Nebraska advertiser., 1878-03-21
THE BACHELORS BUTTON.

Some years ago, when / was a sim
gle man, and dreaming las single men
do) of double bliss yet destined to ar
rive, went to a concert at the musi-
cal hall Of Boston. Music is, poetic
ally and proverbially. 1.-THE food of
love-" and In my sentimental state /
consumed good deal of it. Not that
I had any object In view. Mine was
abstract love; / cultivated 1t, in
creased nv stock, so that I might
have good deal OF the tender
passion I'm hand whenever / saw al
eligible opportunity Of investing it.
Well, to return to the concert; 1t was
crowded to excess, and the rush on
leaving, to reach cabs and carriages,
was very great. / wore, on that
memorable night, blue coat and
brass buttons, and / flattered myself
there were worse looking men In the
room. tell you csndidly, | admired
myself; aud next to myself, another
party l was struck with. a girl with
dark eyes and black hair, who sat
with some young friends few forms
distant. hoped she noticed me and
my blue coat, with brass buttons. !
looked at her often enough to attract
her attention to both and being, as
my friends would say. in rather a
spooney state. worked myself in a
towering passion-of lore. But how
was I to come at the object of my ad-
miration For | was as diff1dent as
devoted-'as shy as l was vain, as an
over.candid friend once said. Hail
Columbia which concluded the con-
cert. surprised me. as unprepared as
Oh my first glance to improve the oc-
casion,' and the company were shoal-
ing out, while stood mutely gazing
after the object of ny love at first
sight. She and her party edied for a
while at the inner door of the concert
room, and were then drawn out into
the retiring current, and lost to sight.
1 followed quickly after, lest j
should lose forever all opportunity of
identifying my idol; bat alas ! the
lights 10 the outer corridor were few,
and so far between that no glimpse of
my star could / get / pushed and
elbOwed fiercely through the crowd,
with a view of getting to the outer
door before my fair ones party had
emerged. and thus gain once more a
sight Of sweeting.
Hang it!' muttered, patiently,
as felt tug at my coat skirt, and
was instantly conscious Of one of my
hind buttons having hitched to some
lady's dress; my progress was sud-
denly arrested. How provoking
thought Z, as was brought to stand,
for could not push on without los
ing button or tearing dress; "how
provoking the modern fashions;
lady now has as many hoops, as many
tenscles about her apparel as sea
snsmone. 1t was with some irrita-
tion stopped to undo the button;
but my hurry made the task more
difficult, and instead of undoing, /
only bundled and twisted the loop
more round the button.
Please let me try said the lady
herself. as / bungled over the busi-
ness; she ungioved her hand-it was
a sweet white hand; so 1 looked at
her face. Stars and garters! but 1t
was the very fair one. black hair and
dark eyes, L was in pursuit of. As
she stopped over the entangled but
ton a slight flush tinted her cheek.
Oh, il was delicious. L hoped she
would never undo the loop; and, in
deed. she would not. for her fingers
were twitching nervously, and my
heart was beating audibly; tried to
help her; our fingers met.
Please to make way there shouted
a gruff veice behind. We were block
ing up the passage; was there ever
such an unlucky spot for so lucky an
entanglement?'
You hinder the people from going
out, Annie exclaimed one OF her
companions, with some asperity
plague upon the loop. break it, and
suiting the action to the word, the
speaker leaned forward, caught the
sleeve of her beautiful friends dress
in one hand, and my coat-tail in the
other, and giving a quick and decided
tug, severed US. The crowd behind
bore on, and we were separated; not.
however. before / gave my star
look which I intended should speak
volumes. thought she did not seem
unconscious of my meaning-our
eyes met. l knew. and this was the
only consOlation left me; for imme-
distely afterwards / lSss her aud her
party to view, in the darkness out
side,
Tha: night I hardly closed my
eyes. thinking Of my bright particu-
lar STAR and what means | should
employ to find her out. Tknew little
of the town, which is a large one. and
to expect to know the name of my fair
one by mere description, was hope
less; there doubtless must be great
many with dark eyes and black hair
within bills of mortality there as
elsewhere.
NV love fit grew more and more vi
olent in the course of the day =; but
tired ont at length with my search. l
returned to the hotel, and took out
my dress coat from my portmantesu.