Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-02-15


How old be was no one could tel,
but he might have been either thirty
five or ninety. They were father and
daughter and came from Calcutta.
The many diamonds of great brilliancy
which he wore made a contrast TO the
simplicity of his daughters costume,
who was attired in plain white muslin,
her only ornaments some roses.
The nabob WAS enormously rich and
dying with AsIatic spleen. He was
gradually sinking away with languor
and his doctors In India had ordered
HIM to Europe IN the hopes of saving
his life. But his chance was a poor
one; for Europe Is stale. and her civil
iZation monotOnous, to a man sated
with the splendOrs and eccentricities
of India. In truth, nothing aston
ished him, nothing moved him at
Paris; an astonishment would have re-
freshed him, an emotion might have
saved him.
lie would have paid for an astonish-
ment a hundred thousand CROWDS; for
an emotion the half OF his fortune. After
Paris the nabob and his daughter were
going to London. AT first the young
and beautiful East Indian had man
ifested a desire not TO remain longer III
/ Paris, but to depart Immediately for
| London.
But soon this eagerness to depart
waved faint, and finally disappeared
altogether. England and the wonders
/ of London were forgotten, and the So
! journ at Paris indefinitely prolonged,
/ This Is charming city," said she,
/ ''and l am told that London is far from
possessing SO many and SO great at
I fractions -
! What she did not mention among
/ the attractions of Paris was a certain
! young gentleman who had found the
road TO her heart, for the young girl
was not as insensIble as the father;
a kind look, a tender speech had suf-
7 iced 10 awaken emotion in her bosom.
/ NeyeTtheless, the nabob, more and
more disgusted, resolved to try change
/ of country, and issued his orders to
| prepare their departure for London.
! The day before the departure a
young man presented himself to the
/ opulent East Indian aud said, without
| preamble, 81 come to ask the hand of
| your daughter!"
/ The nabOb scarcely raised his eye
/ brows, but fixing on the suitor dull
and inanimate look, asked, "What is
/ your fortune?"
II have nome
"Weil that is not of much import.
ance." the nabOo said; "my daughter
/ has millions. What is your position,
/ your rank in the world?'
81 am nothing yet, but hope TO dis
/ tingulsh myself hereafter"
"What is your name, your title, "
/ continued the Impassiye nabob.
Il have no aristocratlc title" giving
his name-a common and vulgar one.
"So," said the Indian, you have
neither fortune, rank nor title, and de-
mand the hand of my daughter"
Yes, sir.i
The nabob had no idea Of such un-
! paralleled impudence, and for tine first
/ time In an immemOrlal period, he felt
| astonished-but not excited. After en-
/ Joying his establishment for a few mo-
ments, he said to the young man, with
all his habitual Indifference, "Sir, If
/ you were in India, l should probably
/ have you thrown out of the window,
! or, perhaps, placed in a lunatic aSy-
! lum; at Paris, l have only the right to
/ turn you out OF doors, and [ request
/ you TO get OUT
II comprehend; my presence irrit ates
/ you.''
mo sir, il annOyS me-
The young man left the room; but
. scarcely had he passed the GoOT-slll
/ when white hand clasped his, and a
| sweet voice said; "Well done! you
! have repeated the lesson exactly; now
you must write the letter l am about
/ 10 dictate to You"
/ The astonishment had happy effect
on the nabob's health, and that day he
( WAS much better than usual.
/ The next day, at breakfast time, his
/ daughter not having appeared, he gave
orders TO tie servants to 90 and call
| her.
At the same moment a letter was
! handed him, which he opened with in
dolent fingers and cast upon it look
/ which, at first absent, became rivited
as soon as he had read the first word of
/ the missive. The letter was very
laconic and ran thus:
! MoNsIECR: I love your DAUGHTER and she
/ loves me. You would not give her to Iae-I
! have carried her of
These lines were signed with a vul-
gar name which had been pronounced
SO humbly the day before, The do
nestic who had been directed to in
form his daughter that the nabob was
/ awaiting her, returned with the infor-
nation that MademOisells was not in
her apartment, that she had left that
morning in carriage, as if for a jour
ney, for she had taken with her her
trunks and band-bOxes.
J The nabob remained a moment mo
/ tiOnless, then, all at once, he uttered a
sort OF terrible roar and, sprlnging
from his easy-chair, with one kick of
his foot he overturned the breakfast
table. The domesticS rushed in at the
] no fh,ax4r
beating and striking them right and
left; then, left alone, smashed all the
furniture In the apartment and never
stopped until exhausted, with rage and
fatigue, he fell senseless upon the car
pet of the devastated room.
When he came TO himself the most
healthy reaction had taken place in his
system; the crisis had produced an in
Simultaneous and immense result.
1t was the emotion so long prayed
for which had come at last to save
him.
A messenger arrived from his daugh-
ter to open negotiations for reconcil-
iation.
LET her come! Let her come, and
III marry her to the man she lovesl"
The couple were not far off, and
soon made their appearance.
Monsieur. " said the nabob to the
young man, you have neither for
tune, rank nor title; but yesterday you
caused Inc astonishment, and to-day
you have given me an emotion; IN
other words, you have saved my life,
and that is a favor in which well de-
serves one in return. Thanks to you.
My heart is SO kindled within me that
| who was but now Indifferent tC
every earthly thing. experience delight
at the thought OF procuring my daugh-
ter's happiness by giving her the hus.
band OF her choice. Thanks, my dear
son, and it is l who am still YOU