Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-12-13

pretty bonnet this time, said Ben.
''It will cost me enough" muttere1
Patty, between her teeth.
"Ehi" said he, wondering at hel
frightened face.
At the next corner the car stopped
au old gentleman helped In a young
lady. They took the seat before Ben
aud Patty.
They were talking, fast and loud, the
words came to the girls ears:
''Blt, my love, you could wait until
Tomorrow" said the old gentle nan.
"Mr. Figgs," said the lady, "Td con-
slider myself coward if did. Eliza
says that when Miss Smith opened the
door of the inner room, she saw ber niece
there, with blue bonnet ol, and that
she hid behind the bed-heai, and in the
bandbox was this old turblu that have
on my head. The girl meant to wear it
| tonight and send it home tomorrow,
no doubt. But I'll show this to malane
first, and then get warrant for the ar
rest of both women-Fll punish them."
Patty suddenly threw her veil over
her head. Evidently this was Mrs.
Figs. The poor girl felt very i'll.
"Did Ben hear2" sle asked herself.
"Did he guess the trutal"
Ben, however, was interested in cer'
tain vAyaries of the electric lights, which
| bliuked and fared surprisingly.
"Well, now, that's kinder hard on the
I poor women," said the grocer.
"I will have reveuge!" said Mrs.
Figgs, gritting her teeth aud becoming
| hysterical.
.'Therel there! you shall, dearest"
yaspei Mr.. Figgs. "Ain't we going
:he"e as fast as we CAM"
"You're always thwagting me-" sobbed
The lady.
81 amt" p!eale1 Figgs. "Why,
wiley, I amt no such thing. 1 always
10 what you want, only"
At this moment the electric Ii ghts
5Iinked maily aud went out altogether
mimic lightning began to play along
The floor of the car, and cries were heard
outside.
The Cur stopped; Ben jun led up aud
walked to the door.
Lend US han ;" said the guard.
cay" replied Ben.
The car was in utter darkness. A
.udien jerk overset Mr.. Figgs, and he
sprawlei on the floor. Mrs. Figs
shriekei:
I'm struck by lightning! I'm deadi
It's all your fault, Mr.. Fi9gs, all your
fauitP aad went into Mysteries.
But Patty did not. Sac seized the op-
portunity. With one hand she pulled
down the shades, so that not even the
faint light of the street could betray her /;
with the other she whisked her old tur-
ban from Mrs; FIggs's head, and in an
instant had pinned the blue bonnet to
her golden braids. Then she seated
herself, put her despised old hat, so
precious nov, upon her own head and
covered it well with her veil.
"Oh, thank goodnessl" she gaspei,
"thank goodness!"
The hight flashed up again. -
"All aboardl" roared the guard.
Ben was at her side explaining all that
had been done-all the danger, all the
value of the aid he had offered. She
did not understand word, but she
beamed upon him.
"Seems to have cheered you up" he
said.
"Wen," said Patty: ga little excite
ment does, now aud then"
"Abominable things-these cars"
said the passengers, in chorus; "fright-
ful accident some day-a mercy we were
not all killed"
"There's one gentleman struck" said
an old lady.
But Mr.. Figgs' had only been wedged
between two seats-Ben extracted him
safely, and he resumed his position be-
side his wife.
"Better, love2" ho asked.
mo, shall never get over this"
said Mrs. Figgs, sand you ought not to
have taken trolley carl am sure you
did it to be rid of me-"
'I didn't" said Mr.. Figgs; "mY dear,
your hair is down and your hat askew."
Mrs. Figgs put up her hands, took of
her hat, and deftly twisted her besut-
FIJI, golden hair. Then she looked at
the blue bonnet, lying in her lsp-lifted
it-turned 1t about, gasped aud glared.
"What does this mesn?" she said I.
"NIr. Figgs, that shock Of lightning has
driven me mad-what does this look
like to youi"
"As handsome bonnet as ever saw
you wear, DEAR" SAID Mr.. Figgs, sand
a lovely blue just like your eyes, pet."
"This is the one l ordered to match
my eyes," said Mrs. Eggs, "but when l
left home l had on a greasy, brown tur-
ban. You saw 1t, Eliza saw it-why It's
supernatural work-spirits, or some
thingI'
az guess" said Mr.. Figgs; somehow
or other, electricity has done it."
"Tm frightened to death; take me
home, said Mrs. Figgs, and they alighted
at the next corner.
Ben and Patty arrived ct the theatre
little late, but they enjoyed the per.
formapce. In its midst, Ben said to
! Patty:
"Why don't you take off your veil and
show US your pretty bouneta"
ats rather ugly, and quite old, Be-, "
said Patty demurely. "Ouly my old
brown turban."
But she removed the veil.
"Why, Patty, I'd have sworn you had
new blue bonnet on" said Ben.
"Bright blue-as blue a your eves."
"You see haven't" said Patty de-
murely.
81 hope Pm no. getting color-blini." 4"
said Ben, in a terrified tone. "That
, would be a bad job for a railroad MAJ"
"Oh, suppose it must have been the
electricity that made it look blue" said
Patty.
Aud Ben nodded, bgt still looked be-
wildered.
As for Aunt jane, she never knew
anything about oil this. But before nexi
Sunday she had made Patty bonnet, as
blue as her eyes, she said. and as pretty,
il not as costly, IS that which hysterical
Mrs. Figgs now refused to wear, "Be-
cause it wa bowitched, and had turned
into greasy, brown turbsu, aud then
changed back again, all in an hour
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