The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-09-14
The stolen Kiss.


unity Of your lips to her own, until
the treasure was pilfered, and past
redemption ? =,
If so, then liston to me and will
give you an account Of bit of fun
in that line, which I perpetrated
about ten years since, when was
was at the mature age of fourteen.
At the district school where atten-
ded, there was little blond, class
mate Of mine, whose roguish eye
and dimpled cheek played the mis-
chief with my studies, and | believ-
cd Twas not behind hand in draw
ing her attention from her books,
and the teacher said he must move
our seats to prevent our seeing each
other, while at our studies.
"Every day after school was dis
missed, | gallanted Kate B to
her home; and when there was snow
on the ground, always insisted on
her taking seat on my sled, while !
proud ofmy load of loveliness, would
draw her up the steep to her home
The other boys, envious of Hates
selecting me as her champion, seem
ed determined to ridicule us to the
extent Of their power; and when
Kate and ! were on our way to
school, our appearance on the play
ground was the signal for a perie ct
broadside Of railery.
''There comes Kate and her Beau"
says one.
"Hallo, Jack! why don't you lock
arms with your sweetheart? ?"
"Oh! they amt engaged yet"
says another.
And poor K ate would run blush
ing into the school-room, and | would
propose some play, to turn the con-
versation.
Tie intimacy between us grew
stronger day by day, until | used to
call at her house for nothing else but
to hear her sweet laugh and talk un-
til it was time for me to leave. |
cannot imagine what the duce there
is in my constitution that makes me
so careless Of consequences, when |
am in for a bit of fun but | never
count the cost till all is over. But
excuse this depression, dear Ned, and
will proceed.
One fine summer evening, ]
thought | would walk up to Rates,
and find out what she thought Of a
small ring that I had sent her the
day before. by an urchin that | had
hired, as had not the courage to
give it to her myself. AS | nearcd
the house saw Kate, half reclining
on small lounge that had been re-
moved from the sitting room out in
the open verandah. Her father was
reading the paper and smoking a
large pipe, with his feet resting on
an old chest that stood in the corner
of the kitchen; and her mother sat
in her rocking chair, with her knit
ing work in hand while to complete
the group, monstrous mastiff dog
lay under the table asleep. | crept
softly up to the lounge where Kate
was, without being discovered. She
was gazing through the lattice work
Of the verandah at the moon, ard
humming favorite song Of mine
Heavens! how beautiful she looked
PNkiss her, IF hare to swiing
far IT," said ] to myself, while the
blood rushed through my veins like
red hot lava, and my breath grew
quick and hurried.
l pressed near to her, and stood
clos, enough to snatch the coveted
nectar; but my courage failed me,
and | should have given it up as a
bad job, if the little witch had not al
that moment held up to the bright
moonlight an exquisite little hand
with the very ring had sent her or
the third finger. She looked at the
ring moment, and then with .
quick motion pressed it to her lips
could bear it no longer.-In an in
slant had encircled her little waist
with my arm, and glued my lips tc
the sweet creatures rosy mouth. Yt
gods and little fishes, what scream
she gave!
She slipped from my embrace like
an eel, and sprang for the open door
l caught her by the waist again.
skate! Kate +! don't you know
"Woo! !"-and down wen
fat on my back, with old Tomser'
dental arrangements fastened in m,
shoulder.
"Gct out, Towser Father! ia
Their help! he'll kill him % erie
Kate, who had recognized my voic
and the poor girl was in agony {
fears.
Out rushed Squire B an
loosed me from the grip of the dos
Rates mother made me take Off m
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