The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1873-05-29

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nishsd for tho receptiou Of tho hon
ored guest. Mrs. Piriey put on her
beat silk, aud the farmer donned hi4
buttermilk suit, which seemed to him
~ gorgeous ms !, hid been on. the
day 10 bought it, twsnty good years
40.
IL wonder which train tLey will
cous iu,' said Mrs Farley, rsteotively
81 sho.li hate the worst way to have
chat turkey spui ed
But such,s catastrophe was hsppil,
av-r.si, tor tho travellers arrived ju'i
~ the ~, ,orwy twilight msio the
glow ~ tho great wood Ere doubly
srsuofa. There wa, ths crunch o'
lwhsrl. in The deep snow without, the
opening " the dor, aud then Alice
was in her mothers arms.
In tho back grounj. a tall figure
stool, stately aud dilnii'd AMI solf-
couts,ocd, with JET black hair aud
irnvs violet.rray eyes, aud the farmer
made his bps, bhw az Alice iutrou Iced
"Mr Clinton with q dOsp, rel flash
upon her cheek.
"You mu-t like him very much,
father, for my sake" she said, "bo
I cause, because, have promised to be
HE wife"
When the hospit,ble meal was
over, and Mrs. Farley came in from
the kitchen, pulling down her
sleeve. that had been rolled up above
her elbow, aud tying on clean
checked apron, Alice sprang to hes
feet.
"Mother," she sail with her face
all smile. aud dimple', "Mr. Clinton
has broush, you dosn present.
"i present 20 cried Mr.. Farley
"Aud father must get hammer aud
screw-dr'ver and open it very care
fullv, for it's ohiua.'
China T.
Yes renl china, imported from
Csnton. AZ Transparent that you can
Look through it 10 the colOrs Of life.
Oh. it ia 20 very beautiful !
She stood by, glccf.lIy clappins
her hands ss the treasures were un-
packed, and enjoying her mother :
delight ss the beautiful fragile things
me by one made their appearance
from the oountless wrappings OF silver
p,per.
"Ifow kind it il of you, Mr.. Clin
ton !" said Mrs Farley. looking up
with bcsmiug eyes. 81 always did
act store Ivy china.
"N,, siLd at all" said the young
pnn quietly, "it is simply the settle
ment Of n very old debt"
a deb, !" repeated tho farmer
wife, with puzzled eyes. 81 don't
think l fairly understand you, Mr.,
Clinton
lie smiled. at is to replace the
set, which / broke, tryiDseIpsrimsnis,
twelve years alo.'
Mrs. Farley stared, beginning 70
have uncomfortable doubts as t. the
entire s,uity OF her daughters lover
Aud then, IA he smiled again, o sud
ieo light broke 10 upon her brain.
alt amt never" sho began, and
then stopped short
"Yes, ii is, mother !" cried Alice,
radisn,ly. "Il'sJulius-ourJulius J.
Whose oars you have boxed dc.
servcdIy so many times" laughed the
young man.
"Aod he has made his fortune,
Ino,h"r, aud he IL IL great man now /;
and l .lwAys knew it would be- 81, y
sent on Alice. flushed aud excite!
And il sll came from the experiments,
ho was slway. trying"
"Well. never cried Mira. Par
ley; whIl. the farmer rubbed his
SO, o,acles, and laughed q low chuck.
ling lsuih which expressed hi. pei feet
contsatment bct,er Than all the all jec-
live, in Webstsrs Dictionary could
have done.
And the chill December moon
-hiuipg through the far-otf wlndox,
beyond the orbit OF the fire, bcsmcd
upon no happier household in oil
the land. than gathered that night
round Farmer Psrleys hearth stone. "