Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-11-14

t.ieluerson's that he should Ike 70 9 .
n nis uaughter married to the son of hi
oiu friend, and he had not fall, I ,o
vonnn oi the TACT to Mollie when the
;So ;Uung lady reached the age at which
me. ,ne FEMININE mind is supposed take
more OF less interest in such snb;ect
Dut Miss Mollie only shifted the a;,.
uiSaaihtully through her retro,.sse nose
anu anu replied that she hoped papa would
succeed In getting rid of her to some
aporigine, throwing out at the same
Time dark hints To the effect tbat u,
Sase tne child of the prairie should sud.
Seniy become deceased she had no
uouo. MI. Barnum would part with
one OF his wild men from Borneo in
oruer that all hopes of a suitable ALI.
aice Ior her might not be frustrated
Az the close of one of these outbursts
she would generally weep copiously
winch action always reduced Mr.
henderson to state of seryile humility
anu anu insured Miss Mollie immunity
from further allusion to matrimony for
at least a month.
DuI now the young man who had
liitled IN such a will-'o-the wisp fashion
Defore her mental vision for so MANY
years was coming to New York. The
Trip was to be made, his father had
written Mr.. Henderson, for the double
purpose of giving ''the boy''-he was
"a chance to see the sights of a great
city and affording the elder gentleman
an opportunity of revisiting the scenes
OF his youth, which, as Mr.. Henderson
informed Mollie parenthetically while
reading the letter to her, were about
four miles back of New London. Conn.
and not, so far as he was aware. of a
particularly inspiring character.
NOW Pansy, darling" said Mr..
henderson when the letter-reading was
finished, Il don't want you to marry
young Gordon or any one else unless
you do so entirely of your own accord.
But do want you to treat him well,
and make his stay as pleasant as poSsi-
bic. -"
"Of course I'll do that, papa,'' re-
plled Mollie dutifully, 'as she sat upon
the sofa tapping one little foot with the
other and gazing upon the operation in
a reflective manner. ''Of course | shall
be polite to him, but really / don't
want to marry him and go out West to
live among the prairie dogs and sleep in
a wigwam. ~
The day of the Gordon's arrival was
4 momentous one for Mollie, and when,
seeing her father enter the house with
two men, one of middle age and the
other young, she descended To the
parlor, it was with feeling of some
trepidation, as she naturally concluded
that Mr.. Gordon entertained ideas re-
ciprocal to those of her father on the
subject of matrimonial alliance between
the two families, and had communicat-
ed them to his son. The elder MIR.
Gordon was first presented, and Mollie
found him anything but an Indian in
looks or manner. The son, johnnie, :"
as her father persisted In calling him,
was grave, dignitied. young fellow,
and returned Mollie's rather formal
and somewhat distant greeting in ane
qually ceremoniouS and remote man.
ner. Their conversation was not at
first particularly brilliant or interesting.
In lieu of a more suggestive topic Mol
lie ventured few general remarks
concerning the weather, but young Mr..
Gordon not appearing to take the
slightest interest III the existent me-
neurological conditions, she was speedily
reduced to a state of hopeless lmbeclll-
ty. so far as conversation was concern
ed. But presently she revived some
what, and esSayed another attack. Had
Mr.. Gordon seen much OF the city and
how did it impress him?
Mr.. Gordon's observation of the me-
tropolis, it appeared, had not been of
an extensive character, and he was not.
therefore, prepared TO commit himself
as to its general appearance. lie then
yentured the assertion that Miss Mol
lie had probably often seen the ocean.
Moilie at once admitted being on
terms of personal intimacy with that
body OF water, and went Oh 10 describe
with cirllSh enthusiasm the beauties OF
tie Atlantic, telling how its apparently
IimitIess area always impressed her, ana
dilated OH tie grandeur OF the scene,
when The vast pillows, driven by the
mighty energy of a gale, came leaplng
sh0reward with reslStless force, their
foam-crowned SUBMITS showing white
and haggard against the dull gray OF a
Icloud-riddeu sky, while here and there
A vessel tossing halplessly III the caul-
dron of the tempest attracted attention
and pity. She was getting on famous
lv. when the young man suddenly M
terjected query as to whether HACK
erel were not caught in the ocean.
Mollie replied that they certainly
were-at least she had so read in books.
Personally, however, (wlth charming
sniff through the tip-tilted nose), she
knew nothing at all of the matter
II like mackerel," +" said young MI.
cordm. .sespe, tally when they are
served with baked potatoes and toast.
And having delivered hlmsei! Oh tnis
edlfying astronomical sentiment ne
oazed abstractedly at the toes OF hlS
6oot and appeared to be ENJOYING a re,
yerv i'm which unlimited mackerei aho
countless baked pota1oes were con,
stantly passing before his enraptufeo
vision. ,,o o,l, n,
s.Tbere is some lovely needie-work az
the Art Exposition, suddenly eSclailll
ed Mollie. she having performed III tnt
mental ocean of her thoughts the nau
tical operation known as yiping,
which consists in instantaneously ai1ei
;ng your course without much regaro
to how it is done. ,o,
" Young Mr.. Gordon recalled hlmsel
from the mystic dreamlani OF maeker ,
q and baked pototoes and gazed at hel \;
inteotly. Il expect likely" was LII
somewhat general reply. u,
Il have got an awfully cue CUE oia, n;
ouilt ), continued Mollie. Did yo'
ever see crazy-quilt, MIR. Gordon. .
A solemn and prolonged shaking GO o
the head conveyed the information ,. tna
tbe nerson addressed was wholly igh9l
ant ant of insane bed-clothes OF any oe
scription. ,,.u;o br,vely en-
deayored to discover a subject concern
ing which young Mr.. Gordon wout'
consent @ to unlock the flood-gates OF M
mind, but without success, anu 'he'
GLADLY retired to her room.
..He isn't bad looking, papa, sll
| - f,tlar in an ante break1dS