Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-12-16
A PERILOUS POSITION.

'Join our party; come with us to 81
yenoDiaue. Do be persuaded. 1t is a
charming place, perfectly lovely and
wonderfully cheap. One can live there
for next to nothing
So said my friend. Mrs. Hilder, to
NE. one morning in July, when / had
casually mentioned that some uncer-
ninty existed as 10 our being able to
accomplish 4 change that summer.
We had recently had to meet, out OF
aver limited income, the heavy ex-
penses OF a severe illness, from which
NJ husband was just recovering, and,
although a complete change was very
deSlra5!e for LiGl, ! felt unwilling to
suggest anything which might add TO
bis snxie.ie5 il q Il 'letary way; SO /
had made up my mind that We must be
stisfed with 4 short s0iGurn somewhere
within an easy distance of home.
at sounds very ulce," replied. l
an sure II would be delightful; but it
Balong journey That would be ex-
Iensiye"
@Oh no." responded Mrs. IIilder,
not at all. We can al go third-class
to New Haven, and it is mere trife
crossing to DIeppe, and after that there
sonly the diligence, which Is very
cheap. Iwould not have thought of 1t
had it been expensive" SIZE continued
"The S9ymoUrs were there ALL last sum-
meT, and they hardly spent Iuything.
know L would do Captain Annesley
avorh cf good, and we should ike 50
much TO have you BOTH"
Mrs Hilder was an old friend of
nine. for whom | had a strong affec.
ton. and felt, in tie somewhat deli
cate state nv husband was still in, that
twOuld be q very great comfort to be
with her. She was TO be accompanied
BY her two daughters. Florence and
Ada, girls Of Il AMI y, also by her sis
Ter, Miss Mortimer, a very plea ant
person. OF about 30.
They had arranged to stay at ST.
FeTOnique for one month. and had al
ready made inquiries - TO the posi-
Glity Of securing the same house which
he Seym)uTs had occupied, and it was
almost certain that they were to have
il
To be as brief as sp)ssiDle, L need on
l!tO say thai, after due consultation
with my husband, and having settled
with Mrs. Hiiler that we were to share
expenses equally, We made up our minds
OaCcOmpdny them.
ST. leTOn!qle IS a small hamlet on
The seash0re. situated some twenty-five
niles from DieGpl. | shall never forget
ouraTlTal there. We had left London
The preceding afternoon and had gone
down by train TO NeWhSven, where The
Deppe boat was il waiting for what
tuned out to be a goOily array of pas
SngerS. Tie heat was tremendous, So
We all decided on remaining on deck,
instead Of retiring to Cur berths-an
arrangement winch was rendered still
noIe pleasant from the fact that we
lal taken second class passages. The
night was lovely; 1t was twilight all the
Sag over, until an exquisite sunrise
ltIaded the cCIu. II OF another day.
We crossed to Dieppe with hardly a
Hgp.t upon the water, and the steamer /
iaa alongside the pier almost to our re- !
sFet, 50 thoroughly had we all enjoyed |
he trip.
But then came rather a weary wait /
l:. We had five hours to get through |
UeloTe the diligence started, and after .
SSSeep.eSs night they seemed rather .
n-s. However, we bsEuiIed part of |
Ae ume IN wandering over Dieppe, and |
IalI Of Il N refreshing ourselves.
N a last the diligence was ready to start |
neIound 1t Standing opposite n curl /
Ols oid Inn, surrounded 10y men women /
gu s.lt children, all intent upon watching,
~. Only our ascent upon the top of it,
~ ~ 'le harDeSs.ng Of four huge Flem-
en, ~ horses, which seemed powerful
e1o.sa o; to have made two quite sufi
''eas ~ lor the vehicle.
Al our Possessions were slowed away |
y IL%cul"us marne-, and we ourselves
re5 rtg pdcked together il nrUtles5 fashion. |
.-.'..1eltly there was no rule in Dieppe
taken. u P0'0O-i' " ~
a.. "e'eI, the b.ue-blOuSed driver at /
ri....4 save the signal, and off we went |
st'eihs down a stone-paved street
ss,S f PACE which to Mrs. Hilder and N.Y.
w. r.. was rather alarming. The horses
NsS Ilparently used to it; they STUN
~, ~, Ult happily for us, never fell and
tn--..,l5W .. aI5W hours drive we were in
cnigue. "e'0 iIe@iils o. fei
bo,,t. W eeame to a vszy steep hill; the
rnr15 ,r1S oasled down it; we wheeled
Ve-a.'a V-- d ShaTp corner, and there lay st.
s1r1raa4ue, bathed in the glory of
ards a-eL .,. sun. The blue sea, the yellow
b. ~ ywn'I1je 1e roSy-cOlored cliffs, crowned
Over rgpas ~ and messy grasses growing
honsaI-' M We SUBMITS; below them line of
srar,S;S some small, some large and
spsssarls but all picturesque, formed
p6+tsn +s.1ie = 50 fair that l have never for
an IN. - Il although when I recall it !
sarn;sI f;.I'4ded of period OF the greatest
tsr was ever called upon to suf-
pOud az va mouse we were to pay one
avon T q Week, and We arranged to get
ererT +,r- -- 70 come in foT an hour or SO
hoIj .--Ornlng TO help US IN our house
n eisngements.
du 10 our surprise that we