The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-07-02
KISSED BY MISTAKE.


"Will you be at home tonight, IIeuyg'
aul the speaker tall, well looking young
c.rr, = roA A'cned TO tie very roots Of his
hair, a. though he had committed some very
wicked act, instead Of asking Il simple qucs-
ton.
He WAS bashful-eXtremcIy SO, was Josiah
Uawley-at least in the presence OF ladies'
most Of all in the presence OF the girl he low
cd. No young farmer in all the county pos
sCssol better kept farm, or talked with
more confidence among his compeers of stock
and crops, and on kindred subj jects. But the
glimpse OF some pretty face, or foot, coming
in his direction, affected him like flash Of
lightning. On such occasions lie never knew
what to do with his hands and eyes an! al
ways felt like screwiue Himself into mouse.
hoic. How lao avor eontriyal to approach
Hester II omas on the su2ynct Of hla pref
crorce for her, probably remains to this day
as much mystery to himself as it is 10 9TH
els.
But that young lady had quite an amount
Of tact and clevernoss slowed away some
where in her pretty It'll, head, albeit it was
set on the limplcd, inexperienced shoulders
Of .aycntccn. Josiah was worth, in Il world
v way. much more than any of her other
suitor., good looking and in'ellige t crouch
to satisfy any but an over fastidions pe'son-
uucxcortion,blo in short, barring hi excessive
hashfulncss which was a fruitful source Of mor-
fimcut among the young folks IN ,heIr little
circle And So when Josiah, in his awkward
lnuloring way, began to exhibit biz prefer
cuce for her in various li;tc ways, such as
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constituting himself her escort Whenever she
rode on horseback to the litary church in
the woods, and singing her out At quilting
parties. lietty took it all in the easiest,
peasautcst manner possible. The girls
laughed, and the young men cracked sly jok.
IS At the expense of her t.mid suitor, but
Hot,y stood up for him very inderendently-
encouraged him out Of his shyuess--nevcr no
,iced anv unfortunate blundcr and very like
Iv helped him along considerably when his
feeling reached the ''cumina'ing point one
moonlight autumn evening, rs they were
walking home together fro. prayer meeting.
That was just week ago. iIcttv had
said "Yos," and agreed to bring her father
and mother around on the subject. josiah
had no, been to the house sjnc'-probably
r,clinr very much like dog yon,uins on the
,r ui,as Of a person who's, shrepfod he lai
iast rurdcred. A vet. neither had the
courage to speak to the "rciLung powers on
the subject; and IIetty, feeling as il she with
cd 70 rut the ordeal off a~ long as possible.
az any rate to have ono more confidential
talk With him on the subject, said:
"Np.l.r is going over to Aunt RuJh'o TO
srcnd the evening, and wants ne To 20: but
cu : | won't I've been working on faith.
ers shirts all day besides doing the dairy
work aud I'm as tited as can be. So
ou.s, they'll have to 60 without me. Don
como until eight o'clock. shall be through
putting things to highs then. and will ic. you
iu'
OF course. Josiah wa, not to obtu-a to IN.
dcr,;aul that, aud forge his basI'a'.o,- 50
far a, To- petition for a gool-byc ks, wLic
was paromtorily refused, Of course.
$50. ! ,hau't. Do take yourself =
Thtsh didn't see you fla.tiu a'o@ul Sa
raj Jones, at Deacon Balgcr,, Yesterday
evening? I've not forgotten that, SIR
"Now, Hctty-"
Bu, the appeal was broken off by tantal
zinr little laugh; and as be sprarc torword
to take a pleas Mt revenge On III, tormcnrcss
size slipped away, and IAN uy the path to the
house. where he saw her wave hcr houd a.
she disappeared within the kitchen porch
AMI then he turned from the gate, md took
the road homcward.
The tea things had been carried out, tho
table set back against the wal, the crumh,
brushed rom the clean homemade corrat
and H."y, work.stand drawn up in from. o
tic blazing Gse. a bouo,lul'y pied wai'or
Of grca, !cd apples, aud a plate Of cracked
o wa,ug,s were on It, in n close proximity &c
licuy's work.baskot.
. On one 81 c Of the fire sat Mr,. Ihoma,,i Fat
and fair, and at peace with AL tue wor.
rocking arl knitting aud relesh.nE hersrI
81 suudry intervals with lite .,gm n l1..
eaton apple that lay on tie corarr Of the ta
4, be. aud touching every now and then IN 9
3 ca,essiu- manner with her foot, sleek, aIv.
looking ca, ihat purreG and wiuked on Ga,
ug before ner. Hctty sat on thr other s,I,
sewing. and busy in thinking bow size should
to,. her mother that she expected a visilur.-
She would ha,o given :hc world g. have br't
= able 10 say, in an oil hand manner, that sh,
had expected Mr.. Hawlcy To- dlop iu ab0g,
eight But she recoected, with twirgo O.
conscience, how hard she had tried to get
the old lady to accompany her husband L
Aun, Ru,h's spite Of her forcwarn.ngs o. a
spell Of neumigia; how she bad also plea,
head ache as an excuse for not ga.r- hcrSe!E
.iui IS she knew her mother wa7 quite shaI
, enough 30 dJaw her own Inference from the
tacts and from ler being dressed with uuusu
{. al care 80 spend az evening az home.
shall not dare to tell Lcr now. Shell
be sure To think | wanted her % 20; out >
the way, SO | might have Josiah all 10 M
self, and ! shall never hear tie la oi IT,
And Hka a wise little pusa, 5ha ~.as silent.
III venture my word on 1t, You would no
/ have wondered at the young farmer entrall
maut, ii YOU could have seen Heuy rhoma,
as she s5t sewing by tue ircsde that cold No
yombcr evening.
Under pre,eA. of being roaay to 20 to he
unei,'4 "a thing she bad 70 idea Of doiIg)
sine bad. ju.' before tea. INDUCED in an iudl,
cdmiuaio liking up \ neatly ht,m.
f, dark calico, with the store look on Il, ircsi
linen collar, and tasteful black silk apron