lengthy vehicle. And each,
as she projected like "Pisa's leaning
miracle, exhibited head magni6ed by
dry goods u the size of bushel basket
Two fellows were oussed from the rear
by the psychological premonitions of
hurricane
At length, the heavly weighted team
ground out of town and struck the river.
The wind was blowing fiercely over the
icy channel of the Manitowoc, and, of
course, the ladies hid their faces from
its frosty lips.
wo rascais Ware plug hats And, as
the wind swept along the lengthy vehicle
they were obliged, in order to retain the
articles, to clutch them tightly. But the
wind swayed the rasaals like ship in
storm with unfurled top-sail At length,
one of them occupie with strong emo
tioDs, forgot himself; the hat slipped
from his blue fingers and was lost. Then
it was there seemed TO be combat in
bis hair between the magnetism of the
chilly air and of social tenderness. But
his naked pate was cared for by those
who loved him.
One devoted couple thought they
would like to break through, for then
quite unseen they could be together be-
meath the icy blanket. A taciturn Bis
MARKHAM had his spirit sustained by the
silent heart tenderness of charmer One
lady who was evidently delighted with
vehlcular conveyances, sang out, "Give
me back my gig agin." Then there
was a universal litter, and a rustling
Of garments.
/ overheard one little witch say to a
fellow, ''Kiss me, when the rest are not
locking" and at the same time she Of
fered her most subduing lips, and her
golden hair seemed to be with a strange
frenzy swapping. But he, drawing his
hat over his ears, said, "Oh shaao"
From her eyes intensest soul-stars few
which striking his vulgar nose, became
transmitted, and thus shot up like lurid
rockets towards the dusky sky The
warm radiance of her matchless face
created willo' the wisp heart lights in
the frosty air. And as her fingers of
swecter glory than floating lilies were
bai-ed, passion sparks leaped from the
ends of them, as if from the knobs of
galvanic battery, and found soft lodgment
in his chin whiskers. Ye gods, what
inducements to matrimony! What dewy
freshness of delight! Truely, there is
balm in Gilead. She had wonder-living
charm form. She was inconceivably beau
tiful surprising the houries who charg-
ed oriental fancy with lightning rose love.
1t must be, the spirits of the ma cuine
dead that were securing the frozen sky
that night, showed their invisible knuckles
into their eyes and wept. She, persist
ing with ravenous tenderness, tried all
the incantatons of love. But he, with a
howl of Indifference, exclaimed, Take
away your thumb, take away your
thumb" To the careless observer it
was Venus coaxing an Adonis. But it
was device Of cautiousness-"o "only this
and nothing more" What of this beau
typ Is it SO, is there such maiden in
this cold north? Is it fact. or is it the
heart throe Of dying bachelor? Ap-
proach, and hear. Let me whisper.
Such were the exaggerations that leaped
like torrents of fame through the veins
of an Appletonian. Then it was [ unused
deeply upon the phenomena that spring
not only from the necessities of love, but
from accidental contiguity.
We came to a hill that was hard to
climb, and were ousted. TIE ladies
hung heartily upon the arms of the gen
tlernen. The descending slope was flank
ed BY steep bank. And as the weight
OF sixteen adults pushed against the
tackle of the horses, loud laughter be-
came subdaed to reverential sighs.
In an old fashioned farm house of broad
hospitality, the famous Rob Roy order
met, and received large additions Among
the novitiates, both the clerical and legal
professions were represented. The old
members were edited by the spectacular
effect of learned men standing with
mouths agape. al were made happy
with forked glory.
Our return was marked by branchy
frolicsomeness. The ladies would haye
been justified in tearing off their chignohs
and stamping them under their feet.
But they did not The thing terminated
amid the tender protestations of the Ia
dies against volcanic explosions of mascu-
line delight. 1t was buncombe O.
CORRESPONDENCE.
ED. TRIBUNE Your correspondent,