Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-05-03
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a Bashful Mans Experience.


If ibere Is being deserving Of oornmisrra-
ton il is the sensitive man. lie is die sbctfsn
Of the unfeeling hrd thonghfleaE, and a Bvurus
Of constant DneasiDess 10 bimseH Bis rnisf0E-
tune leads him into all sOrts Of bluBdsrs-
Such an unfortunate was Nathaniel Wilson
He seemed 10 hare been born into fbe world 10
afford amusement 10 his fellow leinEss or ms
WAS said q him by II Meg in bis native Fiilare
be came into the world flushing, aud he'd
never been allie to get Orer il. So hashfni q
boy Was Nathaniel that what iiffle learning lie
acquired al school WAS acquired through un-
usual fribalEfion and psia- He freula3ea all
over when Obliged 10 81 near a Firl, and when
examination day came be IVES niserabie in
deed
he could not pass lsa- on fbe street with
cut making himself ri5ie0lous in trying TO
avoid her; and 50 be oompelled 20 sit opposite
one at tabie, overwhelmed lin with confusion
II requested 10 PASS oerfain article Of food. be
was sure 20 seize the wrong one, ard in his
modification would eHp the climax by upset
ting his eOfiee upon himself or his psiEhb0rE-
The only time that Nathaniel was ever
known 10 voluntarily present himself in ladies
company was 90 the onession 0t q fde-nfes
gotten up by fhe Young people % fbe Village
but n hsa be arrived al the Bnene Of fesfiFities
and found himself surrounded by such an mr.
raw Of female LONELINESS, has courage forso0k
him, and nDid The leers Of bis comrades be
ran home for dear life
A srspegraee by the name Of Tom g9hnsoo,
a character famous for playing tricks uPVl
everybody, conreired fbe idea of - getting q
good one upon EsfhaBif1- A young marri-
ed woman By the name Of Mrs LRDe, Wbose
husband was temporarily abseat On business
in foreign country had Lately taken up Der
residence IN the village Having learned abis
much, Tom sooFht out Nathaniel, and in a
very earnest aud confidential manner said 10
him
4" Nat. Ire got something important 10 aell
voB-the best piece Of news you ever beard
III warrant"
a What isifg % inquired Nsfbaniei, eagerly
" Well, - began Tom, lowering bis Fpins 81
most TO a whisper, and assuming a most ear1-
est expression Of e0nBienanee, {" you have
seen this Miss Lane that has lately moved into
the Filiageg'
YES" replied Nathaniel. q and mighty
fine booking young woman size is too"
81 Tbat'sso," said Tom, and what do you
fhink-she has taken a great fancy 10 gOH,
Nat"
4" Pshawi T. exclaimed Eafhanie.
- Facttf' declared Tom. " She Yrs talk
ing gita my sister, Agnes, about yos gester-
day, and when she beard s. eeod report ~
you, and that your ouly failing MAS being 50
shy If women. she said she Nisbed she could
get acquainted with you, bnt fbe suFP9Hed
that would be impossible She said she had
made up her mind that If she eyer married 10
would be to some respectable b0nest mag 10
the country, for she had beeo1se siagusied
~ifh the deceit and hesrfleesnHss Of city Fnfia-
It's clear enough that She came here for no
Other purpose than 10 pick up some good bon
est feliow ike you
If only drought ron were 10 earnest
Tom, +" said Eafhsnie1, after fDonoeuf's psuse,
and in an animated manner " but I'm afraid
you're playing one Of your tridks upon NE"
- Ma" replied Tom. with blinded ajr.
q J m telling you The trBfh- Plenty Of high 4
born ladies have TIE same notions about Easl- 4
riDony a. Miss Lane has THERE'S nOfhinE 4
strange about Add Nat, ~ You'll take lie 4
advice Of q friend, 20 and see fbe yOoDg Eo- 4
man aad gently bint ~ the sHtJstf- You are 4
too good feIloE 10 drone sEaT ropr lie IN 4
this fashion get married ADD be q man 20
i Won't kiii = fellow 70 cali on q roTnsn 4
eren Il be does get the sip, said Nathaniel %
a state Of high eKeiaement-
"Of ooarse Il ron'f" re;lie5 Tors. ana I
sgnin exhoriing &afhaBia to lose 10 time 10
securing 50 rich prize. he GeTarfsd-
g. Poor Nathaniel Was 10 = pifiabls state of 4
anxiety and uncerfaiaiy. Bot love, the great
eonqaerer, soon decided bis eO5rse-
4'Il 20 and see Der g be exclaimed. II 4
= man anita man a. tsenty-six years Old,
Ebeu il be going 30 ter
And The next hour faw &afhaniel ESiso.-
the most bashfsl man 10 all The country ROAD 4
4ftires 10 his bet suit, asd nearly frigbieaso 4
to Death Standing on the door-step q Ma
Lanes dwelling With q trerubii1g hard b
gase the bell oonFulsiFe pail. The call WAS
answered b. the Oijeet of bis sdorallon her
self
Good morning. ssfhzn5.l rnsnsgs5 70 4
artieaisis, obliTiODs Of TIE fact that j. was
three bOHrs past BooB-
Coed afternoon. sir, replied Mrs. Lsos- 4
VIII F0u walk 10 p
Nathaniel eroepte5 fbs issitzfior, as1 drop 1
ped into the preferred ctsiF WITH 9 sEf3srssz
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