Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-22
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In her hurry Mrs. Moore fcrrc. TO take the
candle with her ard IS she stepped oat in'o
the small, untighted front entry, she unwii-
tingly closed bshind her the dor OF the z rom
she had iust LETT. Almost NJ the same moment
she put her hand on the handle OF the outer
door. and ope ming IL, she suddenly found her
self In the ardent embrace Of pair OF stout
proximity With mr. own, and before she could
fully realize her position. she received a pro-
longed Kiss hearty smack, given with sig
nt6caut gusto which indicated that the ua-
known wss taking his revenge tor some past
slielt-raying a some old score; for IL said a.
plainly o words could have done: - There,
tas, that And an tbs leu upon her unof-
tending, vlrtuous mairon lips
neitherl"
For she had bv this time diverted herself OF
the impression thai &c WAS Der usually sober
spouse retprncd home in q strangely exalted
condition, thus 90 indulge in such unwoated
out Git out, I say. Murder Fire, Thieves.
Annie, AArnnei DO come here. Here's man
kissin me- Ike Had,' f... -
But the intruder had by this time discovered
his mistakc; snd n did not need the ind grant
pun M ling and pounding cfthe Old izsls =
spectacle fists to make hirn relinqui>h his hold
and race Oh as il pursued by some svensing
fury. Nf.H-
Annie. nearly choked with smc,hered laugh
ter. IN spite OF her trepidstson, uOw came 10 the
rescue.
a.
born DAYS? The mean scamp Who could Il
have been? Annie. have you an idea
But that dutifnl aaghter was to all appear
ance ~ innocent and ignorant ~ an infant lie
dove. She tried 10 >ooth the indignant nstrpn
by representing that il might have been bone
OF the neighbors, who under the potent in
nucnce of a wee drop too much. had mistaken
the house and-,he housewife. She searched
the entry for the missing spectscles, arranged
the ruinrlod cap ribbons, wound up the tangled
yarn, stirred the fire-ail in the most amislle
manner possible--snd at last had the sstisfac-
ton OF seeing her mother subside INTO hef rock
ing chair and her nsnsl Tranquility OF spirit.
Bat Mn. Moore was fully awake now.
She had got a new idea into her head, ami
instead Of settling herself for another nap, she
pursued her train OF thought and her knitting
both together. with wonderful rapidty. At
length, stopping and looking keeniy at Annie
over her slectacles she said:
{" II NAV We queer notion Of mine. Annie
but I've a fancy that man was David Win
throp.'
oh, hut if Annie's face didn't catch ire then,
You might have lit any number OT candies 5y
These suspicious symptoms dipnot escsre
the eye of the skilful inquisitive, who calmly
continued:
Pear 20 to me; cause them big whiskers
pat me in mind OF Ls'n; and then the awkward
way lac gripped me WITH his big paws
No answer. But Annie wonderfully
busy. She bent over her work and drew her
needle throu gh quickly, that the thread
snapped. and then she didn't have time 10 talk
she was so taken up with trying to COAX tie
thread through the eve again
inNeNibie Mrs. Moore went on:
'sIdon't believe that kiss intended tor me
after all. DO you, Annie: Well, OF course we
know IL wasn't. BIT then do wonder who Il
Was Intended for. And 7 wonder If sou don't
know something more about /; than you seem
fit TO tellt'
Me. MOTHER
"Yes' - me mother. syon was mighty anxious
To get me an Pap OF 10 Aunt Ruth's tonight.
but noticed you was sIicked up extraordinary
for ali won weren't going
Here Annie lost her needle, and went down
on the floor to find it.
3" Now. Annie, her mother went o.. "'I'm
gtiin' old. L know that, but I haven't quite
lost my eyesight vet. nor INV hearn' neither
I've surmised a little somethn' about these
COINS on between YOU an David sfore nOw.
What ar You playiI postum fuT? Dat with
your old mother"
Thus adjure,i, our small feminine Machiayal
made clean breast of it. much relieved % find
that mother ''hadn't nuthin' agin him." aud
would give father a talkin' to about IL an'
bring him arounu.'
But, Annie" said Mrs. Moore, dryly. in
conclusion, - want you 10 tell David Ia
rather he'd not make such a mistake a. that
again. i don't like the feel OF his big whiskers
about my face, and. moreover, don't approve
of promiskus kissin'i'
David never heard the last of that kiss ia the
dark! Old Squire Moore, OF course, heard OF a.,
and used 3" take great delight ia slyly alludIng
TO the circumstance when all the parties con-
cerned happened to be present. he would
shake his buTly sides with laughter at David's
evident discontinue and his wife's tart replies
while Annie would side with her father aud
Ioke sly fun at her sweetheart, and then both of
them would laugh again at the other two until |
the tears ran down their cheeks
Never mind, David" Mrs. Moore would saw I
eonsolingly, to the abashed lover, ''let them /
laugh" "Hc'd have been only too glad to have \
been in your place thirty wears ago. He had |
hard work to get a kiss from me then. 4 hope 4
the occurrence will be lesson TO YOU an An /
ME agin the vn-policy Of under hand doins' of \
all sorts, seein' as how they're liable TO end I'm
sch cases, in kssin the wrong one i'm the dark
Neer roII Moi.