Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-15

| some folks has made me that case-har-
dened that sometimes I've wondered
whether I'd got any heart left, and the
wife's had to interfere, telling me I've
been spoiled with prosperity and grown
| unfeeling.
1t was she made me give way about
Ruth, for one day, after having had my
bristles all set up by finding ont that
three good sound machines, by best
makers, had gone nobody knew where,
who should come into the shop but a
lady-like looking woman in very shabby
widows weeds. She wanted machine
for herself and daughter TO learn, and
said she had heard that would take
the money by instalments. Now, Just
half an hour before, by our shop clock,
L had made a vow that I'd give up all
that part of the trade, and l was very
rough with her-just as am when I'm
cross-and said ''No.''
"But you will if the lady gives Sc
curity," says my wife.
The poor woman gave such a Woe
begone look at Us that it made me more
out of temper than ever, for could feel
that if stopped i should have to let her
have tirst-class machine, as good as
new, she only paying seven and six
down, and undertaking to pay half-a-
crown week, and no more security
,r
| To make it worse, too, if didn't send
the thing home Witfout charge, Luke
going with it, for he was back at home
now keeping my books, being grown
into fine young fellow of five and
tMent! anu =" anu SIo"ieu .he
"hoie Oh tne rest Oh the uay, Gaining
myseii all the weak-inlnded IDIOTS under
,,rs. ny smn' a.,G . ',ie VIC s',a. pus,,
ha r,;na5 " '"' "s anu a''o"'u
.sSn az, >, so;ar .r a;1,,. a.;
co,Id bo s,,,,, saai >, ''''''A
ssS,,ch sn,i 20 do oa LII
o,;o,, 80 80 IL a., - D;daS,I ~J 81 n Had,.
-, s" III ~ Vno -, !" "a -, w. =; .1 i's
aYes @ !" % saTs 1to lix;ng W , in B Ranna,t,s
nlaca yrbare 70 snnt no Iass IT, ta,
machines in five vears.''
.cyas - ,ars tho r;eo s.ona o,ooroa
' w, .uu Iio'i Gu
ie,iuleos nc . oi potinus. ON, l u, aslallleu %
,ncn h,,.y, 80 ~, s,a;rs o,'nIa f H.,
Sand ,eaI,Si, ,ar,l 81 S,oat, pio III ~ ny t''a
ri, = ,, ''i ''''
ssnaId ro,r .onro nil, r,Is.;a
ronnhI'o u ud yUdi LII u.s., Tmi yIo ,I - Si,u ~
nv and ynri, art " LII on o.f ' '"'o '"' si "
Iuke game hack soon after lookinp
very strange and / was at him directIy
s.Wbere's tbe seven ans sixr' saws
anorilv.
! lie didn't answer. but nut the three
half-crowns down on the desk, took out
the book. made his entries-date of de-
| livery, first payment, when the others
due, and all the rest of it-and was then
going into the house.
ssNJind >, cows sharnlr .sas ,bosa
navments are to he kent m 10 tbe dav
ami to-morrow Won gd to Rollv,S Who
live nearlv onnosita 7o ,em and toll ,em
to Leon an aTa ON tho v;dov or we
shall lose onofber machine ,,
.sVay ,,aaI,,,, ha afra;d f.,,,a. ,, bo
saws coIdIv. ..tbev,ra honest anongh
onIv noor !,
was inst i'm that bu,,or tbatIu.rted
to Quarrel with ssmebodv and that did
4 il.
..lybap ast vou for voDr on;n;on
voung man Won rive II me. and when
| / tell Won 70 do y tbing Won do if ,, I
savs in as sav,ga n Wv a. oyer I smoke
10 the lad lyon go over to-morrow
and tell Rolly's to Keep a strict lookout
on those people-do you hear?"
.sFatber ,, he saws looling mo full in
.he face .sJ couldn,t insuIt them NV
do;ng sncb q thing ,, when witbout an
other word he walked orietIv ont of
tbe sbon leaving me worse than oyer
f.. tb,t ho,. had -, s,o,i-o, ., 80.
,;,-, .I,o, 80, IL st,,IS Hsn - ~
- a,..,o 1;I,, ~,
- IN -; - t,,;. -
80 e. Us r. s',n ,,h.i5 anI So Ia III
~" ,,.;,. ~ IL - IT,. "ta,,,a "a
- = ~ - ."o ','.. al .hD % :
- s..;,, c.o..: -. .,s.-a
with m eye,,y6ody giving short answers
snann;ng NJ the wSifa and feel;ng as /,
man Joas fe.I when be tnows t5,t he
bas heen in he wrong and hasn't tbe
heart To go and own r.
T. -, . o,a,aa,- .,a. :.
Tae apoue .h 80, = - ,;,.e .,,it ;,h W. s;f,
.InS - tne piIior-hie win 'ne Wiz VIZ,
Morhiils anu .ery Iuiei, Will Ituhe LA,'
III M ~ i'orI 'us WI b Hsn hS b WI" ,a,t;
uii'Ii .1i NE d, li' ioi nc nau - .o.S
up '.ie nieil pieS.noin, -. anu Mn'. va
u"e ~ ,iieii anu .no :, WI i''h maui
He saw it too, but he said nothing,
only put the accounts away and began
to read
The wife saw the storm brewing, and
she knew how put out L was, Tor had
not lit my pipe, nor yet had my evening
nap, which L always have after tea. SO
she did what she knew so well how to
do-filled my pipe, forced it into my
hand, and just as was going to dash IL
to pieces in the ashes, she gave me one
of her old looks, kissed me on the fore
head, as with one hand she pressed me
back in my chair, and then with the
other she lit splint and held it to my
tobacco.
| was done. She always gets over me
like that; and after smoking in silence
for half an hour, | was lying back,
with my eyes closed, dropping off to
sleep, when the wife said (what had
&c 4 l,-