The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-26
THAT socIABLE.

Written for The Appeal
have young friend who Is devoiedly
attached to tie feminine sex, and also
very bashiul When he bushes, which
lac does TO an alarming extent, his iacs
looks like the setting sun In Indian sum
mer. lie Is 80 awkward that he has been
known to get tripped up by n straw and
strike his head against the ourbstone Ia
the next block in falling. lie went down
In the country last week aud just got back
yesterday. met him ON tho street this
morning, aud by being very careful man
aged to shake hands without getting my
hat knocked OIL. asked him how lac
liked his trip. lie blusheJ. After rccoy.
ing he blushcd again. lie then calculated:
There's plenty pretty girls down ihore."
| said, "so2" aud again be blushed. lie
continued. 81 went TO a sociablc while !
was there" whats thai?" says |. lie
paused and adjusted his cycgiass 50 that
lac could look round the bank, upstairs
through the composing room aud out the
west window over the river ut the annual
conference Of mosquitoes on the Arkansas
side, aud said:
'Its select medley Of conversational
alomotics, woven with chaotic regularity
into a sort Of boarding-hOuse hash mix.
turc. socially speaking, i1r the purpose OF
furthcring familiarity between individual
slngularilics." thanked him and pro.
posed that lac give me an account Of what
took place, rs his definition lacked full
ness. lie did 40, aud will now proceed
| 20 take my place In the congregation aud
allow him 10 steer bis own can)o Ia his
own way. lie said. III Tell deeply IN love
with beautiful young lady whom met
/ at Sunday school, and giuigiWay resolved
10 become q missionary TO Little Rock-or
snmcwhoTc-.Or her sake. When ! found
/ she didn't belong 10 the church changed
my yiows and continued 10 wear my hair
parted Ia the middle. AZ the cost OF great
labor and expense 10 myspii, with view
20 increasing circulation, aud thereby 40.
/ curing enlarged advertising patronage, ]
secured an introduction 10 hcr. Later on,
/ In The absence OF her father aud the san
culinary dog, I called. Alter sitting down
in her little sisters doll Carriage under the
impression that Il was an armchair, ]
/ gfayely informed her ihul 10 was bcanti'
| lui nlNnts one hAlu blit NlAH NN'ttNN' e"9 ".
denied II. This rather hurt me and !
occupied my time In silently blushing.
This made her sorry and tho told me that
she was invited 10 a sociablc, aud guessed
she'd better carry me along TOO, ~ ]
might fall up the chimney and break
down the asparagus beds In the garden, II
! was left behind. answered that was
a poor dolcnselcss creature aud entirely AZ
her mercy. 30 we went. and ] walked
out FIRST 10 avoid any catastrophe. WIN
the exception Of pulling the gate on ~
hinges, reached the street without doing
any damage. She gently tucked my arnl
within her own and said, Come on j
came. There happened 10 DO steep
bank there and fell down Il. muir
dercr going 10 DO hung was being driven
along by Sheriff below. ] fell on the
Sheriff aud broke a few ribs, besides
Tightening the horse 80 that he ran away;
The murderer escaped ant they carried
inc into the house IN a blskeI-.golt cigar
cite about you, old man. ] shook my
head with an absent air aud replied,
you didn't tell mo about that sociable.
With the aif Of martyr he answered
"iou ought 20 be satisfied, YOU KNOW a.
much as | do" II. II. HEATH