Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-12-11

chievous girl g, joye,l tue flush that mrlspread
Pansy's peach blow cheeks, r,n,r ls'iuI so pref
ty with the golden hair, u at il single knot OF
lilac ribbon set of TO great advantage.
"What business have you with black eyes.
and golden hair, L Should like TO know ?" COLI
tinued the rattlebrain.s You've appropriated
the charms intended for at least half a dozen
OF US, and should be Indicted for the crime
Pay fine, you selfish g'il, Of al least one kiss
apiece"
An rushed at her in sort Of tempest of al
miration; and Pansy's cheeks burned and she
laughed nervously at the strangling embraces
that were showeIed upon her. She seemed
strangely excited that evening.
Theu drawers were tumbled out and trunks
overbauled and heads were tied up with rib
bons in marvellous fashion, as though the
owners feared they might come apart. There
was a perfect buzz of show do | look -? ="
"lsn't that sweet ?" "Perfectly lovely" "What
fright !"
"Young ladies, not ST. much tritiing. Dress
ing hair should not be the business of lfe."-
This was Miss Drumnond's voice speaking
through the ventlator.
"Easy TO talk, when she has just one hair be-
hind, and one at each side Can't take her
long" answered some saucebox's voice in the
dormitory.
Her companions eiggled after the fashion OF
schoolgirls generally; aud braided ana frizzed
anu CIliuptu-dihl Hlully ueocehucu, lui,o
charming bevy, with the ''queen rose, that hap
penea to be Pansy, in their midst.
| The school-r. ON is ilumi iated and the
yuutliul-looking lecturer, bowling profoundly,
advance to the platform usually occupied by
Miss Drummond, and display quite fnrmida
| bic show of apparatus. becoming express
| sion OF gravity SITS tpun their faces; aud after
short pause, MI. Frederick Wllmue takes III,
lead, and begins 10 handlc his subject in a very
| Interesting manner.
| His hearers wonder that they ever thought
| chemistry dull; but when he mentions the as
| founding fact that "A man s,che mically speak
| ing, torty-iive olnds Of carbon and nitrogen
difiused through five and half-pailfuls of wat
er'-Miss Drummand glances triumphant,
around, as though she would say. ado you heal
that? Is it a rational proceeding for woman L
break her heart for forty pounds of carbon and
nitrogen, aud five and a half pals Of water ?"
Miss Drummond was assuming pleasan
aspect, not unlike the Witch Of Endor, wheI
suddenly there came total darkness, and gen
era CONSERVATION.
"Do not move, ii you please,' said the lee
turer's voice with perfect GOODNESS, "ths will b.
OF short duration, and IS necessary to proiuc
particular effect"
At the same moment, Pansy Delks felt some
thing tightly pressed in her hand; aid, shailin
all over, she quickly transtene ed the paper /
her pocket.
The lights reappeared by degrees, and vii,
them queer figure that frightened the TIM
ones nearly out of their wits. 1t was dfcp
TO decide what il was composed of, but liam
seemed to emanaie from it I; and seen at frs
in total darkness, the effect was quite star
ling.
Miss Drunnond graciously expressed he
, self pleased with the lecture and even invite
the gentlemen to favor them with second ON
AT first they seemed unwilling; but after Ii
tie consultation between themselves, they prnu
ised coarse Of varied experiments for the Ne,
week and lett their audience in stus Of pier
SAINT excitement.