, 1876-08-06
A CHICAGO PARTY.
NRs. SAN WHIPPER OF "OuR SIDE"

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| unprepossessing appearance, and although fond
Of society, from a fear of boring my friends
keep, even in large assemblagc, somewhat by
myself ! come of good family, and so have
ample opportunity to crafty my passion for
parties. No matter where one is given or what
the weather may be, am always on hand, and
though seldom have much to say to the as
scmbled guests, am often the last to take my
leave. 4 few evenings ago attended grand
entertainment given at one Of the finest houses
n the city. do not speak Of the fine house as
any great recommendation, as many OF my
pleasantest rccol1ections are Of gatherings in
small houses. arrived, as was my wont, quite
early, and settled myself in one corner Of the
dressing-roon, where could see and hear all
that was going on about me. 1t was not long
before number OF gentlemen had come in and
were standing about in groups putting on their
gloves and telling over the news and gossip OF
the day, when my attention WAS attracted
by the rustic Of dress in the
hall and the . simultaneous 3,aS. appearance appearances
at the threshold Of the gent1emen's room. The
conversation, which until then had proceeded
without interruption, suddenly ceasel, and all
eyes were turned to the open door. The little
shuf11ed in with an air Of great i'm portance, and
was soon lost in the increasing crowd. The
conversation began anew, and, from what could
hear, seemed to be busy with the new arrival as
subject
Ina group close at my elbow was spruce
young man with well-waxed mustache, which
be tw1rled constantly, and who seemed to know
almost every one present, apparently IN answer
to who the short gentleman was, said; "Why!
Of the et--S Sidc.' They live on Tub street.
Very aristocratic- One Of the told families
They have rather pretty daughter, but In my
opinion she is not over bright" whereupon our
informant twirlcd his mustache more vigorously
and looked uncommonly wise. As if BY mutual
consent the group broke up and some Joined
other friends, while others went to the parlors
below. I slipped out unnoticed myself, and,
with as little delay as possible on such occasions,
paid my respects to the host and hostess.
In order that I might see who was present I
sided through the throng. and finally took up
position in one corner OF the room which seemed
little frcquentcd By the assembled guests. After
wondering what the young lady in blue on the
opposite side Of the room was laughing about,
and if what she heard was really so amusing, or
whether she might not be pretending, and
if ,z dirty couple E1; no. not far nood, of lad
gcthcr with variety Of such thoughts, I
saw Miss Giggle come in, and, as she went By,
nodded good evening. Presently the gentle
man left her, and knowing her to be kind
hearted, sensible girl, and that she is somewhat
acquainted with my cccentricties, I yenturcd to
step over and offer my arm for promenade.
When not studying how We might edge
through some almost impcrceptible space, be-
tween friends and strangers, was engaged in
looking at the faces about me, or wondering
what the people were talking about, and If they
never got tired saying the same thing so often,
or, il they didn't do that, where they found SO
much to say, and if they really interested their
but greeted her acquaintances on all sides as
VIC moved slowly along or came to |
stand, and seemed to enjoy herself fully
two rounds of the parlor excused myself, and,
looking about, found comfortable chair hid |
den away behind heavy lace curtains in the bay |
window. From there, unobserved, could see |
dulge in a little quiet meditation. While thus
engaged was startled by a sharp, shrill voice,
and looking up bcheli our short gentleman with |
the puffy checks, and on his arm rather feshy !
lady with very red face, who was trying to
fan. am dcp1orably ignorant about what Ia
dies wear, save that know when their dress |
looks neat and becoming, and feel free to say
that that Mrs Mrs.: Samuel n Whipper's dFess-for she i
she in high pitched voice, tive will remain
here. am tired walking about having my
train trod upon. How careless these younr
men are: Shouldn't wear trains, did you say7
would like to know if the gentlemen are not
u
thcmt I am sure would gladly dispose Of
mine, for I'm ashamed OF it since Mrs Crooked |
has come in. Samuel, do yousee Miss Giggle out
there in the hall. How strangely she Behaves.
l never saw such IN acting girl. How glad am
our dear child is not like her. Just look. /
do believe that young man is squeezing her
hand. All my imagination did you says How
dare you talk to me so, Samue1s You must
bear in mind we are not at home, aud should
not be seen disputing in company. Samuel,
where are you going! You must not leave me.
See some Of the other people! And pray what I
is to become of me! Do you think will allow
you to go off and leave me here all alone? No |
indeed But here comes Mr.. Twaddlc, 50 you
may 60, and remember we go home directly af-
ter supper"
'sGood evening, Mr.. Twaddle, am delighted
to see you, and now that an rid of nv hus-
band-you know We are not always in need Of
our husbands,-wc can hare little chat all by
ourselves No, thank you, will not dance
l like to rest now and then, and after all a
pleasant tcte-a-tete is far more enjoyable, es-
|,ecially when one has a pleasant companion
And so you have moved over on tour sfde' I
anu sure you will like it. Reserreds fes, we
arc little retiring, but there is no harm in that
iOu see VIC have lived so much within ourselves,
Ind some years ago the other side
,ot So Mulch the start Of us that ne |
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