Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-07-16

looks so nice to see your name in print.
don't it, Jothamr'
We'll, guess you've got me there
erel' said Mr.. Green, in a very somno-
lent voice.
Then there's Abbie Smith, she is
almost too pretty to invite when any
body has girls of their own, but she has
such exquisite taste. and she's poor, and
she'll come early, and help dress the
girls and me. And then there's young
Alick Fisher, he plays the flute splen-
did, and I'll inv te him. and tell him 10
be sure and bring his instrument along.
AS to Mrs Captain Weldon. just hate
herl She's Geceitful, and prying, AM
she said that Sophie had turn-up nose,
and that | looked like washerwomanl
But she'll come in her carriage, and
that will make our neighbors over the
way, the Grimses, die with envy!
They've never called, and they're
mighty stuck-up, and 'ristocIatlc, be-
cause they hire horse once a week
and ride out with him. III Let them
see that they amt everybody, or my
name amt Samantha Greenl Say. Jo-
than, are you asleepI'
Well. l guess you've got me there,
Samantha said Mr. Green.
Anu lHtlt lhC DdhsClo, oAiC . on
awful low-bred woman, and her daugh-
ter. Liza, is just like her, but they are
rich, and they've got conservatory,
and L want some bouquets for the girls,
and if i invite them, young Fred Bad
ger will send them some, / know. He
sent some 10 the jenkins girls, when
! they had their swearay last winter
And there's Mrs. Bodge. AID Almira,
and Sarah Jane Layton. Sarah James
an old maid, and she always entertains
the bashful young men ard the wall
howers--and there's--Aunt Betsey and
-and-and-'
And here Mrs. Green became InauGi-
bic, and the musical snoring of 1he
happy pair was the only sound in the
room.
Mis-. Green had her way about the
| invitations-a a woman always does have
| her way when she makes up her mind
| to, and none of JotlIam's Old d-time Gro
MES were invited.
Almost all those bidden To the feast
accepted, for, as they said among them
selves. they wanted TO see what those
vulgar Greens would do, ami how they
would be dr. ssed-
Mrs. Green and her daughters were
resplendent on the night in question.
Maud wore a pink silk with white lace
overdress. Fand Sophie wore Nile
green with black lace, and Mrs. Green
came out In the salmon color, which
was very nearly the shade Of her hair.
Young Badger had sent the bouquets,
which were the envy and wonder of all
the assembled guests, and the young
man who playel the flute WAS there
with his instrument, ready to en-
I oh tho assembly with lfg fIlitpT
strains. And all the other guests,
who had been invited with reference to
their wine cellars, and carriages, and
control of newspapers. etc, were there
Some or the old neighbOrs OF the
Greens were also present, and walked
about softly on tlptoe, and furively
felt the curtains to see if they were real
silk brocatelle, and -tsr-y dug the toes
of their boots into the carpets to make
sure if they we're Brussels. or only lnIi-
tation.
Mrs. Green was in her glory, for she
could not help seeing that all her oil
friends were euvlOus Of her fine estiIb-
lishment; and where is there "A womar
who is not happy when she can make
her friends envIouS.
The newspaper nun had brought a
, rich returned Californian along VIII
him, by tie name of r'ltZ James M.
get, and Mr.. Nugget WAS deep In fllrta
) ton with Sophie before the evening Wa:
half over. And 50 ardent was his lem
perament, and so charmed with hl
graces was the guileless Sophie, tha
before he led her out 10 supper he Lilt
won her promise to elOpe with him ol
the following night.
Sophie WAS a very romantic yOun:
: lady, and had always been dying to Il,
: something out of the common way
She did not want to marry and settl'
down in the prosy manner of peopl'
, around her; she was one of the kind o
girls who sigh for kindred spirits, al,
.congenial souls. AMI two hearts tia
beat "a one,' and all the rast of il.
, And Mr.. Nugget was just her idea OF
hero. Tall, dark, with black eye
; and hair, and dash of melancholy l.
, his face, as if he had 'seeI trouble
And Nugget knew that Mr.. Greer
was wealthy, and that WAS q Iit'
| enough for him.
t The dancing and feasting went on
1 and lothian told ever DO ly in the roou
1 that he guessed they had got biu
' there two or three times over, and lin
8 ally he fell asleep on the arm of til
sofa beside Mrs. Brody and old Mrs
Sludge, Who were talking about youn
Weston being attentive to Gordon
? wife, and she married woman.
. Just as tl.ey had got their heads I
{ gether for more confidential Chat owe
v the interesting topic, Mr.. Green's hea
D grew heavy, ard his equilibrium Wa
J.; lost, and he toppled suddenly over. an
5 descended upon the two women with
[ out any warning.
f Mrs. Sludge screamed, and so dI,
| IRE l.,I.ar tt-hn.
[ great bugbear WAS FIRE, Inistooa thei
{ screams for an alarm from the station
. and losing all control of hersel', sh
a threw up her hands, rushed TO the door
I, and yelled. II re! Fmel
|. An obliging policeman, who ba
been peeping In at the windows, over
:, seeing the good time, kin ly gave til
t alarm at the nearest box, and i'll te
f minutes, SO pro apt WAS the fire de
: partment, the square in front OF MI
Green's house was tilled with firemer
- and the machine was put In order
s and the hose ins rted into one of th
:. drawing-room windows, and the frs
u thing poor Jotham realized, as b
e picked himself up, was that a hug
It stream OF water was being squirted int
L his face, and miniature Niagara wa
l running down his back.
'Zoundsr cried he. in wonder an
It amaze. has anything busted? H1
7, the reservoir broke loose? Or tn
% deluge? Samantha Ann, what does
all mean?'
L Well, said Samantha, to use one {
II your own expressions, JOtham, gues
=. you've got me there!'
,e The widest confusion prevailed
Il The men shouted, and ran hlther an
es thither, and upset chairs and tore o
d elaborate trains. in a WAY they have Q