The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-03-30

position, she rubbed lisI eyes settled her cap
border, aud exclaimed "Blcss my soul l',iJ
what was that Somebody a, the door Who
eau be coming here a, this time OF night "Ii :
not late mo,her-onlyA n little past eight clock.
J. 20 aud see who IL s, says lictiy, dslnurely
taking the candle from the liable NO. Here
you wind up my bali and sweep zap the hearth,
while ! 90 10 the door, says the old lady, whose
feet eresiruggling in the meshcs Of the unravcl-
ed yarn. "DrAt that cat.
And all this time Josiah was standing on one
foot out ia the cold porch, with his hands in his
overcoai pockets, wondering if lic'iy had fallen
asleep, aud every now aud then giving the door
a smart TAP hy way " variety. In heI hurry
MIS-. ThumHs forgot 20 take the candle and ~
she stepped on, into tic little iTou, entry the
sitting room door slammed after hct SHE had
her hand on 'hc handle Of the hall dour ai the
mogent aud opening a. she suddenly found
hersclfiu The embrace 81 stout pair of arms, =
ahiskcrcd face IN close proximity IA her own.
and before she could think about the sttangeness
OF her situation, she received prolonged Hiss
hearty smack full upon her vifiuous iaaiiun
lips
She had D., ihs time divrsiri hs.sci q; ihc
impr,ssiOn that II was her usuaily sohci spouse,
who must have com" home iu au unusually
excited condition 'hu- 20 uduig. ~ such an
unwou'cd expression ui affection &c: out
Get out siv. WHO are you. any how
Nlf'i,t thieves iic,ty. come here ll,rcs a
inin Kissing iHc Ike mad 90
bu; ;hu iHirudcr had by ihis time discovered
his .nis,ake--ii did not need the indignant
pummeling and scratching " the old lady fisis
10 cause him 10 release his hold and hy IL
pursued by some indignant ghos, liciiy, nearly
choking with smothcrcd laughter, in spite OF
ifepida,iOn, Row came 10 the rescue.
Il was never so frightened ia ali nv life The
mean scamp Who can It be. ll.iy:
But ,ha; du,iful daughter was, to MI appear.
anccs. as innocent as turtle dove She sul;,ri
the old lady hy grrfeseniins that IL might nave
been one 81 the ncighhors. who. having ltank
too much, hal mstaken tie hpgsc and hogsc-
wife. She searched the entry fpg the missing
sieCiaclcs. dropped u the scHr. rt-afTanged
the rumped cap border. wognl ~ the tangled
yarn, stirred the arc--all ia tho most amiabe
mnnncr possibe-and At length had the salts
faction % seeing her mother suhsc into hrr chair
and hef accustomed tranquility
MIS-. Thomas was fully Awakc nov -, had |
a new idea in her head. and instead oi --ltlin. |
herself ioT another nap. pursued the itsiu OF
thought and her knitting bath NJ the .snr |
time, with wonderful iaridi,y. \; length I
stopping ani looking kccnly Al ileiiy-"l suppose
IT, queer idea Of mine liciiy, bat have notion
tina; man was Siah lIawlcy
Ny but II lle,ty face dii not rrc ai. ihen !
You might have liz candle by u. Thcs' inrirleni
symptoms did not escape the wary .ulu..itor |
"Vcars so 10 me, hecAuse those big Ahi.kers
were 80 much like hs IA, and the awkw al way |
he grilcd ne with his great paws
lleiy was wonderful busy She bent over /
hcl work and drew tie needle through 50 quickly |
that tie thread snapped and thea she was - |
much engaged u threading hrs uccdlc again
that she diin I have ,iinr TO answer. ,.on'i |
brliryc that kss was meant for me after ali.
Wonder who Il wns intended fui and wonder
II you don know someihin. about j. y i'y ''
Ne mother Yea. you. lletiy luu WAS
mighty anxious To get me and pap oil :. Aunt
Marhas this evening, bu; ! noticed iiiai you
wefe sl.cked up extraordinary. for ali yog warn
going Now ileiiy. am getting old ! know
II but havcn quite .os; NV eyc-gh, ye,.
sc head sOmethH. about ;his between yon
anl Sah ilnvie! Now what ar vou ia.,iac
rossgm for GA; with a. / sav
eur little schrmer thus adjgrc!, nsd, - lean
bress, oil; much relieved 10 : nj ,ha, mother
hadg noihiH agin him.. and would give
ia;he, ;alkaboui ii. and biing him round
But, iie;iy, wan; you 20 tell Siah "a rather
he not make such mistake again dom
like the feel Of his big whissers ahou, NV face.
and don approve o. pgomiscgoU. kissing
Sial never heard the las, ~ that hluaicT.
Old Squire Thomas used 20 le,i.h; 20 Fshcarse
thU story whenever ali the parties interested
happened 20 he presen, he would shake hi'
IA, sides at Josiahs discontinue and hi. wife
TAFT replies. and ilci,y would Join him, and both
would laugh until tie tear. ran low their checks.
Hcye, m.ai. Sah Mrs Thomas would
:ay ceasoliugly let Uim .a.gL. He'd have
bcta only too glad 10 have iecn in your place
twenty years age iic had hard wogh 20 get
kiss fioLa ne thea. And ! hope it will be
lesson 10 you ami !ie,iy a.sir 'hc uHt,oiicy OF
conccalmen, and undcrhAnd doings OF al sorts.