Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-11-24
KISSED BY N2IsTAkE L.


viii you be at home tonight, Hetty :"
and the speaker, Q tall, muscular, well
looking young farmer, Redeemed to the
very roots Of his hair, es though he had
committed some very wicked act instead
CT simple question.
He was bashtul, extremely so WAS young
Josiah Havy at least in tho presence OF
young ladies'; most Of all, in the presence
Of the girl he loved. No young farmer in
all the county possessed better KEEP,
farm, or talked with more confidence a.
lnong his cempeers of stock and crops
and on kindred subjects. But the glimpse
OF some pretty face, or foot, coming in his
direction affected him like q fash o.
lightning. On such occasions he never
knew what to do with his bands and eyes
and always fel: like screuing himself into
a mouse hole How he ever contrived to
approach Hester Thomas on the subject
OF his preference for her, probably remains
to this day as much mystery to himselt
as it is TO Others
But the young lady had quite an am
| Of tact and cleverness slowed away some.
where IN her pretty littie head, aiOei, il
was set on the dimpled, inexperienced
shoulders Of seventeen. Josiah was worth
III worldly way much more than any OF
her suitors; good looking and inteIhgen,
enlush 10 satisfy any but an over fast
dlous psrson--uuexcep,lonable in short
| barring his excessive bsshfulness, which
was fruitful source of mcrriment anon Q
the young people in their little circle
And so when Josiah in his awkward, blum
dering way, began to exhibit his prefer
eHce tor her in various little ways, such
as waiting on her to aud from singing
school constituting himself her escort
when she rode on horse back to the soil.
tary chufcn in the woods, and singing
her out at quitting parties, Hetty took it
all IN the easiest pleasan,est manner pos.
siLIe The girls laughed, and the young
men crachei !" Jokes at the expense o,
her timld sui.o,, but Heuy stood up for
him very depcnlenty gsd him
out Of his s.lvness-never noticed any un
fortunate bunder; aud very likely helped
him along considerably when his feelings
reached "the eliminating point" one
inoonlighted autum evening, as they were
walking home together from prayer meet
ing.
That was just week ago He;ty had
said Yes, and agreed to bring father
and mother around on the subject. .
Josiah had not been 10 the house since
probably feeling very much like a dog ven
turing upon the premises of the person
whose sheep-fold he had just plundered
AS yet neither had had the courage to
speak to the "rei.utng powers on the
SUBJECT and Hetty feeling as if she wish
ed to put the ordeal off as long as posi-.
bic, at any rate to have one more conf
Dental talk with him on the subiec It, said :
:" Mother is going over to Aunt Ruth s
to spend the evening, and wants me to 60.
Blu! guess | wont. I've been working on
Fathers shirts all day, besides doing the
dairy work, and I'm az tired as can be-
SO guess they'll have to 20 without me.
Don't come until eight o'clock. ! shall
be through putting things to right then,
and will let you in
Of course, Josiah was not too abuse
to understand that, and forgot his bash.
iulness SO far as to petition for a good by
kiss, which was peremptorily refused, of
course ets
mo, shan't Do take yourself Off
Think l didn't zee you idge,ing around
Sarah Jones At Deacon Badgers ycster.
day evening! We not forgotten that, SIR"
a'"Now Het,y---" aa aa
But the appeal was broken of BY tan.
talizing little laugh and as be sprang
forward to take pleasant revenge on bis
tormentress, she slipped away and ran up
the path to the house, where be saw her
wave her hand ss she disappeared within
the kitchen porch; and then be turned