Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-11-25
GOLDEN AUTUMN.

Bsechlsigh was a quiet little place
:, ,ouiet indeed that it WAS difficult tO
-eaiiza that it formed part OF the living
bus.lIng, roaring world. Births tool
rrqea at rare intervals, marriages were
rTrsr still. and even death, who mad,
s~siI havoc elsewhere, seemed TO forget
fbishappy valley, he waited so long be.
tween his visits.
Inthe very centre OF this peaceful
s,,,+ Miss Luttrell'S cottage was situa-
te3, Il stood Just above the river, down
r6which tie road ran, to hide itself
fIrsuuile il the ford, from which il
rose yellow betwees the green beeches
ouaosite. to IO5eItse,f again in the woods
beyond.
Miss Luttrell WIS forty-two, yet the
Iayeliest woman anywhere in East
Ee,dshire. She had changed some
what II looks since girlhood, but the
changes had all come 50 sweetly and
rentlv that they had rather mellowed
her beauty than caused IT TO fade. Her
father had been Wear of Beechleigh;
and. when he died, she had removed 10
the little old house which was called
the cottage, and had lived on ever since
IN her quiet way.
Everybody loved her, and she was so
much of a permanent institution"
that none Of the Beechleish folks ever
wondered why such 4 fair sweet wo
nan should not have married, why she
should have Won al love except the love
that crowns = wOuan's life. That she
should dream Of marrying now was of
course out OF the question. She was
the last woman in tie world TO marry
for q h0me-iuletd she had rs nice u
home as any woman should wish 10
haye-anI shesWas not n the least
afraid OfOid IaiIeubCOl. Besides there
was nobody il the neighborhood whom
she could marry. had she SO desired,
and out Of the Gei2hborhood she never
wandered; and BeecLIeigh Imagination
stTayed 10 farther.
Beechlaigh Wis almost an ''AdamlesS
Eden. The old Vicar was married; !;
only son was tutor AT Oxford; the
doctor was also married; so were both
the lawyers; so were Captain Gray, who
fought as a u.ddy at Trafalgar, and
MT. Ashburton, the curate.
After many years OF unbrOken quie.
two stirring events happened at Beech
leigh in one week, Miss Luttrell an
nounced to her fTienus and neighbors
that her niece, Alice Wentworth, WAS
coming 10 stay with her, and Ms
Tiehell heard from the steward that
B5echleigh Hall, which had been shut
up fOr heightened period, was going
10 be occupied agam, and preparations
were to be made at once for the recep-
tion of its owner. Sir Alfred Bennett,
who was coming down for the pheasant
shooting.
The LewS was sufficiently startling.
accustomed as the inhabitants of Beech
leigh We're 10 dull mOnOtOny; everybody
talked 50 much and 50 fast about both
events that they ger strangely mixed
up, and all kind of contradictory re.
ports got circulated innOcently enough.
Then Alice Wentworth arrived, and
gave food for gossip, to the exclusion
Gall other subjects foI some time to
come.
Ms. AShburton, was quite acciden-
tally On the platform of the little sta
ton when she arrived-MIss Luttrell
ol course was wa.ting-and, when the
uaIn drew up. the cUrate'S wife mod
e'ty withdrew and occupied herself
VIII examining the station masters
Aoilyhocks. 50 few passengers alighted
81 BeechLeiga that she had a good op-
poTtunity Of. critici5ing them, and
II spite OF her botanical preOccupation,
sAe gave minute attention tC a neat lit
le lady II az ulster, wearing d small
4t.I nat and carrying a pOrtmanteau,
VINO went straight up to gentle Miss
Llttrell and kissed her.
Mrs AshbuTtUn, having thus satisfied
Ier curiosity, employed the next few
aayS IN lmparting to those equally anx-
l9ls to obtain information concerning
tne new arrival her impressions with
respect to Miss Wentworth, which were
Lot altogether lattering to that young
idly, the curate'S wife not hesItating to
FiOnounce her style ''fast." The ar
hIal OF Sir Alfred Bennett at the hall
WIN an Immense tram of servants and
party OF friends proved however a
cOunter-SensatiOn.
Alce sat at Miss Luttrell's tea-table
s-, tI tne third day of her visit, thought
.GlE helping herself to cake. She look |
~ =. Suca tired, sad little girl, although |
sl.I sle Iaa been taking pleasantly enough !
@Ooqt ;,q her aunt'S friends,
II s strange to think that you have |
oEta. III your life here and never tired |
81 y Aunt Helen" she said presently |
u, uUh | mean that this is not one Of |
sle most delightful of villages, for the |
PeoEie are most interesting-theiI char |
a-rg.s "cr;3 are distinctly developed as they |
tSc- sS-lu never he in the world, where FL |
oT arS;, !, eages and angles would be rubbed |
..p n Is ny home, you see, Alice"
as..l pul am sure ] should be tired to
~ Se.'.l ol ily home if had nothing else |
no., M - e[ and always; and one doe, see |
Tara ~ ., mankind at kensington than
sen ete. Don'tyou ever cbare and champ |
l9,,.',,'1ip ana lry 20 Climb Ont OF your |
yo,5s ,%;,Iy VALLEY, to sse what lind of a
"..1I ~, There Is outside?'
side.n q 'Iis 'oIIo"'u! Woriu ou'
in, d nee, clear, Jolly. sparkling .mil-
H.. H. t.@;i'i'y world, Aunt Helenu' cried |
5o,tss s'Il eagerly. Don't run the world |
III oSc@Hse yoG don't know il -
ri,et,.e -1'e yo2-ev54 you-found your
ss-os .oteet years al sunshine and sparkle?'
.iaco oI Mss LuttGell. not looking at her
eyss e'' whose face flushed and whose
tbs ,,1t ,'1-1tols'e'.ed, but drcamily gazing al
IL JG- grass aud limp flowers outside.
tro,a' t,'. 1li"n the cloGGs parted, and a
lbe ,- -. :. foE Of golden hight shot out OF
al NJ 1i'''i.} gray ~. In few minutes
or'-, SS'a!i-,G. The heavens became
tlap5SS Ho'lF Ct purple, q few golden
uoi[iS, mug Il Tire west, the dleary
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