The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-03-30
grandeur of scenery and heaIthfulness of

climate"
"And Ashevilie," suggested, as we
sauntered down Main street, on our way
to the Mountain SanitariHm, before
any other place, for the evenness' of its
pavements and the cleanliness of its
streets"
Don't be satirical,o she said at
the expense of your native place. and !
then we spoke again of the Phantom
Party"
know YOU" l whispered, as num- |
Der four was called out aud / stepped for
ward to have st0ckinged hand placed
in my arm and demure figure claim me
as her partner. " Indeed, Miss Janet,
you need not pretend you are some one
else, for | know you, so do be good and
talk to me this first set. Remember that
after this set, l turn into lady and
cannot pay you any attention"
How provoking" she whispered
back, 81 was sure | could deceive you.
But is Mr.. Wright here and have you
] spotted him ~
/ " Yes; he is our Ujs-a-Uio, and will
! know him anywhere, for there is a small
4 patch Oh the sheet he wears, Just beneath
the lower part of his mask. can easily
C.
so identify him."
But after the quadrilIe was over,
| doubt = would have left Miss Janet's
( side, had she not herself urged me on. A
| touch here and there TO my drapery,
pin-back, and there l stood asecond Miss
Janet Gordon, except for a slight differ
ence in height, scarcely perceptible I'M
less we stood together.
l at once singled-out Mr.. Wright It
was leap-year and the ladies were taking
the gentlemen's places.
viii you promenade ?" l asked.
He started I'D quickly, and so natur-
ally that every motion would have be-
trayed him, had / not before known him
We Went out on the piazza, but soon he
proposed we should stroll to the gate.
Z" have something to say to you, Miss
Janet" he continued, without an at
tempt to change his voice; g | know you
are Miss Janet though you are SO silent.
| wonder if you recognized me when
you asked me to promenade. Did you %
Perhaps l did and perhaps did not, .
l replied, in tones 50 like Miss Janet's
that l smiled behind my mask at my
own success.
: BY this time we had reached the gate,
and as we stood there Mr.. Wright gently
! took the hand-stOcking and all-that
rested on his arm. OF course, the first
thing he felt was Miss Janet's ring. 1t
was peculiar shape and he knew it in
: a moment.
az am glad 1 feel your ring" he said,
still holding my hand, for I know now
! beyOng any doubt that you are Miss
! Janet, and I have something TO say to
: you and no one else"
And then he went on and made the
most desperate love to me. He had
! pushed back his mask and the bright
u moonlight played full upon his face
! For Il moment my heart smOte me that
> should so deceive him, but the whole
! thing seemed so ridiculous, that [ haC
. not the grace to give up my part in it
Il quite yet. At length, after much per
: suasiOn on his part, and great deal o
% apparent reluctance on mine, he put my
- hand to his lips and then drew it ten
e derby within his arm. l had not really
- the heart to undeceive him Just then
-, laugh at his spOOniness, as l intended t
u do, and tell him | was even with him 70
> the practical joke he had played on me
II An hour afterwards when | reCountet
&. this scene to Miss Janet, she laughet
u merrily, az l expected she would, blu
'e she also blushed deeply, which 1 wa
u somewhat surprised at.
8 He came out in the lover-line NOR
strongly than 1 had any idea Of,
E I said. He was really quite Passionat
70 and earnest"
y Do you think 50? Well, l admir-
20 your response. Your conduct was
y, model of maiden modesty," she al
swered, laughing.
8 But the answer | gave him-yO
don't approve of that, | suppose. Don
IN be angry with me. l will Undeceive hil
n straight away. am going to his boarC
M ing-hOuse this moment. Poor fellow
7 he will he reused from his brief dream
he bliss l expect he will be for knockiT
IF me down"
NJ " Let him aloue, for tonight, then
Of tomorrow Or-neKt day will do, reptile
K Miss Janet, casting down her eyes unit
III the long lashes rested on her very pin
av cheek.
= The next day l called to see Wrigh
10. He was not at home, and l traced him
mn the Mountain Sanitarium. When ! e
IL tered the parlOr, there he and Mi
ms Janet sat upon the div8n side by sid
n and their bushes and conscious loo
betrayed to me how the case stood.
ITO You acted proxy so well for me, tn
is, l determined to abide by your decision
cried Miss Janet, rising and making me
he playful courtesy. l rendered my co
CALCULATIONS, of course, as gracefully
ed was possible under the circumstance
le- but felt little sore nevertheless, al
| came to the conclusion that that pra
i'd teal joke of mine was not such fun
w. one after all.