Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-02

ta4t DuiIed al worked ca the rug bsio-e
lss. uettf sat a the other aide sewing.
aud basy in thinking how sae would tei
her mother that she expected q visitor
she would have given tbs world Il have
been able 10 say that she expected Nr.
Hawiev 10 drop Ia about eizht But she
reeciieefed how hard she had tired TO get
tie cll LADY - accompany her ia band to
Aunl katA'e, n ep G. the f0rewsFniug
ol spell Of neGralies how she hal plead
al heAdachs as an excuse for not going
herself. Sud she knew that her mother
gas quite sharp enough 20 draw her own
iniersuces from her being dressed with un-
usual care to spend the evening 1t home.
II sisi nos dare 10 tell her now. she
will be sure to think that ] wanted - get
her out of the way, so tia, I might have
Josiah all to myself. .ad should never hear
The last of i.'f And so, Ike wise little
puss. she kept silent.
will venture my word on It, you would
not have wondered ct our young farmers
desperate entbralUent If you could have seen
lletty Thomas az she WAS sewing ty the
freside on tie cold November evening"
Under pre.ext Of going to her uncle's "a
Lhing sue bad ~ idea of DOING size had,
iust before Tea, INDUCED in en- iniiscrimir
ate "fix up \ neatly fitting ,a'ico dress,
wi'h the store look upon II, fresh linen
collar, and a tasteful black apron-,hese
Is, re the cl,iei items oil Het;y's toilet but
-le looked a, sweet and dainty In her plain
dfess az Il hours hi been spent in tionning
ace and Jewels. Her rieh hair of the dark
eat auburn tinge, led IN shining folds cl Sc
70 her warm, red cheeks, and vas caught
up ia . cunning net behind.
Eight o'clock aud past Mrs. Thomas
DOING in her chsir--herc shadow on the
opposite wall bohbing about in grotesque
minicry rs she nodded 10 and fro-now
CRUSHING the vollminous white satin bows
on Ter chsir--now almos. falling forward,
and her IA, hands lay lis,.es.ly IN her lap,
ami her bail II yara had rolled out upon
the hearth, and puss WAS busy serting il
into Gordian knots. And Just then
came o double rap at the door so loud. sud
den, and self ass lred thai Hatty started up
With l'ttle shrek, and gave voice to her
Ainszanent and displeAsure. The combined
noi-es aroused Mrs. Thomas, and starting
up to an erect position she rubbed her eyes,
settled her cap border, and exclaimed -
Bless my soul, Hetty. what was .hatf'
Somebody at the door,"
"wbo can DO coming here at this time Of
night"
ITS not late. mother only 4 little past
eight eight o'clock. Ill go aud see who it
IS, said Hc.ty, demurely, taking the can
die from tho table.
mo. Here. you wind up my ball and
sweep up the hearth, while go to the
door" said the old lady, whose feet were
sttusgling in the mcshes Of unraveied yarn.
All this time Josiah vas standing on one
foot out in the cold porch, with his hands
III his oyercoat pockets, wondering il He,ty
had fallen asleep, and every now and then
giving the door smart rap by way Of va
riety. In her hurry. Mrs. Thompson for
cot TO take the candle, and rs she stepped
into the little front entry. the sitting room
door slammed after her. She had her hand
on the heicie II the hall door At the mo-
neni and opening II she suddenly found
ncrse,t IN t.lc embrace OF stout pair Of
Aus, ~hiskarsd face in close pro xlmity
20 her own. and, 5eitle she could think
bout t"r tangsnes> oil aer situftion, she
u eelyed "A preieug i ki>s-a hearty smack
ie. n?en h,r v.r.log' ms,rouly hos.
~.e hal rs ia = t.me Invested herself Of
l. inl se- ief. that It was her usnal.y so
er s.4ase, ". - must have come home Ia
a4as aa.Y rNeael condition thus - IN
dulgc Ia such unwonted display Of sEsc-
ton Get out! get oat. cay. VINO are
yop. anyhow Murder thieVtsi Ileav,
CONS here, here's man kissing me ike
sixty"
Bat the Intruder had bv tiis tine dscov
eiei his mistake III, did not need the indig
1. ant segaich,ug and pumnei,ne OF the old
lady's fists 10 cause hun TO relinquish tbs
hold and lly ~ if pursued bv some ndis-
nant ghost. iietiy, nearly choking with
/ snbthcrel .aug liter, in spite OF irepila.ion,
came TOW t. tho rescue.
Il was never 3, frightened in all my life
! Tie mean scamp Who can IT be lletty p
Blu. that duuful daue liter Was, to all ap-
! pearanccs, as innocent AZ turtle dove. -
She soothed the old lady by representing
that II might have been one of the neigh.
boiswho, having drank too much, had mis-
taken the hoa seville. She SEARCHED the en-
Try Tor the missing rpect~cles. dropped ia
tae scuil-, IL arranged the rumpcd CAP
border, wound up tho tangled yarn. stirred
np tine fire, all in the mos. amiable manner
| pos,ibie-and at length had tie satisfaction
Il seeing her mo her >ubsile into her chair
n der accn>,ome. tranquility.
Mrs. thomas vas fnlg awake now. she
had n new Idea Ia az. head, and instead ..
cling sor a3"tar1 zap, she pursued tic
t,aii oi to ght aid hyr kn4ttlag, both 1T
the s.nle tins, ni.t wolderin rapidi,y Al
len I'll, stfping an leok-e keenly at iIe..
-, II suppose IL Qarer itles q mae,
ilt.tv, hut 10 motion tia, man was Sab
| ilawiev.
Ny Bat If llet.y's face did no. Ere up
| thon. You might have lit candle by it
| lhcse inc'pient symptoms did not escape
the wary iaeuisi;or. Pears 10 me because
these bi; wniskefs were 50 like his a. aud
h awkward way he crippled me with his
great paws.
lofty was wonderful busy. She bent
over her work and drew the needle through
50 quickly THAT the thread snapped, and
then she was much engaged in threading
her needle tina. she didn't have tune to an
swer. II don, tcieve that kiss was in
tended for me. atter all. Wonder who /.
was intended for /. And l wonder If you
don't know something about il, Hetty =
Me mother "
Yes. you. uetiy. You was mighty
ANXIOUS to get the aud papa off to aunt Mar
,has this evening, but | noticed you were
slicSed M extraordinarily FOR oil you wasn't
going. Now, lefty, am getting old
know II but haven't quite lost my eye
sight vet. | have heard something about
this between you aud Sab lIasley. Now
what are you playing possom fers Ou.
with it. say. -
Our little schemer. thus adjurcd, made q
clssn breast of it, aud was much relieved to
find that Mother bad nothing agin him, !"
and would give father talk about il, and
bring him found. But, Hetty, l want you
to tell Sab that I'd rather hs'd not make
such mistake again. don't like the feel
of his big whiskers about my face don't
approve of prcmiscuous kissing"
'Siah never heard the last Of that blum.
der. Ola Squire Thomas used t. dc!igh. to
rehesrse the story whenever all the parties
interested happened to be present He
would shake his fst sides a. .losishs dis
g mh IRE and his wilc's tart replies, and
ic.'y would join him. ard both would
laugh until tears ran do.n their Cheeks.
"Nevcr mini. Ssh, Mrs Thomas would
say. c'nsclin ". LET him laugh. He'd
h'se been uuN e,ai 10 have been IN yonr
place trenty Wears ago lie had harl worS
10 eet KISS from NE then AMI hoae it
vii be a lessen 10 vou aai lletty ag.n ,Ac
IInucfiev Of rnnao aff,ispt i, - ..,.., i