Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-20
talked of between ladies and gentle

man.
was terribly embarrassed, but il
would not do to give up then. As
soon as my trick should become
known, Bob Styles trick would also
come out, and, as news of that kind
travels fast in the country, he and his
lady love would be telegraphed and
followed before they could reach
Philadelphia, where the knot was te
he tied.
The river breeze was very fresh
where we sat, and noticed that sew.
eral of the ladies were glancing un.
easily at me. / couldn't divine the
raason, until Jennie, my little friend
from boarding school, laid her face
dangerously close to mine and whis-
pered: '..My dear Maggie, your
dress is blowing dreadful high-your
ankles will be town talk with the gen.
tlemen!"
Now was conscious of having g
very small foot for a man, and had
donned pair of open worked stock.
ings, which came nearly up to my
waist; with a pair of CATERS borrowed
from the servant girl, in all of which
toggery my running gear looked quite
feminine and respectable; but the
idea of the gentlemen talking about
my ankles, and of being thus caution
ed 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 asort of
strangulated laugh, which I could
only check by swallowing half of my
little filigree lace-edged handkerchief.
The young ladies all looked at me,
in apparent astonishment at such a
voice, and l wanted to laugh all the
more. Fortunately Mr.. Bimby came
to my rescue at the moment and
edged himself in among the crinoline.
MAY l sit here?" he asked, point
ing to low stool near me.
Certainly 1 simpered, in my
high falsetto.
'Ah, thank you," said Bimby, with
lackadaisical air which nauseated
me, as coming from one man to an
other; ''you are as kind as you are
fasclnatingp"
''YOu f1atter me!'
81? No, indeed; praise of you
cannot be flattery, Miss Lee.''
"Oh, sir, really you are a naughty
man." l said, in the most feminine
tore could command.
He cast lauguishing 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 beforehand
awaiting us. OF course dancing was
the first amusement, and lawyer Bim
by led me out for a schottische. II
was hard, at first, for me to take the
ladys part in my dance, but soon
got accustomed to it. When a waltz
was proposed, l resolved to have a
little amusement at the expense ot
the unfortunate Rimby.
/ first made him purposely Jealous,
by dancing with two other young fel.
lows, one of whom / knew, in my
own character, but who suspected mt
as Maggie Lee. This young man
who was great woman-klller, sorI
OF devil-may-care rascal, who made
the ladies run after him by his alter.
nate wrath of action and GOODNESS oi
protestation, 1 selected to play of
against my legal admirer. l allowed
him to hold me very closely and oc-
casionally looked at him with a hal
fascinating expression. When we
stopped dancing he lead me to q seat,
keeping his arm about my waist, and
| permitted it. Having thus stirred
Bimby up to feats of wrathful valor,
l asked one of the gentlemen to direct
the musicians to play waltz. Bimby
came Immediately.
"Ahem-a-hfiss Lee, shall Ia,
have the honor of-a-trying a waltz
with your"
1 smiled acquiescence, and we COM
menced. Now / am an OLD stager at
waltzing. l 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 a year. Not so Bimby. He
plead want of practice, and ackowl-
edged that he soon got dizzy.
"Aha, old boy" thought /, "I'H
give you a turn, then!''
But l only smiled, and said that 1
should probably get tired first.
"Oh, yes" hel exclaimed, "of
course, / can waltz as long as any
,ne lady, but not much more
For the first three minutes nv
cavalier did we'll. He went smoothly
md evenly, but at the expiration of
hat time began to grow warm. Five
niuutes elapsed, and Bimby's breath
anne harder and harder. On we went, |
lowever, and scorned to notice his |
lackening up at every round, when
Te passed my seat. After some
wen ty minutes, the wretched man
asped out between his steps:
All, a-are you not get getting |
ired, Miss Lee?''
"Oh, mol" / burst forth ssOh. no,
feel as if l could waltz all night"
The look of despair that he gave
he was terrible.
was bound to see him through,
owever, and we kept at it. Bimby
;aggered, and made wild steps in all
irections. His shirt collar wilted.
is eyes protruded, his jaw hung, and :.
together saw he could not hold
n much longer.
''This is delightful" I said, COM
osediy, land you, Mr.. Bimby, waltz
, easilyI"
.'Puf-puff-puff- -ah--puff-yesl
oh puf--delightful," grasped he. l.
Don't you think it ought to go
ster?'' L
His eyes rolled heavenward in an {
gful agony.
(" -puff--I--puff. uff.-don't-puff
i don't know,
When we neared the musicians, I La
i'd Faster, if you please" and t
ey played a Ia whirlwind.
Poor Bimby threw his feet about
se fast pacer. and revolved alter ?
<SE 4