Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-05-02

the parcel l haven't asked to see any
thing in it,"
81 hat is right. Respect her reserves.
And by and by she may forget the
thing L hope so, IL we keep her. And
1t looks as though it were meant we
should.n
well, if ever there were two young
fools who ought to have guardians
appointedP' cried Aunt Juliet, coming
over later. "Of course you can always
lind a lending Of Providence where
you want 1t. But hope you are going
TO keep her In the kitchen and make
her OF some usel''
"You don't mean 20 send me away!'
cried voice behind US. and Nina
that was the name we called her, Ter
mothers pet name-stood there, tip
toeing, her great eyes glowing and
darkening, her hands wrlnging one
| another. "You can't mean to send me
away when you've brought me here,
| when I've got nobody else but you,
| when l love you sop And the tears
that her great despair and neighbor-
hood to death had not called forth,
FLASHED over now in large drops. "Yo You
know" she said, THAT / will take care
of Ellie, and run Roses errands, and
sew with Jane all day long, and will
teach Efie her letters, and can wash
dishes and pick over berries, and i can
dust and feed the cats, and put ice on
your headaches, and air the news
| paper"
For goodness sake, hold your
| tongue, child, !" cried Aunt Juliet. 81
should think she went by machinery.
or course you'll make yourself useful.
And 1 expect" she said warningly to
Wk.a~ 49, -
and home. The idea OF taking in every
beggar's brat you come acrossI"
But Nina had no idea OF staying In
the kitchen. On the CONT airy, wherever
l was, she was, and 1 soon found that
she considered herself on the footing of
ii tie or II daughter.
For while now, Nina was very
| quiet; sometimes she cried little all
by herself, but quite gently, over a doll
| she played with; sometimes she came
and stood by me, hanging an arm
about my neck, silent for long while
I somstimes she sat ia the big window
and cIooned her old ballads to Ralph,
for whom she had developed an ex-
travagant devotion. HE Is lovely.
| isn't hep" said She "Oh, if 1 could
only do something for himl IL il would
do him any good to walk right over me
l would lie down under his feet-in-
deed, 1 wouldI''
That is very strong language" said
l. ~ can't see how that would do
him any good. And it would hurt
you-''
Il should want it to hurt mein she
exclaimed passionately. II can't do
anything for him except to be hurtI''
But after a season this feeling seemed
to abate somewhat; for Nina went to
school, and the new interest and excite
ment there diverted her. till she began
to hate her lessons and defy her teacher,
AMI presently to beg t. stay at home.
And wiIcu nafpiI rota her she was his
little girl, and must have an cnuYs--.-1-
suitable to his little girl, she declared
she was nothing of the sort, but was
his little servant. Aunt Juliet had
said so, aud she needed and would
have no education at all.
or course this phase ended by the
teacher giving her a reprlmand before
the other children, and with that she
became, as you may say, uproarious.
She after that was more likely to be
found wading the river up to her neck
when the school bell rang. OK swinging
in the topmost bough of tree, or
walking around the caves of the house
with her arms balancing her steps,
than picking up her hat and books.
Once, indeed, having her school
luncheon strapped over her shoulders,
she stayed up in the tree all day ana
all night, in spite OF my efforts, Ralph
happening to be absent, and 1 felt that
she might not have come down at all
if she had not seen the doctor call for
little Effie-of whom she was passion
ately fond, and into whom she had con-
tidently told me, the soul Of the little
dead baby must have gone-whlch
sight brought her down so incontinently
as to bring a multitude OF scratches
and bruises with her. Neither entreaty
nor force could bring her to leave the
room after that till Efiie was pro-
nounced out of danger.
Its Just as said," declared Aunt
Juliet, who being the person of means
in the connection, took the liberty OF
saying what she liked. "You've taken
a little hussey that you don't know
anything about into your hearts to
break themP
Nina was still, at Is years, a little,
lean, brown thing with owls eyes, and
as farouche and shy as anything or the
woods, when Lance came home. Lance
was Ralph's brother. and had been
around the world, and had not been at
our home in these six years well, :"
he said, "what imp OF darkness IS
thisPn And she heard him. And
nothing could bring her into the same
room with him during the whole time
of his stay. But by and by she hung
over the balustrade TO listen TO his
voice. or she hung over the balcony to
/ see him on the lawn-all IL he were not
| iooking-or she flashed like a tirehy
| fr ON window to window to watch him
| If he strolled around the river path and
| behind the fringe of birch and beech
with Flora Penny, our pretty neighoor
II always did hate a white girl" she
muttered. -'I like dark people" she
slid, like you and ms. we are
Once or twice during Lsnce's stay
| Nina went into the kitchen, and with
a strong hand compelled old Rose. the
cook. to show her how to prepare GER
tain dishes, and then she watched OUT
side the door of the luncheon room 10
learn of their reception, which was
tolerably favorable :.
II always knew I could do 1t Ii
wanted to-" she said
Then she might have been opsetseu
! bent over WOIh IL h1oNSA
she had finished little purse or stee
"Here,n ~ she cried over the banisters
tho morning Lance was going away,
You take thisI Theresa lucky penny
He looked up and saw her bending
there-the strangest lady, SO serlou;
and dark, and witch-like, that ever sem
knight on his devoT. .., vor
II will take it," he said, III you
will come down and give it to me. .
And step by step she came down, a
Il he drew her forward ana some IN un
willing power held her back, ana iai. 1
the little brown leaf OF hand III mn, nis
And then Lance drew ne, III, III,
nearer, and bending from MS l9 an1
height to kiss me goodbye, 'uluoo "''
| ..oShar instant she had broker