Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-08-26
Love and Buckskils.

Correspondence Philadelphia Press.
81 had rather an amusing love affair
myself in Texas, which IshOuldllike tOItell
you if you will not feel bored with my
longIanecdOtes," said the New York man,
throwing away his stump of cigar. 81
was staying at rancho on the Rio
Grande, and fell in love with beautiful
little damsel who resided with her faith
er at IA small hacienda twenty miles
away. was the pOssessOr of new pair
of buckskin breeches which | had pur-
chased in New Orleans, but had hitherto
never been worn. They fitted me per-
fectly, and l was so delighted with my
neither limbs that / determined to pay
a visit to Donna Isabella. When half
way on my ride it began to rain in tor
rents, and my breaches began to stretch,
and the stretching continued until they
hung EdOzen inches below my boot
heels. 1 arrived in the young lady's
presence in rather worse looking
condition than that of drowned
rat. However, she received me
kindly, and conducted me to
the kitchen, where roaring fire was
blazing. sat talking to her while my
clothes were drying, and was too much
occupied to think about my new breeches,
when my love making was cut short by
the announcement of supper. l gave
nv arm to the donna and entered the
next room. We were greeted with shouts
of laughter from large company of
men and women who were seated at the
table. l glanced downward and my eyes
fell upon the cause of their mirth. My
breeches had shrunk with the heat until
they had rolled above the knees, leaving
a wide space of bare flesh between them
and the socks. love for the aesthetic
did not flourish in those days, at least
not in Mexico, and 1 was glad to hide my
legs under the table, and for the rest of
the evening l wrapped my limbs. Twas
too uncomfortable to resume my love
making to Isabella; besides she
laughed whenever she looked at me
slept there that night in a room on the
ground floor overlooking wide meadow
Thinking the fresh air would restore my
breaches to their normal condition.
took them off and spread them on the
grass, and then jumped back through
the window and went to bed. In the
morning arose early and looked fol
the cherished garments. A dreadful
sight met my gaze. Two cows were con
tentedly breakfasting off them, and only
portion Of the seat and the band will
the buttons remained. l did not know
what to do, and lay in bed waiting fol
the appearance of one of the inhabitants
of the house. Presently Isabella's faith
er came past my window. / hailed him
and told him my plight. He laughed
and said he would fetch me pair Of
trOwsers. Now am tall and spare; my
Mexican host was short and enormous
ly fat; the trowsers he produced me wer,
patched in every direction with cloth o.
divers cOlOrs. Imagine my appearance,
when Iput themlon. The rest Of theI'amil.
had been told of my misfortune, so wheI
I left the room found all the men ant
girls i'm the place, including Isabella
awaiting my debut. l shall never for
get the wild yells of laughter which
greeted me, and it struck me that lisa
bella laughed louder than the rest.
made rush for the stable, hastily sad
died my horse and without word o
farewell rode off as hard as l could.
never went to see Isabella again. Moth
ing kills love so quickly as ridicule."