Rensselaer Standard, Volume 1, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1879 — John Henry. Exchange. [ARTICLE]

John Henry.

Exchange.

About a week ago some young ladies got up a party to go on a moonlight excursion up the Passaic river. The night finally arrived, and the moon flooded field and river with a glow of pearly richness. When tiie party was ready to leave the house which had been appointed as the rendezvous, it was noticed that one of the most charming young ladies of the coterie had a shawl on. “What’s the matter, Lucy?’ inquired one young lady; ‘ ‘are you afraid of taking cold?” “No, no,” she replied. “Perhaps you are troubled with malaria?” suggested a young man, who was struggling to direct aU his vitality into a mustache.

“I never have malaria,” replied the pretty creature, with a smile of gumdropativeness. “The thermometer is up at 86. Yodfll roast if you wear that shawl.” “I’m willing to roast,” she said, rather pettishly. “Don’t you know why she wears that shawl?” laughed her little brother, as he wiped some taffy off his mouth with his jacket sleeve. “You keep still, you John Henry,” screamed the dear angel, as she turned a trifle red. v

The boy then got out of reach and yelled, “I’ll tell you why she wears that shawl. When she gets out on the river Bob puts his arm under it and hugs her, and nobody can see through the game.” Then there was a scene. John Henry was driven summarily to bed, and the party started for the scene of the festivity.