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THE STOLEN KISS.

My dear Ned did you ever steal a kiss
from a beautiful girl in some nngaarded
moment when she was really unconscious
of the close proximity of your lips to her
own, until the treasure was piifered, ond
past redemption?
If so, then listen to me, and I will give
you an account of bit Of fun in that line,
which l perpetrated about ten years since,
when I was at the mature age, Of fourteen.
At the district school wheresI attended,
there was a little blonde. q cFsssmate .Sf
mine, whose rougish eye ard dimple cheek
played the mischief with my studies, and l
believe that I was not b~ehindhand 10 draw.
ing her attention from her books, and the
teacher said that we must move our
seats TO prevent our seeing each other,
while at our studies.
Every day, after school was dismissed,
I gallanted Kate B. to her home !; and
when there was snow upon the ground, /
always insisted on her taking a seat on my
sled, while /, proud of my load Of lowell
ness, would draw her up the steep hill to
her home. The other boys, %envious Of
Hates selecting mi as her champion,
seemed determined TO ridicule us to the
extent oftheir power and when Kate and
I were on our way to school our Appearance
on the play ground was the signal for q
perfect broadside of raillery.
"Thers comes Kate and her bsau," says
one.
"Hsllo Jack. why don't you lock arms
with your sweethesrt?"
"Oh, they amt engaged yeti" says an
other. -'-..
And poor Kate would run blushing into
the school room, and / would propose some
play to turn the conversation.
The intimacy between ms grew stronger
day by day, until I used to call at her house
for nothing else but to hear her sweet laugh
and talk until it was time for me to leave.
One fine summer evening, ! thought l
would walk up to Kate's and find put what
she thought Of q small ring that I had sent
to her the day before by an prchin whom ]
had hired, ssF had not the-courge to give
II to her myself. As neared the house ,
saw Kate half reclining on a small lounge
that had been moved FROM the sitting room
into the open verandsh. Her father was
reading the paper and smoking q large
pipe, with his feet placed on an old chest
that stood in the corner Of the kitchen; and
her mother sat in the rocking chair, with
her knitting work in hand, while to COM
.rlete the group, q monstrons mastif dog
lay under the table asleep. / crept softly
up tie lounge where Kate was, without
being discovered. She was gazing through
the lattice work of the verandah at the
moon, and humming . favorite song of mine.
Heavens! how beautiful she looked!
"I'H kiss he's, J1hnve to stcing for IL"
said I to myself, while the blood rushed
through my veins like red hot lave, and
my breath grew qnick and hurried.
/ pressed nearer to her, end stood near
enough to snatch the coveted cup Of nectar;
but nv courage failed me, and I should
have given it up as a bad job, If the little
witch had not at that moment held up toths
bright moonlight an exguisite little hand,
with the very ring / had sent her, on the
tbiyd finger. She looked at the ring but
for q moment, and then with a quick, mo-
ton pressed it 90 her lips. .Hnao, anna
.omanas! I could bear it no longer. In an
instant I had sncirclsd her little waist with
my arm. end glued my lips to the sweet crea-
mouth. Ye gods and little fshesI!
what a scream she gave! .
She slipped from my embrace like an eel,
and sprsng for the open door. ] caught her
by the waist sgsin.
skate! Kate! don't you Know"
,Weofi Yowl-snd down went fiat on
my back, with old Trowser's dental arrange.
ments fastened in my shoulder.
sect out, Trowserl Father, father! help,
he'll kill him % cried Kate, whohad recog-I
nissd my voice and the poor girl was in q
agony -of, tears.
Out rushed Squire B.. and loosed me from
the grip Of the dog. Hates mother made
me take of my coat, that she might see the
extsnto of the wounds. They were not dan
gerous, and after Supplying some ointment
the pain, left me, and ] took . chair BY the
why, whatin the world made you scream
30, Kate p said her father.
Poor Kate blushed to the tipsof her fin:
gers and said sotling, bnt east "a imPtor-
what vas il, rJaskp he inquired.
sWhy, the truth il Mr.. B., when II
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