The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-04

am with some degree 81 credit
aad ensied my fellow stddanti
whose sisters and their friends hat
come like butterflies 70 flntter theil
wings At the winding UP bal, ]
had tnn doMnto Long Branch fol
\ d dip beforereturning 70 my home
aud on asking for a bathing room
found that for reasons already men
toned | should have 70 shafe viii,
asstranger. However there was
uohelp for il, and 50 with easy
grace ! prepared 70 60 to Il, having
previously yrelurned The nod hin
who was to obe my companion.
Twas soon prepared, aud Issued
from my box clad in the nsualdarE
tlue bathing suit which g Is csn
Portable after discardi1g the char
ness Of clothing required by oul
eo.called civilization.
withihe Hrsl plunge ISas an.
other man. The cares and worri.
ments Of study, fears that ] should
be plOckedand go home in disgrace,
for such | should have felt il had
not been successful, were all forgot
ten. Even the prudence that ms
first bath should not be too lopg
continued was discarded, and again
aud again l swan upon the @break
ersp or dived beneath their crests.
Az last, however, feeling that
had been in long enough, ifnot too
long, I reluctantly Withdrew, and
went to the keeper of the bathing
house for.the key, who, looking at
me somewhat critically, said:
"You have been in pretty long.
sir, and look a little blue about the
eyes. Your room mate came out
nearly half an hour ago, and he
seemed a little touched aboat the
head, l thought. II is best mol to
oyerdo it at the FIRST bath"
"oh," l replied, "t shall be all
right directly, "aud taking the key
| went to the box, and having thor
oughly dried myself, prepared to
dress, when, TO my utter asIonish'
ment, lfound that the stranger had
in every item, put on my clothing,
leaving me his own.
There was no mistake about it.
There was the light gray suit with
fancy buttons and there was a scari
with a pin Of heart transfxed by
arrow. By some stupid mistake.
for it could not have been from a
desire to misappropriate, as the
clothing left was quite as valuable
as my own, and he had mistaken
'fmy side d the "boxp for his own
and worn away my clothing,
There was no help for it but Ia
dress myself at once fortunately
the clothes fitted me as well as my
OWN and go to the proprietor and
explain to him what had occurred
and ask him if be knew who the
person vas or whero | could end
him.
"No, indeed, sir, / do not. |
think he is staying at one Of tho
hotels close by, / thought he
looked a bit queer, and perhaps as
soon as be gets better he will come
around, so yon had better leave me
your address that l may send him
to you"
This was all that could be done,
aud although | did not at all like
the idea of wearing another per.
sons clothes, l determined to take
a little stroll, as the warm sun, af.
ter my long, protraCted bath, was
very agreeable,
| had not strolIed far when / saw
approaching, and in earnest con
Sersatlon, a blonde Of about sixteen,
and Of considerable beauty; accom-,
panying her were two, evidently
sisters, but of entirely different
style Of beauty, decidedly brunette,
and Of very graceful figures and
easy carriage.
Feeling a little awkward in my
change of dress, and thinking that
every one would notice it, l turned
as if to look at a sailing vessel,
whose graceful outlines could be
distinctly seen rising and falling
to the waves.
While standing so aud waiting
for them to pass, l was utterly per
picked by the blonde, who at that
moment seemed to see me, aud
with an exclamation Of
"Why, Charlie, you naughty tru
ant, where have you been2" she
threw d pair Of lovely arms around
my neck, and before l could draw