Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-10-11

again, and before the stage had fully
reached the village, he had kissed and
re-kissed her, and she had paid him back
kiss for kiss at least hundred times.
The stage was now entering the vii.
age. In a few moments he would be
at Mary Fullers house. He thought Of
her, and he felt ashamed and downright
guilty. What ,could Mary, his little
wife that was to be, say if she knew he
had been acting so? AS these things
passed rapidly through his mind, he
began to stndy how 10 get out of the
affair quietly and decently.
"You 60 on in the stage, suppose.
to the next town, or perhaps still far.
Their"
"Oh, no! not me-"
What could she mean? But he had
no time to indulge in conjecture; the
stage drove up slap in front Of Parson
Fuler's door, and there was the vener-
able parson and his good lady in the
doorway; he with lamp in hand, all
ready TO receive--Walter, as he sup.
posed.
where will you stop in the village?
| will come and see you?"
81 shall stop where you stop. | won't
leave you. Here you have been kiss
ing me this last half hour, and now you
want to run away and leave me. | am
determined to expose you TO that old
clergyman and his wife in the doorway
yonder. More than that, your darling
little wife" that is to be, as you called
her in the stage, shall know all about
it,"
What a situation for modest man!
1t was awful. To be laughed at-ex.
posed: and who was she? Could it be
possibe?--he had heard Of such char
acters! 1t must be; but she was very
pretty. and he 10 be the means of bring
ing such creature into the very house
of the good and pious clergyman, and
his sweet old pet and playmate-his
Mary Fuller! He saw it ALL 1t was a
judgment upon him. What business
had he to be kissing strange girl, if
she was pretty? His uncle aud aun,
had come clear down the stone walk 10
the door.yard gate, almost to the stage
door, which the driver had opened
Walter felt tina, he was doomed; he had
to get out.
Don't, for Gods sake, expose me
yonng woman! l will get OUT
"Oh,' thought Walter, "i,'s all over
with me- and now he shakes hands
with the clergyman, and fiugs his arm:
around the aunt.
; "Mary" exclaims the mother; "oul
: Mary in the stage as l live! So, so, yor
would come up with your cousin; eh!'
r "Yes mother; and what do you thinl
, the impudent East Indian has beer
$ doing! He has kissed me at least 1
a hundred times, and that isn't all; h,
$ tried to persuade me to keep on in tn
/ stage; and not get out at ALL"
!. "Ah, no wonder he kissed you; h
Il has not seen you for some years. How
glad you must have been when you me-
q But what is the matter with you, Wa
d teri Let the driver stop and leave you
trunk at your fathers, as he goes by
Y and do you come into the house. VIII
a what's the matter! Are you dumb"
e aren't you ashamed of yourssl
d Walter, not TO speak to my mo,he
,r when she is talking to your chimed i
j. Miss. Molly.
is Walter now found his voice, an
lie before he got fairly inside Miss Mar
is was his debtor for round dozen I
I'd kisses, which she took very kindly
" But as for Walter, his mind was mac
= I'D. He had turned over The subje
Id during the last three minutes. He won
r, marry that strange girl. He was graf
or full, she had saved himfrom degrs iatio
m loss of character, and everything els
er but would she forgive him for being
ia free with strange girl in stage.coac
IF doubtful; but she should have the chan
I'd at any rate.
Sc The wanderer received a glad WI
de come from his family and friends in
eli old native village; and Mary Fuller W
he his travelling companion about the Pla