The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-26
sitting M, with Her.

She was expecting 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 sneaked up the
path. one eye on the dog and the other
watching for the tSold man, - who didn't
like him any too well, gave faint knock
at the door, and it was opened, and he
was escorted into the parlor. He said he
couldu'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 brother Bill's 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 at the sofa
tidy. He finally said it was beautiful
evening, and she replied that her grand
father predicted a snOw-Storm. lie said
he guessed it wouldn't snow as the moon
wasn't crooked enough to hang powder
horn OH the end, and she said she didn't
believe it would, either. This mutual
understanding seemed to give each other
courage, and 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 to talking about the donation
visit which was to be given Elder Berry,
and he careleSsly dropped his hand on
IIers-his right hand, while his left arm
sneaked along the sofa to get behind her
shoulders. She pretended not to notice
it, and he looked down at his boots, and
wanted to know if she thought mutton
taIlow rotted out boots faster than lard
and lanlpback. She couldn't say, but she
had an idea that it did. He bad just
commenced to lock fingers. with her, when
she discovered that something allied the
lamp. She rose up, and turned the lamp
| down half, making the room look dim.
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hpr fingers again, and she pretended to
want to draw her hand away all the time.
After II long paiISe, he lowered his voice
| to a whisper, and said he didn't see what
| made folks love each other. She bit her
handkerchief and admitted her ignorance.
| He said that he could name Il dozen young
men who were going to get married right
away, and his left arm fell down and gave
a hug Then he went over and locked out
| of the window to make sure that it was or
was not going to snow, and, coming back
| he turned the light down u little more,
and then sat down and wanted to know if
| she didn't want to rest herself by leaning
| her head on bis shoulder.
ALI, me we have all been there, and
| who OF us cared n cent when the Old clock
| struck twelve, and we five miles from
/ home? The old man was fast asleep, the
watchdog gone visiting, and tlie hand
| soonest girl in the county didn't see why
we need be in hurry.
Perhaps l shouldn't have written OF
| this, but rs was going by SAUNDERS the
other day, thinking of the night heard
him whisper i'll her ear at spelling-scliool,
/ that he'd love her very shadow rs long as
| Ire lived, he raised the window and called
| TO her, as she was picking up chips IN tic
| road:
''Sue Saunders, come in here and fihd
the bars greese for my sore heel, or III
break every bone in your body! -