Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-23
Wlnnie's Fortune.

The handsome dining room In the
May berry mansion was all a-glitter
with floods of gaslight and the general
glow of the ire-for Mr.. Josiah Nav
berry was very ''queer man." accord
ing TO his wife's opinion, and this fancy
of his to have nasty, ashy fires all over
the splendid mansion before the weather
became cold enough was one of his sec
centric freaks" Mrs. Maybery called 1t,
with curl of her lip, toss of her
head and a smile, almost of contempt,
directed at the hale, hearty, honest
faced old gentleman who had married
her for her pretty face, ten years ago,
when he was an immensely rich Wild
over with his handsome half-grown
son for not undesirable encumbrance.
They were sitting around the hand
some table, discussing their seven
O'Clock dinner, with the solemn butler
and his subordinate, in silent, obsequi-
Gus attention-these three Mayberrys,
father, son, and naughty well-dressed
lady who was wearing decided frown
of displeasure on her face-a frown
she had barely power TO restrain from
degeneIating into verbal expression
of anger while the servants were in
waiting, and which, as the door was
finally closed on them, leaving the little
party alone over their wine and nuts,
burst forth impetuously:
81 declare, Mr.. Mayberry, it is too
bad : have gone over the list of invi-
tations you have made, and to think
there is not one-no not one-of our set
among them, and such lot of horrid
people as you have named!''
Mr.. Mayberry slipped his wine con-
teniedly.
81 told you, didn't l, Marguerite,
that it was my intention to give an old
fashioned dinner? And by that / meant,
and mean, TO whom il will, indeed, be
cause for thankfulness. As TO making
a grand fuss, and seeing around our
table only the people to whom luxuri-
rous dinner is an every dav occurrence
Il shall not do it. As TO the guests on
the list being 'hOrrid' and common
you are mistaken, my dear. None of
them have worse failing than pov erty.
There is not common vulger person
among the ten names on that paper"
Mr.. Mayberry's good old face lighted
up warmly as he spoke, and Ernest
Mayberry's handsome face reflected the
satisfaction and pride he felt in his
fathers views.
Mrs. Mayberry flushed, but said moth
ing.
She knew from experience that, kind
and indulgent as her husband was, there
were times when he suffered no appeal
from his decision. And this was one of
those times.
"We will have dinner ordered for
twelve O'Clock, as it used to be when l
was boy. We will have roast turkey,
with cranberry sauce, and mashed po-
tstoes and turnips, boiled onions and
celery, and all on the table at once. For
dessert. pie, cheese and cider, and moth
ing more. Marguerite, shall | give the
order TO Lorton, or will you attend to
it?"
"Mrs. May berry twisted her diamond
rings, almost roughly.
'Oh, don't ask me to give such an in
sane order TO him! / have no wish to
appear as a laughing stock before my
servants, Mr.. Mayberry. 1t viii be as
severe strain on my endurance as / am
capable of to be forced TO sit at q table
with such people as the Hurds and the
Masons, ard that Thyrsa Green and her
lame brother, and that little Whining
ton and his granddaughter, and"-
Mr. Mayberry interrupted her
gently:
sold Mr.. Wilmington was friend
of mine long before he went TO India
Since he came home with his sons or
phan daughter and lived in such obscur-
ity-comfortable, although plain, for
Winnie earns enough as daily governess
to support them both cheaply-I regard
him as more worthy than ever. Ernest,
my boy, Ishall depend upon you to
help entertain our guests, and especially
at table, for shall have no servants
about to scare them out of their appe-
tites."
And Mr.. Mayberry dismissed the
subject by arising from tbetable.
"would like to go? oh, grandpa,
1 should! win we go, do you thlnky"
The little, wizened old man looked
fondiy at her over his steel-rimmed
glasses.
$50 you would like 10 accept Mr.. May
befry's invitation to dinner, ,eh, Winnie! !!
You wouldn't be ashamed of your old
fashioned grandfather, eh, among the
fine folks of the family? Remarkably
fine folks, l hear, for all / can remem-
Der, when Joe was boy together with
myself. Fine folks, Winnie, and you
think we'd better gog"
: 81 would like to go, grandpa i
don't have many recreations-l don't
want many, for think contented honest
labor is the grandest thing in the world,