Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-04-12
A KISS IN THE DARK.
By HOWARD GLYNDoN.

BIZ HOWARD eLTsDoN.
%Will YOU be at linme tonight An.
ne Z" The porsen who asked this ques-
ton "a tail muscular, good looking
young iarmer-was leaning upon Squire
Moore's front gate talking to the Squie's
pretty daughter, who stood inside of it.
As the simple words passed his lips he
.rdd, ned suddenly Of the very roots of
his fair hair, as il he had just been guilty
ot some great improperly.
He was bashiul extremely bashful,
was David Winthrop, at least in the
presence Of young ladies, most of all in
the presence of the girl he loved. No
Young man in all Wilkes county owned
"A bert ter kept farm, or talked with more
confidence among his cronies of stock
and crops, and such like. But the sight
Of a pretty foot or face coming in his
way affected him queerly. On such oc-
cdslons he never knew what to do with
ais hands and eyes, aud seemed always
70 feel like screwlng himself iuto. the
nearest mouse hOle until the dagger
that is to say, the yousg lady-was
past.
This state of things being considered,
ii, one ever ulrderst ood how he contrv-
to muster up courage enough to en-
tighten Annie Moore on the subject of
this preference tor herself. The matter
probably remains to this day, as much q
mystery 10 him as it is to Others.
Mss Annie, however, had fair share
"f TACT aud womauly cleverness slowed
saf-ly away somewhere in the recesscs
OF her p el,y lttlt head, al hIugh it was
arrird, jauntily upon the intXprrienc-
ed and rounded shoulders of fresh ii III =
cen. . ,f. t-.-a..H
she did not need to be reminded that
David was worth, in a worldly way,
much more than any other suitor, and
hat he was good looking, good hearted,
aud intelligent enough TO satisfy any
but an over-t;istiii'iis person Of her class.
Ne was uueXc,p'iohablp, in short, bar
ing his umcouquerable ani excessive
lshIuness, which, indeed, was never.
ailing source of merriment To the young
people fthcif circle. zu-
! Aud ssog ogwhenSDlvtdsin his .sawkward
laundering, half-frightened manner, be.
gan shyly to exhibit his preference for
her in various liLtle ways, such n waiting
on her to and from singing school, copsti
'uting himself her escort when she went
Sundays on horsbacxpo the lonely little
char ch IL the woodland singing her out
aS, the recipient of whatever attentions
he could find the nerve to pay at the fire.
quent quilting parties in the neigh Dor
hood, Annie did aotgtrighten him out o
his budding passi n by any show ither b,
surprise or mark d preference. But tool
ltall in the pldasa;it5st, most uuconscioui
manner possible. The girls Uttered anC
nudged each others elbows, aud tn,
young men cracked furtive jokes, at th'
\ expense of her tiinid sun or, but she stoot
up for him like a real kind hearted, III
dependent Western lass, she Was, aut
tried to encourage him ont of his shynes
: AS far as she consistently could.
She never seemed toanotice any of hi
unfortunate blunders, and very fikel
N helned him along considerable when hi
N feelings reahed the cumlaling poin-
. "ue moon,lighted autumn evening, a
. they were walking home together from
eol"-huskirg.
!. That had been Just one week ago
\ Annie ad said ''Yes," and had agreed !
N axe tie responsibility ofbrihgigtathe
4 and mother around on the subject. d.
. vid had not been to the house since.
:, Probably he felt very much like do
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