The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-09-09
Kissing the Servant Girl.

T CONFESS was very angry. Well, 1
Il may as well begin at the beginning
and tell you the whole story. When mar
ried Tom Wilkins, all my friends said
had made fool of myself-really thrown
myself away-with my advantages, too.-
/ should have done so much better, and
much more to the same purpose. Well, to
be sure, Tom is big,stupid fellew, neither
rich nor handsome, but loved him, and
what other excuse does woman need
for an act of folly? But Tom had one
fault that troubled me greatly-he was
most inveterate kisser. Before he was
married he used to kiss all the girls who
visited his sisters, and afterwards he kissed
all my old school friends who came to the
house, and even kissed mother and you
must concede that man is great kisser
who would kiss his mother-in-law. Well,
all this | bore in silence, If not with pat
fence, till one morning coming out of my
room, what should l see but Tom at the
head of the stairs actually kissing Sara
Ann, the hired girl. That was little
more than human nature, or at least,
woman nature could bear. ] sat down till
had recovered myself little, and allowed
Tom time to reach the dining room. When
at last / went down, he advanced with his
usual smile to kiss me, but 1 drew back
angrily.
"Why, Jessie, what's the matter? he
said, looking surprised, sam not to have
kiss this morning?"
"As you have already had the pleasure
of kissing Sara Ann, think that will do
for one morning. l should not fancy the
flavor of your kisses after that"
Tom actually blushed. "Oh, you saw
that, did you, Jessie? Well, where's the
great harm in that It's my motto to en-
bibe sweetness wherever l find it."
"Well, fancy you did not embibe
greatdeal from that source, and the harm
is that it lowers your dignity as head of
the family, besides giving the servants ex-
agerated opinions of their own import
ance.''
"What nonsense. don't suppose Sara
Ann will ever think of it again, any more
than should if you had not taken me
to task about it,"
"You seem to forget, Tom, that persons
in her position are not so intelligent as
those in ours. They judge almost wholly
by actions, and am quite sure Sara Ann
thinks you are in love with her,
"Don't make mountain out of mole
hill, my dear"
swell, Tom, how would you like to see
me kissing old EbenP''
SWELL really, if you should ever have
the least desire to kiss old Eben, don't
think l could find it in my heart to object"
laughed Tom, as he closed the door and
went away.
Old Eben had come from my own neigh
borbood, and was our man of all work, and
was the ugliest mortal that ever set eyes
on. So could not but acknowledge there
might be difference between kissing him
and Sara Ann, who was really good look
ing.
Well, felt so bad that could not help
sitting down and having good cry. In
the midst of it saw some one coming up
the walk, who was smiling and beckoning
to me, as though we'll assured of welcome.
1t proved to be my brother John, who had
been from home five years. We were ex-
pecting him, but not so soon. After the
greetings were over, and we were a little
quieted, he questioned me about my tears,
and at length drew from me the whole
story.
$50 they were not far wrong in saying
you made a fool of yourself by marrying
him, eh, Jessie? Well, why Cont you
make him put himself in your place9"
" Oh, John, you don't mean for me to-
to-"
"Kiss old Eben? hardly" said ohm,