The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-04-07

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to set up street stand. Four or five
times was on the point of swearing ct
his impudent oficiousnees, but bit my
tongue just in time to prevent the ex-
posure. But it was not with him that I
found my role the hardest to play.
No tho young ladies were the diff
cult ones to deceive. For instance,
here was one among them, q beautiful
girl Of seventeen, Just returned from
boarding school, who had not seen Mag
gle Lee for three years. OF course she
was delighted to see me, when she found
out that I was Maggie, which, by the
way, did not occur until after we had
started. She threw herself into my
arms, pulled my veil aside, and kissed
me half q dozen times in manner that
made my ingers tingle for an hour. 1t
was very nice, but If I had been in
propria persona I would have liked it
better. As it was, felt as il were OBJ
tanning goods under false pretenses, and
that Lawyer Bimby might issue a war
rant for my arrest on that ground at
::J momen
A whole kno. of crinoline then sur
rounded me on the upper deck of the
boat, to the utter exclusion and conse-
quent disgust of Mr.. Bimby and the
other gentleman. I kept very quiet,
only speaking monosyllsbles in fall
setto voice but the others-Lord bless
you how they gabbledl Under strict
promise of secrecy the little boarding
school maiden, who had kissed me so
affectionately, revealed all her love af-
fairs, and also became unpleasently con-
fidential about other matters, innocent
enough in themselves, but not GUS
tomarily talked of between ladies and
gentlemen.
was terribly embarrassed, but it
would not do to give up then. As soon
as my trick should become known. Bob
Styles trick would also come out, and,
w. news of that kind travels fast in the
country, he and his lady love would be
te'ngraphed and followed before they
c'rld reach Philadelphia, where the
knot was W be tied.
The river breeze was very fresh where
we sat, and / noticed that several OF the
ladies were glancing uneasily a me. I
couldn't divine the reason, until Jennie,
my little friend from boarding school,
laid her face dangerously close to mine
AMI whispered "My dear Maggie
your dress is blowing dreadful high
your ankles will be town talk with the
gentlemen -
Nov was conscious of having a very
small foot for man, and had donned a
pair of open worked stockings, which
came nearly up to my waist; with pair
of CATERS borrowed from the servant
girl, in all of which toggery my running
gear looked quite feminine and respect
able; but the idea OF the gentlemen talk
ing about my ankles, and of being eau
toned thus by young girl, who would
have been frightened to death If had
told her the same thing yesterday, was
too much for me. / burst into sort of
strangulated laugh, which / could only
check by swallowing half of my little
filigree lace-edged handkerchief. The
young ladies all looked at me, in appar-
ent astonishment at such q voice, and I
wanted to laugh all the more. Fortu-
nately Mr.. Bimby came to my rescue at
the moment and edged himself in among
the crinoline.
"May 1 sit here9" he asked, pointing
to low stool near me.
Certainly" I simpered, in my high
falsetto.
"Ah, thank you," said Bimby, with
lackadaisical air which nauseated me, as
coming from one man to another; "you
are as kind rs you are fascinatingl"
"You fiatter me !"
"Ia No, indeed; praise of you can
not be fattery, Miss Lee."
"Oh, sir, really you are naughty
man." said, in the most feminine tone
/ could command.
He cast q langnishing glance at me
through the black lace veil, and fairly
began to fear for his feelings.
We soon arrived at the grove, and found
our band engaged notwithstanding
us. OF course dancing was the first
amusement, and lawyer Bimby led me
out for a schottische. It was hard, at
first, for me to take the lady's part in my
dance, but i soon got accustomed to it.
When waltz was proposed, l resolved
to have little amusement at the expense
of the unfortunate Bimby.
first made him purposely jealous, by
dancing with two other young fellows,
one of whom knew, in my own char
acter, but who suspected me as Maggie
Lee. This young man, who was great
woman killer, q sort of devil-may-care
rascal, who made the ladies run after
him, by his alternate wrath Of action and
GOODNESS of protestation, Iselected to play
off against my legal admirer. ] allowed
him to hold me very closely and occa-
sionally looked at him with half fas-
cinating expression. When we stopped
dancing he led me to my seat, keeping
his arm about my waist, and l permitted
it. Having thus stirred Bimby up to
feats of wrathful valor, asked one of
the gentlemen to direct the musicians to
play q waltz. Bimby came immedi-
ately.
"Ahem-a-Miss Lee, shall Ia,
have the honor of-a-trying a waltz
with your"
smiled acquiescence, and we COM
menced. Now / am an old stager at
waltzing. 1 can keep up longer than
any non-professional dancer, male or
female, whom / ever met. As long as
the Cachucha or Schounebrunnen ring
in my ears, can go on if it is not for q
year. Not so Bimby. He plead want
of practice, and acknowledged that he
soon got dizzy.
"Aha, old boy" thought I, "I1l give
you turn, then !"
But I only smiled, and said that i