The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-28

nnd will endure as long as the waters
are limpid and the mountains grand.
Growing the highest hill is the chief
hotel. The view from the vcrandl is
magnificent. The lower hilltops.
rugged and Scared, near by, seem to
grow level in perspective, stretching
away in vast plain of darkest green
to meet the blue sky in the distant
horizon The morning wind brings
the odor OF wild roses; tn, evening
wind is freighteI with The spice OF
pines.
The Chalmers, mother and daugh-
ter, were guests of the chief hotel.
at is exquisite, " said Miss Chalmers.
81 nm weary of society. | will do
nothing but rest for the entire sum
mer."
Miss Chalmers rested four entire
dnys. The fifth day was Sunday.
I've must go 10 church" said Mrs.
Chalmers
"But there is no church. mamma;
the minister Is taking his vacation in
the city while We take ours in the
hills
81 shall so to church, declared the
elder lady. "rhere il n lovely los
church in the country. l went TO IA
log church when | was little girl.
We will go to-day in II carriage
SO the ChGlmerscs went to church.
not to :he little white church in the
valley below them, but over miles and
miles of gravelly ridge road, down II
long, steep hill and into another anl
n larger valley, where there was
peliucid stream, shaded with Dyca.
mores and festooned with bewildcr-
Ing tan9le of vine.
The country church was built of
rough heyn logs and was not large
Mrs. Chalmers and her daughter found
that the house was crowded, and rs
there was no usher obtained seats with
come difficulty.
~ & Nau SniLl l'"e-s -wss 81. tsaYe right o.,
the centre /, So: She soon discovered
that the Gisfs'separnted the two sexes
that she, alone of all the women there,
was seated among the men. This
breach of local etiquette amused her
ut first.
Miss Chalmers soon discovered that
the younger boys We're nudging each
other with their elbows and laughing
ut her. The young men looked at heg
curiously; the old men seriously; she
began to feel nervous, and the feeling
annoyed her more than the attention
SHE was receiving. Then she notice
that the girls across the aisle were
giggling and whispering maliciously :;
and, yes, actually pointing their TN
gers at her
How dared they! Her face began 20
flame The young men looked sym.
pathetic, now she felt that their pity
was an outrage. The preacher could
no longer hide his annoyance, for mo-
body needed the sermon now, ald
everybody was intent upon that young
lady, who knew no better than to 81
among men.
Mrs. Chalmers, who had fortupat ~
found seat on the upper side, was
the only person in the house ignorant
of her daughters embarrassment.
The long ride had woaried her. She
was resting, MS elderly persons some.
times do. She listened earnestly nj
the sermon, without hearing word ;
she gazed ut the preacher and did not
see him.
Miss Chalmers tried to call m her
pride, but was helpless before the rid-
icule, which constantly became mora
unmerciful. The benches on the other
side all seemed to be full. She saw no
escape but to leave the room. She La |
just decided to bolt ignominiousiy fox
the door when there was diversion in
| her favor.
Immediately in front OF Miss Chal-
mers sat n young man. He hal
aroused her interest, because he woga
what she called respectable coat, and
because he had fine head which he
carried on his magnificent shoulders
like Roman hero, and because well,
! there is no stronger word than be-
cause. 1t can mean great many in
cxpressible things.
This young man arose, and the girl
noticed, even in her unhappiness, that
he was very tall, rs most mountaineers
are. He stepped across the aisle and
took II little girl i'll has arms. whisper
ing word to the child's mother before
he returned to his seat. He did not
look at Miss Chalmers, but the woman
spilled to her, silently pointing to the
vacant seat. The unhappy young lady
was only too glad to accept the invita-
tion. Her mother did not notice the
incident, nor did the young man seem
to be aware of it. He did not once
turn his head, and she found herself
becoming curious about the color o!
his eyes. They must be gray.
The driver from the chief hotel hal
not entered the church. Az he lin
geled with his horses two men came
by in wagon. The men were old
friends OF the driver. In the bed o.
tho wagon, shaded by some branches
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