Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-12-27
HOW KITTY SAID YES.

window, knitting, while niece JENNA
made the tea-cakes. Her white cam
brio apron was smoothly tied over her
neat dress-a light calico, sprinkled
with rose-buds and forget-me-nots,
which had taken Uncle Jerry's fancy
on his last visit to town, and which he
could not be convinced was "too
young" or gay for his wife.
She was pleasant and comely to be-
hold, with her smooth bands Of silvery
hair displayed, as the breeze blew
back her cap-border, and the express
sion of goodness and kindliness upon
her still rosy face.
She hummed cheerfully to herself,
as she knitted, something about "a
rest beyond the skies, while Jemima'
mixing and rolling dough, OCCASION
ally took up the refrain.
Presently there came stroling across
the grassy lawn in front of the house
two persons-one a handsome, manly
looking young man, and the other a
pretty girl, with a laughing face and
mischievous dark eyes.
They sat down on the green bench
on the porch, shaded by the trellis of
multiaora rose and white jasmine, and
Aunt Bet-ey, in pause of her song,
heard them talking together.
Dear me, said she to Jemima,
"why, there's Joe counting Kitty
again"
well" answered Miss Jemima,
cts more | would do. How often
he's got to ask that gal before she con-
sents to marry him, I'd jest like to
know"
Unconscious Of these comments, Joe
was pleading his cause with the pretty
girl of the bright, mischievous eyes.
kitty, don't like to hear you
talk about going home. Couldn'tyou
be content to stay here and make your
home with us always"
We'll" answered Kitty, slowly, as
if deeply considering the question
Il like the country, and if"
"If WHAT" said Joe, eagerly.
"If had handsome country house
and fine carriage"
kitty, will you be in earnest fol
once? You know that | can't afford
fine house and carriage. But l love
you, Kitty, and will do everything fol
your happiness that it is in my power
to do. Don't you believe me-
"Well, l don't accuse you of telling
untruths, Joe. But what is the use Of
always talking about such things
We're 50 young. 1 am only eighteen
and you twenty-three. Surely there
plenty of time for us to wait.
1--WE waited over whole year,
said Joe, gloomily.
Dear me is it so long? But afte'
all, what is a year to us, when we have
all our lives before us? Why, we may
both of us live to be a hundred year
old, like that couple we were readln;
of in the papers last night, and thel
we may regret that we didn't EMO,
our youth longer, instead OF gettlnt
married so young. Besides, | behev
in waiting. 1t is test of cOnstancy.
my constancy needs no test sal'
Joe, with frmness.
But perhaps mine does. How d.
I know but that I could like some on
else better than I do you?'
She looked at Joe, with her laugh
ing ewes lust visible above the buncI
of wild-roses which she was holding t
her pretty retrousse nose.
Joe regarded her sternly in reply
and viciously chucked away an limo
cent lady-bug that was crawling on tn
multifora.
"How can you be so cruel, Joseph?
said Kitty, solemnly. THAT poor IN
sect never harmed you.
Look here, Kitty, I've had enoug
of this don't want to be made
fool of any longer. You will fore
me to do something desperate"
"Well, I can't help your doing de-
/ perate things if you choose to do then
You re old enough to know how t
conduct yourself properly. And no
l smell Cousin Jemima's tea-cak'
baking-I'm so glad we shall hay
.. my favorite tea-cakes for supper :
I'll just go and put my flowers in WI
ter before we are called in.
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