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

ourselves the object or special amount
Oh curiosity amongst the natives, who
haunted our windows and doors so per-
'lstently that, had it not amused us, it
might have been rather ANNOYING.
dld not care for these people, but
Mrs. Hllder and Jack talked and joked
with them, SO L began to get accus-
toned to their black eyes and rapid
talk. They were intensely curious with
regard to our relationships; they could
not understand which was Jacks wife
IL we were sisters: in fact, they were
perpetually demanding to be informed
on these points; and as Miss Mortimer
mad volunteered the Information that
she was the grandmother of the party
they could not quite make up their
minds that anything they were after
wards told was correct or to be relied
upon.
Every morning baskets of fruit, egg,
and poultry was brought to us. We.
however, went marketing on our own
account, and cOntrived to combine
abundance of good things with a very
moderate expenditure-living, as had
been represented to US, being very cheap
at st. Neronique. The first morning
We ladies' repaired to the beach in order
to enjoy BATH, but Miss Mortimer beat
4 quick retreat when it was discovered
that we were to share and share alike
with the gentlemen, whose bathing
ground was only separated from that of
the ladies by rope fastened to stake
some short distance from the edge,
over which the Frenchmen chartered
most cheerfully to their fair friend on
the other side.
Mrs. Hilder, the girls, and myself
| decided on not sacrificing ourselves to
o rsensitive feelings; with British pluck
selling very much the reverse of
/ p!ucky Inwardly-we marched into the
sea and were presently relieved to find
that here at least we were not so stared |
1 at. The water was deliciously warm
AMI clear, so We were rewarded by an
! enjoyable dip, and after few mornings |
We induced Miss Mortimer to waive |
her Scrupies and join us.
| by his doctors orders Jack was not |
allowed TO battle, but he was out all |
day inhaling the pure sea.breezes, and |
already, after only about ten days. stay, |
he was beginning to look a different |
/ man; the pale, rather worn face was /
assuming L healthy tan, a sight which |
caused me InexpreSsible thankfulness.
For Jack was all possessed in the
world. We had been married for about
three years, and though we had had our
full share of worldly troubles, our In
ner life was wondTously happy. Per
hapS his recent illneSs-when, for some
dreadful days, | was nearly losing him
had made me cling more closely than
ever to him; but when We went to St.
Feronique, from the very hour of our
arrival had nervous dread of letting
him out of my sight.
Sometimes could not avoid doing
SO, for l helped Mrs Helder in the
mornings. and then Jack, feeling, per-
iIaIJs that TIC was better cut of .tsss> -,rs5
would go for walk on the beach, taking
lhs pawn-net with him, and he never
failed to bring back a basketfnl of
pawnS as the result of his fishing. The
shore of st. VeroniqCe was rather a
peculiar one; it took sudden curves,
aud there were long ledges of rocks.
which at low water could be walked
over, running quite far out into the SEA
between these ledgeS were deep pools,
in which these pawnS abounded, and !
hither it was Jacks delight to come
Occasionally we all accompanied him,
and then | was at rest, but more fire.
quently he went alone.
In the afternoons we would lock up !
the house and start off up to beauti-
ful wood which lay just beyond the
cliffs, where we made tea, and came
home In tie cool of the evening. Some
times we went to the pier and watched
the laden vessels coming In or going
out, and it was there we made the ac-
quaintancc OF an old weather-beaten $
sailor, who was invariably accompanied !
10y splendid Newfoundland dog, who
was greatly attached to US all.
The old man name was Pierre Blanc. |
Pierre lived IN very tiny cottage
almost on the pier. His wife had been |
dead for several years and Brave was
lis only companion. He took us In to S
see his abode one day, and we spent I
quite a long time examining all his nu a
merouS strange possessions, which had
been collected from all most every quar- [
ter OF the globe l suppose lie must '
have saved some money, for his house C
small rs il was, contained every COM I
for. in a humble way. 1t was exqui- |
sitely clean-as trim and nice as his G
boat. which lay close by his door and in 4
which he went out fishing every day. S
His boat was called the Marie An S
to.nette. | fincied he must be Roy
ilIst from the circumstance; but as I'm j
parialism hal vanished from France, I
se asked no questions; we oaly admir-
ed tie Marie Antolnette; and Pierre l
there and then volunteered to take us
all out IN her. But neither Mrs. Hilder U
nor [ fancied the sea very much, SO we Z
declined with many thanks.
Some few days before we were to D
leave ST. Verorique, we saw vessel l
come IN, and we all remarked that we /
had never seen so Misunderstanding v
crew as she carried. There were, per- II
haps, ten men on board-some were u
foreigners. but l fancled one or two j
yere English; we met them more than q
once as we walked about the little town
and fancied-from being perhaps II
little nervous-that they regarded our
party with rather sinister glances. n
One morning, whilst we were in the I
Ada Hilder happened to |,
ask Jack what time 1t was, and he took u
out his watch, a handsome gold one, g
and told her. As he was replacing It, c
looked across the square, and there, d
lust a few PAGES away from US, were II
TWO of the men belonging to the crew Q
regarding us. We moved of, Il
and when we got home l told them all "
Df NV having observed these men.
To tell the truth, felt rather afraid c
Of them. :
ssWhy afraid?" asked Jack, who did $
not know what fear was.
81 feel sure they are watching US, o
md I was sorry they saw your watch" "
Everybody laughed; it did, perhaps y Y
seem absurd, so L said nothing more, 9
put inwardly thought how very, very /"
ylad would be to find myself with JACK :
safely at home again. :,
1t was a lovely afternoon, but our
morning walk had tired the Hilders, SO > >