Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-10-25


OF several years gives to the husband o
her youth. as ii there We're bat on,
masculine IN the worldi
Mrs. Nolney was delighted that aftel
all her invectyes and declarations
Polly had become reconciled to til.
idea OF even having a paper in hel
house, and IN trying TO steer clear o
any discussion, she led poor Polly
further astray by saying:
'Oh, yes, the Farmer would be 81
much help TO You about giving the pre-.
yailIng prices all over the state; in that
way you know when corn, butter, stock,
and poultry are advancing, and The
best time TO sell. Otherwise, we wo-
men, tea to the house, not able to be
ont and learn about Things as men do,
are at the mercy Of spectators, who
come round, buy our things and take
all the profits themselves.
That's SO" said Polly, sadly. Il
sold some OF my corn last weeA five ceats
on a bushei too low."
III you had had the Farmer, YOU
would have known that corn was fast
advancing and held on. l knew it and
50 was saved.
'Do You s'pose if L get the premium,
III have the farmer III time for tall
plowIng?"
Mrs. Volney did not see The connec-
ton, and was greatly puzzled to under
stand Pollv's agitation, but attributed
1t to her embarrassment for this sudden
conversion and confession Of faith IL
newspapers, and answered:
ION, yes, you Will get the money and
Farmer as soon as the fair Is over.
There were only two weeks till the
iair, and they We're very busy ones to
Polly, vino cleaned house from garret
TO cellar, ana made many changes to
suit tine tastes of the possible comias
farmer; her old loves were forgotten IN
the iervor OF the new hope, and SO many
times was her pit cat driven of the
big rocking C clnr that she grew anxious,
gray and tnin.
She also bought fifteen yards of green
alpaca at u bargaIn, aud gong over to
Mrs. Nolney's with unwontsd bashfnl-
ness asked tor polonaise AMI over.Airt
patterns.
Il shall want one suit just right If l
should git the farmer.' she explained
30 the uncomgreaending Mrs, Nolney,
''and / thoasht I'd go to the whole
6gger for TINS onct.
The very idea of having a newspaper
as an educator, this premium offered
may be the entering wedge that shall
break up Pdly's ignorance and let II
tiocd of hight On her soul, Mrs. Vol
ney said 10 her daughter, after Polly
had gone with the patterns and full
instructions how t. use them, to which
she had listened as attentlvely as any
devotee CT fashion.
She ''set" four ''spOnges" for her
prize loaf, and made two loayes from
each ''set-nn, and at the appointed day,
arrayed in her most extr iordInary
dress, polonaise, overskirt and trimmed
skirt, with three carefully selected
ioaves she hastened to the fair. While
tIcketing them she anxiously asked the
polite official:
''Wiil git the farmer and five dollars
to onct il dra~ the first premium
"WIthoat the slightest doubt, madam;
L have the premiums here on haud 10
be given as soon as called Tor.
Polly gazed earnestly at the men who
were In the Office, feeling that If her
.sfarmer' was as anxious to his fate as she
was iu regard to him, his looks would
betray him. But she might as well
have studied the Sphinx as their faces,
so she followed her ioaves, and when
once in place, lowering round them as
A hen near her brood, listening to every
word said, as If from the general public
opinion she might get clew TO ner
fate.
She passed sleepless night, ald
next dav, with carefully curried horse
and newly washed buggy, and herself
in her best array, she drove III.
At noon the committee came, smelied,
tosted and discussed, while she suffered
oeTonies. AS if running the gauntlet, but
at last the blne ribbon was placed on
one of her Ioayes and the red on another;
RegardIess of the latter, she seized
tbe blue ribbon loAf and hurrying to
the Office, she accosted the same suaVe
off ,ial who wondered at her GREATNESS
excitement as she held the Loaf up ana
said: ~,
"Are both your prizes here?
"Yes, madam. 7
"Do YOU see that blue ribbon! L
,,,,nt my five dollars and my farmer.
ssuer, they are," and he extended
u,o biu and a copy of the Farmer.
"When would you like to pesih Win
the Farmer, madam?
"I'm. ready" for L come prepared 10
..i,a him home. Which one is 1t! anu
sbe ,noked inquiringly at a group oI
..artlamen. who. noticing her exciteI
a,,rer AZ she came 10, had stopper
u".;. oorva,sation and were observing
her. ,,,r;,tap,Ient
uniting it in her hand, date Vi '0'p
tember 6, IS. r,,,,
"Why, this is newspaper-i "''''
my farmer. %. Farmer and
no d,splayed the title page. A..
" .Waa that what you meant oy u.
s,,,nor Won was goin' TO give for tue oes'
loaf o. yeast light breadf an, corv
eyes. madam. Oh, not on ,,on son'
certainly. but a years supsciipi'oi, ,ips ~
t,a o,lded hastily, thinking he hao US
n.,.'r.1 ~ 80, the cause of her trouble an.
,srbat paperl' she answer ~ VII VII,
,,,,,osl nn seorn. as she smiled witn
w., ,us n turned Ireclled nose' ,s i.'.,.i' sni'
her ne, ,u,a,Ssrhand u,.d way you take to deeei',
the uhoein '.'a,,an like myself9 wish
a ipne ..,r',s ~s 70 a,,eak out my mind 70 y9u.
and and tell you just what THINK u s0vp was = a.
announced on the premis@ Dn II .i's, ss,o,,r.el'
aha W. unfortunate official tried le :, ea, =,
Inc WI as'ti ,hs other gentlemen assisted
,a, p,a,'' essh s assuring her that deae'''''