Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-06
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MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST G.
& Warming 10 the Giddy.

Il was her first offence, and will probably be
warning, Given, two young mon -nitcd to
two young Women-oDc each, of course-living
at the Sherman House; men fast friends, girls
ditto, with large but only partially developed
flirting prociiyitcs, and something is sure to
happen. Now mark what follows. Young man
No. ], Board Of Trade young man, in manner
undesirable by outsiders, but palpable TO iu
teresicd party (know how it is yourself) eVin.
ces lively interest in lovely vile OF young man
No. g. Lovely wife reciprocates. Hush, my
hub approaches; We must conceal our love. Exit
young wife by Randolph street entrance, con.
cealing her love. Young man No. mutters:
Yes, yes, we must dissemble,' and exits dis.
sembug by Clark street front. Later, as they
meet again, he passes her billct.deuy; sho
presses it in an approved fashion and hasteus
10 a secluded spot to spell out the words Oh.
what docs it say? Fly with mo to my cloud
clad homo. =" No, it says, meet ME at ono
y. ID. for lunch at ST. Elmo. Visions Of buckle
berries and milk and contcntnent with him shc
loves float before her enraptured gaze-also u
appropriate fashiou-and she hastons to ac-
cou!re herself for journey Of two blocks and
half Fifteen minutes before the hour cf ap-
rontment she started for tho trysting place.
She was attircl-but details in this respect are
unnecessary. Suffice it to say, sho was dressed
--cf course--ircssed in The latest style. By
ternalIy sic Iookcd charmngy placid intern.
ally she felt aWfu!ly peturbed. A pccu.
liar ecliDg-oot exactly unpleasant, but
somewhat acknowledgements her that
she WAS going 10 do something naughty.
Thcn she thought she would turn back; then
oLo 49, tl b,oI. loh onI ,o;lir
AMI Harry, dear Harry, and kept on. lie vas
done 50 all might have been well; but. as i.
turned out, they didn't get those uckleberries
lie was anxious, and descending the restaurant
stairway, sccrcted himself in passage to await
tho arrival Of the other fellows wife. She
reached the ladies' cn!r4nca, sped up the lower
half Of the stairway, past tho passage, where
he caught sight OF her in rapid transit; then
she startc! up the balance ul the stairs; he flew
up bohnd her ard then imprulentIy tapped
her 90 tha' shoulder. That settled ii. A shrek
went UP from iiickIy yelled female like the
blowing eff Of fourteen locomotives. Twenty
two Seocgamb;an walters dropped plates Of
hash, and headed by restaurant proprietor.
rushed to the scene, where they found aston
iahcd young maa. and female 50 thiekly yeled
that she coulGn SIC anything lIurmuring that
he had insulcl her. Hc-youug man No. |.
Board CT Trade young man-was promptly
flung cut, and retired To a furnishing store to
get somc buttons scwcd on, and hystcrlo wife
OF young man No. . wes sent homo in hack
to the hog.laty. lnn1cant and unsuspecting
husband Of No. , and ditto vile Of No. | have
been painci oi lato 10 Seq growing coldoess or
something spri1sins up between their families
"Htich have been 50 intimate, you know.
Corresponding halves cl Nos. and 2 aren't
surprised 30 much as the "other iellows."
When they have to speak now they only talk
on common places. As to the other thing, "Oh.
no, We ncycr mention 1t; the subioet's never
heard. ."-tShcannd0uh, R, UeraH.