A DEVOUT YOUNG LADY IN A PREDICAMENT.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1109, 3 August 1883, Page 4

A DEVOUT YOUNG LADY IN A PREDICAMENT.

Ail exchange tells of a modest young gentleman who attended the morning services in a fashionable church and was kindly shown into a luxuriously cushioned pew, and had hardly settled himself and taken observation of his neighbours before a 1 eautiful young lady entered, and with a graceful wave of the hand pieventing our friend from rising to give her kis place, quietly sank into a seat near the end. When a hymn was given out she skilfully found the page, and with a sweet smile that set his heart a thumping, handed Iter neighbour the book 'ihe minister raised his hands in prayer, and in this posture perplexed our young friend which most 10 admire, her beauty or her devoutness. Presently the prayer was concluded, and ti.e congregation resumed their seats. Our friend vesper fully raised his eyes f r om the fair ham he hud been so earnestly scanning, lest when she looked up she should detect him staring at her. After a couple of seconds he darted a furtive glance at his charmer, and was astonished to see her still on her knees He looked closely, ai d saw that site was much affected, trembling tn violent agitation, no doubt, from the eloquent power of the preacher Deeply sympathising, ho watched her closely, Her motion became more violent; reaching behind her, she would convulsively grasp her clothing, and strain, as it were, to rend the brilliant fabric of her dress. The sight was extremely painful to behold, but still he gazed, like one entranced, will wonder and astonishment. After a minute, the lady-raised her face, heretofore concealed in the cushion, and with her hand made an immistakeable beckon to our fiend. He quickly moved along the pew toward her, and inclined his ear, as she evidently wished to say something. “ Please help me sir,” she whispered; “my dress has caught and I can’t got up.,’ A. brief examination showed the cause of the difficulty. The fair girl wore fashionable high-bee od hoots ; kneeling upon both knees, these heels of course were raised at right angles, and in this position the highest hoop nl her new skirt caught over them, and thus rendered it impossii le for her to raise herself or straighten her limbs. The more she struggled the tighter was she hound, so that she was constrained to call for help. This was immediately, if not scientifically rendered, and when the next prayer was made she merely inclined herself upon the back of the pew in front, thinking, no doubt, that she was not in praying costume.