The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-08-14

ed pathetically, between her peals o
laughter, what allied me.
Ny trunk again locked l talked
long and serious to her, about the i'm
propriety of her conduct, and she ap'
peared very contrite and brought me
a fragrant cigar, which she had coax
ed of her brother, as peace offering
I took it, gratified at the very evident
impression / had made on her, by my
parting lecture.
Just then the stage drove up, and
my buster, which she took come time
in finding, though / was confident
had put it on the parlor table atnoon.
The stage driver was hurrying me,
and as be arranged my trunk ! made
my adieux aud drew on my duster in
the meantime.
No, didn't draw it on ; I only at
tempted to do so; for the sleeves were
sewed up in FIVE distinct places.
Amid the roars of the passengers,
and the fully as provoking laughter of
our own folks I bid good bye with a
countenance like a thunder cloud, re-
fusing to give my hand to Jennie
until she stopped laughing, and ran
mp to me, exclaimimg with great ap-
parent eernestness,
"Oh Jus your face is all dirty y
Where Jennie tell me quick =
getting out my handkerchief.
Wait a minute" and she applied
her hand to her eyes tosee more clear
ly. "Oh dear mel Excuse me, JUS
it is your moustache, thought it was
q dirt,streak. Why don't you shave
it off? 1t must be very uncomforta.
BILE this warm weather !"
That was the unkindest cut of all
Amid general laughter, l took my
seat, with something very like an i'm
precation. Jennie waved her aand.
kerchief until the stage was out Of
sight.
/ must not forget to mention, by
the by, that Jennie's fragrant cigar
came very near having me ousted. Or
taking the railroad, I entered the
smoking car and lighted the gipsy'
parting gift, whereupon such gen
eral sneezing, coughing and shifting
began as never was heard in smo
king car before. The vixen had sat
urated it with the strongest cayenne
by perforating the cigar with a knit
ting needle, Gas I afterwards learned,
and working the spicy addition in
In the very bottom Of my trunk
too, | discovered a box of blackinf
and brush labelled, For that nous
tachc."
IT.-WHO KISSED ME
"Light Tipped fairy,
Mystic elf!
Didst kiss me while l slept.
ANON
Returning home Home again at
ter three years absence in the ia
West ! Home again Sweet word
indeed to wild young fellow of two
who beneath his careless laugh ant
thoughtless sally, carried heart tina
beat high and glad at the thou ght o
home and the loved ones there.
| had just reached my journey
end, az the Travellers Guide
would say. ] was home once more il
the dear, old house, where had pass
ed childhood and youth so happily
| had left it, lad of nineteen. | re
turned in the first bloom of early man
hood but as / felt my mother aronn;
me, received my sisters caresses, ant
grasped my fathers hand, as he wei
coined back, with pride and joy, hi
only son, it seemed as if I had onl
returned for one of my old vacations
and I caught myself wishing l NEE
not go back to school again. M
sister Mary had married and removes
10 distant city, but was spending
the summer in her old home, so on
circle was still unbroken.
"But how does it happen you ar
here to-day, Jus !? We did not ex
expect you before Thursday" sal
Emma, and when / replied laughing
that I had planned a surprise 70
them, my mother, looking at me, wit
tears in her soft blue eyes, said,
Dear child He is just as full G
mischief as when Jennie Sellinghan
and he used to play all manner Q
tricks on u.s."
"How is little Jennie I? Engage,
or married 2" .'snaf
Nothing of the kind, to my know
ledge, said Emma, 81 can't under
stand the child. She is perfectly in
exorable. She has refused more of
fers than any girl in the township,
believe"
why is che SO much sought at
ter 2" 20
Don't you know she is called tn
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