Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-10-12

Sohle ahu KISS hlm. kAte!'' cried ally
Now, dom be ridiculous, for we shaA'l
take any notice. Here he ISL
kiss whom" cried Kate, standin< still
and staring all around her; "W6at or
earth do you mean. girls?'
"You provoking thinsl" SAIL Barb IRA
stamping her little foot. "Do you sup
pose we are all geese? Wig, of course. We
know all about him! '.It's Mr.. Green
field, your cousin--the young doctor!'
Kate looked around with bewilderment.
"Where?"
sWhy, here !"
Nothing of the Sort said Miss Kate
demurely.
Our hero stood up, feeling himself
growing rather uncomfortaby warm and
red.
Ladies'. he observed, there's some
mistake here. said from the first that
my name Was not Greenfield -
| ''Therel" cried all the girls In one
treath.
There - echoed Kate. defantly.
Didn't we tell your" Inquired the
bevy.
Didn't l tell your" retorted Miss
Kate
Then, turning to the bachelor, she add
ed:
BE kind enough, sir, to tell us your
name"
"Cephas Barksdale!" replied the victim
of understanding.
But you said it Was Mott Greenfield p
&C. canned the girls.
'Of course 1 did, iterated the puzz led
bachelor. 1T isn't Greenfield, and it new
er will be, unless changed by an act of the
legislature.
"Ol-h-h! !" cried TIE girls. "Dear
dear to be surel Aud we thought you
were Kate's lover! His name is No
double TT ott-Not Greenfield
DO hold your tongues, you ridiculous
thingep' said Kate, half vex-d, half
laughing.
''What must Mr.. Barksdale think of
us?''
Il think you are all very NICE" said he.
Miss Barbara had, in the meantime,
taken from her pocket a slip of paper
After examining it, she uttered a oyster
Cal shr Elk.
TITS all my fault - she exclaimed. sit
was number 8, instead of Number 6, and
the tail end of the horrid figure turned
wrong side up-that's all. Add the cake,
and the flowers and everything! Oh-h !"
'Stay, ladies, if you please - said Mr..
Barksdale, courteously. because the
surprise has come to the wrong place, is
no reason why the right person should not
enjoy it. Allow me to give up this room
to your use this evening. ] will step
across the way and send MIR. Mott Green
field over" ...
But you must return with him." said
the girls.
And Mr.. Barksdale soon returned with
Mr.. Nett Greenfield, good looking medi-
cal student, who occupied a sky parlor
directly opposite Mr.. BarksdaIe's lodg-
ings.
He came promptly en- the mention of
the nan z OF K ale killford, and did the
polite shing in introducing Mr.. Barksdale.
Aud our hero devoured the cake and
cream, aud coaxed Miss Barbara to pin
pink rosebud in the button-hole of bis
coat, aud erjoyed himself to prodlgious
extent.
Il would like to be surprised this way
every night in tbs year, said Mr.. Barks-
Gale
"Oh, you greedy creature - said Miss
Barbara.
Bat there WAS one time I seriously,
nleditatei throwing myself out of the win
dow!' said he; when you told me to kiss
Miss K ate -
"Dsar dear y siid Barbara ironically
that would have been drea dful now;
wouldn't il?"
"Bu the awkwsrdness of the thing -
said he
Il dare say you never kissed pretty
girl in your life," p,uted the blonde.
81 never did," said the bachelor, getting
red and hold; But I will now, if you
please -
bat don't please" said Barbara, col
cring and laughing. behave yourself,
sir
Mr.. Barksdale went home with the fair
Barbara, and they grew to be very great
friends, and
But what use in trying to prolong the
endng?"
Kate Killford is now Mrs. Kate Green
fi-ld-Miss Barbara Morris will soon be
Mrs. Barbara Barksdale land SO we will
drop the curtain.