Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-02-14
TRAGEDY.

Mss Pidgcon engaged p said Mr..
D8cEetL
aWel. really now.
vr Duekett sat at his little round
.5ra. IN the cool shadow of the vines,
.-s,kfastiDg on buttered toast, and
.sse fragrant as Arabian gales.
r. bsd this theory about the gravita-
a-g mower Of the world but he liked
hTy IS well to hear about the latest
,7sral between Mrs. Squire Allen and
gsiister. the Ta,son's wife.
"a meddlesome old baboon :" said
rsity Alice Dexter, when she caught
1, puckett looking IN at the window
s-6sv. to see whether the tall young
IN by the chimney-plece was Henry
Lske OF Walter Fitzwilliam.
"a most intelligent person e said Mr..
vovntmorris, when Mr.. Duckett conf
lsufsIly informed him that he had
wsrbeard, behind the stable door, an
ra7e Irritation between Betsey, the
nsii. and Arteuus, the hired man.
q dou.t believe in all this kissing
nd hngging, said Mr.. Duckett.
And I thought perhaps you would
Ike 10 know.
50 that the public opinion of STAN
lLs vas pretty equally divided on the
alieet Of old Mr.. Duckett.
Hs had been up nearly all night, with
li5laeope, looking for a new comet,
nlo0nselueltIy was breakfasting rather
la then usual, with Mrs. Hopkins,
Is land-lady, waiting on him, in her
bstelp and apron.
"Ys, said Mrs. Hopkins, as she
tp1ght In fresh fried egg on piece
q toast, "it's really true this tlme-to
u Paysley.
And they Go say that Dolly Dutton
EtFocious enough 10 kill her, for every
ns knows tha. Paysley has been play
II list and loose with Dolly these
trse years, and has only thrown her
uI Low because Miss Pidge0n's old
-cle has left her three thousand dol
n, and a set Of silver spOols.
Hum !" said Mr.. Duckett. between
g sips Of coffee.
"Very extraordinary"
Though for ny part" said Mrs.
Hopkins, q never could see what there
'as about Alphonso Paysley to take the
tncy Of the girls.
"But l should not wonder if Dolly
D1ttoD sued him for breach OF promise
a,'
M. Duekett was very much interes-
Fl in al this.
He had seen Miss Pidgeon once-a
Al, pale, lean female in spectacles, OF
sne four-and-thirty sauless summers /;
nd be knew that Alphonso Paysley
E@ the clerk IL the village store, sort
Q. gay Lothario" on a small scale.
And pretty Dolly Dutton often came
nto help Mrs. Hopkins with herchurn-
25, Preserving, and household saturn
llAs Of that nature--a rosy, pink
checked young damsel with a dlmple
o. her chin, a mischievous gleam under
la ptarly lashes, and mortal fear OF
lie iodger's telescope, which, in her
oVl mind, she could not altogether dis
scAie from a camera.
Miss Pidgeon engaged !' repeated
N. Ddekett, as he pushed his plate TO
Gs side
Then there's hope fcrthe oldest and
'8lest Of US all - eli, Mrs Hopkins?
Even ne %
La, sir, said The handlady, "there
Atany reason you shouldn't have
loaF pick and choose Of the finest ladies
d the lard =
DO you know Of any pretty girl that
'O2ld take pity on an ugly old bachlor
lie ne p
= Plenty Of them, sir - said Mrs.
hopkins.
Ihen, " said Mr.. Duckett, suddenly
~ C,-'nglng the subject, "pack my bag.
~a, Hopkins, If you please.
l am going no INTO the woods to
Low the course Of the geological
Naia that underl1e this locality"
Dear NE, sir :" said Mrs. Hopkins.
shall be gene two days." said tie
lhaosopher.
Very vel, sir"
and when the sage was gone, she
= down to her household mending
Ntha sigh.
1feally GO miss that dear old gentle
-l when he's gone" she said.
LIS Father hard to be left without
- cat to talk TO.
vas two days before Mr.. Duckett
bo-e -e home, and when he did come
h he bounced INTO the sltting-roon
manner which Mrs. Hopkins after
a.. aus remarked nearly frightened hel
W. .oa 0i years growth"
II. Afs' Hopkins he cried, "where is
oonstable's house ?"
hopkins. '' ie'"''D
p on the corner of the old Nil
-the redbnck cottage with tn,
Netpes all over it.
ut begging Your pardon, sir, wha