The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-02-02

"You will forgive my sudacity ~
he murmured, moving his chair O
trife nearer.
"Of course y responded Miss
Pipely.
"Well, then" said Mr.. Hedger,
plunging beadlong into the subject,
twill you sell me that old mahogany
dragons head chair of yours for my
collection Of antiquities ? I am told
il has record for century aud a
half, aud | have long been anxious to
possess it. Expense will be no OBJ
ject to me as my pleasure lies in
these valuable articles OF
Miss Pamela turned rel and white
--th Q cords Of her apron fell from
her hand. Figuratively speaking
she froze over at once.
III prefer to drive no bargains for
family relics she said stillly.
"But-"
81 am sorry to disappoint you, but
it is really quite out Of the question
said Pamela.
Might continue to hope"
"You may continue to hope notb-
ing y severely spoke helady.
And Wr. Hedger, beginning va
guely to suspect that something was
wrong, vaguely stumbled out OF the
room. While Pamela put her head
down in hor hands, and began to cry
a little.
i thought he was going to pro-
pose, she said, and [ did like him
and / was Just going to say yes
And to think he only wanted that
horried old Dragons chair, after all.
In tho woodward outside Mr..
lledger encountered Squire Samuel
Pipely, who was splitting wood like
a good natured Goliath.
oh = said the Squire. spears to
me you made very short stay,
Hedger =
4 don't think your sister was
much pleased,' said Mr.. Heiger.
Tue squire suspended his axe il
Inid-air.
Not pleased 7 sail he, Why
what Oh earth did you say to her :
Il only asked if she would he will
ing To sell mo the old claw.legget
mahogany chair for my collection o
antiquities
And she said no ?
"Sho said no, most emphatically.'
The squire struck his ax into
log scratched his nose aud chuck
led.
'Ah = said he. We'll. il amt hel
fault she couldn't say yes.
Couldn't say yes!' echoed He'd
ger.
MY graedfather Pipeley was
queer old soul, said Sam. He lef
that chair to Pamela, you know
so | have understood, said Mr.
ledger.
she never was to part with it Ut
less she married. added the squire.
'Unless she married repeate
NJ. Hedger vaguely.
Bat in that case, said squir
Sam, seizing his Ak again, it was I
become the joint property OF her an
her husband
Il never thought OF that, said MI
Hedger,
Second thoughts are sometime
best thoughts, said the squire, split
ting away as for dear life.
I've always admired her. sal,
Mr. Hedger, and I believe I'll g
back
just as you please, observed th
squire.
Miss Pamela Pipely was sitting b.
the fire, with q little flush on be
cheek and little moisture on be
eyelashes while her kaitting lay
unheeded in her lap. She starte
at his entrance.
Miss Pipely said the bachelor.
Sir 7 she cried brushing ava
the dew from the lashes, whicI
curved so prettily at their end, an
trying to look unconcerued.
"If you won't give me the ol
chair said Mr.. Hedger, will yc
give me yourself y
Il don't know what you mean
said Miss Pamela.
Don't youi' said Mr.. Hedger.
And then he sat down beside Mis-
Pamela and explained himself.
L never heard of such thing i
my life I cried she. hysterically.
But don't you think it would be