The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-01-24
How He "sct up yv,th Herr

She was expecting him Sunday night.
The parlor curtains were down, the old
folks noticed that it was healthy to 90 to
bed at 8 o'clock and Johnny, bribed
with cent, permitted himself to be
tucked away ut sundown. He sneaked
up the path, one eye on the dog and the
other watching for the "od man" who
didn't like him any too well, gave
knock Mt the door, and he was escorted
into the parlor. He said he couldn't
stay but Il minute, though he didn't
mean to so homo for hours She WIN
tod TO know how his mother was, if his
father had rcturne from York Stlte; if
brother Bills rilculatism was any bet
ter, and he went over aud SIT down on
the sofa SO as not to strain his voice.
Then conversation n.;.ge1 aud lie play
ed with his hat aud sh, nibbIcl at the
sofa tidy lie fiualy 81 u it was \ beau
tiful evening, and she repli cd that her
grandfather predicted Il snow storm. He
said he guessed it wouldn't snow, rs
the moon WASH crookc enough to hang
powder h,rn OH the cad, and she 81 id
she didn believe it would, either. This
mutual understand sccncl to give
each o;hcr courage, and he wanted to
know If she had seen Rill Jones lately.
She hadn't, she said and she didn't want
to. Then they went to taking about
the donation visit to b: given to Elder
Berry, and he carolessly dropped his
hand on hors his right ha while
his left arm sncakcd along The sofa to
get behind her shoulders. She pretend
ed not to notice it, and he looked down
at his boots, and wantol to know if she
thought mutt Oh talow rottcl out b,nts
faster than lard or lampbl OK. Sic
couldn't sly, but she had an idea that
it did. He had just comm, need t lock
fnge-s with her, when she discovered
something ai!cl the lamp. She rose up
and turned the light d WI half, max.
ing the room look dim. It tn,k him
five minutes to get hold of her fingers
again, and She pretended to want to
draw her hand away all the time. Af;cr
u long pause, he lowered his voice to
whisper, and said he didn't SEQ what
made folks love each other. She bit
her anlkerchier anl admitted her
ignorance. lie said he c)uld namc a
dozen young men who were going to
get married II .;h; away, and his lcI. arm
fell DOWN and savc her hug.
Then he we 1t over, en'l lJo!;el ont
the window to make sure that it VA. or
WAS not going to sunw, an f.! coming b,:k
he turned the light d,wn \ little no G.
aud then sat DIVA AMI wanted to ln,w
if she didn't wan'S to rest L. rs If by
leaning her head u; on lis shoul Ter.
.lh, NE we have all b.cn thsrc. an
who OF US cared Il cent wh"n the old
clock struck twelve: and We five miles
from bamc? Tho old man WIS fast
asleep, the watch dog gone visiting,
and the hand.omcst gi:l in the county
dinl't see why We ned BE- in hur
ry.
Perhaps | shouldn't have written of
this, but, as | WAS going bJ Saunders,
the other d,y, thinking OF the night,
| heard him whisper in her car at spell
ins school, that he'd love her very sh ID
ow as long as he lived, he raised the
window and called to her, as she was
picking up chip. in the road:
"Sue Saunders, come in here aud find
the bars grease for my heel or I'll
break every bone in your 20 ly !"
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