The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-01-02
GlW aarirtta Sunrnal.
HOW HE SAT UP WITH HER IN
THE OLDEN TIME.

She was expecting him Sunday
night; the parlor curtains were
down, the old folks notifedI that it
was healthy TO go to bed at eight
o'clock, and Johnny bribed with "a
cent 10 permit himself to be tucked
away at shutdown. He sneak ed up
the path, one eye on the dog, and
the other watching for the "oId
man" who didn't like him any too
well, gave faint knocl. at the door,
and il was opened, and be was
escorted into the parlor. lie said he
couldn't stay but minute, though he
didn't mean TO go home for hours -
She wanted 20 know how his mother
was; if his father had returned from
The York State; if his brother Bills
rheunatism was any better and he
went over and sat over on the sofa
sc as 10 not strain his voice. The
conversation tagged, and he played
with his hal, and she nibbled at the
sofa tidy. He finally said it was a
beautiful evening, ard she replied
that her grandfather predicted a
snow storm. He said he guessed it
wouldn't snow, as the moon WASH t
crooked enough to hang powder
horn on the end; she said she didn't
believe it would, either.
This mutual understanding seemed
TO give each other courage, and no
wanted to know if she had seen Bill
Jones She hadn't, she said, and she
didn't want-to. Then she wen, 10
talking about the, donation visit
which was to be given Elder Berry,
and he carelessIy dropped his hand
on her's--his right hand, while his
left. sncaked along the sofa to get
behind her shoulders. She pretend
ed not TO notice it, and he looked
down at his boots and wanted TO
know il she thought mutton tallow
rotted out boots faster than lard and
lampblack. She couldn't say, but
she had an'idea that it did. He had
Just commenced to lock fingers with
her, when she discovered something
allied the lamp. She rose up and
turned tho light down half, making
tho room look dim. II took him five
minutes TO get hold Of her fingers
again, and shespretepded to want TO
draw her hand away all the time. -
After long pause he lowered his
voice TO Whisper and ho said he
didn't see what made folks love each
other. She bit her handkerchief
and admitted her ignoroncc He
said he could name dozen young
men who were going to get married
right away, and his left arm fell down
and gave hersa hug. Then he went
over and looked ont of the window
to make suro that it was not going
to snow, and, coming back, he
turned the light down little more,
aud then sat down aud wanted to
know If she didn't want to rest
herselfby leaning her head on his
shoulder.
All, me t! wo have all been there,
and who of us cared cent when the
old clock struck twelve, and we five
miles from home 7 The old man was
fast asleep, the watchdog gone a
visiting, and tho handsomest girl in
the country didn't see why we need
toe in a hurry.
Perhaps sholdn't have written Of
this, but as | was going by Sanders
the other day, thinking of night |
heard him whisper in her ear at spell
ing school that he'd love her very
shadow as long as he lived, no
raised the window and called To her
as she was picking M chips in the
road;
"Sue Sanders. como in here and
fled the bars grease for my sore
heel, or IN break every bone in your