New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-26
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As these things passed rapidly through hls m e
began to study how to get out Of the afiaif
and decently. 3 S 4, III. !. !,
You go on in the stage suppose to ne ne2e
town, Or perhaps still farther e S Via
" sGOh no not me- " 4. " \,
dulge in conjecture; the drove up sap IN 1ront
of Parson Fuers door thefs as Wy
iamp in Ills hand, all ready to alter, as ne
sappY1l VIII w STOP il the siage2 will come
II and see you. a8i
.sI shall stop where you stop 4 won't leave YOU
Here You have been kissing 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- you allied
) her. shall know all about it. y 5i ssE + II. j5-3
Is What a situation for modest, moral man! 1t
was awful. To be laughed at-exposed; and who
was she Gould it be possible? He had heard Of
such characters 1t must be; but she was very
pretty and he to be the, means of bringing such .
creature into the very house Of the good and pious
old clergyman and his sweet old pet and playmate
his Mary Fuller! He saw it all. It was a Judgment
sent upon him. What business had he to be kissing
a strange girl if she was pretty His uncle and
aunt had come clear down the stone-walk to the
dooryard gate almost to the stage door, which the
driver had opened. Walter felt that he doomed
but he had to get out.
AsDon't, for Gods sake expose me, young woman!'
q will-get out II
oh Y thought Waiter, G it's all over with me Y
and now he shakes hands with. the clergyman, ant
filings his arms around theaunt, i.5
| :" Mary!p exclaims the mother, !" our Maryi in thu
stage, as live So, so you would come up witt
| your cousin, Ell ~ fE
| g Yes, mother; and what do you think the impu
dent East Indian has been doing2 He has kissed mt
at least a hundred times, and that isn't ALL he tret
to persuade me to keep on in the stage and not ge
4 out at all IL 49,. -
..Ah, no wonder he kissed you he hasn't seen YOU
4 for some years. How glad you must have been whei
4 you met! But what is the matter with you, Walter
Letthe driver stop and leave your trunk at your ia
theirs as he goes by, and do you come into the house
4 Why, what is the matter Are you dumb?"
ts'Areit you ashamed Of yourself, Walter, not t
speak to my mother, when she is talking to you z
4 chimed in Miss Molly.
Walter now found his voice, and before he got fairly
Il inside Miss Mary was his debtor for round dozen Q
kisses, which she took very kindly. But as for Wal
Y ter his mind was made up. He had turned over tn
marry that strange girl. He was grateful she hal
a saved him from degradation loss of character, AM
n everything else but would she forgive him for henl
50 free with a strange girl in stage-coach? Doubt
fnl but she should have the chance, at any rate.
i The wanderer received q glad welcome from hi
Il family and friends in his own native village; an
Mary Fuller was his travelling companion about tn
[ place; and together they crossed the doorsill Q
every old farm house within a circle Of five mile
. round. Walter had seen enough Of the outside {
!, this great world He had made some money, toe
enough for his modest wants he was old enough t
marry so was Mary Fuller; and before tire
months had rolled over their heads the yene1f
Bile old father made them one, in the front parlor
the old glebe. When the VOWS had been spoken, til
:. last prayer made, and the blessing pronounced
Walter casped Mary to his breast and imprinted o
her lips another first kiss but now it was the frs
a thrilling kiss Of married love, and as he held her
moment in his ardent embrace she whispered gentl
into his ear Walter, dear, it is understood IN th
vow, no more kissing strange girls in stage coach