The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-12-13

| hooie iSSe ySaI VI WdihiuS up anu
down the pavement in front of q
young lady's window, was marked
with lead pencil. do not under
stand why they were sent to me. II
you ever told anyone that it was
who did anything of the kind you
are a-prevaricator. If the parties
guessed me OF their own accord they
are badly off You may "bnrn this
letter" Yours &c.
A town. visitor-young lady
good Observation-Disclosures
Young man-much smitten-can't
stand it-don't try to. A horse-a
buggy-top broken-can't stand it
but has to. Aparlor-one evening
another-three more-O, dear!
~
Who is it roams the streets at night
And acts just like man that's tight?
Don't know.
Who is it whoops and swears and
As up and down the street he prowls?
Can't guess.
Who is it wears an eye that's red
Next morning after "raising NedY"
You know2
Who got as "boozy" as a clown,
So that it nearly got him down,
o, dear !
Because another dared to call
Upon his girl, and that was all?
You'll hear
Who told her that he'd drink no more,
But still goes on just as before?
Ask -.
II went to church again last Sab
bath evening"" said the whittier
swell what OF it," said I, "that's
nothing remarkable. "If you had
seen the attention paid me you would
not say that" replied he. 81 was a
little late, and the minister had just
begun his sermon, and seemed to
have the attention Of his hearers, but
no sooner did / enter the door than
almost every person in the church
turned to look at me. OF course
felt gratified and indeed little proud
that l ~as the recipient of such
marked respect from the intelligent
and cultured audience OF conrse
felt sorry for the preacher, because
you know he must have felt very bad
to see me monopolizing all the atten-
tion.- And when come to think of
it don't believe they did treat him
more than half right, although l sup
pose that no disrespect was meant
for him, but they desired simply to
manifest their appreciation of my
presence. Intend to GO again. You
ought to 60 some time. Maybe they
would look at you that way, too.
~
Some OF our young folks seem to
be afraid that / will give 'em away,
and are very circumspect in their
actions. This gives rise to some very
funny things sometimes. Here is an
excellent case in point. One of the
young gentlemen of the town-one OF
the younger set-called on a young
lady who likewise has not entered
extensively into society. In the
course of the evening the young gen
tleman remarked, please don't men,
tion it to any one that / called on
you, for if that fellow who writes up
all the gossip for the New DOMINION
gets hold Of it l will never hear the
last of il" The young lady was
equal to the occasion and replied
"Oh, you needn't be uneasy on that
score, l am just as much ashamed
of it as you are" The young gentle
man has since been taking counsel
of his intimate friends as to just what
construction ought to be put on the
young lady's reply.
A country spelling bee is mighty
nice thing. Did you ever go to one?
The pretty girls are always there and
the boys have on their "bilt" shirts
and Sunday go to meeting trousers.
Then they all divide off and stand
up in two rows and begin the battle
with the teacher The doubled
and-twisted words that the school
marin fires at the ranks knocks them
faster than the grape shot did the
heroes of Malvern Hill. All in all
it's rare sport-to witness, and to
engage in if you are the Surviving"
side.
Well, l started out to say that there
was q spelling school near town last
Thursday night. A few of our enter
prising students went out. The
pretty girls were there, Of course.
Student No. / had been addicted" to
calling on one Of these p. g., but
that night student No. slipped in
ahead of him and carried Off the
prize. All very natural ard nothing
very remarkable But it seems that
this young lady had been at work for
some time on hat mark for No. l
and intended to give it to him that
night, or soon after, but because he
was so careless and 80 slow in his
movements as to let No. 2 get ahead
of him she now says that that elegant
design shall never, never mark his hat;
no. never. All of which is still very
natural and nothing very remarkable.
VISITOR.