Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-06-07
vi ! sc T. NY.
KISSED BY MISTAKE.

anH the spcaker. tall. muscular vel look.
ing voung farmer. rcddcned % the roots %
bi' barr. a. though ~ had committed some
very wicked act. instead % asking a sim
rle Question.
fie va hashful. extremely 90 "a. Josiah
Ha-ley. at least in the presence % young
iadies-nost % al in the presence Of The
girl he loved.
No farmer IN all the oOun,ry possessed n
better kept farm. or talked -ith more con o.
hdence among his oompeer.. Of stock and
crops. and on kindred subjects. Bat the
7 glimpse Of one pretty face or foot. coming
IN his direction. Affected him Ike Il Ii.btnire.
On sueh occasions be never knew VIA, 20
10 nth his hand. ard eyes. and ai-ay. i.I,
hike screwing himself into a mouse hole
iio- b ever coutrived 20 approach Hester
Thonas on the subject % NJ, preference for
hsr. probably remsias 70 this day a. much
mystery 20 himself q. it !, 10 Others.
hot THAI young lady had quite an amour,
oftae; ard eicverncs. stowea swav some.
~serc N ber pretty little bad. albeit !, ~.
ct on he dinPled. inexperienced .hoalier.
ofseventeen. JOSIAH "a, Worth. IN a -orId .
y -ay. mach more than any other Of her
sustors good locking and intelligent enough
90 satisfy any bot an over hstid,ou. rs-.on /.
uneHosptionsbls. IN short. barring b.. ex-
oessIEe basafsiRess. which va. a fruitful
.ource Of nerrimen; among The young pco-
pie m their circle. And %. When josiah.
IN hi' awkward. blandsrIng way. began 20
exhibit his preference for her. in various
hitle usys. soch A. waiting on her 20 ard
irom singing school. constituting hiu.eli
hcr escort When she rode on horseback TO
the solitary church IN the uoods. and .ins-.
Ing her out q, quilting parties. Hstty
took q All IN the easiest. pleasantest man
nsr possible. The girls laughed. and the
young men cracked sly Jokes n the exp, nse
Of hsr 'imid soiior; bat Heiiy stood up for
hin indsPende=;ly-eneosraged hin oat Of
shyness-never botioed any uniortuua te
blandsr-and very likely hslpcd him along
considerably When his feelings reached .'the
eslniaating point" one moonEghi evening
A. they -ere walking home together from
prayer meeting. That wAs q week AGO.
Heify bad said yes and agreed 10 bring
her fstber and mother around on the sub
iccs.-
JOSIAH had not been TO The housc since
probably feeling ike dog ventariag upon
the premises % person whose sheep-foid
b had Jass Plondered A. yet neither had
had the courage 70 speak - the " rcigning
Po~ers' on the ssbiect and Hetty. feeling
a. n she wanted 70 put ths ordeal OF a. long
a. possible. al any rate 20 have one more
oousdenfial talk With him on the subject.
sad:
" Mother q going over TO aunt Rs'hs 70
spcni The evening. and warts me % 70.
Bot guess ] -onf. I've been -orkine
on faihcr's fhir;s al day. beside doiag the
dsiy sork and I'm a. tired a. can be
80 gues. tbcy vii have 90 20 without ne.
7 DO Dot come until eight O'Clock. ] shall
b. puiting things 20 rights then. ard vii
iet you IN
Of course JOSIAH vas not too obiusc 10
understsnd that. and iorgo, bis bashiuine..
% far a. 70 petition for goodbye kis..
-hieh sas perempforily refused. q course.
" No sha'nt. DO take yourself OF
Think didat see you fdgeting arosnd
Sarah Jones Al Deacon Badgers last even
ingY I've no, forgotten that. sir
" No- Heuy-"
Bai tbe sPpeal -as broken OF By atsn-
tsiring iiiiie lsugh. sni a. he spfanE fr-
-srd 10 have pleasant reverge on his tor
mentor she clipped away and ran up The
path % thc house. vhere b. sa- ber -ave
her hand a. SIC disappeared within the
kacben porrh snd fhen Be turned from he
gate and took The road homesard. The
Tea things had been carried oat. fhe table
80 back against The sall. ihc crumbs brush
- fron the eiesn homs-rn,ds carpet. and
Hetty's vork stand dra-n up in from, of the
bisring Ere. 4 boontiiuiiy p.ied waiter u
great red sppIc.. snd a plate q erarked
-alnuis we're on f. in close proximity to
iIstiys work basket
On ore siIe q the Gre sat Mrs.. Thomas.
Tar snd fair and az pcsoc uith al the vorld
rocking aud knitting. ani refreshing at
sundry Intervals uiih biie from a haii eat
On s9Ilc thaf lay on the corner ofthe table
and tosching every nor and tben. ina ca
rcssing manner. ~ith her foot. q .lcet. lazy
boxing cst hat purrei o. tbe rur before
her Hetty saf on the other siae ssu.ng.
sni bssy IN thinking bo- sbo ~ouid cell
hsr mother that she espcrted q visitor
She souii have given ths vord 10 be abb
% say in an oH-hsndeI manner that shs en-
PsoieG Mr. IIA-ley 70 drop in sb0ut eight