Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-04-30
invite them down, and bring them home

| invite them down, ana DrlDS tnem rome
with me-"
"George, dear, l have been thinking
about that trip West. think you had
better go and leave me at home Ii won t
be go very long"
Marion was eating her egg. while she
spoke across the cozy little tete-a tete
breakfast table.
Spoken like my true little Marion,
and when come back I'll bring you a
present. What shall it be ?"
"Your father and mother from the
farm. 1t shall be that hope that will
bear me company when you are gone"
A fortnight after that, Marion Glenn
ents ate her breakf asst alone, the traces Of
tear or so oil her pink check; then
dashed them away with merry joyous
little laugh.
This will never do, and now that
George has gone for six weeks, | must
begin to prepare for his return. And |
pray heaven it shall be such coming as
shall delight his very SOUL
Il am sure | don't know what to cay
The land knows, need help bad enough,
but it pears to me, such a slender little
midget as you couldp't earn your salt
What did You say your name was p
MARY Smith. And indeed, if you will
try me week, I'm sure you II keep me
Till the season is over
Mrs. Clements looked out of the win
dow at the great clouds that were piing
g!oomily up; and then the wind gave a
great wailing ,hriuk around the corners
of the house.
"You can cook, can you! or shake up
feather beds. good big ones-forty pound,
ors"
| 4 gleeful little laugh came from Ma
rvs lips.
"Indeti l can. may not cook to
suit You, but l can learn
Mrs. Clements walked out to the huge
fire place in the kitchen where the deacon
was shelling corn.
What dye say, deacon, keep hel or
not kind O like her looks, aud TIE
dear knows it 'ud be a good lift, while
we're killu', if she couldn't more'n set
the table or make mush and the bread"
Take her of course, Hannah. You
are hard driv', know. Let her stop a
week or, SO, anyhow"
$50 Mrs. Clements came slowly back
ard sat down again
"You can't get away, tonight; there's
a snow storm been brewia' these three
days, it's on us now, sure enough. Sec
ere fakes, fine and thick You may as
well take your things upstairs to the
west garr ct, and then come down and
help me get supper" ....
Then followed directions TO the west
garret and. when she was gone Mrs
! Clements turned to the deacon 81 never
saw a girl before I'd trust upstairs alone
But such as her don't steal. l can tell
ycu that. if nothing else"
Directly, she came down in a purple
print dress and white apron, her hail
brushed off from her face, into net a
narrow linen collar fastened with a sail
or's loop of narrow black ribbon. 1t
seemed as if she had life too, so handily
she fitted in and out of the big pantry
and then down to the cellar Then, af-
! fer the meal she gathered the dishes in a
neat, silent way, that was perfect bliss to
Mrs. Clements ears.
"Shess determined to earn her bread,
anyhow, and like her turn too
And the deacon had taken shine
to Mary Smith. One by one the days
wore on; the hog killing was over and
done /; long strings of sausages hung in
fantastic rings, arranged by Mary's deft
fingers sweet hams and shoulders were
piled away in the true housewifely man
ner, and now Mary and Mrs. Clements
were sitting in the sunny dining-room,
darning, patching and mending.
II don't know what am going to do
without you, Mary, dread to see you
pack up your clothes"
A blush of pleasure overspread Mary's
face.
II am SO glad you have been suited
with my work. Indeed, have tried
sit amt the work altogether, though.
Goodness knows, you're the smartest gal
I've seen in many day. As say, it
amt the work-it's you Mary. I've got
to thinking heap of you-me and the
deacon"
Mary's voice trembled at the kindness
of the old lady's tone, but she sewed
rapidly on.
ut is so uncommon lonesome since the
boy left the farm, but it's worse since he
go: married. 1t seems like deserting US
altogether
"Have you son ? You never men
toned him."
"No-George has gone his way. and
we must go ours. Yes-he married one
of those crack headed boarding house
people, who can't tell the difference be-