Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-30

HieiiloIs anu NOT tue uSht OF a preSen
joy. A domestic came In, and startel
when she saw the young girl,
81 thought you We're up stairs, Mis-
Amy"
Miss Matte wished TO be left alon,
for awhile" she answered.
''Oh, Miss Amy, you oughtn'tto hav,
lett her alone. She might make wal
with herself, l remember my poo
mother telling of young lady VIII,
was going to be msde TO marry MAI
she didn't like, and when they went u,
10 call her, they found her dead, sh,
killed herself, miss, rather than marry
him. To be sure, Miss Matte ism
forced 10 marry old Fraser-excuse me
Miss Amy, but can't say mister TO an
old villain like him-but anyone car
see its killing her. All, Miss Amy
if Mr.. Harry was here tO-night-Well
if she isn't gone,' exclaimed Nancy
for at her last words the young girl had
hastily quit the room. "She's off like
an arrow whenever / mention Mr..
Harry to her. Good Lord. who is that -
she cried, springing back on perceiving
the sergeant.
Don't be frightened, girl" said he.
''Oh, the soldier, Goodness, what a
fright you gave me.''
$50 there's going to be wedding
here tonight, my girl.'' said the SER
geant. The bridegroom is no favorite.
I'm thinking"
The proverbial fascination of scar
let coat disarmed Nancy's prejudice
against the intruder, for she answered
without hesitation,-
''Your thinking right, then. Every
thing has gone wrong with the master
of late, and the last hundred pounds he
had left he gave for share in what he
heard was salmon fishery near Rom
ford. The salmon turned out to be
frogs, and then old Fraser kept lending
him money, and making him do this
and thrt, until the master had bor-
rowed seven hundred pounds of him
Then at once he came down on him for
his money, and either the master must
60 to Bridewell, or poor Miss Matte
become his wife. And my darling
young lady went down on her knees to
her poor father, begging him for his
and her mothers sake, TO let her marry
old Fraser: that she would be contented
with him if he was fifty times worse, if
she thought they would be happy But
he could not be worse than he is; he is
as ugly as the big Cornish giant; It's
my belief he'd sell the last gray hair of
his mothers head if he thought he'd
get a farthing for it. Ny dear young
mistress. What husband he is for
you," Nancy hid her face in her
apron and sobbcd aloud.
''The old story" said the sergeant;
'and TO make 1t complete, my girl, your
young mistress should have another
over whom she likes
"And 30 she has" sighed Nancy,
lropping her apron and a tear at the
anne time. 4 fine young gentleman,
,ut not farthing he can call his own.
Al, Miss Matte aud Mr. Philip would
nave made beautiful couple.
Philip" the sergeant repeated in
, surprised tone. philip what?'
Philip Blackstone"
philip Blackstone! Why, my girl,
Ioon after we marched into town,
PRESSED shilling into his palm. Bless
ne, III didn't think at the time no
.ommon trouble made him list"
List" she exclaimed. "IIc kept
,is word then; he ssid from the first
ie didn't care what would become Of
lin II Miss Matte married. Oh, my
,faclous, 20 'lifr'
well" said the sergeant, half sneer-
ngly; "it's my candid opinion that
nan il q fool who cannot meet with the
pirit of man disappolDtnienf 10
Oys."
"D'ye bear thatY" SaDcy exclaimed,
,cr cheeks crimson with Indignation.
4 know better and brayer man than
yer you saw, who couldn't bear dis-
~ IOve'"
II doubt it," wss the uDgallaDi re-
,ly, .taI.
doubt ifp' Wasn't be- wy master.
on, Jr. Harry, Miss MATHIS brother
Nd Jiss hmy's lover. IIe va ~ be
uTe, ~ Wild ~ young colt, always up
0 some frOlIc, and still, for all hIs !
glld ways every one wa friend Of
~. Whenever the players came %
DyB, you'd think be- Ma ont u BIZ
eBses Tor J0y. Now, tie master Wss
lways hard upon the players, calling
hem pack of idle yagabopds aDd the |
Ike: and IL didn't mend natter when
= found Out that Jr, Harry vent Oh |
be- stage one night, dressed Ike an old |
,Jicb. Hes dlsgraced himself and us,
aye hs, and with my consent be shall |
ever marry Amy Bradley aud Mis-
NV, who Is the master'- ward, though |
be loved Mr.. Harry Ia her heart, said
lucb the same thing, that she would
tNfl Hidtis - man rNf 'VAitH ~ /
rOHd Of; 20, 10 make a long story |
hort, Nr. Harry ran away. This night,
We years ago, was the last tine we
iw him but can't help thinking |
Ell come back and make the poor
carts that love him happy"
"He became a player, dare say"
he sergeant said; Just the kind Of
fe a gOOd-for-nOthing like him would
lncy. And yet he might turn up one
t these fine days as rich as the great |
ctor, Warden, who is TO play here to-
borrow night, so the bills say"
"For Miss Amy's sake, if for nothing
lse, I'd be- glad if he'd come back as
oor as he went. | think it's killing
er 10 have him away so long. She
ould be married since, If she liked, and
} a rich man, too. But she loves him
% wellto marry anyone else. Why, if
on could only see her when person
oaol,e of him rho way her face EOhts