Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-05-31

"Hush-sh-sh!" cried the six pretty
girls, all in a Kissing chorus, "kate's
coming; Bessie has brought her. Hush !!
Don't say word, Mr.. Greenfield"
The goldcn-haired girls hand was
promptly clapped over his mouth, and tic
other five danced sort of bewitching
little feminine war dance around him,
while 4 seventh entered--a pretty Madon-
na-faeed little creature, like dove.
"Come and kiss him, Kate ~ cried all.
''Now don't be ridiculous, for we shan't
take any notice. ''Here he is"
"Kiss whom:" cried Kate, standing
still aud staring all around her. "What
on earth do you mean, glrls?"
"You provoking thing!" said Barbara,
stamping her little foot. $40 you sup
pose we arc all geese? Why, of course,
we know all about him. It's Mr.. Green
field, your cousin, the young DOCTOR"
Kate looked around with bewilderment.
"Whcre?"
"Why, here""
"Nothing of the Sort" said Miss Kate,
demurely.
Our hero stood up, feeling himself grow
ing rather uncomfortably warm and red.
Ladies'" he observed, ''there's some
mistake here. 81 said from the first that
nv name was not Greenfield. ~"
"There." cried all tho girls In one
breath.
"Therc 7" echoed Hate, deflantly.
"Didn't we tell you:" inquired the
bevy.
"Didn't tell your" retorscd Miss Kate.
Then turning to the bachelor, she add
cd "Bc kind enough, sir, to tell us your
name"
"Cephas Barksdale :" replied the victim
of Misunderstanding
"But you said it was Mott Grccniield"'
screamed the girls.
cor course did," iteratcd tho puzzled
bachelor. "It isn't Greenfield, and it
never will be, unless changed by an act
of the legislature"
"Oh-h-hn cried the girls. "Dear
dear! to be sure! And we thought you
were Kate's lover. His name is No
double t-Nott-Nott Greenfield"
"Do hold your tongues, you ridiculous
things" said Kate, half yeXed, half
laughing. .,.. ,r..
.'What must Mr.. Barksdalc think OF
us?" ......
az think you arc all very nice"
Miss Barbara had, in the meantime,
taken from her pocket q slip Of paper.
After examining it, she uttered hystcr-
cal shrek.
dts all my fault"' sho exclaimed. at
was number instead of number G, and
the tail-end of the horrible figure turned
wrong side up-that's all. And the cake
and the flowers, and everything! Ohp'
"Stay, ladies, if you please" said Mr..
Barksdalc, courteously. "Becausc 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 Mr.. Mott
Greenfield over"
'But you must return with him." said
the girls.
And Mr. Barksda!e soon returned with
Mr.. Mott Greenfield, a good-looklng med
cal student, who occupied sky parlor
directly opposite Mr.. Barksdalc's lodS-
ings.
lie came promptly on the mention of
the name of Katie Killford, and did the
polite thing in introducing Mr.. Barks-
dale.
And our hero dcvourcd the cake and
cream, and coaxcd Miss Barbara to pin n
pink rosebud Ia the button hole Of his
coat, aud enjoyed himself to prodigious
extent.
"I would like to be surprised this way
every night in the year." said Mr.. Barks-
dale.
"Oh, you greedy crcaturc"" said Miss
Barbara.
"But there was one time seriously
meditated throwing myself out OF tho
Window, said he; "whcn you told me
to kiss Miss Kate" ..
"Dcar, dear!' said Barbara, ironically,
"that would have been dreadful now;
wouldn't it?" ..-,. ..i.... .a
"But the awkwardness Of the tbingw
said he. .,........-....... .-r, ,...5 ts
81 dare say you never kissed pretty
girl in your life" pouted the blonde.
81 never did," said the bachelor, get
ting red and bold "but 1 will now, If you
please" e- .- .na- s-.. .s..r.. 10.
"But don't please, " said Barbara, coli
oring and laughing. "Bchayc yourself,
air." -....... .one. .ltgr. rf
Mr. Barksdale went homo with the fair
Barbara, and they grew to be very great
friends, and ....... .. a.....
"But what is the ufe in trying to pro
long the ending?" .,s
Kate Killford is now Mrs. Kate Green
field-Miss Barbara Morris will soon be
Mrs. Barbara Barksdale-and so we will
drop the curtain. .s. ..
The "Jiners.v f.,..S
She was about forty-fyc years old, well
dressed, had black hair, rather thin, and
tinged with grey, and eyes in which