Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-04

sitting up with Her.

She was expecting him Sunday night !;
the parlor curtains were down, the old
folks noticed that it was healthy to 90
to bed at 8 o'clock, and Johnny, bribed
with cent, permitted himself to be
tucked away at shutdown. He sneaked
up the path, one eye on the dog and the
other watching for the 50 old man. who
didn't like him any too well, gave q
faint knock at the door, and it was
opened and he was escorted into the par
lor. He said he couldn't stay but q
minute, though he didn't mean to go
home for hours. She wanted to know
how his mother was if his father had
returned from York State; If his brother
Bills rheumatism was any better; and
he went over and sat down on the sofa,
so as not to strain his voice. Then con-
versation tagged, Gnd he played with
his hat and she nibbled at the sofa tidy.
He finally said it was a beautiful even
ing, and she replied that her grandfather
predicted q snow-storm. He said he
guessed it wouldn't snow, as the moon
wasn't crooked enough to hang pow
der-horn on the end, and she said she
didn't believe it would, either. This
mutual understanding seemed to give
each other courage, and he wanted to
know If she had seen Bill Jones lately.
She hadn't, she said, and she didn't want
to- Then they went to talking about
the donation visit which was to be given
Elder Berry, and he carelessly dropped
his hand on hers-his right hand-while
his left arm sneaked along the sofa, to
get behind her shoulders. She pretend
cd not to notice it, and he looked down
OF hfs hOnfc an1 MT I'D ~ H.ry,. s ,,1.
thought mutton tallow rotted out boots
faster than lard and lampblack. She
couldn't say, but she had an idea that it
did. He had just commenced to lock
fingers with her, when she discovered
something allied the lamp. She rose up
and turned the light down d half, MAX
ing the room look dim. It took him five
minutes TO get hold of her fingers again
and she pretended to want to draw her
hand away all the time. After long
pause, he lowered his voice to awhisper,
and said he didn't see what made folks
love each other. She bit her handker-
chief and admitted her ignorance He
said he could name dozen young men
who were going to get married right
away, and his left arm fell down and
gave her hug. Then he went over and
tOOhCNl Out VI lut HluuOW " lllthc SuIG
that 1t was or was not going to snow,
and coming back he turned the light
down little more, and then sat down
and wanted to know if she didn't want
TO rest herself by leaning her head upon
his shoulder.
All, me! we have all been there, and
who of US cared cent when the old
clock struck 12, and we five miles from
home? The old man was fast asleep,
the watchdog gone visiting, and the
handsomest girl in the county didn't see
why we need be in hurry.
Perhaps / shouldn't have written of
this, but as ! was going by Saunders the
other day, thinking of the night heard
him whisper in her ear at spelling
school. that he'd love her very shadow
as long as he lived, he raised the window
and called to her, as she was picking up
chips in the road:
"Sue Saunders, come in here and find
the bars grease for my sore heel, or III
break every bone in your body l'--FSre-
side Friend.