Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-04-13

came harder and harder. On we
went, however, and l scorned to no.
tice his slackening up at every round,
when we passed my seat. After
some twenty minutes, the wretched
man gasped out between his steps:
"Ah, a-are you not getting tired,
Miss Lee?',
''Oh, no!' l burst forth, "Oh,
no, feel as if l could waltz all
night"
The look Of despair that he gave
me was terrible.
was bound to see him through,
however, and we kept at it. Bim-
by staggered, and made wild steps in
all directions. His shirt collar wilted,
his eyes protruded, his jaw hung,
and altogether saw he could not
hold out much longer.
''This is delightful" said, COM
posedly, land you, Mr.. Bimby, waltz
so easily!
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
-puff-delightful," gasped he.
Don't you think it ought to go
faster?''
His eyes rolled heavenward in an
awful agony.
''Ah-puff-I-puff- don't-puff
i don't know"
When we neared the musicians,
said Faster, if you please" and
they played la whirlwind.
Poor Bimby threw his feet about
like q fast PAGER, and revolved after
the manner of teetotum which was
nearly run down. At last he stag
gered backward, and spinning away
from me, pitched headlong into the
midst of small bevy of ladies in the
corner.
| turned around and walked to my
seat, and sent the young woman Kill
ler for glass of water.
The miserable lawyer recovered in
time to see me thank his rival for the
water.
! got some idea from this of the
fun the ladies find in tormenting us
poor limbs of the other SEX.
AT this juncture, and before Bimby
had time to apologize for his accident,
Jennie came running into the payil-
ion which served as a ball room. As
she came near l perceived that her
hands were clutched tightly in her
dress, and | positively shuddered a:
she whispered to me:
"Oh, Maggie. come help me fl,
my underskirts-they are all coming
down.
What should | Doll was in agony
A cold Precipitation broke out upol
my forehead. 1 wished myself
thousand miles away, and anathema
tized Bob Styles masqucrading pro
jects inwardly with fearful maledic
tons.
l said l was tired out-but coul,
not somebody else go!
No, nothing would do, but mus
accompany her to the house of tn
gentleman who owned the grove, ant
assist her to arrange her clothing. S
| went.
What if it should be necessary t.
, remove part Of the raiment? Wha
, if she should tell me to do some sew
ing? What, if in the midst Of all th
embarrassment Of being closeted wit
l a beautiful girl of seventeen in
state Of comparative freedom fror
drapery, my real sex and identif
: should be discovered by her!
However, l nervcd myself up fo
the task, and went to the house DIES
ignated. An old lady showed us in
to her chamber, and Jennie let go he
l dress. AS she did so, a-pardon m
| blushes-petticoat fell to the floor
: She was about to proceed when
Y alarmed her by a sudden and veht
S ment gesture.
: "Stop!" l cried, franticalIy, an
t forgetting my falsetto "stop! don
S undress, for Gods sake!"
e "And why not?'
: "Because l am a-can YOU keep
secret?"
i, "Why, ycs-how frightened yo
2 do look? Why, what is the matter
y Maggie-you-why oh OH oh
L OH! ="
B, And she uttered three fearf'
t screams.
e "Hush, no noise, or am lost"
: exclaimed, putting my hand over h
f mouth. II swear l mean no harm
# if l had l would not have stoppe
d you; don't you see?"
: She was all of tremble, poor lit
If thing; but she saw the force of II
e argument.
+, "Oh, sir,'' she said, ''I see yc
t, are man; but what does it all meal
Is Why did you dress SOL"
IL told her the story as brief as pc
o sible, and exacted from her pro1
Z. ise of the most secret secresy.
l then went outside of the doc
a, and waited till she had arranged h
tz dress, when she called me in agai
She heard Of me from Maggie Al
re others and wanted to hear all the p.
er ticulars so sat down by her, a
er had long talk which ended in III
+, tual feeling of friendship, and old :