Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-07

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him take her hand and raise it to he
lips; and then he spoke. Presently tn,
beautiful face was transhgured, and tn,
dear girl clapred her hands with or,
of joy. The eager lover could tarry NJ
longer. He hastened forward, ard a.
he joined them, and once more took hi!
darling's hand, the good old man bad,
them follow him, and. as he thus com
manded, he turned and strCde on in the
direction of the old admiral's sanctum
the two lovers, hand in hand, following
close behind.
Having arrived at the sanctum-oI
the ''Growlery, as 1t was more com
monty called-they found Sir Thoma.
there alone. with pipe in his mouth
and decanter and glass at his elbow
he saw the intruder, and was upon
his feet in an instant, his pipe dropped
and broken, and his red face the picture
of astonishment.
''Wha'! Sire! If my Old eyes do moi
deceive me, this is proud and happy
moment!
''Hold on, Tom. lam not to be wei
coined unless you can also welcome one
of the best and the dearest friends i
have in the world. And here is-Lieut.
Ayling. Ipropose to make him post
captain as soon as possible. Say, old
shipmate, shall We be welcome togeth-
err"
Ayling, as might be supposed, when
he thus discovered that it was his king
whom he had rescued from mortal
peril, was deeply and powerfully affect
ed, but his senses did not leave him.
He saw the pitiable situation of Sir
Thomas. and in the goodness of his
heart he mOve0 quickly forward to his
relief.
"Sir Thomas he said, extending his
hand, ''let us forget the past"
But don't forget men' cried the
king, jokingly.
mo danger of that" responded
Ayling, heartily, and with deep, true
feeling. "When a British seaman for
gets England's gallant sailor-king we
may look for chaos come againI''
"Well saidl You are right, my true
hearted boy!'' exclaimed the old admi-
raj plainly by way of setting himself
right with his sovereign, and he grasped
the youths outstretched hand and as he
added. THAT sentiment does you
credit, my boy, and since His Majesty
God bless and keep himl-avouches
for you l should be traitor and rene
gade, indeed, if l could refuse thus to
extend the hand of friendship. Wei
come! Welcome to the pair of you."
And then, having taken breath. he
demanded: "SiIe, pray tell me, how in
the world did you get here? How came
you and whencep"
My dear old Tom, ran away from
the turmoil of the court ON purpose to
get day of blessed rest and recreation
with You. l came in my own coach,
and left it al the rear gate of your park,
directing my groom to find the stables
as best he could, while took COM
Portable walk beneath your majestic old
oaks. But it came near ~ being dear
walk to me, and if it mad not been for
our brave and gallant boy here-son of
one of The very best friends Heaven
ever gave me-you might never have
seen William ". of England alive
again. But III tell you about it over a
pipe and glass
Shortly after this the two young peo-
pie were sent away to look after the
work of the gardener, the king hailing
our hero as he wa. turning away.
''By the way, Lieutenant-I don't
like that title. We must make it Cap
tain. You have lost the stage coach
for to-day, so you may tarry over night,
if Sir Thomas can find a bed for you,
and ride back with me-"
And then the two old shipmates: were
left to themselves to revel In the scenes
and to fight over again the battles of
the times agone.
We only add, before the young lieu
tenant left the hall he was permitted to
hold the Lady Emeline by the hand
under the favor of blessed fortune, for
the old admiral had smiled upon their
love and given his consent to their
union.