Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-02-22

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| slons of hot at-irons on their persons,
and the women are sulky and danger.
GUS. Are they as my fancy painted
| them?"
J Mo-" replied MIR. Seville with a
scarcely perceptibie glance at Miss
Grayson's intent face. "a Mormon is
human being; and Mormon lady or
gentleman bears The eunmlstakable marks
that distinguish the lady and the gen.
tleman everywhere. Did vou speak,
Miss Grayson?" turning to that lady.
"No; but i will, "a sparkle and
glow in every feature. 81 am willing
to concede that the Mormons are hu-
man, but their creed is most inhuman;
and they aIe certaily a dogged and
dangerous people worthy the careful
attention of every watchful patriot
People who shape their lives by laws
| dlvlneiy revealed to ambitious leaders,
are likely TO have some revelations
/ more conducive to the interests of these
| favored leaders than to those of the
government or the governed. It must
( be terrible thing to be at the mercy
of rulers subject to such divine rev
elations, a repetition of the des-
potlsm of the yelled prophet of
khorazan."
! 'Do you know, Miss Grayson," said
the irrepressIble Mr.. franklin, that
you are on the border land of bias
phemy in your contempt tor divine
revelation? If you chance to know an
interesting Mormon Elder, Seville,
don't introduce HIM to Miss Grayson;"
and the New Englsnder's laugh rang
out boisterously.
/ A look of CONSERVATION crossed the
faces of Miss Grayson's companions.
No one ever took liberties with her.
Her manners in sparkle or repose said
ever, "rhus far and no farther" But
the Jolly Yankee wouli have ioked
with the grim rider of the pale horse
with no sense of imp ~opriety in the
act. Miss Grayson had the good sense
to take people as she found them, and
was ever ready to overlook the sharp
prickles of nature and habit, for the
sake of the fair flowers of sweet char
ity and kindly humanity; and so, she
merely glanced with look of intense
pity at Mr.. Franklin very bald head and
IN a voice trembling with compassion,
hoped absence from hLme was grad
ually obliteraling his personal impress
sions of heated fiat-irons. The laugh
generously shared by all was inter
rupted by the welcome summons to
supper. And a most delicious one it
was; perhaps in compliment to the
Nebraskaus-though none the less en-
iOyable for that.
Even a ball in the heart of the
Rockies could not long distract the at
tentIon of the tired Denverites from
their beds. Several of US, Miss Gray
son among the number, had planned
a walk for the early morning. he
constant dash of waters, making musi-
cal the starry darkness and the fre-
quent bursts of music from the ball
room were not the best Sc latives for
sleep; and L seemed just to have fallen
into a doze, when awakened by a light
tap on my door. The low, clear tone
of Miss Gray son announced the APP
proach of sunrise, and limited at the
necessity of haste If We would witness
the royal entrance. Very soon We
stepped from Santa Christie into
Paradlsel
/ The air that seemed to hold in its
pearly meshes the winged sunbeams OF
all the springs to come, was throbbing
with the music OF awakening birds and
sleepless waters. On every side the
mountains lowered in rich violet, rose
.
or exultaut in the glory of the coming
King. First one, than another of the
stately courtiers put on their golden in
sigma ofloyslty, until not one, but many
crowned kings seemed visible; then
the heavens, marvellous in their har
mony of green and saffron, and pur-
pie and scarlet, broadened and height
ened into one field of the Cloth of
he Of Ill aI
/ umphant.
''Is not this divine revelation, new
every morning?" said grave, musical
voice. And Miss Grayson turned to
meet the brilliant brown eyes and
rapt face of Mr.. Seville. 1t was quite
evident that just then these two were
in entire sympathy, and so most nat
ural that upon our return to the hotel,
| they should walk together. Near
Santa Christie, we were met by Mr..
Franklin.
"Ah, my dear friend" exclaimed
Miss Grayson. chow sorry 1 am for
what you have m ssed! The sight of
such glories would compensate you for
many trials in the past and be conso-
latlon for the severer ones likely to
meet you in the future"
81 think" It torted the New Eng
lander, "the loss of ones breakfast
would be the keenest sorrow of all in
this appetizing air; and as the train
has no inclination to wait for tardy
/ people, I advise you to get your break
fast as soon as possible. To be sure
the supply of fsh-the most luscious I
ever ate--is exhausted, and the coffee
is not In its fret aromatic delicious
ness, still, there are some fried bacon
and cold mullins l guess" Thus say
! ing, Mr.. Franklin walked away to make
! every possible provision for the COM
fort OF bis ellow-travellers, by think
ing of the nany little things so neces-
sary and yet so often forgotten by
those whom time presses. Ibis was
his way, aud a very pleasant way too,
( as his companions had always found.
All we're anxious to reach Salt Lake
City in time for the Sunday service in
[ the Tabernacle, and, as TO make the
proper connection necessitateda stop at
/ Cimmaron until midnight, we stopped
there.
! The cosch which the travellers en-
| tered at Cimmaroo, some time after
midnight was well filed, and Miss
/ Greyson found herself seated by o
kindly but sorrowful-faced lady of
middle age, who courteously made
room for her.
In the course of a conversation into
which they Immediately entered, the
lady said she had been suddenly sum
moned by telegraph from her home in
Colorado to Ogden A beloved daugh-
ter living In the latter place had just
died and she was going on to get the
motherlcss, baby boy. Miss Grayson's
interest and sympathy seemed COM
fort to the mother; and she talked. n
voice trembling with the tears she
vainly sought to suppress, of the dear,
loving daughter wno had been the
light and life OF their home; and who
had but oDe short year before married
hnehand To their