Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-07-16

OF your friends to day. A Accept my
warmest thanks for having saved me
from feeling both"
Edgar saw an expression in Ernest's
eyes that made him think it would be
quite as agreeable to all parties if he
would take Flory back to the recess Of
the window. to the piano, or anywhere
out of hearing, just then.
A few moments after his fine voice was
blending with hers in well chosen duet
Then Ernest told Mabel of the love
which had been hers since he knew
her.
81 came one night to lay my heart be
fcre you. You had many guests and
offered them wine. You noticed not that
! placed my glass untouched on the ia
BILE. 1 left early. l dared not WOO the
heart of one who held such a fearful
temptation before me; why, you will
know, when tell you the terrible truth.
My only brother went down to drunk
ards grave, the woman he loved urging
him on.
"For time mother and won him
from his fatal passion. He was doing
well. We believed he would fulfill the
bright promise of his early youth. He
grew to love beautiful girl. She was
wild and thoughtless.> aud one night. at a
party in her fathers house she urged him
to drink.
'One glass. Every one but you takes
wine,' she said.
He resisted. She taunted him about
having to abstain entirely because be had
not the self control to use wine in mod
Grafton.
"He yielded, accepted the fatal glass
from her hand, and drank, first moder-
ately, then on and Oh, in the old fearful
way until the end came-a ruined life,
/ anu LuOtucE DIOkeH ucdTt
Do you wonder that fled from you
Every hour snce yearning to return, yet
daring not.
To-day l heard what you were do
ing. Earnestly thanking God that light
had dawned upon you, FASTENED here to
lay my heart before the only woman I
had ever loved. Will you be my wife,
Mable :"
Her heart was too full of joy-she
could not tell him in words how happy
she was but her little hands lay still in
his.
She raised her eyes moment, and he
saw the love of years beaming there
He needed no answer.
Judging from the low tones into which
the voices in the other room had fallen,
think some other hearts must have found
their mates. But the pairs we're separa-
ted or rather joined again, by the re-
turn of Mr.. Clifton, who entered, calling
out I:
Mabel, dear, to me these rooms look
rather dark Let's have the gas turned
on, if you please
Certainly, papa"
And when there was light enough for
NJ. Clifton to look into his daughter 8
eyes. he saw a bright light shining there
Another moment when Flory came to
greet him, he said with smile
"Ah! l see why you young folks
know nothing of the surrounding dark
ness-guided by the light within. Well,
have you had pleasant day ~
"a happy day, father, there are no re
grets to steal in and mar it.. Mabel said,
with bright smile
Il amglad of it-glad of your resolve
Mable.
How glad you will know, when l tell
you that this morning l closed the eyes
of father whose only son was away i'll
some drinking saloon. How my heart
ached for that father And what balm
it was to think at that time my daughter
was not holding the fatal glass to any
young man." said Mr.. Clifton, his voice
trembling.
Before another New Years day Mabel
and Flory each presided over an estab-
lishment of their own.
The happy remembrance of their re-
ception is never clouded by the thought
that they have added one drop to the
cup of bitterness which so many wives,
brothers, mothers and sisters have to
drink-tbe cup of sorrow which is so Of
ten prepared for them by sister women.
A Dutchman and an Irishman once
met on lonely highway. As they met
each smiled, thinking he knew the other.
Pat, on seeing his mistake. remarked,
"Faith, an 1 thought it was you, an
you thought it was me, an it's nayther
of u.s."
SAID a seven-footer to a diminutive
specimen of humanity. who approached