Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-07-13

JENNIE CARTER'S ADVENTURE.

Deautl1ul, she had OF course, many ad-
mirers, which fact did not tend greatly
toward propitiating the four ancient mai
dens composing the rest of the faculty.
SO, Jennie was watched with lynx-hke
eyes, and all her proceedings duly chroni-
cled, and reported, with various eI1bellish-
ments. to the principal, Rev. Jacob Alli-
son. But Jennie didn't care one straw
for all this. and was as happy as the day
was long. kept on the even tenor of her
ways, performed her duties faithfully, and
Notwithstanding all the capers the old
maids cut, managed to have first-rate
time. The girls fairly idolized her; so did
every one that came within the sphere of
her influence
There was young dentist, named
Charley Westwood, who was very much
in love with Jennie and she was every
ht as much in love with him, only she
would not for the world let him or any
one else have an idea of such thing, and
as they say, used to lead him perfect
dance" Anything that would tease or an
noy Charley, Jennie took delight in doing
her sweetest smiles and most killing
| glances were all bestowed on his rivals
when Charley was nigh.
Charley was man, with mans spirit,
ana would sometimes go away resolving
never to see her again; but love, mighty
love, would conquer, and the next eve
ming behold Charley at his old post in the
seminary parlor
One day Charley asked Would Miss
Jennie like to take a ride on horseback
with him ?'' e&
''Oh, yes, indeed, The very thing
charming, delightful ~ said the impulsive
Jennie.
So the ride was planned to come off ON
the following Saturday; but Jennie's en-
thusiasm was very much cooled when she
remembered that she didn't have the first
sign of riding habit; but happy second
thought suggested, that if she didn't have
riding habit she had money to get one.
Acting on this, as soon as school was
out she went to the store, bought the
dress, took it to the dressmaker's, waited
for it to be cut out and tried on, gave the
most positive iniunctions that it should be
done on Saturday, and got home in time
to correct half dozen compositions be-
fore tea. So you may know, reader mine,
she was a right smart little piece of hu-
manity
Well. Saturday dawned bright and beau
tiful, and when Mr. Charles Westwood
rode up to the seminary, Jennie was
standing on the porch radiant with happi-
ness, and her new riding habit all trimmed
up with bright brass buttons, etc. Char
ley was so overcome by the fair vision as
to almost lose his identity, but managed to
recover himself enough to raise his hat
and say "Good morning, Miss Jennie"
and then to take that little gloved hand
and lead her down the steps. sf
Jennie blushed so, that one of 1.-The
girls, peeping from the window, said he
must be squeezing her hand awfully.
Well, perhaps he was, don't know, a
person in love does so many silly things.
Now they are mounted and off: and
while they are enjoying their ride, want
to tell you little secret Jennie wore a
switch. 1t was great trial, as well as
source OF modification to this lovely maid
en-; but what was she to do? She couldn't
90 about with little knot on the back of
her head no larger than a walnut, when
fashion had decreed that ladies should
have abundant suits of hair. a4aH
Jennie's hair was lovely, what there
was of (which was, oh ! such little bit
that she was fain to fill up the voad on the
back of her head with a switch.
Well to return to our equestrans. They
cantered along for while, when present.
! ly a hair pin dropped out of Jennies head,
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another and you may be sure the thoughts
suggested thereby were not remarkably
pleasant. Now the canter changed to
brisk trot, and the coil of shining black
hair is jumping mp and down at terrible
rate.
'Oh never mind your hair let it come
down. said Charley. as Jennie kept put
ting her hands to the back of her head.
''Well, please don't go SO fast, Mr..
Westwood; | don't like it," replied Jennie.
So they rode slowly and Charley told Jen-
ME that he had been wanting to tell her
| this long time, viz ''Ile loved her; and
would she be his wife ?"
''She didn't know, it was so sudden she
hardly knew her mind yet Wouldn't Mr..
Westwood wait awhile for his answer ?'
and the bright black eyes grew soft and
tender, while a beautiful flush bloomed on
the dimpled cheeks.
Yes, Charley would wait, "If Jennie
would only love him little"
While all this low e-making had been go
ing on, the sky has become overcast
with clouds, and the two lovers are sud-
denly recalled to the consciousness of an
every day world by heavy raindrops pat
tering on their faces, and before they rea-
ized what it all meant the rain was pour
ing down in torrents. There being no
shelter near, all they could do was to get
home as fast as possible. The horses
neededno urging, and fairly flew.
Jennie tried to hold her hair with one
hand and her horse with the other; but it
wouldn't do, the reins required both hands
if she meant to keep her seat. So Jennie
couldn't do anything. The last hair-pin
gave way, and the next minute off flew
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glimpse of it as it was whisked over the
horses tail, and was quite astonished at
her own calmness when the dreadful inn
aginary calamity had become reality,
and turned to Charley to see what effect
the accident had had on him; but he was
happily in blissful uneonsciousness; his
noble steed seemed to require his whole
attention just then; SO Jennie drew her
Veil down over the back of her head, and
held its corners together with her teeth. and
Judging from appearances, no one would