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

She was expecting him Sunday night.
The parlor curtains were down, the old
folks noticed that it was healthy to go to
bed at 8 o'clock and J"hnny, bribed
with u cent, permitted himself to be
tucked away mt suudown He sneaked
up the path, one eye on the dog and the
other watching for the "o!d man" who
didn't like him any too well, gave a
knock Mt the door, and he was escorted
into the parlor. lie said he couldn't
stay but minute, though he didn't
mean to go homo for hours. She w,n-
tod to know how his mother was, if his
father had rcturnc from York State, if
brother Bill Rheumatism was any bet
ter, and he went over aud SIT down on
the sofa 50 as not to strain his voice.
Then conversation n.age1 and he play
ed with his hat aud sh, nDblcd at the
sofa tidy lie liuAlly 81 Il it was i beau
tiful evening, and she repl I'd that her
grandfather predicted Il snow storm. He
said he guessed it wouldn't snow, as
the moon WASH crooked enough to hang
u powder hJru Oh the cad, and she sa id
she didn't believe it would, either. This
mutual undcys,andi sccncl to give
each Other courage, and he wanted to
know if she had seen Bill Jones lately.
She hadn't, she said, and she didn't want
TO- Then they went to talking about
the donation visit to b: given to Elder
Berry, and he carulessly dropped his
hand on hors his right hand while
his left arm sncakcd along he 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 mutton. tallow rottcl out bouts
faster than lard or lampbl. OK. Sic
couldn't sly, but she had an idea that
it did. He hal just comm, need t lock
fingers with her, when she discovered
something ailcl tho lamp She rose up
and turned the li.,h, d wi half, max.
ing tho room look dim. tt to,k him
five minutes to get hold of her fingers
again, and She pretended to want to
draw her hand away all the time. Afcr
Il long pause, he lowered his voice 10
whisper, and said he didn't SEQ what
made folks love each other. She bit
her handkerchief anl admitted her
ignorance. lie said he could namc
dozen young men who were going to
get married right away. aul his !c,. arm
fo.l lown and gave her hug.
Then he we 1T over, ,nl locke ont
the window to make sure that it was or
was not going to snow, an coming b,:k
he turncd the light d IVA little no c,
aud then sat DIVA AMI wanted to lu,w
if she didn't wau'S to rest l. rs If hy
leaning her hesd Vi on lis shoul cr.
Ah me we hive all b.cn there. Il IL
who of US cared Il cent wh"n The old
ciock slruck IWcl7c. ana We i've miles
from bomc? Tho old man WIS fast
asleep, the watch dog gone visiting,
and the hand.omcst girl in the county
dinl't see why We ned be in hur
ny.
Perhaps shouldn't have written of
this, but, as | WAS going bj S.uu1sr,'
the other d,y, thinking Of the night,
[ heard hin whisper in her ear 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 :"