Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-06-19

into the library. The door between that
and the dining room stood slightly ajar !;
a woman's shrill voice reached him from
thence. Was it Kitty! Yes, he recog-
nized it; he had heard it once before.
pitched in the same high key.
"Don't tell me you didn't mean to-"
she scbreeched, more like mad woman
than anything else You did. you did !;
you wretched little imp" Then there
was the sound of heavy blow and the
Shrek of child
"Oh don't, Miss Kitty walled
pitifnl voice; "twas so dark | couldn',
see when you ran up against me. and l
stumbled and fell and the pitcher got
broken, and tried to keep the milk off
your pretty dress, but couldn't.
"You stumbled and FELL" mirnicked
Kitty. "Well. Ill teach you not to
another time Take that. and that. aud
that" giving the child blow after blow
that resounded through the room. stop
your snivelling. too. Do you hear? I'll
make you. if you don't
The sobs were hushed up. and Kitty
went on. Twas the prettiest dress l
L-a, .-..A -'.-S -r-.'. -. '--~'J' ~.a -"
through > our carelessness, You little imp.
Oh. if Id only a rawhide .Twould do
me good to give you just such a wip-
ping as you deserve"
kitty, let that child alone said
new voice; and Gilbert recognized it as
her cousins.
Il shall do no such thing Get out of
the way. and mind your own business -
she shrieked and there was something
that sounded like a bottle whizzing
through the room and crashing up
against the wall Then a mans groan
was heard distinctly.
"Oh! Kitty, how could you!' said
her cousin. reproachfully. You've cut
my cheek terribly Sc how the blood
runs
Gilbert didn't wait to hear any more,
but fed from the house. resolved that he
wouldn't marry such vixen, though she
had the face and form of Hebe.
The front door had no sooner closed
OH him, when the actors in the above
drama went off into spasms of merriment.
Kitty stood revealed in the gaslight with
dress uninjured there was no cut to be
seen on Joe's face the child was no.
where visible.
80! oh twas too funny ~ gasped
Kitty, THAT whine would have deceived
any body. twas go natural. You deserve
a reward of merit for such splendid
acting"
Give me one, then" whispered Joe /,
"Well. what will you have 2"
yourself"
"What modest demand !"
" Do you think so? and taking the
misciievous little face between his hands
scanned it closely. What he saw there
was evidently satisfactory, for he kissed
it over and over.
"'Tis well to be off with the old love
before you are on with the new whis-
pered he slyly.
"Gilbert's done for, and I've stepped
into his place"
'IDut he didn't treat me in this way
Il hope not" ',Twould be worse for
him if he had. I'd shoot him in a min
ute."
Mr.. Day was surprised the next morn
ing by a call from Kitty's late suitor.
81 understand, cir, that insanity i.
hereditary in your family" he began
awkwar'ly "and-and,' he paused and
tried to collect his ideas-''that Kitty s
aunt and grandmother died in lunatic
asylum"
"All a mistake" responded Mr.. Day,
pompously. There was never a case of
insanity, either among my own kindred,
or that Of my late wife's."
But your daughter, sir. has a pecul
lar disposition. We should be miserable
together. l desire, therefore, to with
draw from the engagement"
"And have you told her this :" thun-
dered his listener. white with rage.
"Dear me the father is worse than
the daughter" thought the young man.
Aloud he answered, "Oh, no I came to
you first"
"Well, sir, all have to say is that
you are a mean, contemplate villain, and
if you DON get out of my Office this
minute, Ill kick you down stairs"
Young Gilbert made hasty retreat to
the street.
Kitty listened demurely to her faith
er's version of the affair, and the anathem
as he hurled against her recent lover. 1t
was till not two years afterwards that
he learned the truth. and Kitty was mar
ried to Joe. who. l forgot to say. was not
her own cousin. though she called him
so, but sort Of distant relation. Mr. Day
received the revelation good.humoredly
Joe had always been his special favor
ite) and was ready enough to laugh with
the rest over the way in which be had
been outwitted.