Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-08-12
Yours, foriver,
PAT O'BRIES.

pecting him Sunday night; the parlor
curtains were down; the old folks
notified that it was healthy to go to bed
at eight o'clock, and Johnny bribed
with cent to permit himself to be
tucked away at sundown. He snesked
up the path, one eye On the dog and
the other watching for the ''old man.
who didn't like him any too well, gave 3
faint knock at the door, and ii WAS
opened, and he was escorted to the
parlor. He said he couldn't stay but a
minute, though he didn't mean to go
home for hours. She wanted TO know
how his mother was if his father had
returned from York State; If his brother
Bills rheumatism was any better; and
he went over and sat down on the sofa
so as not to strain his voice. Then,
conversation tagged and he played
with his hat, and she nibbled on the
sofa tidy. He finally said 1t was a
beautiful evening, and she replied that
her father had predicted a snow storm.
He said he guessed it wouldn't snow,
as the moon was not crooked enough to
hang a powder horn on the end, and
she said she didn't believe it would
either. This mutual understanding
seemed to give them both courage, and
then 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 on talking about the donation
visit which was to be given before long
to Elder Berry, and lie carelessly
dropped his right hand on hers-nis
right hand, while his left arm sneaked
along the sofa and got behind her
shoulders. She pretended not to notice
it, and he looked down at his boots,
and wanted to know if she thought
mutton tallow rotted out boots faster
than LARD and lamp black. She couldn't
say, but she had an idea that II did.
He had lust commenced 70 hook fingers
with her, when she discovered that
something allied the lamp; she rose up
and turned the light down half max
ing the room look dim. 1t took him
five minutes to get hold of her fingers
again, and she pretended to want to
draw her hand away all the time. After
long pause he lowered his voice to a
whisper, and said he didn't see what
made folks love each other. She bit
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ignorance. He said he could meme a
dozen young men who were going to
get married right away, and his left arm
fell down and gave her a hug. Then
he went over and looked out OF the
window, to make sure that it was or
was not going to snow, and, coming
back, he turned the light down little
more, and then sat down and wanted
to know if she didn't want TO rest her
self by leaning her head on his shoulder.
All, me I We have alt 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 watch dog gone a visit
ing, and the handsomest girl in the
country didn't see why We need be in a
hurry.
Perhaps 1 shouldn't have written of
this, but as was going by Saunders
the other day, thinking OF the night /
heard him whisper III her ear at spelling
school, that he'd love her shadow as
long as he lived, he raised the window
and called TO her, as she was picking
up chips in the road
.Sue Saunders, come i'll here and find
the bars grease for my sore heel, or
Ill break every bone in your body"