Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-08-09
KISSING THE SERVANT GIRL.

tell you the whole story. When | mar
ried Tom. Wilkins all my friends said l
had made fool of myself, really thrown
myself away-wlth al my advantages,
too. could have done so much better,
and much more to the same purpose
Well, to be sure, Tom is big, stupid,
fellow, neither rich nor handsome, but
loved him, and what other excuse does a
woman need for an act of folly? But
Tom had one fault that troubled me-he
was II mos; inveterate kisser. Before we
Were married he used to kiss all the girls
who visited his sisters, and atterward, he
kissed all my old school friends who came
to the house, and even kissed mother, and
you must conceive that man is a great
kisSer that would kiss his mother-in- law
Well, all this | bore in silence, if not in
patience, till one morning, coming out of
my room, what should l see but Tom at
the head OF the stairs actually kissing Sa-
rah Ann, the hired girl. That WAS lit
tie more than human nature, or Mt least
woman nature could bear. l sat down
till l had recovered myself little, and
allowed Tom to reach the dining room.-
When ut last l Went down, he advanced
with his usual smile to kiss me, but l
drew back angrily.
Why Jessie, what's the matter ?" he
asked, looking surprised, lam not to
have Il kiss this morning ?"
" AS you have already had the pleas
ure Of kissing Sarah Ann, l think that
will do for one morning. l should not
fancy the flavor of your kiss after that"
Tom actually bluShed. "Oh, you saw
chat, did you, Jessie ? Well, where's the
great harm in that? It's my motto to
imbibe sweetness wherever find it,"
Well, l fancy you did not imbibe
great deal from that source, and the harm
is that it lowers your dignity rs head of
the family, besides giving the servants
exaggerated opinions of their own i'm
portance."
What nonsense. don't suppose Sa-
rah Ann will ever think of it again, any
more than l should if you had not taken
me to task about it,"
You seem to forget, Tom, that per-
sons in her position are not so intelligent
as those in ours. They judge almost
wholly by actions, and | am quite sure
Sarah Ann thinks you are quite in love
with her."
"Dun't make mountain out of q
molehill, my dear"
We'll, Tom. how would you like to
see me kissing old Eben ?"
Well, really, if you should ever have
the least desire 10 kiss Ebcn, don't think
l could find it in my heart to object"
laughed Tom, as he closed the door and
went away.
Old Eben had come from my own
neighborhood, was our man of all work,
and the ugliest mortal | had ever set eyes
upon. So could not but acknowledge
there might be difference between kiss
ing Sarah Ann, who was really good look
ing.
Well, l felt so bad that l could not
help sitting down and having a good cry.
In the midst Of it l saw some one com
ing up the walk who was smiling and
beckoning at me. 1t proved to be my
brother John, who had been from home
for years. We were expecting him, but
not so soon. After the greetings were
over, and we were a little quieted, he
questioned me about my tears, and soon
drew from me the whole story.
$50 they were not SO far wrong in say
ing you made fool of yourself in mar
rying him, eh, Jessie Well, why don't
you make him put himself in your
place ?"
"Oh, John, you don't mean for me to
to"
kiss old Eben ?-hardly, said John,
drily, but you can put me in old Eben's
place for a few days"
"Oh, John, that fsjust the thing. He
was to have gone home last week for
few days, but his nephew who was com
ing to take his place was taken ill, and
he was obliged to give up going..'
Well, tell him you have got some
one to take his place and get him off this
forenoon, and now, before any one sees
me, I'll go back to the hotel where left
my baggage, and disguise myself little.
Well, sent Eben off, and soon John
came back changed beyond recognition,
with blue shirt and overalls, and his
hair combed back behind his ears and
plastered smoothly down to his head
He looked very funny, but he went about
that some would have thought it the life
he had always led.
When Tom came home, casually re-
marked that Eben'S nephew, Teddy
O'Brien, had come home to take his
place, and he had at last gone home to
pay his visit, and | was so pleasant ard
chatty that Tom concluded that really
had quite forgotten the occurrence of the
morning and he was very amiable and
sweet in consequence.
In the morning l was up betimes.-
Tom likes his morning nap, and while
apparently solicitous he should not be
disturbed, at the same time took care
to make noise enough to keep him wide
awake though he lay with his eyes closed,
pretending to sleep.
AT last heard a step in the hall, and
opening the door cautiously, called Sa-
rah Ann, but it was Teddy who answer
ed me.
The top of the mornin' to ye, Missus