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

as partnerships In business
Il am prepared to believe that, uncle,
from my own brief observation said.
IF agreeable, you can 60 into busl-
ness with me, Jack; and when you are
twenty-five, if the promise you now hold
out ripens, will give you full half
Interest and make you my heir beside
This generous proposition surprised |
me. but it was a welcome one, and at |
once began the necessary instruction TO |
make me a successful manufactures.
Thus was 1 moulded. so to speak, In |
the image of my uncle. These solid
fayors. and his constant thoughtfulness
Cor my veal naturally inspired such a
respect for the donor that / gradually
grew into his way of looking at the
world, and daily more like him In
character. Society has no charms for
me, and I must say in candor, young
ladies were as a rule met very guard
edly as persons having intentions on
my personal liberty and income.
On the death of my uncle, few
years later, found myself possessed OF
financial Independence, and business
that was yearly adding to the already
useless surplus.
The few months that followed were
lonely ones to me. l missed the inter
ested companionship that had before
seemed sufficient, and discovered that
while l had the full of all that business
success could bring me. life spent for
myself alone was not likely 10 SATISFY
/ TO break the dullness and mnnntony
that heightened my days too much.
resolved to take q vacation, and spend
the summer on the sea coast.
There has always been for me fas-
| cination about the sea, and there Is no
coast that more perfectly interweaves
| the subllmity and beauty of old ocean s
borders than that of New England.
l secured board in a cottage near the
| beach, In a somewhat retired locality,
/ and the weeks that passed were hlled
| with the fragrance OF = summer idyl.
| One day, however, / met with an
! adventure.
| / had been aimlessly wandering over
| the hills, listening TO the birds sing,
| and the squirrels chatter, when L came
upon little girl perched In tree. who
was singing with marked sweetness
of voice an air from popular opera.
Her extreme youth AMI plain dress
contrasted so strongly with the voice
and execution of the little songstress
that my curiosity was aroused.
The trees seem full of birds this
morning, but 1 should think the robins
would be jealous of you, you sing SO
very sweetly,' / said by way OF intro
duction.
She laughed a merry laugh, and
threw a handful of leaves down at me.
This is my tree,' she said, but the
robins amt afrai1 OF me. They've
built a nest up there, see?' aud SHE
pointed to a distant limb. 'CousiI
Rachel. she said 1 mustn't never tel
/ any boys, but you amt boy; and
guess l can tell you
who is Cousin Rachel?' L asked.
oh. she is our cousin. She teached
? me TO sing. But she can sing bstter'I
anybody
/ is that house among the trees the
, one in which you live?'
Yes, and Cousin Rachel says it's lot
, prettier'n the city; and there's mul
swallows nest under the caves, and
/ well behind the house, oh, SO deep, yoI
can look down and see your face
Don't you want to see it? Do yol
} like sweet applesP 'Cause we've got ;
= tree Just ripe. Maybe you'll see Cousin
4 | Rachel.
e 1t was certainly not the chance o
meeting Cousin Rachel that temples
b me to accept my new acquaintance
D invitation to visit the apple tree. Th
e little child herself attracted me witt
q her wlnsome innocence. 1t was alway
/ a weakness of mine TO make pets o
7 children young enough TO show huma
: nature unadorned with social gliding
n but II had become an established theor
with me that most of the sweetness c
|, infancy, especially of infant girlhood
C was lost in the growing up process.
n Il beg your pardon, sir, L though
= little Jennie was alone
Y The voice was a very sweet one, an
!. came to me with a somewhat embal
e rassed tone. l had climbed into th
n tree. to secura for my little hostess
% sun-kissed apple that looked particI
Y larly inviting. Looking down, L sa
d by the side of the child very comel
Ie young lady OF the brown-hair and haz
:, eye variety, dressed in plain ginghal
l. and a seaside hat.
10 am not especially ready in fiT
E, speeches for young ladies, and IL
se situation was not such as to lnspil
S. efforts 10 that direction. 1 felt rath'
J. as if / had been detected IN case
al petty larceny. and, like Adam,
prehistoric record, attempted to clei
T myself ut the expense or Eve. cllmbe
ol down and presented my fruit Offering
]
m!rth and an inv .tation to a seat on q
d. veranda.
E. l found the young lady, who turne
! out to be Cousin Rachel herself,
L pleasant conversationallst, and, withs
ar a very well informed woman.
,n Yes she said, in response to
Ut remark of mine, the hills along II
It, part of the coast are as pretty as tn
ey are retired. This is not my home; b
to l come here every summer when L ci
er get away for a month or two OF re:
at and Jennie and | get about as wild a.
of have as much fun as the squirrels
don't often see strangers here
lie That's why | selected this local.
on for a rest from business l said.
Id abhor of all things fashionable reso
be though my judgment of such things
gs much that OF a lOoker-on, to be sure
lis plead guilty to the charge of preIudit
od society and L have never been acquall
u ances.'
We Whether society is one OF the go
to things CT lie or not depends much
or its definition. The refined and int
es lectual side of the human world oW
he much to society of one sort, and
rn injured by another kind
lis But isn't society, as common
a understood, gathered together more
gh show, intrigue and personal glory, th
Id, by affinity of taste or desire to i
nd prove.'
en- Il am afraid it is. l shall not "a
ou the negative as discussion of the gu
lse ton, because my views too nea
m. coincide with yours. But the soci'
Ell. of companionship that does grow {
ou of an affinity of tastes, or, sometim
-ay a respect for opposite tastes, ought
*, be as much the bread Of life as the fC
ty, We eat
ore Don't you think you two are gett
izy awfully poky with such talk?' lii
ge, Jennie asked. Cousin Rachel, J
OF said we could go boat-rlding to-day
rls it was pleasant, and 1t is, sure
,py Yes, but your father was going
ket row for US, you know, and he had
em go to the village this morning.
sed 1t it would be socially proper. Oh