Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-03-07
AN AWAKENING.


"Wm you come down TO our place
next Monday, Charley, for a couple of
DAYS shooting
Monday Yes. Delighted, old
chap"
Then the friends proceeded TO settle
details. They would meet at the sta
tlou and go by the $50 train, which
would land them in comfortable time
for dinner.
Now, if Charley West had a weak
ness, It was that he was prone to be a
little ObiivIOus about time, and was in
the habit of running his engagements
ratler fine. On the Monday afternoon,
20 beguile the time between luncheon
and the train, he called on pretty
woman of his acquaintance, and she
was so amusing that he stopped until
the last moment, and then jumped into
hansom, telling his Jehu To drive
Ike the devil. Unfortunately his own
watch had stopped (he forgot to wind
it up the previous night, and how
could he know that his hostess clock
was i quarter of an hour slowI
" hen he arrived on the platform he
was met 10y his servant, who, with a
cuuuteuance inexpensive of emotion,
pleasurable or otherwise, informed him
that the train had departed, bearing
Capt. Leslie with it. The captain had
left word that he hoped Mr.. West
would 90 by the next train, which was
not until $50 and reach D. at lO.l5-
He would drive the dog-cart over To
meet hint was six miles from the
station,
But, having a tolerabIy happy dispo-
4.
Of wrath and disgust, took it very
well. He got into another hansOm,
returned TO his club at the West End.
read the papers, dined lightly, and
took excellent care to be in time for
the $50.
Ii was slow train; it stopped at
nearly every station, aud arrived at last
thirty five minutes late. Ills friend /,
who had had time to recover from his
first feeling of resentment at ChaTIey's
IncousiderateneSS. met him very Cor
daily. The dog-cart was capacious,
and thew managed to cram in the serv-
ant and luggage, and went of at a
spanking pace To the court. The moon
shoue brightly the roads were excel
lent.
'Jovep' uttered Charley, drawing Il
loug breath. "IIow good everything
smells. and what a blessing it Is to get
out Of LOudOnl'
They drove through long avenue of
trees, and came To big, Old-fashIoned
red house with a great mere shining
Ike mirror IN front of it.
II expect, said George Leslie, that
we shall Cud everybody gone TO bed;
all my people are tremendously early"
And 50 IL proved. The fIiendS re-
F-alH..V In fhs. mi
tete.a-tete, then returned TO the smok-
Ing-rlOm, and the hOzr Of l had given
tongue from the stable clock before
they thought OF turning in Leslie
showed Charley his room, spacious and
tapestry hung, and the young gentle
man, having drawn back the curtains
which the house maid, after the manner
Of her kind, had Theoretically closed,
and thrown one window wide open,
ret red to bed, 10 sleep the sleep of the
Just.
lie uwoEe Ell sUrsInt by hearing his
name, Charley Charley do wake upl'
II was pretty feminine voice; and
Charley was not in the habit of being
called in tins fashion.
He started and looked up. What he
saw was a slim young lady with a very
pretty lgure, in a blue cotton gown,
and the back of charming head with
golden paits. The fair one was looking
out Of window and apostrophIZing
him at the same time.
ut IS such a glorious morning, aren't
you ashamed of yourself, you great
idle creature, 10 be lying there missing
all this lovely sunshine? Do get up.
and come out with me before break
tastn
Charley is not shy, but very decided
feeling Of embarrassment creepS over
lin. lie las known some rapid young
ladies IN hIs time, but never one who
would have come Into his room to call
h!m before she had even been INTRO
duced TO him. But how on earth was
lie TO intimate 10 her that she was IN
error about his id, nti.yr She had
called him, Charley, tool Leslie 5
name was George, and he had no
brothers. In any case, 1t was rather "A
strong order for a girl to come into a
mans room who WAS not her brother.
Charley buried his head under the
clothes, and awaited the denouement.
Il was not long in coming.
Charley" said the faIr one again,
and this time her voice indicated that
ler lace was turned III his direction;
II you don't wake up this instant /
VIII throw a wet sponge at you'll \ ou
are lazy pjgv'
Then lie heard her proceed to the
Nasalng-staud, and dip sponge in
water, and partly wiring il. Next
moment, with unusually good aim for
slrI, Il bounced ON his head, which
was protected by the bed clothes.
marley smothered a laugh; il was
Oecomlnp too ridiculous.
very well, them" said the voice,
approach ug; 81 shall come and dras
me Clothes of YOU"
NOW he must act with promptitude
.ie raised himself little, and put the
.T,ues lines lust far enough back for his as
liant to see his laughing blue eyes
@ le uamsel stopped midway in hel
seeF, an expression of stony horror
T,ss ,s,eu INTO her face; her cheeks dyed
I',,I ss crimson, and, uttering an agonizet
e re gIoan, she turned and fled.
marley laughed all the time he WI;
Sung up. He could not help won
hsg how she would meet him a
c-es.t aAlast BY Jove, what a pretty
uEe she Was! Would she tel