Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-02-20


What if it should be necessary 10
remove the greater part Of her raj
ment: What If sne should tell me
to do some sewing? What if in the
midst Of all the embarrassmenis Of
being c!oseted with beautiful girl
of seventeen, 10 a state Of compare
tive freedom from drapery, my real
sex should be discovered by her:
/ felt as If an apoplectic 1T would
be fortunate occurrence for me Just
then.
However / nerved myself for the
task, and accompanied Jennie to the
house Designated. An older lady
showed us into her chamber, and
Jennie, heaving a sign of relief, let
go her dress. As she did so, a.
pardon my blushes-petticoat fell
to the floor. She was about to pro-
ceed, but l stopped her by sud
den and vehement gesture.
Ssop?" 1 cried franticaIly, and
forgetting my talsetto; don't un-
dress for Heavens sake!'
She opened her great brown eyes
to their widest extent.
And why not ?"
Because l AMI am-a-can you
keep a secret p
Why yes, how frightened you
look! Why, what is the matter,
Maggie you-why-oh! oh! oh!
And she gave three screams.
"Hush, no noise, or I am lost. I"
I exclaimed, putting my hand over
her mouth. I" 1 swear / mean no
harm; if I had I would not have
stopped you. Don't you see?"
She was all in tremble, poor lit
tie thing; but she saw the force of
my argument.
"Oh, sir" she said, "I see you
are man; but what does it all
mean? Why did you dress SOP"
told her the story as briefly as
possible, after oxactipg from her a
promise of the most sacred secresy.
I then went outside the door, and
waited until she had arranged her
dress, when she called me again.
She had heard of me from Maggie
and others, and wanted to hear all
the particulars, SO I sat down by
her, and we had long talk, which
ueEdads in.mntaAl. tSslisgs. ef. .i<iend4i'
ness and old acquaintanceship, quite
wonderful for people meeting for
the first time. Just as we started to
go back to the pavilion, I said !
must relieve my mind of just one
more burden.
"And what is that ?" she said.
"Those kisses" You thought I
was Maggie Lee, or you would not
have given them. They were very
sweet, but I suppose I must give
them back"
And ] did.
She blushed a great deal, but she
didn't resist, only when got
through, she glanced up and said:
1 think you are really naughty,
anyhow"
When we returned, I found law
yer Bimby quite recovered from his
dizziness and all hands ready for
supper, which was served in the
ballroom. 1 sat between Bimby
and Jennie, and made love to both
in turn; to one as Maggie Lee and
to the other as myself. After sup
per, at which I astonished a great
many by eating rather more heartily
than young ladies generally do, we
had more dancing and l limited
pretty strongly to Bimby that
should like 20 try another waltz.
He didn't take the hint.
Finding it rather dry amusement
to dance with my own kind, l soon
abandoned the pleasure and per-
suaded Jennie to stroll off into the
moonlight with me. We found the
grove charming place, full of pic
turesque little corners and rustic
seats; and great grey rocks leaning
out over the river. On one side OF
these latter little bench was placed
in nook sheltered from the WIND
and from the sight.
Here we sat in the full flood o.
the moonlight, and having just had
dinner, I felt dreadfully in want O
q cigar. Accordingly I went bacl
to little stand near the ball room
and purchased several of the won
deriug woman who sold refresh
ments. Then returning to the seats
by the rocks, l gave up all cares o
fears incognito, and reveled in th'
pleasures of solitude the fragrance
of my cigar-the moonlight-snt
little Jennie's presence.
/ How long we sat there, HEAVIER
only knows. We talked, ant
laughed, and sang, and looked int
each others hands, told fortunes
and performed all the nonssnsica
operations common among youn,
people just falling in love with eacl
other, and might have remaine'
there till the month OF August
eighteen hundred and seventy. nine
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