Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-24
Sitting mp With Her

She was expecting him Sunday night. The
parlor curtains were down, the old folks notified
that it was healthy to go to bed at eight o'clock,
and Johnny bribed with cent to permit himself
to be tucked away at sundown. He sneaked up
tho path, one eye on the dog ana the other
watching for the old man, who didn't like him
any too we'll, gave faint knock at the door, and
it was opened aud he was escorted into the par
lor. He said he wouldn't stay but minute,
though he didn't mean to go home for hours
She wanted to know how his mother was II ms
father had returned from York State if his
brother Bills rheumatism was any ketter, anu
no went over and sat down on the sofa SO as not
10 strain his voice. Then conversation Stacked,
and he played with his lat, aud sue nibbled at
tho sofa tidy. lie finally said it was beautiful
evening aod she replied that her grandfather
had predicted a snow storm. lie said lie guessed
il wouldn't snow az the moon was not crooked
enough to hang powdsr horn on the end OF 1t.
and she said phe didn't believe it would either.
The mutual understanding seemed to give them
both courage. and then he wanted to know II she
had seen Bill Jones lately Sue hadn I, she
didn't want to.
Then they went on talking about the donation
visit which wss 10 be gwen before long to Elder
Berry, and he carelessy dropped his hand on hers
-Ais right hand while his left arm sneakod along
the sofa and got behind her shoulders. She pre-
tended not to notice it and he looked dOwn at his
bont4 and !n!ad T. know ifshe thought mutton
taOw rntled out boots tastor than lard ana
lamphiack. She cOuldn say buJ hhe nhu All llsh
| that it did. lie had just commenced to hook hn-
| gers with her, whop she discovered something
| siled the lamp She rose up, and
turned the light down half making
| the room look dim. 1t 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 70 whisper, and said he didn't see what
made folks love each other She bit her hand
| kerchief and admitted her ignorance. He said
/ that lie cJud name Il dozen young men who
were going to get married right away, and his
| left arm fell down aud gave her hug. Then
/ he went over and looked out of tho window TO
make sure that it was or was not going 10 SNOW,
| and, coming back, he turned the light down n
| little more, and then sat down aud waited to
know Il sbe didn't want TO rest herself by Jean
/ lug her head on his shoulder.
| All me We have all been there, and who oil
| ua care cent when the clock struck twelve,
and we five miles from. home the old man
| was fast asleep. tho watch dog gone visiting,
and the haudsomest girl in the country didn't
| sec why we need be in a hurry.
Perhaps shouldn't have written OF this but
as was going to Saunders the other day, think
ing OF the night l heard him whisper in her ear
| at the spelling school, that he'd love her very
shadow as lived, ho raised tho window and
called to her, as she was picking up chips IN the
road
'Sue Saunders come in here and fad the
bars grese for my soro heel, or I'll break every
bone in your body ~ Ddabit"y Netos.