The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-01-30
How Efc sat up with Her in the
OItsCu Time.

She was expecting him Sunday night;
the parlor curtains were down, the old
folks notified that is was healthy to 60 10
bed at eight o'clock, and Johnny. bribed
with a cent, TO permit himself to hc
tucked away at sundown. lie sneaked
up the path one eye on the dog, and the
other watching for the cold man." who
didn't like him too well, gave faint
knock at the door, and il was opened,
and he was escorted into the parlor. lie
said he couldn't stay but minute,
though he didn't go home for hours
She wanted to know how his mother
was il his father had returned from
the York State; if his brother Bill's
rhumatism was any better; and he went
over and sat on the sofa SO as not 10
strain his voice. The conversation flag.
ged and he played with his hat, and she
nibbled at the sofa tidy. lie finally sand
that it was beautiful evening, and she
replied that her grand father predicted a
snow storm. lie said he guessed it
wouldn't snow, as the moon wasn't crook
ed enough to hang a powder horn on the
end she said she didn't believe it would
either.
This mutual understanding seemed to
give each other courage, and he wanted
to know il she had seen Bill Jones. She
hadn't, she said, and she didn't want to.
Then she went to talking about the do.
nation visit which was to be given Elder
Berry, and he carclessly dropped his
band on hers--his right hand, while his
left sreaked along the sofa to get behind
her shoulders. She pretended not to no
tice it, and be looked down at hi. boots
and wanted to know if she thought NUT
ton tallow rotted out boots faster than
lard and lampblack. She couldn't say,
but she had an idea that it did. lie had
just commenced to lock his fingers with
her, when she discovered something aided
the lamp. She rose up and turned the
light down half, making the room look
dim. 1t took him five minutes to gel
hold of her fingers again, and she pre-
tended to want to draw her hand away
all the time. After a long pause he
lowered his voice to a whisper, and he
said he didn't see what made folks love
each other. She bit her handkerchief
and admitted her ignorance. lie said he
could name dozen young men who
were going TO get married right away.
and his left arm fell down and gave her u
hug. Then he went over and looked
out of the window to make sure that it
was not going to snow. and, coming bacl;
he turned the light down little more,
and then wanted to know if she didn't
want crest herself by leaning her head on
his shoulder.
All, me. We have all been there, and
who Of us cared cent when the old
clock struck twelve. and We five miles
from home? The old man was fast
asleep, the watchdog gone visiting, and
the hand.omest girl in the country didn't
see why We need he in Il hurry.
Perhaps shouldn't have written this,
hut ! was going hy Saunders the other
day, thinking of the night | heard him
whisper in her ear at spelling school that
he'd love her shadow as long as he lived,
he raised up the window and called to
her as she was picking up chips in the
road:
"Sue Sanders, come in here and find
the bars grease for my sore heel, or III
break every bone in your body!"