SITTING UP WITH HER.

Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1696, 10 June 1874, Page 2

SITTING UP WITH HER.

She was expecting him on Sunday night; the parlour curtains were down, the old folks notified that it was healthy to go to bed afc tight o'clock, and Johnny, bribed with a cent, to 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 a faint knock at the door, and it was opened, and he was escortcdinto the-parlour.- He i aid he couldn't stay but a minute, though he didn't mean to go' home for houres. She wanted to know how his mother, was; if his father-had returned from York State If his brother' Bill's rheumatism <rag stay better; and he went over and sat down on the sofa" so* as not to strain his voice. Thtn the "conremtion 'flagged,2'and he played with bis hat," and she nibbled at the sofa tidy. HeLfinally said it,was a beautiful efening, and she replied>4Cat her grand-father predicted a snow-storm. He said he guessed ft-w-ouldn't snow, as the moon-was riot .crookedTenough to- hang a powder horn on the end, and she said she didn't believe 1 that at would cither. This mutual understanding seemed to give them both courage,' and- he Wanted to know if she had seen ' Bill 'Jones lately. She hadn't, she said; and she didn't want to. They., then went > on talking about the donation-visit which was to be giyen, before long to Elder Berry, andhecarelcssly dropped his hand in hers—wlrle his left arm sneaked-^long the sofa, and got behind her slibulders. She pretended jfot to notice jit, and'he looked down at 1 His boot?,'and wanted 'fo know if she thought mutton tallow rotted our boots faster thau lard and lampblack. She couldn't say, but she, had an idea that it did. He had just commenced to hook fingers with .hex, when she discovered something wrong with the Lamp.:- She rose up and Jurned the lamp half "down, making the room look dim. It ,tbolr him five minutes to pet 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 a whisper, and said he did't see what made folks love each other. She bit her handkerchief and admitted her ignorance. He said he ceukl name a dozen young men. who were going to get foamed Jright away, and'Kis arm Jell down and gave her a hug.l Then he went over and looked out the "window to make sure that it was not going to snow, and coming back he turned the light down a. little more, and then sat down and wanted to know if she; didn't want io'Test herself by leaning her' head on Bis shoulder "- - <"- Ah, me J ,We have all been there, and who of.us cared a'cent whenih'e old clock struck twelve and w6 five miles from home ? The old man was fast asleep, the watch-dog gone a visiting, and the handsomest girl in the county didn't see why we need to'be in a hurry. Perhaps*l shouldn't have written this, but as I was going by Saunders' the other day, thinking of the night I heard him whisper in her ear at spelling-school that he'd love her very shadow as long as he lived, he raised the window end called to her, as she was picking up chips in the road: , Sue Saunders; come in here and find the bars grease for my sore heel, or I'll break every bone in your ,body!—Danbury News.