Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10
OBTAIN CRAWFORB'S "TAKING
DOWN."

DUhN.
.Tben there's Captain Crawford. Oi
10, Il hshoyes US to speak with bated
L-.sib -, He is fairly goOd-looking, but
tsirEs himself an AdOnis, has a comi-
- drv wav Of saying things which
.stes YOU laugh, and is agreeable to a
70, ..-tain extent. but believes himself to
Ssa1 original genius who would take
he world by storm if-mark the if
:. tbopgbt it worth SO taking. He Is
nI.o rieh. and is possessed by the idea
.bs- every mother wants him for one
n her daughters, and that all the
S,nrbters are in love with him. OF
cTTse be IS a flut, though he flirts in a
manner quite peculiar 10 himself. Ii
jsagainst his principles ever to put him.
ssf out for anything or anybody; but,
coming; as tonight, on party OF
strgngers. he Will look about, know at
aClance which woman will be the most
cTfteIy 10 amuse him, and, taclllng him.
ss,f On 10 her with slow dellberation,
vii eraciously permit her to do SO for
asIong or short a time as she may hap
zen to be easily get-at-able"
This description of one OF the guests
ata country-house was given by its
,ouogest daughter to another guest, a
fair pretty glrl with pale yellow wayy
hair and big blue eyes fringed by long
hack lashes. Before she could answer
athird girl looked up from the flowers
she was arranging III bouquets. and re,
marked
"Allce hates him."
$50 perceive" a" replied the golden.
haired damsel on the hearthrug; and,
boxing up miSchievously into Alice:
face, she added, "Are you one of the
victims of this hero's peculiar style OF
aIrtatIOnfn
"Oh, dear, no!r Alice answered, Will
eandor. 81 don't amuse him; so be
treats me with great ciyility.
81 shall make it my business, as long
ISLAM here, to take him down." re-
marked the owner of the blue eyes.
u think, Miss Ethel. you had better
leave him alone" said Flora, still busy
with the flowers. "Alice has beer
hardly fair to him, for he is undoubt.
sdly popular both with men and VIC.
men.a
"Besides," chimed in Alice, she
won't give you the chance. You are
not his style"
"Pooh!'' retorted Ethel. ''I shall find
the chance; and, as for not being his
style. girls, before he leaves this bOIse
be shall propose to me and | shall re-
fuse him!''
The sisters were 50 ScandalIZel by
this announcement that it was some
time before they could find words IL
express their horror; at last Flora
said
"Ihope, Ethel, you don't intend to
become fast.
Fast? No; but l intend to confer a
a benefit on society by taking down
this man who thinks so much of hiT-
SELF"
You viii be clever ii you do" NUT
tered Alice.
II Will. On, won't / dance upon his
feelings, Alice, You may come and
listen through the keyhole to the pro-
pOSal."
FlOra's face expressed strong disap-
pTOYal; but Alice asked
''But how are you going to set about
ngn
"0h, when have met Captain Craw-
ford, and understand him "a little,
shall see, Thackeray says-oh, bother,
forget now what he does saysl-but
its something about any wOmsn being
able TO marry any man, Now | don't
want to marry this creature; l only
All, there's tie dressing g-bell, and l
haven't unpacked a thingI" Springing
up with astonishing aiacrlty, she gath
cred her wraps together, rattling on
I'm sure 1've forgotten the key of my
box2 Oh, dear, wish l could pick up
arch husbandl do hate urpackIng. "
Away she went, dropping veil, gloves
and various small articles before she
even reached the door, But Ethel
Ralne, though she talked SO Tecklessly
In private, was usually tOlerably we'll
behaved IN public, and nothing was
farther from her thoughts than to be
intentionally late for dinner. There.
lore she was much dismayed TO hear the
Dell ring before she was ready; and,
When she crept into the dinIng-room
alter every one had gone il, it was with
aconsiderable heightened color and a
subdued manner that contrasted curl
ously with the bTayado airs she had
gwen herself up stairs.
AL was Iish That came TO Ethel's net
she was always ready 10 be amused by
anything or anybody; So she turned her
que eyes on Tom Granger, and forgot
al about Captain Crawford, till, in a
pause in her lively chatter, she found
Ailee looking at her very meaningly
irom the opposite size of the table.
Following the direction other eyes. she
look a survey Of the gentleman on her
right, and it suddenly dawned on heI
saat this was the famous Captain Craw-
tord. This discovery filed her with
tAe Ayeliest delight. lie however took
no notice of her, SO she had to content
nerSeit with listening to his converSa-
eon with the lady he had taken in &c
anlher, which she did with SO much in
terest that she had very little attention
SNoAOhs Bll lb4l I&c
wondered little at her change of man
her, but did not altogether object to il
as Il gave Inn the opportunity of talk
ing little about himself, which Mis-:
EIGei Lad not hitherto allowed him &c
DO.
=, Apparently Captain Crawford found
tne handsome widow ne had taken IN
70 dinner decidedly amusing, for he sal
uoWn beside her afterwards in tht
,aWing-roOm. and never stirred fol-
'herast of tie evening.
a7e Layton followed Ethel to hel
'OVla LIS night to remark lnocingkly-
Wen. you Iayen't done much ye!
With Captain Crawfordl,,
oh, I've been taking bis measured
athel replied. 81 have 1t now on ms
nngers' ends"
he doesn't admire YOU. / heard