Year: 1873

She was expecting him Sunda,


night; the parlor curtains were down


the old folks noticed that it was yer,


healthy to go to bed at s o'clock. snt
Johnny. bribed with cent, permit


ted himself to be tucked away at sun,
down. He sneaked up the path, one
| eye on the dog aud the other watch.
ing for the 'old man" who didn't
like him auy too well. gave faint
knock at the door, AMI it was opened
and he was escorted into the rarlor.
He said he couldn't stay but minute,
though be didn't mean to go home
for hours. She wanted to know how
his mother was If his father had re-
turned from York State; IL his broth
er Biil's rheumatism was any better /;
and he went over aud sat down on
the sofa, SO AS not to strain his voice.
Then conversation tagged, and he
played with his hat and she nibbled
at the sofa tidy. He finally said it
was beautiful evening, aud she re-
piled that her grandfather predicted a
snow-storm. He said he guessed 1t
wouldn't snow, as the moon wasn't
crooked enough to hang powder
horn on the end. and she said she
didn't believe il would either. This
mutual understanding seemed To give
give To each other courage, aud he
wanted to know If She had seen Bill
Jones lately She hadn't, she said,
and she didn't want to. Then they
went 10 talking about the donation
visit which was to be given Elder
Berry, and he carelessly dropped his
hand on hers--his right hand hiie
his left arm sneaked along the sofa, to
get behind her shoulders. She pre-
tended not to notice 1t, and he looked
down at his boots and wanted TO know
If she thought muttontallow rotted
out boots faster than lard and lamp
black. She couldn't say, but she had
an idea that it did. He had just com
meDced to lock fingers with her, when
she discovered something allied the
lamp. She rose up and turned the
light down half, making the room
look dim. II took him five minutes
to get hold Of her fingers again, and
and she pretended to want to draw
her hand away all the time. After n
long pause, he lowered his voice Ia a
whisper, and said he liin's see What
made folks love each other She bit
her handkerchief aud admitted her ig-
norance. lie said he could name u
dozen young men who were goug 10
get married right away, and his left
arm fell down and gave her II hug
Then he ,.en, over ant: looked on: Of
the window to make sure that it was
or was not going To snow, and coming
back he turned the light down u little
more. aud then sat down and wanted
to know If she didn't want to rest her
self by leaning her head upon his
shoulder.


All, me! we have all been there,
aud who Of US cared cent when the
old clock struck l2 and we five miles
from home. The old man was fast
asleep, the watchdog gone a visiting,
and the handsomest girl in the county
didn't see why we need be in u hurry.


Perhaps ! shouldn't bave written
Of this, but as was going by Saund-
ers' the other day, thinking Of the
night heard him whisper in her ear
at spelling school, that he'd love her
very shadow rs long as he lived, he
raised the window and called to her,
as she wa. picking up chips in the
road:


'Sae Saunders, come IL. here and
find the bars grease for my sore heel,
or I'll break every bone in your
body ~ cTyfsi,2e EritHd