Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-13
Per sOnal Magnetism .

Fer SOnal Magnetism.
No, the word masher." which we
hear so often in young folks converse
ton, is not meaningless one, though
included within the precincts of slang
dom. There is such o thing; of both
genders, too, but this sketch will deal
more particularly with the masculine.
/ met him in Florida, early in the
spring, in this way:
i VAS coming down tho st. Johns
river on one of the Charleston steamers,
which. as Florida travellers know, start
from Palatks, make stoppages OF most
Of the places along the river, remain
ever night at Jacksonville, and leave
early enough in the morning to go
over the bar ut the mouth of the river
with the flood of the first tide. The
weather had come out very warm, the
mercury being in the nineties, so there
was hurried and almost general exo-
dus. Consequently staterooms were at
. premium, and the purser was obliged
10 put two in q room, and very fortu-
nate indeed did one feel to lind his
horrors Of chair-sleeping dashed by
having the uniformed young official
1t the window of the Office say:
We'll. If you don't object to crowd
ing into warm room that is already
occupied, I suppose can give you the
top BERTH"
was expecting it; in fact I had been
no0ned when my room was assigned
ne that there would be some one who
woald get on before Jacksonville was
reached. probably, who would have to
share the accommodations with me.
Al Tocoi ! watched the st. Augustine
crowd % 1t came across the gangplank,
s9d vas very much afraid young man,
who looked as if his business might be
= standing fer the fashion plates
vhaeh We scan 80 eagerly every season
ID sne taller shops. would be my COM
IenAon Tor the run up to Charleston.
apply for me-and himself too-he
had had . room secured by telegraph
several days before. On We went to
Cxeen Cove SPRINGS most delight.
IN Little place and when the massive
1eeamer was making the dock I saw
What occurred to me to be the nucleus
"a Young ladies' seminary on Q junk
eeing tour.
What. are they doing with that
Young gentleman in the center, and
Wy is he the recipient Of so much at.
seation? thsughtI.
Had his clothes been wet and cling.
ing to his form I could easily have i'm
nelned that ne had heroically rescued
some one Of the party from watery
grave. and all these young ladies were
expressing their admiration for bis
seavery in this way, which is consid.
efeo the proper thing to do, unless the
nabiiiment of the person shows him tc
Pc poor. then it is regarded as bette,
form to take up q collection for him
but no; his garments are dry. Itmus,
be that they are his sisters come dowr
TO see him off, reasoned I. until thu
aesurdlty OF the idea that he could have
4 dozen sisters OF that interesting age
struck me.
The freight and the few passenger,
were soon on board and the whistle wa,
sounded, and it looked for an instan
ae II the manly. looking young fellow
would be left, SO hard did it seem fol-
am to say good bye and press the hant
o. each OF the bevy of fair maidens
rarely did he get across the gangplank
Des when the deck was gained til,
minute or 30 that intervenes before I'll,
dock Is cleared was employed to COCO
advantage. There was a Continual ex
shange OF farewells which were dupli
Gated several times. He smiled tn
sme to each, and his goodbye" t,
Mma differed not particle from tn,
iarewell to Clara, or Julia, or Madg,
or Minnie. Then came q shower O
vafi-colored flowers and boutonniers. as
e.oh OF the enthusiastic girls snatched
the floral adornments from her throa
OF corsage. bound not to be out
aone by her companions. So wrapt n,
IN This striking parting were the pas
sengers on the upper deck that man,
q them, aside from the five younl
teoies on board, did not observe tn
I'VE or BIZ young men whose "good
pye, Jack, old boy" was almost if no
oompietely drowned by the more en-
shusisstic young ladies. A waving O
hands, hats, parasols ana handker
en,ets followed, till there was fully ,
nan.mile OF the offee-colored water O
me ot. Johns between the recedine
steamer and tho pier. Poor things
unused !, as my mind continued to b.
occupied by the forms of the little
party OF young ladies' we had Just left
1t cant be that they are all in love
with the fellow, l thought, and then ]
went Oh into revery, from which
was finally aroused by q tap on the
shoulder from one of the colored saloon.
boys, who impaired to me the suspi
clous information that the purse,
wonld like to see me .. the Office for a
minute or so. | had q visionary idea
what it meant.