Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14

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i Nv Foolish Players.
The finoers ON one of my hands had
ouarrel the other dav: ar least I dreamed
thev did. and that's inst as well. II
seems they Thought | was asleep. and
took the chance to nit,b into one an
other
The first noticed of IL there was a
general commotion. and the middle and
ring FINGERS were pushing each other
very sni,efnllv. Each of Them wanred
ali the room.
Snow Won inst stand aside ~ said Mr..
Middle: "fm the longest and the
biggest. and have the best right here.
YS1 are always sticking yourself up and
getting in the way. ri have YOU under
stand that the middle of the hand is all
mine, and if YOU know when it's good
for YOU. you'il keen away.,
Al this. Mrs. Ring was so indignant
that she could not speak. and Mr.. Fore
Finger. iumpipg up i'm great furry.
shouted.
"No, YOU don't. either, YOU insolent
| fellow Mrs Ring and rnn down into
the middle lust as much as you do. and.
putting us together. we occupy more of
the middle than you do. If YOU don't
behave Yourself we will take you in
hand together and give YOU such a
thrasbin9 as Won never had. You are a
great overgrown lubber, good for moth
| ing but TO get i'm the way of better
people.''
After this Mr.. Fore stretched himself
up as high as he could beside his neigh
Dor. while Mr.. Middle looked down on
hin, with great contempt. and said.
sneerinsly:
'Out upon YOU! You are so much of
a nobody that | never think of you ex-
cept when | want to touch Thumb for
some great business, and then there YOU
are, laundering around i'm the way."
"Humpbr y, retorted Mr.. Fore. s.pretty
talk. indeed. Mrs. Ring and L nave
been in love these wears. and we can't
enjoy each others company for YOU and
your impudence."
Here these two drew back As if pre-
pairing for a fight. In doing so. Mr..
Middle crowded Mrs. Ring so that she
cried out:
"You are pretty fellows, to be sure.
| abhor YOU both. / wouldn't conde-
scepd TO associate with either of you.
Haven't always worn the wedding-ring
because | am directly connected with
the heart? heard nv owner reading
| il to-day. and now do YOU suppose iii
have ANYTHING TO do with either Of YOU
low-bred fellows? | lust wish Won would
fight so as TO null each other out by the
roots, and then I'd be clear of YOU and
have it all to myself, the only proper
way for lady OF my blood and next to
the heart.
At this speech Miss Little Finger
quivered ali over as she fairly screamed:
II guess there's somebody III the
world beside you, Mrs. Ring. You are
the meanest, most conceited thing 1
ever saw. There is no getting along
Win you, you put on so many SHY airs
Just because some ounce use1 70 thihk
YOU "ele ciosei oonnTI,1u TT, viii .he heaI'
,lian ',e Iest Vi US. II na'e YOU unuer
slahu I've just as Iiuch 10 uo Win the
heart aS You. anu niore .la'i tIla., III
hoI' anu P'.',iei ','h you. iOu az
too oiS 'or d Iauy. III Jus. as eraceIuI
a,n anu "rre ia a. IAN, ean oe -, a3d; y aies a;
NE. iney stlcA lne MeuuihS rug Oh
you just because you are SO hoineiy as 10
need something 10 make you passaoie.
III hanusolne enough wilhout IL.
by this time eacn ol tne Iour nhsers
WAS hiau al al the other three, anu stood
on rs much oy ltseii as II could, LOOKING
iunny enough. l don Know that they
ever wouiu nave come uosether again I'D
ane worid ii II nau not Deen LOT MT.
lhumD. he stood up very SIN ana dlg-
nihea, ana snd IN adeep pass voice, very
slowly, anu WIN goou zeal Oh sneer
"Well, well, you are four of the shall
lowest fools ever saw. Got up regu-
lar family fight about nothing. Pve
half a mind TO give you all good drub-
bing. I'D like to know what any one of
you would do alone. You'd cut pretty
figure, wouldn't you, Hopping around in
the air with nobody to lean on?"
"Shut up!, they all cried together.
seeming TO forget their differences i'm
common opposition to Uncle Thumb.
''Shut up. You've no business meddling
in our affairs. You don't belong to our
family. You are not finger at all, but
thumD. Nature SET you away on py
youIseii pecause you are no' u. 10 oe IN
goou company you short' cioihsy oid
stump, you.
~, All fiSnt, saiu ohcle Ihump,cooiy
III giau uoh peioh 70 your iahliy
you Keep up anis nihu s, oi au'npas AN
the uihe. III ah olu pacheior anu can
gea ai1hg R aioneHsh1se ne,5 n my own wa, way
.irrough am Tue woiiu nut ! suess you
All WISH hie "aoA ! was sone' you
seem 10 hiahe soou oeai vi me- any
way. :. , a.. a..
NoM see.leu W me .ia. t"e oes'
way s 70 s'o an,S q.r,., luz ell ,o ;gJona, n
sc. ea.h oho u 'no s
% ~ I soS - .E .s
atone; 1 80 .olu my .nui,1 W p. p,en apa
pm ,; ine his TX. ~ an @ ecu nv tn. rou
neip NM Dus mouiu se1 noS ,;, nc maui
gu. s.onJ ,; iu rp In n."e "a, nv ;ns,.ad a. 'n ns
pm IN ms .' ,. .' :. al, GO III
pHns pp;nLnsss !" IP . Iv h,na Jowu h;s b. had ~ .nd
wi M,,Io ,s t.s nS up ,ha,mso,r.S m ~ h;n, h
aasi, al .,s hns's po'"'eu themselves AZ MN
''or
NOW, snd l., Mr. ihumD mas iaiied
suppose MIR. Middle tries II. lie dlu, Dut