Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-06-01
KISSED BY MISTAKE.

! wv III you be at home to night, Hetty :?
and the speaker, Il TALL muscular, well.
looking young farmer, rrddcned to the
roots OF his hair, as though he had CON-
United some very wicked act instead OF
simply asking question.
lie was bashful extremely 30, was Josi,
+ ah H"wley--at least in the presence OF
young iadies-most Q. all in the presence
of the girl he loved, No young farmer in
al the country possessed Il better kept farm
or talked with more confidence among Iii,
compcers Of stock and crops, and on kin.
dred subjects But the glimpse of some
pretty face or foot coming in his direction
affected him like a flash Of tightening. On
such occasions he never knew what to do
with his hands or eyes, and always felt like
Scrowing himself into mouse hoe. How
he ever contrived to approach Hester
Thomas Oh the subject OF his preference
tor her, probably remains as much a mys
terry to himself as it is to others.
But the young lady had quite an amount
OF tact and cleverness slowed away some
where in her pretty little head albeit it was
set on the dimpled, inexperienced shoul-
ders Of seventeen. Josiah was worth in
worldly way, much more than any of her
suitors good looking and intelligent e.
nough to satisfy any one but an over las
tldious person uneXccptional, in short,
barring his excessive bashtulness, which
was a fruitful source Of merriment to the
young people III their circle. And so when
Josiah, in his awkward, buudering wav.
began to cxhibct his preference for her in
various little ways, such as waiting on her
from singing school, constituting himself
her especial escort when she rode 10 church
on horseback, to the solitary church in the
woods, and singing her out at quilting
parties, Hetty took it all in the easiest,
pleasantest manner possible, The glls
laughed, and the young men cracked sly
jokes at the expense of her timid suior;
but Hetty stood up for him very indcpend-
cntly-cncouraged him out of his shyness
.-ncyer noticed any unfortunate blundcr,
and very likely helped him along conside-
rably when he reached the "culminatng
point one moonlight autumn evening, as
they were walking home together from
prayer meeting.
That was a week ago. Hctty had said
Eyes" and agreed to "bring father and
mother round on the subject Josiah had
not been to the house sincc-likely feeling
very much like a dog veuturing upon the
premises of person whose sheopfold had
just been plundercd, As yet neither had
the courage to speak to the "rcigning pow
ers' on the subject; and Hetty feeling as
if she wished to put the ordeal of as long
as possible, at any rate to have one more
confidential talk with him on the subject,
said
"Mothcr is going over to aunt Ruth's
to spend the evening, ana wants me to 20
And | guess | won't, I've been working
on fathers shirts all day tysides doing the
dairy work, and I'm as tired as can be
so guess she will have to go without me.
Don't come till eight clock, l shall be
through putting things to rights then, and
will let you in,
Of course josiah was not too obtuse to
understand that,and 50 far forgot his BASH
fulness as to petition for a good bye kiss,
which was percmtorily refused, of course,
"No, shant Do take yourself off -
Think l didn see you Ggeting around Sa-
rah Jones at Deacon Dangers yesterday
evening? We not forgotten that sir ?"
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