Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-07
NO. 2.

she puts up her finger again, and smile -
Don't stop, to smile, go right on with
the story" said the citizen.
II jerk the bell-strap ard help her off.
This is where get my work in, helpin' her
on the keer. can't give the secret away"
. \ shadow crept over the fellows face as
he turned his eyes on mansion he was
passing. He shook his head and proceeded:
Il wish l didn't have to pass that house.
| remember an eppysOde | had about il
that II foller me to my grave. She was as
fair as one Of the angels I've heard about.
I / cOmmenct with her as l have been tellin'
! You, never thinkin' that there wOuld be
anything in it. She alus waited for this
/ keer. even If it was rainin'. One day she
I give ne little rosebud, and q Mercantile
/ Library ticket was tied on It, with her
name on the back, all writ in her own hand,
the incest | ever see. One day we made
an engagement TO meet each other down at
the library. She showed NE the sculpturin'
in the room, an told me who each one was,
an what he had been Goin' for a Twin
I Talk about learnin, there was the educated
est female | ever struck But she was
bissiness. She SAID she p;ttied ne, an often
noticed how attentive / was an she asked
me if thought she was too good for me.
can't tell We ali that happened; but wound
up in disaster, tome. an to her, poor
thing"
The citizen tore of another ticket and
handed it to the sad conductor, who put it
on his punch. This was Is cents he had
paid on one ride.
"Yos, indeed" he said again, having no
reference to anything as before, ''you see
she wanted me to fly, as she said. Now,
if there's any enc thing can't do it is to
fly. She said she was Jest too awful to
live without a sensation. Then she told
me about her lover that had been picked
out by her pa and ma. an she Jest despised
him. She was wantin' to do somethin' to
get even with her pa. was honest with
her. | told her had no money; don't
never deceive a woman about that 1t is
the fust thing she viii find out, an ef
you've lied to her it seems to chill her
heart. She said that made no difference;
she would hook her sparks
''Do what 2 asked the citizen.
soak her gens-put her diamonds into
Walkers; don't We Git on T.
The innocent citizen said he did.
''Weu, it was fixed up. We was gOin'
away on steamboat excursion together l
was knocked in the head Jest as we was
about TO lift the golden mug to our lips.
One night she, and her pa an ma an little
brother got on the keer together. Thinkin'
l would kind o strike the old man, saz:
This ride for the family 3 on ne Cover
nor, put up your cash. He took hold of
me an called me puppy. Ii was an en-
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the maiden. She come 20 the front an
SAID: Papa spare him She neant well
enough, poor thing, but she Jest give the
whole thing away right there. The old
man rushed on me, su' says: You're one
of these feliers that sans in with coach
men to get the daughters Of wealthy people,
say he told him he was wrong. bat he
wouldn't have il. An he took his family
OF of the keer, l never saw ner agin.''
Did she die. asked the citizen.
no, ef she was dead | would hitch my
soul onto s1lvashun an prepare to meet
her; but she's lockt in runnery, an ef
she ever gets s7t 7 don't know whether I'll
get her, or the fe.lerOa Fourth street. 1t
well be an iEteres,in' mach when it does
come OF. Didn't tel yoG you couldn't
smoke On this car2' he tAundered of a
sudden.
The q zen said lie hadn't been smoking
for the lass a.f-hOur.
Il spose %; excited he said, ''abOut
her, as 1 DO VIXEN pass the house. alIus
get 4 little ratified about This. But IFS cured
me OF suckia' eggs
''Of what, ;" asked the astouu3ed citizen,
who thought another revelation vas to
come.
Il mean Of 1ir;iH'. " replied the conduc-
tor. And the car stopped.