Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-04-19

No one spoke Each watched the clock
furtively. Seven struck, and three
minutes after the gravel was scattered
against the windows, the bell was rung
hastily, the door opened, and unmet, un4
welcomed, but certainly not unexpected.
Mr.. Martyr returned to the bosom of
his family. He was alone bis daugh-
tiers rose simultaneously
"Well," he cried, his eyes twipkling
mischievously, "what has happened.
Nelly?' and he looked at his favorite.
"No kiss for papa, any of You girls ?"
And then he counted them beginning
at Gerty he called each by name till
reaching Amy he cried:
"And Amy's seven. j. You're all hero.
And what state the house is in, " look
ing quizzingly around the room, every
thing topsy-turvy; been frightened by
ghosts he laughed. Why, Peggy only
half opened the door to me, and Dan
never opened his lips from the station to
the hall door"
Papa" said Gerty severely, "why
didn't you bring her in ~
"Who in ?" and the rector's mouth
twitched.
"Tbe new mistress of Tipping Mead"
replied Gerty with choke in her voice.
Your wife, sir" said Sophie
Poor mama's successor" sobbcd
Nelly.
"The strange woman" cried Mary.
Mrs. Martyr said Emmy with con.
vincing simplicity.
"The widow you married, SIR" said
Gracey reproachfully.
"And the six children" piped poor
little weak Amy from the sofa.
Good gracious" cried the rector,
divesting himself of his outer coat. "a
woman with so many Municipalities
knew | never"
Then all in concert demanded
"Did you not write and tell us that
that you had married widow with six
children.
eyes" replied the rector laughing
heartily, Eyes and so l debut to
another man."
The only one Of the resolutions kept
was Mary's. She did marry Cousin
Tom, but she always declared she bad
been frightened into it.
THREE Things The following lines
were copied from the album of q Young
lady of Elizabeth, New Jersey:
Three things to admire: Intellectual
power, dignity and grocefulness.
Three things to love: Courage, gen.
tleness and affection.
Three things to hate: Cruelty, arro-
gance and ingratitude.
Three things to delight in: Frank
ness, freedom and beauty.
Three things to wish for: Health,
friends and cheerful spirit.
Three things to avoid: Idleness, To-
quacity and hippant testing.
Three things to contend for: Honor,
country and friends.
Three things TO govern Temper,
tongue and conduct.
Three things to think about: Life.
death and eternity
A DEAF MANS MUSINGS. among
great folks for great sinners.
1t is good to be deaf when tho SANDER
err begins to talk
Love drifts into hate more easily than
Indifference into animosity.
"Just one little drink has made all
the drunkards that there are in tho world.
He is no true friend that has nothing
but compliments and praise for you.
Many people find their only happiness
in forcing themselves to be unhappy.
A nautical tito for female novel read
ers-The skipper.
There is "bcll boy in a St. Paul
hotel G3 years old.
There is no man so friendless but that
he can find a friend sincere enough Z,
tell him disagreeable truths.
A country editor says: 1--WE have
seen a new thing in boots" Heav
Has he been putting on clean stock
Kansas teacher: "Whcro does
grain produce 90 p Boy: II
into the hopper" Teacher "What
per = Boy (triumphantly J: CIR.
hopper"
"My brethren" said Swift in a SER
mon, there are three sorts of pride-of
birth Of riches and Of talents. | shan
not now speak Of the latter, none Of you
being liable to that abonniable vice.
What more precious Offering can be-
laid on the altar Of mans heart than
the first love pure, earnest and affec-
tomato girl with an undivided interest
in six feather beds and twenty tbous-
and dollar farm.
A tramp dropped in this morning and
meekly inquired the location of tho town
Of Thunder. He said that whenever he
asked for work be was told TO 20 10
Thunder, 'and he supposed they wanted
hands there.
Tho mothcr-in-law finds defender in
the San Froncisco Mil which saws:
''lf old Adam had had a mothcr-in-Iaw
to look after bin aud bis wife, IL is more
than probable that this very day We
might have been able TO caper about If
the light and airy costumes Of our fir
parents.
A fye-year-od son tho other ~
stood watching his baby-brother, DO
was making a great noise over b'lhg
his face washed. The little few at
length lost his patience. and tfmping