Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-02-18
AN EAST WIND.

It was tie east wind. Not doubt
about that.
Tie amount Of mischief that an east
wind can work in the daily lives of US
poor mortals is really astonishing.
When you get up some morning with
= sort Of edgewlse feeling toward the
world. if things seem inclined to topple
over aud get out of place at the merest
touch-iu fact, everything goes wrong
il a peculiarly eAaspeTating manner,
you have good reason to suspect that
tie wind is in the east. That is GER
taiuIy where it was on this particular
morning at the Deaue's.
For several days the cooks tooth had
given Omiuous tAreatenings. And when
did an easterIy wind ever prop:Nate the
COothache:
Ii this case at least it aggravated the
dull grumDiiugs into what the sufferer
termed tie 'Jumpiu' toothacbe," =" with
the awful thI0Jbmgs of which it was
not to be expected that she would be
over soIicitous il regard to the quality
OF the coffee or the state of the beef
steak.
Now Father Deane, himself had
passed faT from a comfortable night be-
tween twiuEes of neuralgia in his head
and rheumatic aches down his back, to
say nothing Of the creaking of a certain
Hind ,g-TrrT 7-ar-srr y,..4a +l,a I..e+ ,,o;ca
except wien the wind was in this one
direction. The breakfast, muddy coffee
and weak at That, the cook having sim
ply poured in more water upon the old
grounds without so much as adding a
gram Of fresh coffee, and steak burnt
In respect to outward appearance but
raw IN inward rea!ity-no, the break
fast did not tend to soothe him into a
better frame Of mind. Generally he
was pretty Jolly, good-natured man,
but when he was down, as the cook
said, she was down iudade." " He was
down "indade'' this morning. So poor
Mother Deane sighed very often. She
was sinister little body, keenly alive
to her husbands moods.
Miss Winnie Deane's was the only
bright face at the breakfast table. She
scarcely noticed her fathers frowns OF
her mothers signs. The words which
Charley Traver had whispered the even
ing before rang too loudly through her
happy thoughts. He was to see her
father at the office this very morning.
And, knowing by actual experience
that after a good breakfast Father
Deane ever had the heart to refuse his
daughter anything she had charged
Charley to be sure and go early before
business began. She felt very confident
that it would be the most favorable of
time to speak to her father, but then
there wasn't the slightest doubt as to
his answer any way; for, had not
Charley Traver always been a great
favOrite Of his?
Miss Winnie little realized what queer
changes come about with a shifting
wind as we'll as with a turn of the tide.
Father Deane started off down town
walking unusually fast on account of
the disagreeable air. Therefore he was
tride earlier as the Office boy was a
trihe later than common, the latter
having run on an errand for his
mother, who, being something of an in
valid, could not go out in all kinds of
weather. And consequently, Father
Deane had his choice Of the dust from
the boys vigorous sweeping or of
tramp up and down the draughty hall.
He had just settled himself at the
desk when Charley Traver came in
1he young mans face was somewha
nushed, but he said "Good morning,
Nj Deane, with bright cheeriness and
an air Of confidence as to his reception.
Good morning" responded that gen
ueman coldly as he turned about from
MS desk and looked over his glasses at
MS early caller. Some people do have
sucA an upsettng way Of peering over
the tops Of their glasses at one; it would
dlsconceTt the coolest heart and strong
est head, Charley Traver was a self
possessed young man, but suppose the
mos' selt-rossessed have moments of
awAwardness, Charley's had come now.
Nevertheless he plunged bravely to the
point at once,
/ presume you have noticed, Mr., |,
peane, that I have been quite fire. !
queut visitor at your home lately"
Father Deane's bald head gave an al |
most imperceptible nod which was not !
very helpful to the young man.
The fact is, +" said he, growing more |
ana more nervous, miss Winnie has
promised to be my wife with your con-
%4I which l hope have.
Cnlucky Charley! he did not know
mat, as he sat facing his visitor, a
oieath OF that self-same wind having
found . chiuk somewhere in the office
window, was blowing directly upon the
oack OF Father Deane's head, sending
Aeen darts through it in every direc-
flc9.
"Nonsensel7 growled the old gentle.
H- nan uercely; you are both too young.
Ne.thcr OF you know your own minds
Eet"
We are willing to wait If that bs