Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-09-12
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What Buckeye boy has not g met by
chance, IN some boundless contiguity
tof5 briars his darling Jennie, Mollie OF
Lizzie These encounters. however
agreeable IN some respects, were often
times sort of painful pleasure and
rather embarrassing to bashfuf young
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Never shall 1 forget that, particularly
bright and balmy day on which / met
my sweet Kitty Tyfrellsin the center Of
sonefof the vast Wiltternesses Of briers,
alders, wild plum and crab-apple trees.
and elder and choke cherry bushes OF
the old Buckeye State. 1t seemed not
alone the center Of a blackberry patch,
but the center Of the world as WE'LL
Her eyes We're as black as the berries
IN her basket and as brilliant as those OF
the catblrd chattering i'll a bush over-
head; her lips We're ruby red, and het
cheeks Of the same tinge us, the south
side of a ripe peach, with two streaks
of purple fruitstains reaching from her
mouth nearly to her ears---heayens!
wasn't she lovely? "a
My'basket was full and Z volunteered
my assistance in filling that. carried by
Kitty. AS we worked together the con-
versatlon on my side was somewhat ar
duous, but Kitty ratified away Us briskly
and cheerfuflys as. amy bluejay. Often,
while we were plucking the melting
fruit from some magnificent cluster, he1
Tcurls-Kitty had curls, glossy and glori-
|ous-her cllrls brushed my check.
thought this happened very often, yet
it always seemed somehow to be quite
accidental 1fFE fenI9t. 3&4
f, Somehow, too, We were always at
work on the same bushes and clusters,
rand at times, Kitty's lips We're precious
ly close to mine when she turned to
speak. tae f#s
At such times my heart-beats seemed
Eaudible, and loud was the hum of the
|bumblebee that Numbered past. .'s@'
s At last-to my great surprise Kitty
Ipouted Kitty's eyes flashed and she
talmost succeeded in coaxing into hel
smooth white brow one or two .ihdig-
nant wrinkles. at which the eatbird
scolded terribly -. s
+ Don't you think, 2 said she, ''th'e
other day, when / was out here alone
Just as we are now-with Harry 6Jones
the naughty fellow up and klssedme ! .
E Now, didn't much like HarryJones:
but it would have been hard for me tc
SAY he was naughty all things eonsid.
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"He just caught me SO, like q great
bear!" and her lips almost touched
mine, causing me TO efeel,4-a.. violent
humping Of the, heat; but she didn't
quite do it, and the peril wasssoon past
Lord, what Il chattering that catbird SET
up at that moment! ]. felt that L had
been just-on the eve Of, being quite as
naughty as Harry Jones, but my bash
fitness saved ne. 1 I7fSf & rs
Still poutihg her pretty lips and eye
ing me quite, suspiciopsly,as I thought
Kitty placed her twoaittleghubby hand:
on my shoulders, and said in her gentle
coaxing way, You are q dear, good
boy; you amt going to be naughty, like
Harry w;,s--arer YOU "<-rHea vH1r! how
my : heart >futtered. + Seemed no
longer breathe. YAxsoTtv of dizziness
took POSSESSION Of and almost blinded
me, and a moment later Kitty was, say.
hing, stefhN'} 'iY on ARE e very very
naughty boyl" s.
Tee, he he, he, he!" laughed the
catbird. = Virginia Neu,) Enterprise.
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