The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-05-31

My dear Ned. did you ever steal kiss from
Il beautiful girl in spme unguarded moment
when she was totally unconscious Of the close
proximity of her lips to your own, until the
treasure was pilfered and past redemption?
If so, then listen to me, and will give you
an account Of ii bit Of fun in that line. which
perpetratrG about ten years since, when
was ut the mature age OF fourteen. AT the
district school where attended there was
little blonde. II cldssmaie of mine whose
roguish eye and dimpIed cheek PLAYED the
mischief with my studies, and believe | WAS
not behind il drawing her attention from her
books; and the l. acher said we must move
our seats TO prevent our seeing each other,
while at our studies.
Ev.ry day after school was dismissed,
galIunted Kate RIO her nome; and when
there was SHOW upon the ground. | always
insisted on her taking Il seat OF my sled wifi {
|, proud Of my load otloveliness would draw
her up the steep hill to her home. The 9th
er boys enviOus Of kate's selecting me as her
champion seemed Determined to ridicule US
to the extent of their power; and when Kate
and we're Oh our way to school, our appear
ance on the play ground was the signal Tor a
perfect broadsile Of raillery.
There comes Kate and her beau " says
one.
Halo, Jack! why don't you lock arms
with our sweetheart?'
Oh they amt engaged yet, " 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 US grew stronger
day b. day. until | 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
would walk up TO kate's and find out VIVA
she thought Of ii small ring that had sent tC
her the day before, by an urchin that | hac
hired, as had not tile courage to give it tc
) her myself As neared the house, saw
, Kate reclining on a small lounge that haC
been moved from the sitting room into The
open veraudah; her father was reading thu
paper and smoking Il large pipe, with hi3
feet placed on an old chest that stood in tn,
corner of the kitchen; and her mother sat il
> the rocking chair, with her knitting work il
hand. while to complete the group, Il mon
strous maSiitf dog lay under the table asleep
| crept softly up to the lounge where KAT
was, without being discovered. She wa
: gazing through the lattice work of the veran
dah 1T the moon, and hummin. a lavort
song of mine. Heavens! how beautiful sh
) looked.
d Pm kiss her if have to swing for it!
e said TO myself, while the blood rushed thrc
i my veins. like red-hot lava, and my breat
grew quick and hurried
pressed nearer to her. and stood nea
enough to snatch the coveted cup of nectar
d but my courage failed me, and should hav
e given it up lis Il bad Job, if the little witc
:, had not ut that moment held up to the brigl
= moonlight an exquisite little hand with IN
= very ring that had sent her. on the third fir
: ger. She looked at the ring but for me
l ment, and then with quick motion pressed
If TO her lips. 4n1o, Gn1aS, dn1at. could bea
: it no longer. In an instant had encircle
, her little waist with my arm. and gued m
Il lips to the sweet creatures mouth. Ye goo
y and little fishes what scream she gave!
t She slipped from my embrace like an ee
il and sPrang for the open door. l caught h,
= by the waist again.
. Kate! Kate don't you know"
J. Woo! Vow and down went fiat on m