Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-01-03
HOW KITTY SAID YES.

window, knitting, while niece Jemima
made the tea-cakes. Her white cam
bric 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 strolling across
the grassy lawn in front Of the house
two persons-one handsome, manly
looking young man, and the other a
pretty girl, with laughing face and
mischievous dark eyes.
They sat down on the green bench
on the porch, shaded by the trellis Of
multifora rose and white jasmine, and
Aunt Betsey, 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 n would do. How Otter
he's got to ask that gal before she con
sents to marry him, I'd jest like tc
know"
Unconscious OF these comments, joe
was pleading his cause with the pretty
gil of the bright, mischievous eyes.
kitty, I don't like to hear yoo
talk about going home. Couldn'tyol
be content to stay here and make you
home with us always"
"Well," answered Kitty, slowly, a
if deeply considering the question
'I like the country, and if
IF what?" said Joe, eagerly.
"If 1 had handsome country-hous
and fine carriage"
kitty, will you be in earnest TO
once? You know that | can't aforC
fine house and carriage. But | low
you, Kitty, and will do everything 70
your happiness that it is in my powe
to do. Don't you believe me p
"Well, l don't accuse you of telling
untruths, Joe. But what is the use o
always talking about such things
We're so young. l am only eightee
and you twenty-three. Surely there
plenty of time for US to wait,
"I've waited over a whole year,
said Joe, gloomily.
Dear me is it so long? But atte
all, what is a year to us, when we hav
all our lives before US? Why, we ma
both of us live to be hundred year
old, like that couple we were readln
of in the papers last night, and the
we may regret that we didn't EMO
our youth longer, instead O. gettn
married so young. Besides, | believ
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 could like some Oh
else better than do you?'
She looked at Joe, with her laugl
ing eyes just visible above the bunc
of wild-roses which she was holding
her pretty retrousse nose.
Joe regarded her sternly in rePl
and viciously chucked away an Inn
cent lady-bug that was crawling on tt
multifora.
How can you be so cruel, Joseph
said Kitty, solemnly. That poor i
sect never harmed you.
Look here, Kitty, I've had enoue
t of this l don't want to be made
fool of any longer. You will for
me to do something desperate. y
"Well, l can't help your doing de
|; perate things if you choose to do the
You re old enough to know how
conduct yourself properly. And nc
g 1 smell Cousin Jemima's tea-caE
baking-I'm SO glad we shall ha
< my favorite tea-cakes for supper
I'll just go and put my flowers in "
!. ter before we are called in.
i And she arose and tripped llgh'