Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-02-19

various pos ures of ight aud amaze
menf. Then she whirled herself across
the room, and when that old goose
descended upon the masters desk, ink
bottles, states AMI fer rules left it for a
humber position.
She opened her mouth and the cyclone
burst.
The poor old masterI No wonder he
held on to his wig as if he expected II
TO be consumed in that hot blast of
abuse. No wonder his shivering voice
playet him false as he came down our
line from hoy to boy inquirIng who had
set the trap.
Expressions of relief began to peer
out of the burrows of his worried face
as, having nearly reached the end, he
still met with denials. He supposed
that some of US were lying, but he could
easily forgive US, SO anXio was he to
evade the responsibility which lie void
incur with our convection.
He came to me.
Yes, SIR L answered, quaking all
over, the trap was mine. L meant 10
catch a rabbit
Then the relief fled to cover, for, by
virtue L think of my good clothes. he
had been used TO exempt me from the
rougher discipline of the school. BuJ
Tom provided for him a way OF esca
Tom who had no rights, no relatives,
no distinction of any kind that anybody
was bound to respect.
Little Greeny didn't own that snare
said he, cowling frIghtfully, 1T was
my tree l found it, an / bent it down,
au' | sot the Stare, an the whole busi-
ness was mine
L believe-I know that L tried to re-
monstrate, but Tom was dragged out
into the arena in front of Mrs Skillet.
And she-She ragged, her face blazing
her eyes bulging, ani her fists thrash
ing the ar.
L can not reproduce any tIrade of old
Sallyis, and / am glad that | can not.
One thing. though. that she said was
tina IL Tom didn't 'Sh wv up with an
other goose before he was an hour older
she'd see that lie dIdn lay his pauper
bones in Simpsons garret another
RIght.'
Just then two or three empty hay
ricks went rafting by, routing pro
testing flock of poultry. She grabbed
by the legs her Gntlmely dead-Thanks
giving was three weeks iu the future
and brought ii humping about Toms
ears once, twice, and then rushed out
to the rescue CT its Squealing survivors.
Gibbs vocabulary OF abuse was so
meager In comparison with that of the
retiring termagent that he did not az
teRpt to follow her line OF argument.
He picked up a great hickory stick ami
began limbering 1t in very cruel way.
AL eyes were upon HIM, and no one
saw little Harmony Cushman slip
down off her seat. Few saw her making
her way falteringly toward the stage OF
action, steadying her tiny, trembling
form against the benches as she passed.
But every eye, wide open W tn aston
lshment, was upon her as, with one
little suppoI ting hand upon a bench,
she plucked at the masters coat with
the Other.
He did not notice her-he was still
manipulating the instrument of torture
SO the brave little creature stepped 10
where she could look directly up into
the angry, distorted face that, from her
lliliputian point of view must haye
seemed the face of Il Mo'och.
IL would give Tommy my Queen
'LIzbeth, would, she SAID, painting
and swallowing, AS she clasped and un-
clasped her tiny hands.
Whats that? What dye say?'
said Gibbs
Il would give Tommy my Queen
'Lizbeth, an'-he could give her to
MP Skille {. Queen 'LiZbeth's veal
pwetty, pwettier'n Nj SkIllett's gway
goose. She's all white she went on,
the color flashing only once or twice
in o her baby-white face, AN she's got
wed WILSON wound 'er neck, an 1
L would give Tommy the wed wibbom
too. / would
The master looked puzzled. But
Becky Budd. big, good-natuIel girl,
Jumped to her feet, swapping her fn-
gers for permission TO speak.
Il know, Mr.. Gibbs she cried,
% ieen 'LIzbelh's big tame goose o.
Harmony's. 1t follows her all round
and eats out'n her hand. L spec she
wants to give 1t TO git Tommy out'n
this scrape.'
Little Harmony sided close to Tom
and stroked pititu ully his ragged sleeve.
She was SO pale and shook 50 that he
forgot himself and his danger, and,
>loJpIns, lifted her to a bench. But
she could not sit still, and slipped to
her feet again as the master said:
Tie goose may be yours to play
with, little girl, but L guess she amt
yours to give away. L guess your
fatller'd tell you that mighty quick
'QLeen 'LiZbeth's my very own. !
bringed 'er up my own self ever since
size was on'y-on'y so big, holding the
tips of her tiny index fingers a half
/ ch apart, and gr.dualIy increasing
the distance between them as her truth
fulness overcame her ereagerness. 'Papa'n
let me give her to Tommy
Pm raid not, little girl said the
master.
'Poh,' put in Becky; 'Cushman'd
give Harmony COW if size wanted itH
May 90 home and get
Kin 1 go with herp' interrupted
Becky, eager to lie the 6rst applicant
for possible honor. AS usual, with
out waiting for permission, she jumped
upon the bench and got her pink log
cabin sunbonnet. Some one handed
ler is dainty miniature in white, and
having tied it over Harmony's pretty
head she took the chIld's hand and led
her out.
\ half-hour afterward it was tele-
graphed around the school that Becky
WAS returning, aud when she opened
the door, and depositing a great basket
inside, lifted Harmony I'D beside it,
there was no lack of attention on the
part of her audience. Swinging the
iog-cabin by its strings size painted a
speech, the burden of which was that
'Cushman said that Queen 'LiZbeth
was bern (Harmony's), an she could
give her away if she was min TO-.
Little Harmony meanwhile tugged
at the basket until she got it at 7 om's
fee, and removed the cover. Queen
'LizDeth blundered out upon the floor
where she went pitching about, charg-
ing upon the pupils indiscrlminat=ly
stretching out her long neck with its
gay decoration. and Kissing in way
that created quite panic.
At the command of the master Tom