Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-05-01

be very glad to row Miss Jennie and
you anywhere you wish to go-'
That would be nicer than to have
papa, L think. Don't you, Cousin
Rachel?'
We wouldn't like to trouble the
gentleman so much as that, the first
time we meet him. laughingly said
Miss Rachel.
But I have absolutely nothing to do
but Kill time; and 1 assure you 1t would
be pleasure, answered.
The end was that l spent very
pleasant forenoon with my new &C
quaintances. and went to my lodgings,
after the boat ride, wondering what
had overtaken me that l so keenly
enjoyed the society of a young lady.
This, reasoned to myself, was one of
the results OF idleness; l must get to
work again.
But later on, there came other
thoughts. Had found the fulness OF
life that good health, a clear conscience
and shekels galore should assure me IN
the years l had spent behind the breast
works OF faithfulness in the other sex
which the teachings of my uncle and
my own reasoning had reared? l knew
that 1 had not; and this days episode
had opened to me glI npse OF posi-
bic life that l had never before real
lied.
The next day 1 went fishing for lob
sters. 1 did not then understand the
power of contrast as do now. Had l
returned to Miss Rachel and the day
dreaming of yesterday, might have
| cloved OF sweetness, and sought an
effectual reformation But Holsters
are in he way proPhyl2ctic of senti-
ment, and neither the mud. the surf,
nor the thunder shower that caught
| and drenched me to the outward con-
dltion of drowned rat, could keep out
of my thoughts for a single hour the
| young lady in the seaside hat back In
the hills.
1t was long discussion 1 held with
myself that night over the serious
question, was in love? and the affirm
ative won. 1 was certainly hard hit
and one of two things must be done
either L must quit the field or yield
myself to the consequences OF the con
tagion. But could 1 quit the feldi
Ay, there was the rub. Absence
would, perhaps, gradually obliterate
Impressions, but could l make the alb
sence, and did l want to?
The next days sun rose without Z
cloud to feck its splendors. But
neither went fishing nor love-making
went into the woods and sat under {
tree TO analyze my new self.
Was the theory of predominant sci
in woman's love but creation of NJ.
own self-esteem and prejudicial teach
lngs, or a realityp On the solution o
the problem would depend the realiZa
tion of the life had seen through tn
ylstas of loves Erst dream. 1 deter
. mined that my acceptance, il 1t eve
came, should be for myself alone
Inquiries which 1 judiciou5ly insti
tuted put me in possession of the fac
/ that Miss Rachel was a cousin OF tn
Mrs. Truman with whom she was sum
mering; that she came from the city
, where, it was thought, she was musi
teacher, and that everybody who kne'
her loved her at first sight, aud bette
, on acquaintance.
This last l was ready to believ
G from my own experience.
The month that followed l am goin
| to pass over L Am practical mar
!, and was honest enough in my love
making to respect its sscredness.
, September, with its first frosts, ha
!, given place to October; the hills weT
= clothed IN autumn hues of scarlet
brown and yellow, and the openin
= chestnut burs were rattllng down thel
a stores of nuts for the squirrels an
9 everybody.
q Jack Miss Rachel said TO me OIL
h day, as we were walking in the WOOD
q she had called me Jack for some tim
4 II must 60 back to the city in fe
n days. L have overstayed my usui
summer visit already. Pleasant as
y Is, 1t seems almost a waste OF time.
+ am not butterfly, and must get
work again.
: And SO must 1, too,' / said. 'Th
y. is the first Idle summer | have speI
since my school days. If L had wealtI
4 could, perhaps, indulge myself
, But would you, Jackp | think We
"a enough of you to believe that yC
a would find work necessary to happines
!. l do
w 81 was never so happy before as
Iy have been this summer 1 replied, al
- never so idle. But, in justice to m
n, self, Will add that ! am little asham'
of a whole summers idleness. In d
"a beginning | had the perhaps Tath
40 lame excuse that since the death of q
re uncle, who had been like father
ar me, l was growing gloomy, and fear'
of that all work and no play would ma
~ Jack a dull boy. Later 1 have had,
ar me, better reason for remaining
"A What was thatI'
. There WAS just little blush on b
in cheek as she asked this, and she sJopp
no to pick up a chestnut that lay temp
lngly exposed
al Love- / answered Rachel, dear
a am poor workman, and have neN
Al. learned the etiquette of courtship. b
| have loved you for weeks as my ii
a and there can never he a better til
lis to say it than Row. Others might q
ey you more of the worlds wealth a
ut glory, but l offer only a first love a
an devotion of life time. VIII you
st; cept themp'
pd The blush was deeper than e'
We now.
But do you know me well enough
ty offer thls,' she said. Can you. IN
L change for such affection, take only
RI. love of a simple, dOwerless girl, who
is neither pretty, witty nor wiser
L My iarling, you are all three in
ce: eyes and in the eyes of the world; |
Mt you are much more. You are not
angel. You are something more ia
od gible; you are a CLEAN OF sunshine 4
on life tina. has always been IN fog
ell To melt away the mists from y,
res life would certainly be a glorious II
is sion.'
And you will consent 20 enter fl
lly my life-to share its joys, and b
for bear the crosses, if need be, that N
an come In the battle of willing be
m and strong arm against the woridp
Il am as happy for the opportun
Ike Jack, as you can be; for /, too, b
es- learned love in the last few weeks.
rly am not sorry that you are poor.
sty will give me more opportunities to
1ut you to success and honor
es The immediate subsequent events
to not matters OF record, and will not
BOD presented in evidence as exhibits A,
or Z.
mo A breath of wind overhead sh
ttIe down a shower of chesrnuts, and
7ou squirrels in the tree tops chatte
, if approval as we turned our steps bol