The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-04-19

"Ie-never fear, he's sleeping like an
elephant"
"oh, you naughty Teddy, begone."
"Going, Mum !" and repeating the smack
he disappeared down the stairway, just as
Tom called to know who was there.
+" 1t is l, Tom DEAR" answered sweetly.
" And who else7"
I" Oh, only Teddy brought up the hot wa.
ter. Will you get up now before it gets
cold ?"
Tom said no more, but saw he was fur
lively watching me all the time was dress.
ing. At length he said;
What sort Of fellow is this Teddy 2"
ooh, Tom" exclaimed; the incest fell
low. I'm sure when you see him you'll
agree with me that it will be better to dis
miss Eben and keep him instead you know
we were children together"
"My dear Jessie, aint you little-I-I
thought heard"
"Ah, yes" interrupted; 'thut door
does squeak dreadfully. Pm sorry it woke
you; but it won't make much difference, for
us time to get up anyway. There, Pm all
dressed before you have begun, SO I'll go
down and get some flowers"
When Tom came down was in the din
ing-room arranging my flowers. Teddy
standing by me, and as Tom came in he,
pretending not to see him, remarked:
Well, to my thinking, there's not flow
er among them half SO swatc as you"-then,
pcrceiving Tom, he pulled his forelock aud
scraped his foot in regular servant style.
"Mornin' sir it's the master s'pose you
are foine weather. sir, for the time Of the
year"
Tom looked just furious.
1t seems to me, young man. you don't
know your place very wcllj in future, con-
fine yourselrto your own.quarters and speak
when you're spoken to-
"Shure, mean no ofIense, SIR"
"Will you go, and without replyingT"
Tom stormed.
"Why, my dear Tom," remarked, smil-
ing sweetly, "what a strange dislike you
seem to have taken to poor Teddy. was SO
in hopes you would like him as do, and
take him in Eben's place."
eff he don't mind what he's about, I'll
kick him out of doors"
The breakfast passed in absolute silence.
As we were passing tho pantry on our way
to the parlor, we heard Teddys voice, and I
made Tom stop to listen.
cts a foine lookin' gal you are Sara Ann
and I'd give you kiss, would, indade, if
your BIRTH didn't smell so of ingions."
"Ingions, indade and who axed you for
kiss? Do you 'spose I'd be wantin' one
from the likes of you when can get them
from my bettcrs? ?"
Ny b9tters land who do you call my
betters?"
Shure and isn't the master himself that
kisses me every blessid mornin' of his life;
aud does be spake of ingions ?-not much"
"The master Now it's jokin' you are,
Sara Annj do you 'spose I'm fool enough to
behave that /"
Behave it or not, it's the blessed truth
I'm tellin' you. shure, if anything should
happen to the missusi it's not long I'd be
servant here"
And it's kisses you you say he does we'll
it's quare creatures you wimmen are, any
way. Now. men think it dissraceful to kiss
and tell, and here you boast of it.
We waited to hear more, but Toms face
was in blaze, and he took his hat and left
without word or look.
The next morning Teddy and managed
to be in the same place. on the stairs where
had seen Tom kiss Sara Ann, aud as he
opened the door, Teddy kissed me loud
enough 10 be heard all over the house, and
then hurried away while | went on TO the
dining-room. Tom came in presently with
an awful frown, which pretended not to
see, and held up my face to be kissed, bnt he
pushed me rudcly away.
Why Tom amt you going to kiss me ?"
Do you think am blind, Mrs. Wilkins7
l saw that Teddy kiss you just now, and it's
not the first time either. Do you think III
stand such dongsi mol I'll break every
bone in the raseals body, if hang for it,
and you shall go home to your mother till
you learn to behave yourself"
"Now, my dear Tom, where is tho harm
in that? believe in imbibing sweetness
wherever l find it; so don't make noun
tain out Of a molehill."
You should have seen his face when he
heard me repeating his own words.
"Look here, jessie" he said at length,
"you've got the best of me, though it was
hard way in giving me my lesson"
"Not more severe than the case required,
Tom. l only made you put yourself in my
place."
"Well, Jessie, if it filled you with such
intense disgust to see me kiss Sara Ann as it
did me to see you kiss that conlounded Ted
dy, don't wonder you were angry"
Well we talked the matter over at
length, and agreed to dismiss both Teddy
ana sara Annoying them months wages
instead of warning.
heard Sara Ann mutter to Teddy, "shuro
and | behave the missus SUSPECTS the master
is swate on me-"
"Niver you fool yourself that way,' said
Teddy, :" it's himself as is a sending US
away"
Well, at length they were of, and the
next day Eben came back and | had new
girl butin all this time Tom had not kissed
me, and treated me almost with aversion as
though my sins are too great for forgive
ness.
While we were at dinner brother John ar
rived. was little curious to sec II Tom
would recognize him. He looked at him
with puzzled expression, but said nothing;
but presently he became immoderately gay
and indeed, almost brilliant. Later, when
we were alone. he took me in his arms and
kissed me aud whispered