Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-03-16


Beardsley. $50 soon returned from Lon
don : Why, he only started few day.
ago."
Yes; flying ship American Eagle
fastest of the Air Line. l heard of her ar
rival just after breakfast this morning,
when it was shouted by the telephone al
the station below"
Thirty miles away!n
''Oh! that's n)thing. We expect to bt
able to hear news from a hundred mile:
away before many years are past"
''May not be N the immediate yicini.
ty when that news is shouted," says the
lady, with ar involuntary movement OF
her prettr white hands towards her pretty
clipped ears, for should expect to be
deaf for evermore.
Never fear, my dear-I mean Miss
Beards.ey. Such a misfortune as that
shall never occur, though you should
chance to be at the very side of the shouter
Edison is at this moment perfecting an In
strument that begins to deliver its mes
sages In moderately loud voice, which
increases in volume as it is carried forward,
until II reaches the most distant point It is
intended to reach, thus maintaining an
even toae all along the route How glorious
all these Edisenian inventions arel" he con-
lnueC, with glow of enthusiasm" an
what humdrum times our ancestors aust
have had without them! Why, they are
the very life of the age. There's the phono-
graph, for instance-but beg pardon; you
are looking bored. l cannot expect YOU
TO take as much interest in these scientific
subjects as l. Is not Reginald coming
this way?"
''He is not, ANSWERS Miss Laura, demure-
ly she is still holding Bela's hand, and
totally ignoring all other welcoming hands
extended to him."
'Ah! the old, old story that Is ever
newt" quotes Mr.. FisIIback, as he peeps
over the shoulders OF his fair guest at the
new arrival, and then, suddenly rising and
confronting her, he exclaims, ''You must
have heard that story very, very often,
Laura--forgive my calling you 50, but you
used 10 permit 1t IN the days we went
blackberTylng together some ten years
ago; and f.rgive me again, but, upon
my word. l cannot help asking you, i'm
PEELED as am by some mysterious power.
Why have you never married2"
A blush rises to her cheek, but she looks
up in his calmly, and repll,s: Il don't re-
member the blackberry episodes, and
have remained unmarried because l vowed
when young lady never to marry unless
convinced that l was the first and only
love of the man whose wife l became"
Laura, l have never loved another"
ss1fr EHSnhaoy my old fria
Teresa, the sister Of the girl to whom your
brother Reginald is now making love or the
iawp."
GOOD heavens! Laura, how mistaken
you srel"
Twas with her you looked for blackber-
ries. l never knew YOU to find any-not
with me, Sir"
Laura, how blind you were! l sought
har society only to be near you. Ideclare,
upon my word and honor, l fingered by
her Size for hours IN the hope that you
would Join US for moment or two during
the time, and when you did, in that mo-
ment or two was concentrated the joy of
the whole day. You were so proud. so
cold, so reserved, did not dare to ap-
proach you save through your friend;
and
''And you did not bury yourself in se-
clusion for two years after she Tilted you
and married Frank Huntington f'she asks,
as he pauses.
''Great heavens! how preposterous.
Laura, l sVear-"
But, as he is about to swear, enter pro-
CT ssion of small nephews and nieces and
attendant trends, the leader of which car
ries and odd-looking box.
''See, uncle!" the brighl-eyed little fel-
low calls out as he approaches 81 found
this old phonograph on the top shelf OF
your closet, where / was looking for your
fish line to play horse with, and it talks
like everything
With this he begins to turn the metatl
crank, and a voice-a somewhat shrill
young voice, the voice of Teresa, sister of
Bella-whilom friend of Laura Beardsley
begins TO speak:
"Yes, Leon, my own, will grant
your impassioned prayer, and breathe the
words you long to hear into this magi-
cal casket, and then, when you are lonely
or inclined to doubt me, jealous one, you
can call them forth to bring back the
smiles to your dear face, and and JOY to
your dear heart ! do return the love you
50 ardenily avow, and | mil marry you
when mamma gives her consent. Until
then no lips shall touch the lips made
sacret by your Kiss, no hand shall clasp the
hand that wears your lovely diamond ring.
But, oh, Leon dear, try to like Laura
little for my sake. know she is all that
you say she affected, cold-hearted,
naughty, ,and disagreeable q am just naugh.
ty enough to be pleased when you tell me
her beauty, SO much admired by others,
particularly Frank Huntington, fades into
utter insignificance beside that of your own
little Teresa but, my Leon, try, oh! try,
to tolerate her, for, strange as it may ap-
pear to you, disliking her as you do, am
quite fond of her. Goodnight, beloved
Dream OF your Tess" "
THAT or other-'phono-
graph" said Mr.. FIshback, Il thought l
destroyed it long ago" as he angrily
snatched it from the hand OF the small
discoverer.
"What did cur humdrum ancestors do
without these glorious inventions! muir
murmed Miss Laura, as she quietly tainted
away for the first time in her life
If ever you go prowling round my
room again" continued Mr.. Fishback-ad-
dressing bis unfortunate nephew. and sup
porting Miss Beardsley with one hand,
while he flung the tell-tale out OF the win
dow, where it broke into dozen pieces as
it touched the ground with a shrill ear
splitting shrlek-"I'll apply the double
back-action self acting spanking machine
until you roar for mercy"
The procession, considerably demoral-
lied, started on the double quick for the
door, and Mr.. Fishback. looking upon the
inanimate form he held in his arms, cried
out, as he struck his forehead with his clinch-
ed hand, ..She will never, never 10 at me
again."
! But she did. and, what's more, she mar,
ried him month aiter. ANU
oh, the marvellous progress toward per
feet womanhood in this wonderful TWEEN
tieth century although they have beer