Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-01-18

sne f1',. shriekIng in dismay. TIE CON
fusion brought my father and a number
oil other gentlemen hurriedly upon the
scene. L was upbraided severely for
my breach OF decordum, less by my
father than by the others; but when I
lpslsted that the little maiden must
have been former acquaintance of
mine, a strange expression swept over
his face. Throughout the remainder
OF the trip, which was brief, l was never
left alone, and upon our final return L
was. Just before quitting New York,
examined by a board of physicia s,
many inquiries teing made OF both my
father aud myself as to the nature of
nv habits, studies, aud recreations.
One remark fell from my fathers lips,
intended only for the doctors ears
though mine caught it. "a prenatal
attachment surely, singular as it may
seem, which will some day prove it
self. Years afterwards 1 pondered
the words long, and deeply. Home
again, certain gaieties were instituted,
theI people of the whole country side
being invited to pleasure themselves
with us. And the amusements were
so helpful they would have bettered
anyone, though for myself, | must say,
knew no illness, no serious preoccu-
pancy of mind.
The familiar nature, or seeming real
lty OF certain sights, possibly phan-
tasmsl, continued as before; but ever
without any i'll effect upon me. And.
too, my father more and more un-
bosomed himself; telling me something
OF his earlier years, and opening some
OF his select cabinets to my exploration
and gaze. l remember we'll of once
disporting myself in suit of clothes of
his, Of ood texture and foreign cut;
which L had fished ont of one of those
receptacles. He discovered me so
clothed. AS it seemed to mo, | had
worn the suit before, that it was my own
and had ever been. "rell me, fatherl"
said /; ''tell me when and where 1 last
wore these clothesl' "Never, my son,
never" said he, rousing me on: of my
preIisposed state You have begun
your dreaming again, and all through
my want of care After that the cab
inets were closed against me, and very
soon too. there occurred that, which
utterly changed my life. Upon a re-
turn business trip, my father was
thrown from his horse and instantly
killed | cannot recount the particu-
will, drawn in my f,vor, conveying
large amounts of cash, securities, and
real property, was months In being
pro ated; myself closeted with the law
yers during that period, and adding,
as best L could, somewhat to the meas
ure of my much neglected education.
The will stated that 1 should, upon
reaching minority, spend five years in
European travel; chiefly in French,
Moorish and Spanish countries. 1t had
been made at much prior time, and
as L then was past my majority, i'm
mediately set forth upon my travels.
Feeling that all Europe was be-
I fore me, | scorned no part OF 1t,
including ITS northernmost capitals.
| What | saw was all oJether novel; yet,
when | dropped INTO the south of
Frauce, Italy, Greece, Turkey, L fire.
quently caught myself exclaimin9:
"Ahi where have L seen this before?'
though instantly recalling the fact that
/ never had. And when, too, 1 jour-
neyed into Portugal and Spain, espec-
| tally the latter country, there were
times when L was greatly impressed
that such and such scenes, streets,
buildings, and even faces, were ''old
time 10 nv gaze" Frequently the
thought was half worded upon my
! lips, ''This looks inst as it did when
then instantly L would remember that,
| truly, | never had been there. nor
witnessed the scene before.
At Madrid, the court thrown open to
me, because of my wealth and the
! letters of introduction l had to consuls
and ministers, was elegant and fasci-
mating Still, in all the gaiety and
| glitter, while feeling the vigor of youth
at its fullest flow, 1 was also depressed
| by a feeling of age and with sensations
strange and mystical, such a. are some
times evolved during periods of semI
slumber, or half remembrance.
The faces of the senoritss l met,
, were bewitching and bauntingly ia
: miliar; but | was blest with discretlo
and power of will; never repeating
! that former foible of mine while with
! n father at Savannah.
One night L was presented to a lady of
| high social degree-a Senorita Valenzu-
ella The immediate place of presenta-
/ ton was upon balcony over an open
! court, or courtyard. 1t was my fate and
! so strange a recollection swept over me
, that came near falling from the bal
{ cony above to the courtyard below. 1t
was like reviving an old attachment
once broken; as though thirty years
! had rolled back, restoring former times
and associations. Aud so vital was the
/ assailment or resssailment of heart by
her beauty, grace and wondrously
| fascinating manner, little wonder
there was that ali my eserves of indi-
vidual control were sharply put to
! test. Self-possesion, however, re-
Ill
continued the interview, making a
very favorable and lasting impression
upon my new acquaintance.
! Under Spain's fervid sun, loves
! quickly ripen, and at our next inter-
view / formally capitulated and was
soon presented to her kInsfolk. 1
readily edapted myself to the ways of
the Spanish people, easily acquiring
command of their soft liquid tongue,
which, from the first, seemed to vibrate
a long untouched chord IN my memory.
! All. those delicious daysl Those de-
Ightful surroundings Those all sat
isfying associationsi Everything
ministered to my anomalous nature.
| fulfilling and satisfying every demand
of INV heart. Every object with which
l came in contact, were a familiar
look; and every sound, whether the
soft toned guitar, or the liquid sy lIa-
bles of the language, seemed in no
wise strange. Even the feeling, that L
had, after long quest, finally discovered
and reached home, took quiet, natural
possession of me: with the added
impression that the land and people
left beyopd seas, were foreign and not
native TO me. And every day, as [ sat
with my beloved in some bowery
retreat, her fingers idly picking the
guitar, the while her dark eyes turned
truthfully upon mine, it seemed as
though 1 had come back to my own
from a long distance, aud after long sep
aration.
When introduced to he Sonora
N,lanrnnIn Tho rnnthnr of my hplnval