Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-01-25
HOW KITTY SAID YES.

Her white cam OTlc apron Was
smoothly tied over her neat dress
ID light calico, spIinkled with
rcse-budS and forget me nOts, which
had taken Uncle Jrrry's fancy on
his last visit to town, and which
he could not Oe convinced was
"toO yOung' or gay for bis wife.
She was pleasant aud comelv to
behold, with her smooth bands of
slIveTy hair displayed, as the breeze
blew back her cap.bOrder, and the
expression of goodness aud kiudli-
ness upon her still rosy face.
She hummed cheertully to herself
as sue knitted, something about
"a rest beyond he Skies" while
Jemima mixing and rolling dough,
occasionally took up the refrain.
Presently there came strolling
across the grassy lawn in trent OF
The house two perSOns-One a
handsome, manly looking young
man, and the other a pretty girl,
with a laughing face and mis-
chieVOus dark ewes.
They sat down on the green
bench on the porch, shaded by the
trelns of multihOra rose and white
jasmine, aud Aunt BttSey, in a
pause Of her song, heard them
talking together.
Dear me-" said size to Jsmima,
"why, there's Joe courtIns Kitty
agoiu"
well" answered Miss Jemima,
"its mOrt'n l wonld do. How
often he's cot to ask that gal be-
fore she consents 10 marry him,
I'd Jest like to Know
unconscious of these comments,
Joe was pleading his cause with
the pretty girl of the bright, mis-
chievOus eyes.
"Kilty, l dOu't like to hear you
talk about going home. Couldn't
sou be content to stay here and
make your home with US always ?
WELL" answered Kitty, SLOWLY,
as if deeply considering the qnes
ton, "l like the country, and if
Wt whatl" SAID Joe, eagerly.
"If had a handsome country
house and a fine carriage"
KITTY, will you be in earnest fol
once? YOu know that l can't afford
fine house and carriage. But
love YOU, Kitty, and will do every
thing tor your happiness that it is
in my power to do. Don't you be-
lieve me:'
"Weu, l don't accuse you Of
telling untruths, Joe. But what i:
the use of always talking about
such things We're so young.
avn only eighteen and you twenty
three. Surely there's plenty Of
time for us to walt.'
ave waited over a whole year,
said Joe, gloomily.
Dear me! is it so Tong But
after all, what Is year to us, whel
we have all our lives before us
Why, We may both of us live to b'
hundred years old, like that
couple We were reading of in The
papers last night, aud then W.
may regret that we didu'C enjoy
our youth longer, instead OF getting
married so young. Besides, ! he
lieYe IN waiting. 1t is a test o
coustaucy.'
MY cOnstancy needs no test!
SAID Joe, with nrmness.
But perhaps mine does. Hov
do | know but that ] could lik
some one else better than l d
yOui"
She looked at Joe, with he
laughing eyes jnst visible abOY
the bunch Of wild-rOses which sh
was holding to her pretty retrOuss
nose.
Joe regarded her s.ernly in n
ply and viciOusly chucked ava
an innocent lady.bug that wa
crawling on the multifOra.
"HOw can you be cruel, Joseph
SAID Kitty, sOlemnly. "That pot
insect never harmed you"
"LOOk here, KITTY, I've ha
enough of this! 1 don't want to |
made a fool of any longer. YC
will force me to do something de
; perate."
"Well, l can't help your doir
desperate things if you chose to
them. You're old enough to kno
how to conduct yourself properl
And now | smell Cousin Jemlms