Smyrna times., 1874-01-07
Sitting up With Her.

She was expecting him Sunday night. The
parlor curtains were down, the old folks mott
fed that it was healthy to 90 to bed at eight
o'clock, aud Johnny bribed with q cent to per-
NIT himself to be tucked away at sundown
He snsaked up the path, one eye on the dog
aud the other watching for the old man, who
didu' like him any too we'll, gave faint knock
at the door, and it was opened and he was
escorted into the parlor. He said he wOuldn t
stay but minute, though he didn't mean to
go home for hours. She wanted to know how
his neither was; if his father had return from
York State If his brother Bills rhumatism
was any better, and he went over and sat
down on the sofa so as not to strain HE voice.
Then conversation Stacked, and he played with
his hat, and she nibbled at the sofa tidy. He
finally said it was a beautiful evening, and she
replied that her grandfather had predicted a
snow storm. He said he gussed it wouldn'
snow, as the moon was not crooked enough to
hang powder horn on the end of it, and she
said she didn't believe it would either. The
mutual understanding seemed to give them
both courage, and then he wanted to know il
she had seen Bill Jones lately. She hadn't,
she didn't want to.
Then they went on talking about the dona-
ton visit which was to be given before long to
Elder Berry, and he carelessly dropped his
hand on hers-his 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 il she thought mutton tslow rotted out
boots faster than lard and lanpblack. She
couldn't say but she had an idea that it did.
He had just commenced to hook fingers with
her, when she discovered something allied the
lamp. She rose up, and turned the light down,
making the room look dim. 1t took him five
minutes to get hold of her fingers again, and
she pretended to want 10 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 hel
handkerchief, and admitted her ignorance
He said that he could name a dozen young
men who were going to get married right away
and his left arm fell down and gave her hug
Then he went over and looked out of the win
dow to make sure that it was or was not gOinl
to snow, and, coming back, he turned the ligh
down a little more, and then sat down anC
wanted to know IL she didn't want to rest her
self by leaning her head on his shoulder.
| Ah me! We have all been there, and who
of us cared cent when the clock struck twelve
and we FIVE miles from home2 The old mar
was fast asleep, the watch dog gone visiting
and che han0somest girl in the country didn'
see why we need be in q hurry.
Perhaps | should mt have written OF this
but as | was going to Saunders the other day
thinking of the night heard him whisper il
her ear at the spelling school, that he'd lovt
her very shadow as long as he lived, he raiseC
the window and called to her, as she was pick
ing up chips in the road;
''Sue Saunders, come in here and find tn,
bars grese for my sore heel. or 1 break ever,
bone in your body. ."-Ddnbury Netcs.