Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-09-03

"aman may not marry his grandmother,
warning which had hitherto ap
peared to him particularly superfuous
| but it really seemed to him now tina
! some one else's grandmother nigh
appear in very attractive light.
Mr.. Remington became frequen
visitor at Mrs. Farland's he found th'
| atmosphere of the house particular,
congenial, and wondered what he ha(
been about not to cultivate so charming
/ a parsonage as hishostess before.
That lady smiled to herself at tn,
: gentleman's puzzled interest in Mrs
, Lorraine, and was obliged to exercis,
: great circumspectiOn in answering the
questions SO frequently put to her. He
, friend, she said, was Independent, ani
J somewhat eccentric; she had adopted
, the dress of the republican court, SC
J particularly suited to her style, and
from sheer disgust at the attire gene.
rally indulged in by the ladies of hel
years. She was highly cultivated and
intellectual, and although fitted to adorr
any society, had in herself such abun
dant resources that she was quite indie
pendent of it.
To all of which Philip listened in.
tently, devoutly wishing that he had
been born twenty years earlier, or Mrs.
Lorraine twenty years later.
That eccentric parsonage, meanwhile,
was enjoying herself very much in her
new sphere, and viewing the world
generally from quite different stand
point. She did not lack attention, for
twas soon known she had wealth, and
her fine, commanding presence was, OF
itself, a passport. But the attention
was of different kind from that to
which she was accustomed, although a
few needy spendthrifts even dared to
speak to her of love. Her magnificent
scorn, however, quite annihilated them
and not the Mother Of her Country isar-
self could have frightened them more.
Mrs. Lorraine was decidedly the
fashion and the winter she spent in
the white marble palace flew by on
rapid wings.
Philip Remington could not bear the
thought of her departure, though he
took himself to task as absurd, and al
most worthy to be classed with the for
tune hunters who had been so sum-
marily routed. But he had become ac-
customed now to talking over the last
new book. with this friend OF a few
months standing, and discussed topics
scarcely thought of among the rapid
society bellies of the day, that he could
not willingly give up such refined and
elevating companionship.
He could neither understand himself,
nor Mrs. Lorraine but there was
something about her that drew him into
her society SO often, that he began to
have very little peace of mind when he
was absent from her.
Mrs. Farland felt uneasy; she thought
that matters were being carried too far !;
and that Gertrude should either un-
mask, or bid Mr.. Remington q final
farewell.
One fine morning, Mrs. Lorraine sud-
denly disappeared-actually ran away,
like the coward she was; and left her
friend and her admirer to settle matters
as thev could.
Poor Mrs. Farland felt herself to be
in very funny position, when Philip
Pennington sought her sympathy and
advice begging for clue to Mrs. Lor
raine's whereabouts, and, while evil
IDENTIFY deprecating his folly, declaring
that he found it impossible to bear her
absence any longer.
81 think you had better see her at
home," said his auditor, at length,
without daring to lift her eyes. "Per-
haps you will be disenchanted."
"Disenchanted p He felt like re-
senting the suggestion but Mrs. Far
land had evidently not spoken from any
unworthy motive, though he could not
quite make her out.
Gertrude Lorraine had returned to
her home in st. Louis, and to st. Louis
Mr. Remington forthwith came.
By the time he arrived, however, a
great many things had happened and
Mrs. Lorraine had experienced variety
enough to satisfy her thoroughly. From
hundreds of thousands, she was sud-
denly reduced to a pittance and not
being one of the kind who bestow their
most copious tears and sighs on losses
of this nature, she Immediately turned
her attention to hand-to-hand conflict
with the world whether in the shape
of teaching, scribbling, or boarding
house keeping, she had not quite set
tied, VIXEN Mr.. Remington's card was
handed her.
She had thought that, in the course
of time, perhaps he might write; she
had sort of feeling that their friend
ship was not quite to cease then and
there but that he should actually fol-
l., :. - L. 1f I>a, Il
parture, agitated her to such degree,
that she did two or three silly things
before she could persuade herself to
face the visitor. She dragged forth
mass of gray hair from some secret re-
ceptacle, and began braiding it up, in
an aimless, dreamy sort of way, with
her own abundant locks; then she un
fastened, and half twisted off the mod
ern garment in which she was attired
and, finally, she fell into brown study,
before the looking glass. which appeared
likely to be of endless duration.
Philip Remington was somewhat sur
pirised, after the accounts he had heard
of Mrs. Lorraine, at the plainness of
the quarters in which he found himself
but when, after some delay, the familiar
face and fgure-the former framed in
nut-brown locks, and the latter robed
in simple calico-stood before him, the
power of speech departed altogether.
When he came to his senses, he found
himself standing with the lady's hand
in his, staring like an idiot.
4 have changed since you saw me"
said Mrs. Lorraine.
SSCbonnaI ~ ha rav,aofaI Nth my,
phasis, 81 cannot understand it all"
81 will try to explain" she began,
somewhat tremulously, fearing that this
straightforward, manly Philip might
not altogether approve of her proceed
ings, and then she told him everything.
It took some time for Mr.. Reming.
tons bewildered ideas to get into work.
ing order; but as his first words ex-
pressed sort of insane Joy at the loss
Of Mrs. Lorraine's wealth, that lady
soon became as confused as himself,
and all Ineligible conversation was