Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-01-10
setting up with Her.

Sic was expectisg him Sunday night
Tue parlut curtHius wore wn i'w 900
f.,lts notified that il was h.dihy (u 40 %
bed AZ eight O'Clock, and Johnny bubrd
with a cent to permit hlneelt to b
tucked away at shutdown. He sueaked
up the path, one eye on the dog AVID the
o. her watching for the old mar, who didn't
like him any too well, gave faint knock
ut the door, and II was opened and he was
escort,d into the parlor. He said be
wouldn't stay but u minute, though he
didn't mean TO 20 home for hours. She
wanted to know how his mother was IL
lis father had returned from York Slate
If his brother Bills rheumatism was any
batter, ard he went over and sat down
on the sofa 80 as not TO strain bis voice.
Then conversation stacked, and he played
with his bat, aud she nibbled al the sofa
tidy. He finally said Il was a beautiful
evening, and she replied that her grand
father had predicted a snow storm. He
said he guessed ii wouldn't snow, as the
moon was not crooked enough to hang a
powder horn on the end Of II, and she
said she didn't believe II would either.
The mutual understanding seemed to give
ken both courage, and then he wanted
to know IL she had seeu Bill Jones lately.
She hadn't. she didn't want TO.
Theu they went on talking about the
donation visit which WIS TO be- given
before long to Elder Berry, and he care.
lessly dropped bis hand on rs-his
right hand, while his left arm sneaked
along the sofa and got behind her shout
ders. She pretended not to notice it and
he looked down at bis boots, and wanted
to know if she thought mutton tallow
rOtted out boots faster than lard and
lamphlack. She couldn't say but she
had an idea that il did. He had just
commenced TO hook fingers with her,
WHEN Sue discovered something allied the
lamp. She rose up, and turned the light
down, making the room look dim. II
took him five minutes to get hold of ltr
fingers again, and she pretended to want
to draw her hand away ali the tme.
After long pause he lowered his voice
to whisper, aud said he didn't see what
made folks love each other. She bit her
| handkerchief, and admitted her Ignorance.
lie said that he could name dozen
Young men who were going to get mar
lied right away, and his left arm fell down
aud gave her hug. Then he went over
and looked out OF the window TO make
sure that ii was or was not going to
now, and, coming back, he turned the
isht down little more, and then sat
down aud wanted 10 know lf she didn't
want TO rest herself By leaning her head
ON his shoulder.
an mel We have all been there, and
who Of us cared cent when the clock
struck twelve, and we Eve miles fi0m
homri The old man WAS fast asltea, the
watch dog gone a visiting, and the hand.
soonest gin in the country didn't see why
We need be In u hurry.
Perhaps I shouldn't have written OF
this, but as ! was gong to Saunders The
Other day, thinking Of the night heard
him whsper In her ear at the spelling
school, that he'd love her very 81 aduw o.
long as he lived, he raised the window
and called to her, as she Nas picking uI
chip, IN the road
"r0e saunders, come In Ia re and find
the bars grese for my sore heel. or l'll
break every bone in your body. "-Dan
{ 5Uy Mems.