The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-21


modest Walter, drew his arm closer thar
ever, and pressed upon the warm, ros
rosy lips Of his beautiful fellow travele
a glowing, burning, regular East India
Bombay kiss, aud then blushed himscl
at the mischief he had done, and waiteC
for the stage to upset, or something els,
to happen but no, she had not made
any resistance; on the controry ho fell
very distinctly that she had returned tn
kiss the very first kiss too, he had eve
pressed upon woman's lips since be
gave a parting one to little Mary Fuller
and he would have sworn he heard hen
saying something (about the moment h,
had given her that first kiss of youth and
love that sound like Dear, dear, Wal
ter He tried the experiment again
and before the stage had fairly reached
the village, he had kissed and re kissed
her, and she had paid them back kiss
for kiss at least hundred times.
The stage was now entering the vii
lage. In few moments be would be
at Mary Fuller's house. He thought
of her felt ashamed and downright guilty.
What would Mary, his little wife that
was to be, say if she knew he had been
acting so AS those things passed
rapidly through his mind, he began to
study how to get out Of the affair quietly
and decently.
You go on in the stage, I suppose
to the next town, or perhaps still
farther y
Oh, no not me-
What could she mean But he had
no time to indulge in conjectvre the
stage drove up slap in front of Parson
Fuller's door, and there was the vener-
able Parson and his good lady in the
doorway; he with lamp in bis hand
all ready to receive-Walter as he sup
posed.
'Where will you stop in the village 7
| will come and sec you
& shall stop where you stop. |
won't leave you. Here you have been
kissing me this last half hour, and now
you want to run away anil leave me. |
am determir ed to expose you to that
old clergyman and his wife in the door
way yonder. More than that, your
darling little wife that is to bo, as you
call her, shall know about it,
What a situation for modest, moral
man 1t was awful. TO be laughed
at-exposod and who was she Could
it be possible; +; He had heard Of such
characters I! 1t must be but she was
very pretty and he to be the means of
bringing such a creature into the very
house of the good and pious old clergy
man and his sweet sly pet and playmate
his Mary Fuller. lie saw it all. 1t
was ~ Judgment sent upon him. What
business had he to be kissing strange
girl, if she was pretty His uncle and
aunt had come clear down the stone
walk to the doc yard gate, almost to
the stage door, which the driver opened.
Walter felt that he was doomed but
he had to get out.
Don't for heavens sake, expose me,
young woman y
| will-get out y
'Oh = thought Walter, it's all over
with mop aud now he shakes hands
with the clergyman, and filings bis arms
around the aunt.
Mary y exclaims the mother, our
Mary in the stage; as live So, SO
you would come up with your cousin,
eh p
Yes, mother and what do you think
the impudcnt East Indian has been
doing 2 He has kissed me at least a
hundred times, aud that isn't all he
tried to persuade me to keep in the
stage and not get out at ALL
'Ah, no wonder he kissed you; he
hasn't seen you for some years. How
glad you must have been when you met.
But what is the matter with you, Wal
ter , Let the driver stop and leave
your trunk at your fathers as he goes
by, and do you come into the house.
Why what is the matter 7 Are you
dumb p
Aren't you ashamed of yourself,
Walter, not to speak to my mother
when she is talking to you p said Mary