The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-02-12
parlor as noiselessly as be came.

bride aud the boss T. shouted a
miner as the carriage containing the
wedding party turned tue corner OF
DIR, Sserburne's store
AL the miners rose and shouted
"hurra'i hurlah y and the boom
Of the cannon awoke the echoes of
Table Mountain.
"Glad to see you, boys : cried
Metcome, springing from the buggy
aud assisting Violet to alight.
Lots Of drinks and cigars await
you gentlemen T. the father Of Violet
exclaimed, as he sprang from the
carriage followed by George, VIII
was TO be- the groomsnan
The party was received Mt the door
by the landlady and her daughter,
both dressed in their best attire.
"Please enter our sitting. room,
Miss Manning, tue parlJr is 30 full
OF things,' said the landlady, casting
a sly glaocs at Metcome, who smiled
aud shook her hand.
rs oil ready p asked he in a
whisper
Certainly, and my girl worked
at it since morning. replied the
landlord in tho same tone.
"You shall be we'll paid for your
trouble said Metcome as he turn
oil to the right aud entered the bir-
room, where most OF the miners had
congregated.
Can l do anything for you, Miss
Violet = asked tho laudladys
daughter, who hud followed the
moideu into the sitting room.
"No, dear. All | wish is that you
leave ME alone few minutes, and
let no Que enter until l ring the bell
Then l wish you would come in aud
help me to dress for dinner,' said
Violet.
"All right, Miss. Adjoining this
is the bedroom Of my mother. You
look tirol. The dinner will not be
ready till three. II you want to
take little nap, then please lie
down on mothers bed, III come in
time to wake you"
With these words the landlady's
daughter left the sitting-room.
AT last | am aloue.' mnrmured
Violet, throwing herself up,n n
lounge aud burying her face in hor
hand; yes, yes, ! am--
"Not alone l. whispered n voice
at her elbow, anl maud was laid
upon her head. A shrek almost
escaped from her lips as she started
to her fuat, bit sls Instantly sup.
pressed it when she gaz,d into the
pale face of tho mao VINO, half an
hour previously, hal fixed the silver
bell to Chri.tmas tree within the
parlor.
"is all arranged ! asked she in q
low tone.
Yes"
AT seven. You know what you
have to do -
Yes said Violet, taking a anal
wooden nallet from his hand aud
concealing lin tho folds OF her
: dress.
"The silver bell, said he, moving
toward the bed room door.
"The silver bell" came like an
echo from her lips as ho disappear
ed.
The grand dinner passed of as
such dinners generally do. There
were many t0asts aud responses,
also some songs. Tho musicians
; discoursed appropriate music and
: the landlord rushed from guest I,
: guest aud filled their glasses with
wine and spirits.
After dinner was over the ladies
Q left, while tue gentlemen smoked
I their cigars and talked about the
a coming ceremony.
l Metcome had stepped in front o
, the hotel to cJol his heated brow
3 aud was walking up aud down the
a piszz, when a little boy approaohel ]
him With a letter in his hand.
= It's for you, Mister exclaimed he
). and was about to walk away, whel
/ Metcome detained him.
"Wh, gave you this letter T. ask
cd he, tearing open the envelope.
III don't know. He's a stranger
!, to me and Ben who was with me,
, answered the boy running away
o Meteome gave SiaIen. s'ar' ~
Q he read tue lew lines tue 'e''ef cou
, talned' -, ,,,