Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-01-05
Her Rustic Lover.


4 cleared away; and the thrifty farmers
: wife had sat down TO her sewing, with a
pair Of silver spectacles perched on he.
& Roman nose. Fanny Clifford sat opposite
4 "A trim, pretty damsel, with sweet sun
4 burnt face, and great gray eyes, with blue
black flashes coming and going in their
iIises.
so Miles has really gone - said Fanny,
after a moments silence; and there was a
I little quiver in her voice that the mother
s 1uliy compreheaded.
Yes said Mrs. Perry, stitching dill
gently away at the unblescled cotton shirt
nhe was making for her husband. and pre-
lending not to see the flush on Fanny g
cheek, she has gone; and great fool he
is, in my humble opinion"
''0h, Mrs Peuy!' deprecated Fanny.
What, what else is itl" asked Mrs
Pary, looking In an owlish fashion through
The round lenses Of her spectacles- "here
lie is, with as nice farm as there is in the
country, and him the only son, and yet
Ehe's possessed 10 go 10 tine city anu eieiA
il inst because he thinks 1t little gen.
,eeler than 10 plow and SOW and reap, as
his father and grandfather had done be-
fore him, and"-she heltated little here
.sbecause he fancies Antonia Archer will
De pleased.
'-I've no patience with him; and l wish
she had never come down 10 the Morrises,
,urn,u. the heads of the girls with her city
airs and fripperies, and flirting with every
Young mal she could entice into her
tolls .
"She-she is very attractive. " said poor
Fanny.
"Yes, to thelS as likes gliding better
ih.n true gold, and s caught by red cheeks
and dashing ways. WSP-after mo-
uent's pause, during which she Stabbed
her needle vindictively into the unoLending
cloth-'there's some as can learn by ex-
perience only, and our Miles is one of the
sort. He'll be back. expect. when he's
found out he isn't the only poor moth
whose wings have been sccrched in the
flame of coquette's wicked eyes,
''Oh, Mrs. Perry, Miss Archer never
would refuse miles,
''If thought she wouldn't, l should
give up" SAID Mrs. Perry. energetically.
''To think of this kitchen, as I've cleaned
every Saturday morning. and kept so sweet
and fresh as a rose, being left to missra-
bic hired girl, while my lady idles in the
best rooml do believe it woulo drive me
crazy.
But you're not going, Fannyf Stag
to tea, there's dear, and I'll mix pan o
light biscuit, and gather some O. then
strawberries, as would make fit surpei
for princess. Stay, Fanny; It's sort o
company for me to have you here"
And Fanny Cliffords stays, her poor
sore heart somewhat relieved by the sym
pethy unspoEen, yet expressed, OF Mile
Perry's mother.
The June sunset, fading in such tende
dnts of rose and GOAL and gold over the olt
arm, was full of gov and sultriness IL
London
The season was dull.
II was Saturday afterrooS and tn
Messrs. Scratch & Staylsce, afteir getting
all they could out of their much-endL<inl
clerks, had at last reluctantly closed thei
store and put up their wooden shutters.
And Miles Perry, tired and weary, haC
al last the opportunity to hurry home to hi
garret room IN third-rate touse. Hepro
posed to called on Miss Archer; and witt
eager restlessness he tried on collar afte
sollsr. and finally adjusted scarlet sill
neckiie, for which he had paid the. to him
extrsvagant sum of five shillings, securin
it with gaudy pin, borrowed from one
his companions at Messrs. Scratch d Stay
lace's and brushed diligently away unit
every speck of dust was removed from hi
coat and trowsers. pausing at the last
give his boots an extra shine.
81 don't suppose, he said TO himself
when, all these prelininaries completed
be took farewell survey of himself in th
glass, that any one would know me for
coantry fellow now."
Aod, to complete the illusion, our youn
aspirant lighted cigar, and made himse
uncomfortable with it IS be walked alon
the Streets now bright with the gleam
many gaslightA
Miss Antonio Archer lived In an aristt
cratic and prstentious locality, with goo
deal Of polished Slsss and plated Do