Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-04-24
EBENSBIRG. PA. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 81, 1861.

eaten apple THAI lay on the corner of the ia
BILE. aud touching ereFg nov and then. in
caressing manner sith her foot, a sleek, la
zy looking cat, ths. purred and winked on
the rug before her. Hetty sat on the other
side. sewing and bssy thinking bow sho cod
tell her mother she expected q visitor.
She would have giysa the world to &c able
to 8 ay, in an oH-baGd manner. that she ex-
pected Mr.. Ha~ley to crop in iSSdt eight
But she recs.,ected. with : twi1ge of consci
euce. ho= she had Iied Z. &c, the old lady
to accompany Ter Austs-s ioaunt Ruti's,
spite Of Der warnings OF speH Of neuralgia
how she had always plesd headache os an ex-
cusa fst rot goins herself AMI she knew
her mother Was qui:e sharp enough to draw
her own inference from these facts, and from
her being dressed With unusual caro- to spend
an evening at home.
L shall mos dare 10 tell now She'll Be
sure to think wished to get her oat of the
way so might hsFe josiah all to myself. and
| should never he>r the Hast of It. aud like
ise little puts she wss siieCt.
Ill venture my word On it. yoa would not
have wondered at cur yoaBs sarR,e,'s eathral-
ment II Joa could have seen Hetty Thomas.
as she sat by IL. 51s side ia tbat cold No
venber night
Uudct protext Of being ready TO GO to her
uuce's G thisg s!,0 hsi no i6-s ct doirc),
Size had just before tea, isiuis se4 in al iaGis-
crimiaats SKIING ~ 4 nszt Citing calico.
with tae Etora look still GA it. fresh laeu
collar AMI tasteful black silx apr -sa-taes3
we're the chiet iies.s oi Hetty's toilet; bst
she looked sweet AID esiaty in her plaid
dre>s as If aa hoar lad been spent in donn!ag
laco sHd jewels. Rer rich hair, OF the dark
cs: tipge, tel il shining foiis close TO her
warm red cheeks. and was eau.ht Up ia G
cuuriss knot kehiad.
Eight O'Clock was P,sti Mr.. Thomas
wss GoIing ~ her eAair-ker shadow on the
opposite val bob5ing round in eto;csque
riI,icry as ITO uoddsi to aud f.o-noT cru
sa5sg tie voiumiaoss =h;:e satin bows on her
spruce cap ssain.t the back OF the chair-noE
ain,-. f4llin; forward. aud her tat hands lay
iis,'es-Iy an her lap aai Lor BAH Q; yaru h.i
ruiiei cat r2Ja i:-s hearth, and puss Sas bg
sy converting 1T iE;s GoEdlan kgois.
And jas5 then c@lEe double rap at the
Goor-sJ loud. sIl sea and eeif assured, tb.'
Ue,,y stas,ri up nifa little shrek. ani -;
her fco. On pIsse's AL. who ia tura gsyo kec
voice 20 tsa s;nazsryaat aal G;spiessurs.
The coru',iael a So Sr1d,el Ar.. Taora1'.
aud s;art.as iIt, sI oeect position, s',e rubbed
her eyes, settled h-r cap Gsster. AID exc.asIs-
Cd
Bless my soul, Eetty, What was that ?
Somebody a. ,he daorT Who eau bs ooiaiu :
1T this t;ane ct GIshtF
IT'S no. late. nIothes-oniy little past
eight III go sni see ~ho 1t Is, sad Hetty,
telaurely taxing the c.1dic from tas large
table.
No. You wind up my ball and sweep the
hearth. while 20 to tie door, ssii tie ott
lady. who's. feet we're struggling IN the %esh-
es OF the uuraveliad yarn. .Drst tha: cat!
Ali this tiuo Josi4h was standing oa cue
foot on the cold porch, Hith has haais IN b.-
ovefcoat POCKETS, wondering He'iy bal TAT
len asleep aud every new aud tnen giving
the .3roe smart rap by way of variety
Ia her hurry, Mr. Thomas forgot TO tske
the czudls. aud - she stepped out INTO the
ltll. eutry, the sitUns room door sIainu'sd
after h.S. She had her hand on tho handle
of the tall door at the msneni, and Opening
!; suidcuIy. found her ia the embrace OF s
s,out uair OF a-ms, a whiskered face IN close
proxirnity 10 her own. aud before sue Could
think about the s,rangeness OF her situation
she received prolonged kiss-a hearty good
s,rack-full upon her virtuous mstrOn swec,
looking lips
% murder. Taint Obediah neither"
She had by th,s time diEeslei hersaf OF
the impression that 1t was her usually sober
sr,on,s vino must have come home IN a1 un-
unusual exalted cOBIItioa, thus to lniaiSe
ia such unNon,rd expressions oi siiset.on.
Get out! Get ont. say Who are you
ANYHOW! MurderI thIeves! Hetty come
berel Here's q man kissing lie like a mAd
nan >.
But the intruder had by this timo discov-
erred bIa nistake-it did aot need the pun
,neIiu., aud scratching Of tue old ladys TIsor-
ous fists TO cause HIN 10 reingUish has hold
end fy IS ii paEsGed by some indignant
ghost.
-htsr. in spite Of her trepidstIou, low came
to the rescue. =. -
i never was SO frightened in all Iy lite :.
Who could il be? Hetiy, have you aoy
idea.
Bu, ,ha, dutiful daughter was, to ell sP-
nearance. innocent rs a sucking GoEe She
soo,hed The old lady By representing shat II
might have been Que OF the EeIShoJfS, Wnor
having mistaken the house and the housewife
She scat ched the entry for the missing spec
tacles, dropped in the scutiie; re-aFranged 'h'
rUmpled border wound up the ruDPie1 yari
/ Stirred M the tire-sil il the most amiabi'
I manner rOssinie- a' te"s
| faction of seeing her mother subslded into he
chair with her accustomed tranquility.
Mrs, Thouas was fully AWAKE nov. So
bsd ne., idea in her head, aud instead c
setting herself up for another pap, she pur
su..i ~. train OF thought aud of hitting, bot
81 the same time. with wonderful rapIdiiy =
a. length stopping, and looking keenly
He:ty-
L Isuppose it's queer notion Of mine, tie
- bu. I've q notion that mal vas 'ol2h h@
NV but il Hetty's face did not fro
then You might have lit candle by 1t The