Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-10-03

You go on in the stage. suppose. t
the next town, or perhaps still farther!'
oh, no. not me-
What could she mean! But he had n,
time to indulge in conjecture; the stag
drove up slap in front Of Parson Fuller
door, and there was the venerable parsor
and his good lady in the doorway, he
with lamp in his hand, all ready to re
ceive-W alter. as he supposed.
where will you stop IN the village!
will come and see you'
Il shall stop whore you stop. ] won
leave you. Here you have been kissing
me this last half hour, and now you wall,
to run away and leave me. | am deter
mined to expose you to that old clergyman
and his wife in the doorway yonder.-
More than that, your darling little wife
that is 70 be. as you called her in the
stage. shall know all about it,
What a situation for modest. moral
man! Ii was awful. lobe laughed at
exposed: and who was she! Could it be
possible! He had heard Of such charac:
tiers! 1t must be; but she was very pref
t.; and he to be the means of bringing
such a creature into the very house OF the
good and pious old clergyman. and his
sweet old pet and playmate-hls Mary
Fuller. He saw it all. 1t was a jud =
ment sent upon him. What business had
he TO be kissing a strange gill if she was
pretty! His uncle and aunt had come
clear down the stone walk to the door
ward gate, almost to the stage-door, which
the driver had opened. Walter felt that
he was doomed; but he had to get out.
Don't, for Gods sake. expose me.
young woman. wll-get out
ooh, thought w alter, its all over with
me- and now he shakes hands with the
clergyman, and filings his arms around
the aunt.
.Mary!' exclaims the mother; sour Ma
~ in the stage. as live! So. SO: you
would come up with your cousin. eh?'
Yes. mother; and what do you think
the impudent East Indian has been do
ing! lie has kissed me at least hun
dred times. and that isn't all; he tried 70
persuade me to keep Oh in the stage, and
not get out at all
All, no wonder he kissed YOU: he hasn't
seen you tor some years. How glad YOU
must have been when YOU met!s But
what is the matter with you. W alter, 4 .ei
the driver stop and leave your frank at
your fathers as he goes by. and DO YOU
come into the house. Why, what is the
matter! Are you dumb
Amt you ashamed Of yourself. " al
ter. not 10 speak TO my mother when she
is talking to you!' chimed in Miss Molly
W alter now found hi, voice, and before
he got fairly inside. Miss Mary was his
debtor for round dozen Of kisses which
she took very kindly But as for " al
ter his mind was made up. He had
turned over the subject during the last
three minutes. lie would marry the
strange girl. He was grateful; She had
saved him from degradation. loss Of char
acter. and everything else; but would She
forgive him for being SO free with a STANCE
girl IN stage-coachl Doubtful; but sh,
would have the chance al any rate.
The wanderer received a glad vel
come from his family and friends in his
his travelling companion about the place.
every old farm house within circle of.
five miles round. Walter had seen
enough of the outside of the grea, world !
lie had made some money. too. enough
for his modest wants; he was old enough
to maryland SO was Mary Fuller; ard /
before three months more had rolled over
their he ads. the venerable old father made
them one IN the front parlor of the old
I.ebe. When the vows had been spoken.
The last prayer made. and the blessing
pronounced. Walter claSped Mary TO his
breast. and imprinted on her lips another
hrst kiss; but now it was the first thrilling
kiss OF married love; and as he held her a
minute III his ardent embrace. she whis-
pered gently in his ear-.W alter. dear.
L understood in the vow. no more kiss (
ng strange girls in stage COACH
Years have flown by Slice then. and
now Waiter Marshall and his gentle wife.
and the little people they call ..iheir stock
n trade are living pleasantly and hap
ply somewhere on tile other side of the !
near a place called Pitts /
1urgh. where he owns large tracts Of
humbuc. wishy-waShv. shi- +
ling gold. but real. hard. substantial! coal
nlneS. productive 70 himself and the
country he lives in
ATA Western editor. in reply to CO.
temporary who called him green SAYS:
"A green article may be ripened. but ,
'a!t-irled doughnut is e:ernally spilled -
AN eminent and witty prela'e was
'nce asked if he did not think that such
IN one followed his conscience.
Yes said his grace. he does follow it. !
IS horse in gig; he dries it first
@Itis not always mark of kindness
o possess an open countenance. An al t
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