The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-04-14


return TO the pie pantry, entered IT, and placed ;
III the only chair II contained, pumpkin pie. |
which was not in ordinary tin, but III An |
earthen vessel which formed the section Of a
sphere. The depth Of the pumpkin pie was an
inch and half IN the centre, from which point !
IL shoaled gradually to the circumference. As |
Gulic had foreseen, Becky and her companion |
re-entered the pantry. shrek was soon (
heard which caused Ben to seize candle. and |
rush to what was the matter, or, rather, to !
speak with strict accuracy. to let others see !
The demolished pie, ami Miss Becky's soiled !
dress, revealed the cause of the outcry. For Il !
moment there was contest between II feeling of !
sympathy for the poor girls discontinue and !
sense Of the ludicrous; the latter prevailed |
though to their credit it must be spoken, sun |
dry of the girls were taken with sudden fits of |
coughing, and others were seiIed With an insaG-
able desire for water, which led them & 60 in
search for it in divers very improbable place
Miss Becky at set out for houle she we
attended by Mr.. Foster-a partial for her mis-
hap.
An animated discussion of the question:
How came the pie in the'chsir!' took place
Mr. Guiic took no part i'll it Some one sugges-
ted that it placed there when taken from
the oven, and it's weight WAS in the way OF Sle-
vatipg il 10 the shelf. A 10 better explanation
offered, it was accepted just as the larger
portion Of our historical facts are.
After this nterlude, the game of hide and seek
renewed with increased yigor. Miss Steb- !
mind, condescended to engage in it heartily. In
the course of this second game, Mr.. Guiic aud
Miss Mills concealed themselves in the Clothes
press. If the reader is Yankee, he knows
what that term means and If he 10 not, here 10
proof positive that he knows less than Yam
kee.- Ben and his partner concealed themselves
la clothes press, and of course, weIe III total
darkness. and in very close contact. Ben felt a
great hutteiiug, and was on the point Of asking
what it was, when he found that 1t was the poor
rl's heart. 1t occurred to him that il WAS very
doubtful whether Becky had any heart TO futter.
Many thoughts rushed through his brain while
he was in that press, pressed close to the side
of Mary Mills. She wac simmer aud handsom-
er than Becky; had softer voice and Iniider
eve she did not pretend 10 live without work
everybody said she not proud ami yet she
was always neat pink. What a fool he
had been that he had net thought OF her bef"re.
How graceful she looked when he brought those
early apples to her sick mother! How good she
looked when she watched day and night oy Mrs
Allcott's sick child.
..AIl found but Ben and Mary" said loud
voice: s.where are they - Ben drew little
nearer TO Mary, whose heart hntIered still
worse. She made slight EFFORT to move little
from him, but as she was firmly planted against
the wall, which did not give way, the eHort was
not successful.
Il won't hurt you whispered Ben: ''ypu are
the last being in the world would hurt
Whether Mary lacked confidence III his yerac-
ity | cannot say, but she made another effort 10
get further axay from him. which resulted las
such womauly efforts often do) i'll - closer con-
tact.
They are in the clothes press. said the voice
above alluded to. They are not up stairs, and
they are not dos in the cellar, nor IN the long
room nor pantry, nor anywhere else, and so they
must be here.
1t was ut length suggested to the seeker, who
remained at the door of the press, that he should
examine the premises IN question, and thus test
the truth Of his r-ssunIngs, shlch suggestion he
was proceeding To act upon As he was enter
ing Miss Mills made au effort 10 pass out, and
"a Ben made an EFFORT to detain hei Till they
were fairy discovered, there vas n struggle. du-
ring which Mary's cneek came very near Ben
face In considering the matter at subsequent
period, when he vas cool ana consequently Ills
Judgment unbiased, he remarked 10 himself,
conf IentiaIly of course. .'lt is reasonable to
suppuse that under the circumstances of the
case. [ must havo kissed her-indeed have
very little doubt about it-ln fact, remember
it distinctly.
There is always some considerable excitement
connected with the breaking up OF a party IKE
the one under consideration. There Is always
some embarrassment among the rustic gentle
men when bonnet and shawl time comes lie
vino can walk up boldly 10 lady, ana pr"ner
his services TO see her home, is regarded with
envy. Now Miss Mary Mills as have sand.
was ALWAYS behind somebody, and, OF course,
she would not be one Of the FIRST to receive an
offer of Attendance home. Ii happened, on this
occasion that she was the last one accessible,
and that Ben WAS left 10 go with her IL was
/. with more than ordinary embarrassment that ne
offered her his arm, and though she accepted IL
she kept al "A very respectful distance from him
os tbev walked along towards her mother dwell
) ling Ben felt that he had great deal that he
: wanted To say To her, but did not know what te
begin with lie thought Of saying the moer
, is most down !" but they were walking TO
: wnr,ls the west il was to be presumed that shs
WAS Already as well convinced of that fact as she
would b. after his most solemn ASSERTION liz
thought OF :sany other things. bur 10 every cas'
? some valid objection presented itself 80 that
though they had half mile To walk, they reach
I ed the door stone before ii word was spoken
n Ben began TO grow desperate and ut length sue
ceeaed in asking in by no means musical tone
Y Shall YOU be at home tomorrow evening! :"
mo, am going away to-morrow, said she
# in a voice SO sweet and plaintlye that mis
V gathered over Ben's eyes
It Where to 2" said he, too much interested !
the manner OF his phase.
y ITO Western New York.
r. ''How long you going to stay!
:. It'll next spring"
o .What for?"
T. ssTo teach school. My mothers health IL to
y feeble TO work as she does. L ain offered
Of much as we can both make by cur needles ner
IS She is to board this winter. and not taSe In 81
" work but take oAre Of hex hsaita."
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