The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-02-25
SITTING Ss SysTEg HER.

night: the pATlor curtains Wcre
down, the old folks notified that il
WAS healthy to go t. bed ut s O'Clock
and Johnny bribea with q cent. tc
permit himself to be tucked away
at sundown. He sncaked up the
path. one eye on the do, and the
other watching for the old man
who didn't like him any too well
gave faint knock at the door, and
1t Was opened, and he was escorted
into the parlor. He said he couldn't
stay but 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. The conversation tagged.
and he played with his hat, and she
nibbled at the sofa tidy. He final
ly said that it was beautiful even
ing, and she replied that her grand
father predicted a snow,storn. He
said he guessed it wouldn't snow.
as themoon was notcrooked enough
to hang powder horn, on the end,
and she said she didn't believe it
would either. This mutual under
standing 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 he care.
lessly dropped his hand on hers
his right hand, while his left am
sneaked along the sofa and got be
hind her shoulders. Shepretended
not to rotice it, and he looked
down at his boots and wanted tc
know if she thought mutton tallov
rotted out his boots faster than lard
or lampblack. She couldn't say
but she had an idea that it did. H
had just commenced to hook finger:
with her, when she discovered some
thing allied the lamp. She rose up.
and turned the light down q half
making the room look dim. It tool
him five minutes to get hold of he1
fingers again, and she pretended t.
want to draw her hand away all th<
time. After a long pause, he lower
ed his voice to a whisper, and sale
he didn't see what made folks love
each other. She bit her handker
chief and admitted her ignorance
He said that he could name a dozen
young men who were going to ge
married right away, and his ann fel
down and gave her g hug. Ther
lie went over and looked out of tie
window to make sure that it was OF
was not going to snow, and coming
back. he turned the light down ;
little more, and then sat down, anc
wanted to know if she didn't want
to rest herself by leaning her head
on his shoulder.
Alb, me! Wehave all been there
and who Of us cared IL cent wher
the old clock struck twelve, and VIZ
five miles from home? The old mai
was fast asleep the watchdog gone
visiting, and the handsomest CIR
in the country didn't see why we
need be in hurry.
Perhaps I shouldn't have write,
OF this, but as I was going by Saun
ders the other day, thinking of tn
night I heard him whisper in he
ear at spelling-school that he'd low
her very shadow as long as he lived
he raised the window and called t
her, as she was picking up chips il
the road.
"Sue Saunders, come in here ali
ind the bars grease for my sor'
heel, OF III break every bc,,a il
your body" -Daabury Ne'"s.