Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-04-12
Johns Thanksgiving

been known during his five years stay in
the city to wait upon q lady or to mingle
in society at all. People wondered at it,
too, for be was tall and fiue looking. with a
pleasant face, large gray eyes that could
flash when animated In fact, he was one
that, Judging from personal appearances,
had no right to shun society.
Some said he was bashful others, that
he had been Tilted and had turned woman
hater. Men said it was shame If it was
the case, for he was as noble hearted
fellow as ever lived. Yet the world was
half right in Its surmises; John Mitchell
could look back through the mists of five
years, and see himself, not rs he is now,
a promising merchant, but poor country
boy, struggling for an education that
would fit him for a higher place in the
world.
Ah..t was, shall say an evil day when
Agnes Barnard came to that quiet little
village. A young girl just from the city,
schooled in all the arts of coquetry, bright
and sparkling, with a fascination about
her that was irresistible, and while John
Mitchell was gazing into those dark eyes
he forgot that they could be untrue, forgot
that they had miled as tenderly upon n
others.
Ie' agnes oa,naro was noI q pau
"oiian AZ near, sue was ouiy WA nei
~. ..'n n"u n.,,I Iou .n. - ne e.S. Nv N ,h.
chains the world had thrown around her,
making her sacrifice her best feelings for
pomp and show. There were times when
sne iei' ne, o"" n..ieheSS' ,eit 'ne. 'neie
ae sonie.h'us pe.'ef "ol'n oui.ns ti
'nau 10 Ie'sn s'ar IN iash:onaoie iie
anu oo4us''e 'na' sue was, 'ni' man nau
! aMaAeneu an ueeP interest," II het near.
e "ss 50 Hu'' 81 noole' ~ uiueiIn' ',ou
sne snaiio~ ~, -nsal'eu men .na' m., sne nau
NhoWn al her ,ie, anu as ,iihe toIeu un
sue was iorceu " acnuowiese " neisIu
'Ial sne loVeu Jonn Aiitcnei, put oouiu
sue marry nun one ~eigneo tne qieS'.on
wei ~ nei nhuu. Nouiu sue sNe up no
uanusoule es'apllshhen' 'na1 wa. ~a'rus
~ oe ners, as soon az sne conseh'eu " Do
come Sonie Arcner Deane ~ VIE tue r oiu gray
na'ieu oanAef' worm nan mliiiou, anu
setta uo"h LII 'iia' Ii''ie ooSeuie 'inAse
io, me,
one slook ne, nean. me sa1lince wa,
too siea'' 0ouiu sue ,eii nun LIS -
anu she closeu her eyes aga,nSt tne sision
Vi tue iuture' 'na' IA spi,e VI al enolts "
prevent IL, "ouiu uoa. oeioie nei n.n'
aA,u iS eieu ou - .He 10 " ~
An tney were haPpy unys' EA'n anu on
us sahilies seemeu 30 iM away anu Al
a''er yea,s 'ne Ie"empiH VI .nose uaS
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nm. ne nVeu IN Noriu oi us oWn oi
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py ner io'e Du. ene Au'n nu.'
hi'o"n a. iHst As nne" a n
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ineLy 'na. s.o ~ - sa -
sls u.es' thousu., auu ,neu nc on.u
win tea,s' w. ing n;I II - 10. 80 go :, n
NO, Keep II, salu ne anu II ~ A..e,
yeAs !9u snoa ~ III ,"oau -. 10 ;,
n".e sa,u ~ NV, .. LIS .ha, =. W ~ 80. "a
anu 'ney ''ai"u, sne W n'i no "no
ne W ony ~ o Ts ts - - "a
ne gave up nis s'uuie'' ,oi 'ney noiu ~
pleasure ior mn "" 'ne "u,,u ua, nau O
come a-oianA' anu NC 'ousn' ie'
iaoUi' ,c..
II ineI .o"s S 80 Iii T ~, ho h., ta,,h
en- was oul cie,h s,ni uu' NC la. i".,n
iuily Peliormeu "a. uutie' anu WI sne
esteem anu connuen.e VI uis
anu Que iiorniss NC iounu n.n''N 'uH1o'
palIne, y. ',ie m9 49,. .,
AZ as' us enUl" nou W TL.
WIN success' out no "oS no' nappy -,
oiu uieaul NHs .os u.au' 'N0sA III
naIu 70 oury y N oolsiou
;no NOT even time. can efface their first |
love Such was John Mitchell. He saw
Apnes Barnard. not as others saw her-a
gav worldly woman-but one under
Whose surfsce.va,uty there glowed 8
warm true heart and although he pit,ed
ber because her moral courage was so
weak vet he loved her as feryently as he
mad in the days long since gone by, and
be knew that wherever Agnes was. she
was suffering as greatly as he.
1t was Thanksgiving Day, John Mitch-
ell stood at window of the store gazing
out on the passers-by, but he was think
iug of tile past, thinking Of Thanksgiv-
ing Day years ego, when the earth seemed
to hold so much happiness for him. Then
he was poor, now he was rich; but oh ]!
how changed.
1t was with reluctance that he bade
adIeu to dreamland, and taking the letters
the carrier handed him, ran his eye care
lessly over them; but his heart gave a