Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-12-09
was mistaken for some one else.
.sWhat will Kate say when she sees you


''What will Kate say when she sees you
here!. calculated another maid merrily.
'.Ahl what, iudeedg" said Mr.. BarkdaIe,
wondering IN what he could best explain
matters.
"0t course We shall all look the other way
while you are kissing and huggipg her."
said Miss Barbara. demurely.
every eonsiderate of you, I am sure, OBJ
served Mr.. Barkdale,
She's the sweetest girl in New York.
exclaimed the tall girl. .enthusiastieally. "I
am one of her dearest friends. We work our
sewing machines side by side at Madam 6ri>
dard's. Hasn't she ever written to you abon.
| Alice Moore?'' .ssf
Ill don't just this moment recall that
che has"
"oh, well, it it.dOesn's matter, - said Alice.
"Just you sit down aud be a good boy. while
! We fx tho tables. AREN'T those roses beauti-
full My goodness gracious, how astonished
Kate will bel"
"She cau't be more so than am" said
Mr.. BarkdaIe, sinking into the sleepy hollow
chair, aud passing his Handkerchief vaguely
| across his forehead. "Well, it's mere matt
ter of fate. can't see how am to explain
myself; aud yet, perhaps, 1 ought to explain.
Ladies'" 1
"Hush sh>sh sh," cried the six pretty
girls, all in a Kissing chorus; Kate's coming;
Bessie has brought her. Hush>sh.shi Don't
say word, Mr. Greenfield. The golden
haired girls hand was elapped promptly
over his mouth. Alice Moore grasped his
arm spasmOdically, aud the other four danced
o sort of bewitchiug little feminine war dance
about him, while seventh girl entered-a
pretty, Madonna-fsced little creature like =
dove.
"Come aud kiss mo, Kate" cried oil tho
others. Now don't be ridiculous. for We
shan't take any notice. Here he isl"
kiss who2" cried Kate, standing still aud
staring all around her. "Girls, what on earth
do you meanI"
.:You provoking thipsw said Barbara,
stamping her little foot. '.Do you suppose
we are iooIsY Why, of course. We know all
about him! It's Mr. Greentield-your cousin,
Kate-the young NJ. D."
Kate looked around in bewilderment.
"Where2"
"Why. here!"
"Nothing of the sort!" said Miss Kate. de- q
murely.
Our hero stood up, feeling himself grow
ing uucomfortably warm aud red.
~ Ladies'" he said, sthere's some mistake
here. l said at the outset that my name was
not Greenfield"
.'Therel' cried the girls at once.
"Therer" echoed Kate. defiantly.
"Didn't we tell your" cried the girls.
f.Didn't tell you?" retorted Kate. ''Be
kind enough to let us know what your name
i,s 1Eis,5 5siFs'' - go
s"Csphas Barkdale." said the wretehed
victim Of misunderstanding.
cBut," Miss Moore, .'you said it was
Mott Greenfield"
"Of course did" said the puzzled baoh>
elor. cit isn't Greenfield, and it never will
be uuless have it changed by act OF Legis.
laturo."
30 h>h!" cried the girls '.Dear. dear.
to be sure. And we thought you were Kate's
lover-and his name is n o.double t-Nott
Greenfield.
Do hold your tongues, you ridionlous
things, said Kate. half vexed aud laughing.
What must Mr.. Barkdale think of us2"
81 think you are very nice, /" said Mr.
BarkdaIe gallautly.
Miss Barbara, in the meantime had taken
a slip of paper on. of her pocket. She ut>
tered hysterical shrek.
"It's all my fault" che exclaimed. "It
was No 80 instead of No. 36-and the tail
of the horrid figures turned the wrong end
up-that's all. And the cake aud the flow
ers and everything"
f'Stop, ladies, If you please, "said Mr.
Barkdale courteously. "Beeause the surprise
has come TO the wrong place is no reason
why the right person should not enjoy it.
ALLOW me to givo up this room to your uso
street and send Mf. Mott Greenfield over"
"But you must return with him, }" said the
girls.
And Mr. Barkdale was not allowed to de-
part until he had promised.
Mr. Mott Greeufeld-a good-looking
medical studeut-wbo had the "sky parlor"
directly opposite. came promptly on mention
of the name of Kate Kollford, did the polite
thing in introducing DIR. BarkdaIe; and
Barkdale ate OF the sandwiches, and enjoyed
the cake and cream, and coaked Miss Bar
bara to pin pink rosebud in the buttonhols
of his coat, and enjoyed himself prodigious>
ly.
'.I'd liked to be surprised like this every
night in the year." said he.
go, you greedy creature" said Miss Bar.
| bara.
''But there was one time seriously medi-
tatet throwing myself out of the window"
said he, ''when you told me was TO kiss
Kate"
Dear, dear!". said Batbara, ironically;
"that would have been dreadful, wouldn't
| it?"
"But the awkwardness Of the thing"
"I dare say you never kissed pretty
| girl," pouted the blonde.
! "I never did" said the bachelor, growing
bold; "but I will now If you say 80"
.'But don't say Sc" said Barbara. color
ing aud laughing. "Behave yourself. sir
Mr.. BarkdaIe went home with tbe fair
Barbara, and they grew to be very great
friends. and-where's 8 the use trying 70 con-
ceal how it all ended? They were married a.
| the years end. with all the six surprisers tor
! bridesmaids, Kate Kellford included. Dir.
| Mott GrespfeId proposes to follow the eIams
pie as soon as he gets his diploma.