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

E That Voice.
rin Jupe. 1863, and one of the
a ,;a-; -, early summer days the world ever
o,e-,i-. sSIS-s cloudless sky, golden bright sun
Del,.- ENa sof, fragrant air. ioyously sweet
'iLl-,' a hrds. faint musical murmurs OF
sl-p. soues nd plsshIDg Of fountains, delicate
olOoAs 45. , -Tsss lingering violeIs and budding
i', w. ,ts lawn in front of the elegant man.
oof TsoB Fishback, Esq, a party of
,-r, s'C-,,, Tgople are playing Follow, follow,
4 - ma game somewhat resembling
- g.n,bsT mothers and grandmothers tell
mel an old game called "Puss in the com
- rrsyfd a quarter of century or more
~ crir in Follow, follow" tie players,
iTs,,sd of reckoning to each other, beckon
4 - g,oup of metallic balls, around which
- m a circ,e. aud be OF she who proves
- bsya mos magnetic foIce the balls fol-
~ Min rush. while the remainder OF
-. rI.yers rush as wildly in their efforts
4 n stelre tie D lace left vacant by the fy-
4 Ing one.
,nel heller skelle-, knocking against each
o,ter Win pleasant ringing sound, after
T,srty fsjr-headed maiden, whose little
lei. clad in slippers all cleaning "ith Sill
r,r an. 5old. flash IN the sunshine beneath
bsr bIue satIn Turkish lIouserlets as she
snrprs lightly over the greensward amid
he e1qgIsitely modulated laughter-no
one Shouts loudly in this refined twentieth
4 ceutuy-0f her merry companions
In The tack garden. on green clover
sWee, cras<plal, stands q broad, deep bas-
ker Of newly washed, snowy white linen,
4 and hanging g-out machine, planted firmly
II lie middle OF the plat, is inuustriously
4 rslsine sud lowering It's wooden arins,
grasplng the various pieces in its wonder
i iully constructed hands, and hanging them
upop The uOul no clOthes-pins iHe, which
4 IS sl0Elg revolving around it, and to which
they adntre without further trouble.
IL the dairy theIosy- checked dairy maid
Is reading love poem, while the auto
ns.ie slliAer Is milking Inc beautiful, white
coz that stands just outside the door; In
the kitchen The cook is Indolently rocking
10 AID ITO II low rocking Chair. watch
ing lie ''msgic-rolling PIN roll out the
pase for her pies, ready to stop lis pendu-
lula-lke movement the monsnt the crust
IS sLlUolh and thin enough; and g small
servant boy. with his hands in his pockets,
l5ln.es sgsinst The wall in one corner near
a al siOJ., whlsIling softly ID himself as
be waits Until the pair Of shoes the electric
bl4ckIng-brush is polishing thereon attain
tie pTUper GegTee of brilllancy and mirror
Akeness.
lhls Is prosperous place, this domsin
otLeUn rIsh0ack, Esq, and Leon Fish
back himself is tall, handsome, energetic,
positive msn Of one snd-thIrty-a bache-
lor, who gives home TO his widowed sister
a1G her lour half-orphaned children, and
In EeIurn Is taken care Of by her, with the
assistance u tie Old house-keeper-to tell
tie Tuth, with great deal of assistance
iToM Tie Old house -keeper-as well as any
rOihtr was laken care Of by any sister.
Sui people, as people will-especially
people with grown-up single daughtars-
SCnlrred thai he had never married. 1t
Was hot iCr want If opportunity he had
done s0-oh, no indeed for q dozen
ioVeiy glrls, nsf dozen more or less
Claiming WIDOWS, and several ladies of
leiLher e.ass, had, since his coming into
me property OF his uncle and godfather,
Ltoa F.shbsck, Sez-, (whose ashes in a
s'iiu so4d cssket s;Ood IN sort of shrine,
Aale VI hundred rare woods. in the
sun drsWinglO0m) intimaied to him,
Al e'ei! way lAal the shrinking sensitive
Iess u SjnlanaOOd would allow, their per-
.e'' "iiIllsness-nsy, snXiety-to assume
uie 'y'e Oi mistress OF the Flshback man
son.
bul Leon had walked calmly among
'ueli' dispensing hospitality, kind words
an siaciOus smiles with the strictest i'm
fal1aliil!y, Distinguishing none by the
s-isA'es' preference, until few weeks be-
-Ole 'Ae beautiful June day when his young
s1es.s meTnly called, "Foll0w-follow-foIlow
ae' 10 lheIr highly polished admirers on
u'e ciosely shaVen lava.
IAen eslne TO visit his sister an old
olloTl aI1 lnend, Laura Beardsley by name.
s. -@1 Oten residing in a far distant
~,a.e' Oui With whom the sister had kept
"@ui Correspondence ever since they
r'au p-aseu al The college door the day on which
-. - NAS pll Acly hailed with loud accla-
'''A d Mistress Of Arts
s;,,. H.'s besrdsley is a lovely woman of
sn'-aAd-iwenty summers looking at
sli-' -'' I'VE sunmers less, with an exception
br, s~ee! voi,e al exceptionally
Srt ~sl' smile, an exceptionally graceful
- 49, ana exceptionally winning wa,s.
F,sItUt " 1Ais beWItching woman has Leon
pres,;.i - lhe hitherto apparently unm-
iia,1 e1sio'e bachelor, devoted himself since
e,aL'l 'i-o'iien' he took her slener hand in his
i -e ;-p S4ue her welcome to his home. And
- v htf side be loiters. un,emp,ed by
San, o,,',heL' y,aa without, in the deep plea
IT. 'ine en@Teathed bay window of the
scro1.., y ss 'he lair-haire1 girl comes flying
balls pursued oy the linking
and -1-ia ' starts from her seat with a blush.
cC1.Sg 'ssllng from the window. eutreais,
dan. No. 'leiA away, Bella dear. They are
gi-- rIl,lg ~ On the flower bed.n And as the
ern'.,' , o,oeaienlly turns and and speeds in the
nm rf,'.Je direction, she draws back her
lon s :.I mead, and, looking at her compan-
ss,ss avs How much Bella is like he,
oDy e.. i,slesa-that is, when Teresa was
~. asks Mr.. Fishback.
lady. you remeisberr SAYS the
ennh.. ~ not, " replies Mr.. Fishback with
omn,s Laura makes two interrogation
mouib P u IN, her silken eyebrows, opens bel
her'aa'So hl 70 SPEAK, thinks better of Il. close,
sgsjn :. 4 y hm.ly,an turns 10 the window
ST. % lhe F0llow-follow-f follows o,,