Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-10-31


without need of spoken words, Others
might seek the golden treasure my fathers
viii left me; but if John Myers spoke
ever Of love to me, felt sure no sordid
hope of winning an leire.s would promp.
him.
"IIer name vas Margaret O'Nei!l, -
said my aunt 70 me be sure to inquire if
she is good ironer, Elie.'
81 will. Gocdby.'
went fi,st TO the house Of ny hand
some beau. 1t was early in TIE day, ten
or eleven O'Clock in the mofaing, whsa !
rang Mrs Vaughu's bell. The servant
showed me is:o the front par!nr. l mere
Iy said tina, lady Wished to inquire the
character Of a servant. and drawing my
veil closer, | went iu:o the room
While waiting for Mrs. Vaughn to
come down, | heard familiar voice on
,l.s seta:rs. | say familiar, though the
gentie winning tone it had assumed 10 M
presence, was changed for high, dis
cordass, seoI!lng one.
Where the" q omit the oaths,) is
my breaa fast 7"
IL am coming, Carroll" said his moth
er; "but there is lady waiting to see
me-"
"Ie. her wai'.'
"Did yoa zee Mr.. Lee, Carroll? -
NO" Capotier oath }
81 Am afraid you will lose that si.ua-
ticn."
We'll, it don't matter. l intend tc
get the situation Of husband to an heires.
"Very vague, Carroll,
/ mentally assented.
| where's Mary? Why the thunder
don't she get my breskias, p
''ai,c 80 making Miss Jones collars
She is in hurry. If ycu would see
Mr.. Lee Carroll, Your mother and sisters
need not work so steadily"
{ "EIsr5 night as well get used to it, for
neither she nor Patty are going TO loaf ca
asy wi;e's money. l sup. ose We mast
take you; but the gii,s must shift for
themselves.
! had heard enough. From the sound
o. tie voices, | knew that the speakers
weTa in tie kitchen; so | softly crossed
the entry aud made quick exit By the
front door.
Should l 90 home? Somehow the
thought that l might hear sia'ilsr CON
verss,ion st Mrs. Myers, gave me sick
feeling, but l conquered the nouscnsicsi
weakness turned into G--strect.-
The front door stood wide open. knew
it was wrong, but l went i1to The Eouse
unaareunced. end, crossing the entry,
went into the library; the sitting room
was next to it, and there | kusw l should
find Mrs. Myers, wl.o vas friend Of my
aun.'s.
as l opened the library door, Ms.
hi5ero' voice is.i Upon my ears.
".;y dear boy, you ere right. YOU
must indeed CO."
Co? Nhe.e? Is!ood still.
.ll is lucrative situation, aud will eu-
able me to give you ard the little boys
many Of the comforts you have wanted
siace father died"
But wc shall miss you sorely, John"
at is best fox me to go, mother desr.
l have not ted ycu before; but had
better leSve the city for time"
John, you have not doue anything
wrong?"
"No; but-but, mother, l love where
ny love would appear if spoken, > mean
seeking for wealth, eanaot Woo az
heircss. To live upcu my S;f- would he
revolving to every feeling of manhood
No; were tie case reversed. and were
E4i,h TART poor, and rich, she should
know Kew deeply and truly love her;
if she remains single till cau win po-
sitioa ami fortune ste nay knox it later
but now
Was it iulslicste, ua,nsidenly ? I knew
nos bat l passed the threshold between
the library and sitting rcoHr and said,
Nov, John, shc-'
And hc.e Ike an idiot, l began &c
cry. Crying as a gcseral thing is not
becoming; but john seemed rather to
admire l..
There was a general ,obbirg and en-
bracing and when aunt Hattie, two
hours late., came to find her lost niece,
she could only say,
well, my dear, I always liked John,
and think he will make YOU very happy"