Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-06-14
THE GERMAN.

Sit down, Betsy Ann; uncommon
glad to see you. Yes, 1 have been to
Brighton on a visit to my nephew. 1
tell you they live in the tallest kind OF
style, right up to the handle. That
wife of bis'n, why, / never saw such a
high and mighty creeter since 1 was
born. Afraid like? No, not l ! l put
my head IN the air and kept 1t there,
too. l thought would show them
was little airish as well as themselves.
/ arrived on the noon train, Just as
all thoss factor whistles were shrieking.
| sartain thought Bedlam was let loose.
But finally got one of those fellows
that drive a small house around on
wheelst to take me to Jonathan's.
They SAID ''they were glad to see me
because they were to have german
that evening"" But between you and
me they did not act tickled at all. But
mind you, L didn't let on what l thought,
but said. s.Sartln. But who is this
German over whom you are so pleased
Germans our way don't count for much
may be it's lord
Oh. Betsy Ann if you could have
heard them laugh. [ was downright
mad, aud said, somewhat stiffiv, ''per'
haps lis the king, himself" Upor
that they acted worse than before.
Finally, the young gal, Ester-Essle
they call her-said, 'Oh Aunt Jeru
sha. don't you know, It's a dance ?
Then she went off again like all possess
ed.
After tea their grand parlOrs wer,
lighted til you could pick up plr
auywhereabouts. And the gals and fel
lows standing around it was a purity
SIGHT tell Won. Such dresses as those
Young girls wore was good for sor'
ewes. 1 didn't suppose they grew any
where outside of store windows. An'
the felIers with nice black clothes ant
kid gloves on their hands, white ties
lO0klllE Ill lAlC WI ia AlhN a ~ -
tiers. only they didn't act like them.
Purity soon the fiddles struck up.
never heard such sweet music. l'fel
most as If [ was in the air somewhere
After a while they all sat IN two rows
First knew the head fellar and ga
had each other about the weast ant
went bob5mg all round those rooms.
couldn't tell you what they didn't dc
Then all OF them were chnging to eacl
other going HE all possessed. f1rs
the feIler would try tc catch the gal
while she scampered backward ava
from him. Then he would run back
wards and she after him. Then whll
round aud round until l thought the
were trJing TO see how long they coui
stand without falling.
After little they stopped, suppos
from sheer exhaustion, and walked d
and down the rooms to cool of. Alonl
came an uncommon purity girl, leanln
ON the arm of an awfully tall feller. Sh
was w1plng her face with little piec
of lace. L took my new bandana fror
my pocket and said, my dear ere tel
do take a handkerchief to wipe on tn
nresperation." She smilel, and said
.sThank you, this will do very WE'LL
meaning the lace thing.
Nv nephew's gal, Essie. palled IN.
arm. looking as red as phe
lobster. and she sad. Hadn't you oe'
fer sit in the reception room, then I'll
dancers won't annoy you. Dane IS
said I. 81 haven't seen any dancers
suppose they thought L said some
thing funny, for they all laughed OF
Fssie told her l didn't know wh'
the reception room was but L was d
right whar l was
The tiddles again struck up and som
GLOW led her off. What do you thin
they did then? But a gal, the one thu
seemed to take the lead throughout th
whole performance, dropped into
chair with a footstool, hassock they ca
If at her feet. Along came the fellow
ore by one. and attempted to kne
unon il. but she d twitch it away, an
tbev'd walk off. Finally, along came
fellow she liked, but he, instead OF hi
ting the stool, went plump upon u
aocr He gathe ed himself Direct
and taking the gal in his arms OH the
went as before, with the whole GRO"
after them. / looked at the knees
those nice store pants to see IL the
were dusty, but they wasn't. DO
concluded my nephew's wife must
on uncommon nice housekeeper.
After that the fellers and gals curt
sled ND TO some boxes standnhg Oh
table and handed each ether out
them some nice little things which th'
hung ABOUT their clothes. l couidl
very well make out what they were'
asked pretty galin pink. she TO
..thav we're fafos." "Wall," sa
az don't know any better now than
did hefore" She bit her lips and sa
nothing. She seemed pleasant XII
of gal so ] made bold to ask her, WI
the men went on their knees lew {"
ments since. / did not know they e'
knelt to anything save their Maker.
"Oh. yes" she said' 'heS ~
kneel to angels. :,
1-~x< t.U
An impudent feiler, standing =. p =
side, clapped his hands, shouting
ty good, Miss johnson, purity sooo
Upon that the wholly company 0'