The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-04-07
BuDrIIis PROPOSAL.

BUBBLES PROPOSAL.
This time tvo years nsu otf Square
Club was hounshingi now ! nm Holo
member buiell. MARTY, smithcrs and
myself had fsmed ourselves into o pft
yate bachelors club for tho purposcs n
whist aud eihur Intellectual occupA
lions, and q very good time We con.
tnvcd b. have together We hadn't
many niles aud by laws for our club
We we're sworn hacholorr, and each ~
~ had 10 allege q rrason why he did
not intend 10 wed; but We had ~ far
recognized the possibility Of a change
In our sentiments ns 10 .olcmniy bind
ourselves 10 inform the club NJ nee II
We should ever mediate "hRfring our
pleasures and doubling our expenses y
kmithcrs said he hadn't time 10 marry
! was too poor; antl Marby. who was
regarded ms our romantic member, gave
Us indefinitely 10 understand that
delighted affections stood between
him and the hymcneal altar Budcll
at inst laughed At the idea of assigning
n reason; and hc wished TO allcgo ~ his
that ho hadn't met Mrs. Bndcll yet,
That was unanimously rejected by the
rest Of the club; whcrcupon be insisted
upon accepting rs an alternative
that ho was afraid Of ladies. We were
willing 10 stretch n point In favor Of
Budcll, who was q Of the %jolliest pos.
sible fellows nj n bachelor supper. and
so we received this second reason. For
the rcst we n0bly resolved not 10 Nv,
but 10 Withstand temptation; our max
i'm was that every lady is charming so
long as n II not married TO herr anil
We were all ready 10 90 into society,
and even sustain the reputation Of be-
ing "dancing men, We use TO relate
20 each other over our cclibato pipes
wonderful stories Of narrow escapes
from gullcful Women eycr55 season; but
II these were all as dependent upon the
narrator }suoy for fheir important de-
tails ~ ny contributions 10 The convcr-
satiSn, the escapes were somewhat more
than hair's-brcadth. Budcll was cs.
p%ecially n fayorite In society; he
was n Of those rarc phenomena,
young barristcrs with sonie practice,
and be had besides a very comfortable
allowance from his father. Like the
rest Of The club, had at first taken as
ajokn his assertion that he was afraid
Of ladies; but I gradually came 70 seq
that there was some truth In u. NJ
long - Hidoll was In a large company
-~in . ballroom or any place Ike that
he was quite AZ his ease. aud Ne bold
rs q lion; but II by any chance he hap
pcncd TO fall a temporary captive to q
solitary damsel's bow and spear. he wac
almost overwhelmed with nervousness,
and his usual powers IL conycrsatiqt
completely deserted him. I once mt
him NJ the Royal Academy. cscorting
very pretty young lady. and looking a
uneasy AS II he had had a worse con
science than King Herod, and ! hav'
w him trcmbla at a mcro passing
mention Of the conservatory BY his part
ncr at q dance. However, IN the Sauar
Club he vas our most enthusiastic MON
Der; and horror and indignation lille,
our souls when we realized the dircfu
fact that Budnll was In love, aud doinI
his host 10 be married.
Had WI been women we might prob
ably have seen the symptoms OF the nd
sancing malady; but We were only oh
tuse and short-sightcd men. Now as
look back over these months recall In
cidents that might have been warning,
The gradual decrease Of Budclls hilnI
iy at the club, and the gradual tnecas
III his excursions Into society, coul
hardly. indccd. hsyr been poricnts. 70
Budell always did 10 morc Into socict
than the rest ~ Us. The first allusio
that he made 10 me about che lady VIII
was afterwards 10 play Beatrice TO hi
Renedick was al n conccrt-or rather
tho cioak-room, after 4 concert That
what ! call a pretty girl" he whispere
10 me; 'thcre. that dark-eycd girl ov,
there In the warm, leccy. brown shaw
-none Of your nlmsy white opcrl
eloaks." The girl was pretty. In
fresh and piquant sort Of way; and avr
a sworn bachelor might have bee
excused for being pleased Mt n
c.iying such q frank smile as sh
greeted Budell with. Again. not man
days after. he unmarked to me. q prop,
DIES botfes-" Met rather an intercstin
girl last night; quits agrees with mo o
the suhicct Of nsmcsl" Imay b Q,
cused for ncglecting this hint; budcll
think would have found Q moilus
intsnestingf u II had only agree
with him mat thop was nothlag MOI
objectionable than - have one's nan
murdered. iic was ncrvously anxio,
that his name should be pfonouncs
with the accent on the second rsfIahl
and ! afterwards found that he ha
been introduced Cor the second tins
10 this Interesting rirl" ~ doodle.
Just a. though Irhymcd Ia noodle
n he indignantly expressed H. But 4
most importaut'hint was given the nigl
amer Mrs. buFton's ball, a. which 4
had AL been present. W. were lounI
ing n Budcl1s IRONS. and Smithcrs wi
giving q : highly co1orud and graph
f@8 " tHE AItE0If0 tUNt I8rt
for c~unvrrsntipn hcturcn yonnr n.
eod uAtiena That's al neuseuar,
broke h nudeI, "Ms your own fauI
- any rats Why. last night I III
quite 3 ssE5ous and Interesting ronvrr~
ton about vomzn's education with
su1ii>a-' even quosed Scripture
knEn
~ yua : bet Jon mi>quosed,s a
- h~1ev<reat Hmithrr. who thaaa
NY - w. = ignorsnt q him<rl[.
No; TN ~ Joking, h's . inet, 4
eqt = t1ea OF t~o. RI ne tsh YOU
H . coly told ~ hat he had w
NJ nep Ne conservatory In order
ny - NJ cunveuntion without INF
El1l1o. ! En- co1vtnecd that l A IL
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