Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-09-28

"See herel" I cried, in exultation.
"He is watching her handkerchief
now."
Then looked for name and found
1t "Aster Grey" Uncle Lemuel be-
gan to look nvInced as 1 showed it to
him. But he said:
"Ihere are 10 Greys in Riverville
that know cf.''
We re-entered the chaise and drove
slowly homeward. So ended the
episode, and SO ended, upon the next
day, my stay at Rlverville.
l returned to the city ard plunged
into hard work, mental ACTIVITY and
steady application. Before another
spring my energies were rather drained.
/ should have forgotten the episode
at Riveryille, perhaps, If the girl bad
not been so beautiful. As 1t was, the
face sometimes haucted me. 1t was
the kind of beauty that suited me-fair
| noble, and serene IN character, l want
ed some one to love, and 1 was sorry
that had lost Aster Grey.
One spring evening, after harassing
days work, left my Office and hailed a
| hoTse-car TO take me up town. 1t was
raining heavily.
After | J ad entered the car / found
that I had left my umbrella behind me.
My rooms were beyond the extreme
route OF the ear, and some ten minutes
walk from the stopping place-long
enough to dTencE me to the skin, as 1t
was coming dow then. Accordingly
l made up my mind for ducking, and
we proceeded.
Gradually, as we approached the end
of cur way, the car was almost empty.
When nobody Was left but myself and
a small boy at the other end of the Car
espied an umbrella, lying on the seat
beside me.
''Is this your umbrella, boyP" said I.
''No, sir" said he.
reached forth my hand, took it, ana
jumped out at the corner of my street.
cannet say that had spasm of con-
science in SO doing. had had too
many umbrellas Ofmy own appropriated
and it was eyideGt that the article had
been forgotten 10y its owner, who would
never have seen it again II had not
appropriated it. But | noticed, as |
walked alOn' tbat it was remarkably
neat little aif f.tir, with an ornate handle.
A d when got home found plate
upon the handle, and the plate was
marked caster Grey, 20 s. siI est. ~
OF cour e, / considered it my plain
duty 10 return that umbrella promptly
to its owner. The next evening l rang
az 40 s. street. l asked to see Miss
Grey. She came fair and gracious.
| was embroidered to claim her for
mer acquaintance. She looked mysti-
fled, AS was quite natural, since she new
er remembtrCd 10 have seen me before.
When | recalled the incident of her
danger at EiveTyille she told me that
when she glance toward the shore she
was too much frightened at the peril
she was in to dist nPuish any features
or appearance. She knew nothing from
the moment the boat sank beneath her
When she recovered consciousness she
was alone o. The bank, with the big deg
over her. Wien she arose to her feet
the dog seemed unwilling to have her
go. By leaving him her handkerchief
she managed to get away. She was Wis
iting a family with whom my uncle
had little acquaintance, and lett River
vile the next day.
| spent pleasant evening, telling her
of other exploits OF my brave Herod.
l spent other pleasant evenings with
her, aud asked her-oaly that-to let
me love her.
She not only promised that, but 10
love me. And now she is my dear little
wife, found 10y an umbrella.