Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-12-01

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and love, would prevent her meeting
ner lover whenever an opportunity was
found. He well knew that the young
man was Of honorable birth and good
position. but he could not give up the
early plans he had formed for her fu-
ture.
After weeks of fruitless argument
with his daughter, 1t suddenly occurred
TO him to send her to his brother, our
Squire Cushman, in America.
1t seemed in those days long Jour-
ney to an almost unknown land, but
her father thought few months in a
strange country would tame his self
willed daughter, and that before WIN
ter he would join her, visit his beloved
brother, and another year would find
Rose willing TO return and comply with
his wishes.
OF course we could not know how
Rose bore the announcement of her
exile. nor did we know, till long after.
that she contriyed to write her lover a
sorrowful letter OF farewell, telling him
her destination, and the cruel sentence
of punishment she was willing to bear
for his sake.
need hardly say that all the young
folks sympathized with Rose, and many
Of the girls longed to make her ac-
quaintance. and learn from her own
lips the story of her unfortunate love
affair.
The old people, however, thought she
merited a severe punishment for daring
to defy her father, aud the minister
even preached sermon soon after her
arrival, in which stern rebuke was
administered, to those who failed to
Honor their fathers and mothers"
But Rose seemed equally unmoyed
by the admonitlons of the minister, or
even the looks of sympathy that were
! given her by the young folks.
The Squire did all in his power 10
make the visit agreeable. even relaxing
his habitual reserve, and inviting ali
the young peop,e in the neighborhood
to his house to be introduced to his
niece
Although Rose was very sweet and
grac Gus to all her guests, no one be-
came at all familiar with her, and fin
ally all attempts at intimacy ceased,
and she was left to the eompanionship
OF her uncle and her old nurse.
She spent great part of the time on
the beach reading, or stretched upon
the sand, her head In her nurses lap,
conyerslng with her in low tones, or
dreaming day dreams of her home and
her lover.
In the summer evenings the hard
sand was the promenade of the village.
Rose walkel apart from all the rest.
har Hrad hn
rippling waves gilt 10y the moonbeam',
hearing perhaps In the breakers that
dashed upon the distant rocks a mes
sage from the other lands.
But active preparations for war soon
btnished all minor topics. The young
men we're getting ready to join their
saips; the priysteers srere hsing fitted
ont, and the whole. country was wild
With excitement.
Our village became almost deserted.
Every vessel of any siZe was manned
and equipped with guns and ammun.-
ton, and sent out to meet the enemy.
and all the poor wives and mothers
could do was to watch and wait at
home. News Travelled slowly IN those
days, and tidlngs of defeat or victory
Often we climbed the hill and from
the church tower scanned the horizon
for glimpse of some man-of-war, for
We lived in constant fear that our
town, like many others on the coast,
might lie invaded by the enemy. But
though We often saw large ships pass
ing, and once heard the sound of dis
tant cannonading, we were left in
peace.
And SO the summer passed; its weary
weeks of watching and anxiety wore
away; the line storm visited us with all
its fury, and then came the mild and
sunny Indian summer, the days of soft
delight, when all nature seems in a
dreamy, quiet mood, giving us gentle
smile, before old winter, with raging
elements, comes to bind her with icy
fetters.
About the middle of October
watcher ON the hill saw man-ot-war
heading for our harbor. He gazed with
almost breathless anxiety until with his
glass he described the English fllg at
her mast.
Then he rushed down the steep road
into the main street shouting.
1.-The British are comrngl Save your
selvesl''
All at once was noise and confusion.
The men left their work, the women
forsook their spinning wheels, ana ali
ran to the beach or 10 the wharyes.
Yes. it was true; she had anchored
outside the harbor, and too large 10
enter herself, we could see large boat
lust leaving her filed with men, who
would probably land and plunder, per-
haps burn our village. Resistance was
useless, for the ship could easily shell
the whole town, lying as it did at the
mouth Of the harbor, but little more
than mile away.
1t had been planned long before that
in case Of invasion the people should
take their valuables and flee to the
woods for.safety.
So as quickly as possible the large
hay-carts were brought out, the best
feather-beds were hastily thrown into
them. the tall clocks were placed on
top. as many women and children as
could be were piled IN, each carrying
pillow-case containing some valuaDies,
the horses were whipped into gallop,
and the procession started helter sKeiter
for the woods.
The servants of Squire Cushman
shared the general alarm, and, as tne
Souire was away from home, they TOO
prepared for fight, and urged the mousse
keeper to pack up the silver, and. taxing
Miss Rose and her nurse, to hasten to
place of safety with them. But when
She went to the young lady's chamber
she found her watching ,d the .ba ,a'G ,;rmIs
refused to leave the house.
.sThey are not enemies to me-" she
said "They are from dear old Eng
old. my home, and will not run from
them If the whole village goes" -,
The housekeeper tried to reason Win
her but in vain, and not daring 70
leave her in the house, sent on the ser
wants with the most valuable articles
20 s.fa bid,ng-place, and awaited the
rI ,x,;tt, fromhIlup anxiety.