The Van Buren press., 1873-04-15

received prolohEeu hisS" "N~'t
smack, given with n significant gusto
which indicated that the unknown wa
taking bis revenge for some past sl'gh
paving off some old score; for it sa''
lust as plainly as word. could have done
:. There, take that - And all this FOL
upon her unoffendng. yirtuous matrei
lips.
"Oh, Murder! Murder! 'Taint Josh
ua eithsr"
For she had by this time divested her
self Of the impression that it was hel
usually sober spouse returned home IN
strangely exalted condition. thus to IN
dulxe in such unwonted demonstration
OF conjueal affection
"Git cut! Git snt. say! Murder
Fire Thieves! Annie ! Annie F! DO com
herei Here's = man kissing mo llk'
mad -
But the intruder had by this time dis
covered his mistake; and it did not neod
the indignant pnmmclling and pounding
of the old ladys respectable fists to make
him relnqaish his hold and race oh ~ I
pursued by some avengina fury.
Annie, nearly checked with smotherso
laughter, in spite Of her trspidation, now
came to the Rescue
"Oh, | never WAS so took back in al
nv born DAYS, The mean scamp! Whe
could it have been7 Annie, have yot
any idea p
But that dutiful daughter was to all ap
pearances as innocent AMI Ignorant az al
dove She tried to soothe the
indignant mstron hy representing that II
might have been !! one Of the neigh
bors, who under the potent influence OF
wee drop too much. had mistaken the
house and--thc housewife. She search
cd the entry for the missing spcctaclss
arranged the rumplcd cap ribbons wound
up the tangled yarn, stirred the tire-s
in the mos, amiablc manner possible
and at last had tho satisfaction Of seeing
her mother sub.ide into her rocking chair
and her usual tranquility Of spirit
But Mrs. Moore was fully awake now
She had got new idea into her head
and instead Of settling herself for anoth
cr nap, she pursued her train of thought
and her knitting, both together With
W wonderful rapidity. AT length, stopping
and looking kccnIy at Annie over her
spcctacles. she said
Z" 1t may t,r Il queer notion Of mine,
Annie. but I've fancy that man was Da
vid Winthrop. "
On! but if Annie's face didn't catch
fire then You might have lit any num-
ber of candles by it.
These suspicious symptoms did not
escape the eve of the skillrul inquisitor,
who calmly continued:
Pears SO to me; cause them big
whiskers pu, me in mind of his aud
then tho awkward way he gripped me
with his big paws"
No answer But Annie was wonder
fully busy. She bent over her work and
drew her needle through so quickly, that
the thread snapped, and then she didn't
have time to talk, she was so taken up
With trying to coax the thread through
the eve ngain
InGcxhls Mrs Moore went on
II don't beisve that kiss was intend
ed for me- after all Do you Annie I
W ell. of course we know it wasn't But
then do wonder who it WAS intended
for? And wonder If you don't know
more about it than you see
1t to tl?'
Me, motherP
Yes. me, mother, you was might,
anxious to get me an pap off t0 Aunt
Ruth's to night but | noticed you was
slickcd UP extraordinary for all you
weren't going "
Here A ME lost her needle, and went
down ON tho floor to Gnd it.
Now. Annie her mother went on,
. I'm get,in' old know that, but !
haven't quito lost my cyesight yet, nor
NY hearn' neither I've surmised lit
tie somethin about these COINS on be
tween you and David afore nov. What
ar YOU playin' possum fur? Out with
it, | say. 'Tant fair to to be tryin' to
come it over your old mother. y
Thu. adjurcd. our small feminine Ma
chinval made clean breast Of it, much
relieved te find that mother " hadn
nuhin' agin him. " and would give
father talkin to about it an briaS him
around
"Bui, Annie. said Mrs Moore, dry
ly. in conclusion, al want you to tell
David I'd rather he'd not make such
mistake as that again. ! don't like the
feel Of his big whiskers about my face
and moreover, | doa't approve OF pro
miskus kissin'
David never head the last of that kiss
in the dark Old Squire Moore, "f
heard it, and used to take great
delight in slylv aIludng to the clrcum
stance when all the parties concerned
happened to lie present lie would shake
his burly sides with laughter vt David s
evident di.confortaro and bis wire.s tart
REPLIES, while Annie would side with hcl
father, and poke sly fun at her sweet
heart. and then both of them would
laugh again at tho other two until IN,
tears ran down their cheeks.
Never mind, David, Mrs. Moore
would say, consolingIy, to the aba,hed
lover. lie, them laugh. He'd have been
only too glad to have been in your place
thirty years ago. He had hard WORK 10
ge, u kiss from me then. hope the oc
surrcnce will hc n lesson to you and An
ME agin the ua.policy Of underhand
ms of all sorts. seen as they're liable 10
end in such cases, in kissin the wrong
one IN the dark >
In and Out of Love.