The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1873-12-31
Sitting Up with Her.

She was expecting him Sunday night;
the parIor curtains were down, the old
folks notified that it was healthy to go
to bed at eight o'clock, and Johnny
bribed with d cent to permit himself to
be tucked away at shutdown. He sneakod
up the path, one eye on the dog and the
other watching for the "old man" who
didn't like him any too we'll, gave n faint
knock Mt the door, and it was opened
and he was escorted into the parlor.
He said G couldn't stay but n 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 md he
went over and sat on the sofa so as not
to strain his voice. Then conversation
Tagged. and he played with his hat, aud
she nibblcd at the sofa-tidy, He finally
said it was n beautiful evening. and she
replied that her grandfather predicted
q snOw-storm. He said he guessed it
wouldn't snow, rs the moon wasn't
crooked enough to hang n 7Owdcr-horn
on the end she said she didn't believe
it would, either. This mutual IL der
standing seemed to give Cnch-Other
courage. and he wanted to know if she
had seen Bill Jones lately. She hadn't,
clio ,o,1 o,,1 CI,n ,1,,J-' - ,ro,H b. TI-..
she went to talking about tho donation
visit which was to be given Elder Be ry.
and he carelessIy dropped his hand on
hers-his right hand-while his left
sneaked along the sofa to get behind
her shoulders. She pretended not to
notice it, and he looked down at his
boots and wanted to know if she
thought mutton tallow rottod out boots
faster than lard or lampblaok. 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 n half. MAX
ing the room look dim. It took him
five minutes to get hold of her fingers
again she pretended to want to draw
her hand away all the time. After a
long pause he lowered his voice to a
whisper, and he said he didn't see what
made folks love each other. She bit
her handkerchief and admitted her ig-
norance He said that he could name
a dozen young men who were going to
get married right away, and his left arm
fell down and gave her o hug, Then
he went over and looked out of the win
dow to make sure that it was or was not {
to snow, and, coming back, he
turned the light down a little more, and '
then sat down and wanted to know if she {
didn't want to rest herself by leaning
her head on his shoulder.
All, me we have all been there, and .
who of us cared a cent when the old n
struck twelve, and we five miles /
home? Tile old man was fast g.,
the Watchdog gone q visiting. !
md the handsomest girl in the country !
lidn't see why we need be in a hurry. l.
Perhaps ] shouldn't have written of :,
his, but as 1 was going by Saunders o
he other day, thinking of the night I q
heard him whispering in her ear ut r
'pelling-school, that he'd love her shad- :,
w as long az he lived, he raised the win -
low and called to her, as she was pick -
up chips in the road E.
"Sue Saunders. come in here and fix -
he bars grease for my sore heel, or I'll !
freak every bone in your bodyr" -