The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-07-25

The combined noise aroused Mrs. Thomas, and
starting into an erect position, she rubbed her
eyes, settled her cap border. and exclaimed
" Bless my soul, Hetty. what was that
Somebody at the door? Who can be coming at
this time Of night?'
II Is not late motber-only a little past eight,
III 90 and -. who it il. said Hetty. demurelv.
taking the candle from the table.
No. You wind up my ball. and sweep up
the hearth. while | 90 TO the door said the old
lady. whUse feet were struggling in the meshes
OF the unraveled yarn. - Drat that cat
And ali this time Josiah was standing on one
foot on the cold porch. with his hands in his
overcOat pockets. wondering if Hetty had fallen
asleep, and every now and then giving the door
a smart rap by way Of variation.
In her hurry. Mrs. Thomas forgot 20 take the
candle, and - she stepped out into the little
front entry, the sitting room door slammed after
her. She had her hand On the handle Of the
hall door az the moment. and opening it. found
herself in the embrace of = stout pair of arms,
q whi-kered face IN close proximity TO her own,
and before she could think about the strangeness
OF her situation, she received a prolonged kiss
a hearty smack-full upon her virtuous matron
lip.
90, murder faint Obadiah neither ?'
She had by this time Invested herself Of the
impression that IT was her usually sober spouse,
who must have come home in an unusually ex-
cited condition thus 20 indulge in such an un-
wonted expression of affection.
- Get Dut, get out, | say, Who are you.
anyhow? Murder Thieves Hetty, come
here Here's n man kissing me- like mad -
But the intruder had by this time discovered
ms mistake % did not need the Indignation,
Pomneling and scratching Of the lady's vigor-
Gus fists % cause him to relinquish his hold and
fly rs If pursued by some indignant ghost.
Hetty, nearly c~hoaking with smothered laugh
ter, IN spite OF her trepidatiOn, now came 70 her
Rescue.
- rcv.- C-.L..- re,
The mean scamp, Who could it be? Hetty,
have you any idle. -
But that dutiful daughter was, To all appear
ances, innocent a. Il sucking dove. She sOOthed
the old lady by representing that 1t might have
been one OF the neIghbOrs, who having drank
too much, had mistaken the house and the house
wife. She searched the entry for the missing
sPectacles, dropped in the scUffie re-arranged
the rumpled cap border wound up the tangled
yarn, stirred the fre-all in the most amiable
pOssible-and at length had the saJisfac-
tion OF seeing her mother subside into the chair
her accustomed tranquility.
Mrs. Thomas was fully awake now. She had
a new idea in her head and instead Of setting
herself for another nap, she pursued the train Of
thought and her knitting, both Mt the same time,
with wonderful r%apidity. At length. stopping
and looking keenly at lIctty, she said
-" suppose it's u queer notion of mine, lIetty;
but I've a notion that man was 'Siah Hawlcy.''
My but If IIetty's face did not fire up then.
You might have lit a candle by il. These in
eipient symptoms did not escape the wary inquis-
itOr.
- Pears so to me-'cause those big whiskers
were so much like his'n, and the awkward way
he Crippled me with his great paws"
Hetty was wonderfully busy. She bent over
her work, and drew the needle through 50 quick
that the thread snapped, and then she was SO
in threading her needle again, she didn't
have time TO answer.
a.. \ - - II. L. --.-. g. -.
after all. Wonder who it was intended for
and wonder if you don't know something about
Il, Hetty?'
Me, mother?''
Yes. you, Hetty. You was mighty anxious
to get ME and Pa off to Aunt Ruth's this even
for all You waren't going. Hetty, I'm
getting old, | know it; but | haven't lost my
eyesight yet. I've heard something about this
you and josiah Hawley. What are
yOu playing Possum for? Out with it | say"
Our little schemer, thus adjured. made a clean
mother " hadn't nothing agin him." and would
give father u talk about it, and bring him all
- But, Hetty. | want you to tell 'Siah Ia
rather he wouldn't make such a mistake agin.
don't like 10 feel of his big whiskers about
NY face. don't approve of promiscuous kiss
ng."
Josiah never heard the last of that blunder.
Did Squire Thomas used to delight in rehearsing
he story whenever all parties interested happened
% be present. He would shake his fat sides at
Josiahs discontinue, and his wife's tart re-
plies. and Hetty would join him. and both
you'd laugh until the tears ran down their
Never mind, - Siah.' Mrs. Thomas would
ay consolingly. Let him laugh. He'd have
only too glad To have been in your place
wenty years ago. He had hard work to get a
Kiss from me, then. And | hope it will be a
essen to You and Hetty agin the impoEcy of
and such underhand doings of all