Year: 1873

She was expecting him Sunday night;


the parlor curtains were down, the old


folks notified that il was healthy 10 70


TO bed al eight o'clock, and Johnny


bribed with cent, 10 permit himself to


be tucked away at sundown. he sneaked


up the path, one eye on the dog, and the


other watching for the old man" who


didn't like him any too well, gave faint


knock at the door, and il was opened,


and he was escorted into the parlor. He


said he couldn't stay but a minute,


though be didn't mean 10 20 home for


hours. She wanted TO know how his


mother was; If his father had returned


from York State; if his brother Bills


rheumatism was any better; and he


went over and 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 that it was a
beautiful evening, and she replied that
her grandfather predicted snow storm.


He said he guessed it wouldn't snow as
the moon wasn't tcrooked enough to hang
a powder horn on the end, and she said
she didn't believe it would, either. This
mutual understanding seemed to give
each courage, and he wanted TO know il
she had seen Bill Jones lately. She
hadn't, she said, and she didn't want to.
Then they went to talking about the do
nation visit which was to be given Elder
Berry, and he oarelessly dropped his
hand on hers-hls right hand, while his
left arm sneaked along the sofa, and got
behind her shoulders. She pretended
not to notice it, and he looked down at
his boots. and wanted TO know if she
thought mutton tallow rotted out boots
faster than lard and lampblack


She couldn't say, but she had an idea
that it did. He had just commenced to
lock fingers with her, when she discov-
cred something allied the lamp. She rose
up and turned down the light half,
making the room look dim. 1t took him
five minutes to get hold of her fingers
again, and she pretended to want to draw
her hand away all the time. After a
long pause, he lowered his voice to
whisper, and said he didn't see what
made folks love each other. She bit her |
handkerchief and admitted her igno-
rance. ne bdlu lndJ ne COulu name |
dozen young men who we're going to get |
married right away, and his left arm fell |
down and gave her hug. Then he
went over and leeked out OF the window
to make sure that it was or was not
going to snow, and coming back, he
turned the light dewn little more, and
then sat down and wanted to know if she
didn't want to rest herself by leaning
her head on his shoulder.


All, me! We have all been there, and
who of US cared a cent when the old
clock struck twelve, and we FIVE miles
rom homer The old man was fast
lsleep, the Watchdog gone a visiting,
md the handsomost girl in the country
lidn't see why we need be in hurry.


Perhaps / shouldn't have written of
his, but as / was going by Saunders the
ther day, thinking of the night l heard
i'm whisper in her ear at spelling school
hat he'd love her very shadow as long
s he lived, he raised his window and
allied to her, as she was picking up some
hips in the road


Sue Saunders, come here and find
be bar e grease for my sore heel, or I'll
reak every bone in your bodyl"