Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-12-19

and if so, why not have been prepared
for it? 81 have no doubt it will clear
b. and by" he said readily: land let it
| rain as much as it will tonight, there's
| no harm cone. CIandmamma, can we
| have a fire in the billiard-room this
evening? dare say Capt. Be!lenden
would lie game of billiar-s after
dinner"
Certainly, my dear" And the or
der was given. ''And let the fire be
lit at once" added the cd lndy, anx-
ious to do everything well. The room
may be little damp in explanation
to Bellenden, ''for 1t has not been used
! this summer
| "Not been used tn S summer, Coco
! heavens" inwardiy aculated Ii
And / am to play on a table not used
! this summer" 1t WAS blow, ard he
was only just able to avoid showing
, that it was one.
Il am afraid it will not be in very
good condition. continued Cecil Ray
mond. who was but hall 4 degree more
learned on the b CT than his grand
mother. But you must make allow
ances and. anyway, it's better than do.
ing moth ng."
! And. anyway, it is very grea.
/ deal better than sitting in the midst of
|
! Inn" reflected his friend. And the
! thought restored his former eiuanim-
ity if by magic.
| He had, as he was wont to say OF hin.
self, the knack of being civil. Accus-
| toned to luxury, and courted by pros
| perity, he was yet of so happy Il tenn
| uerament, that ill-fortune could not
| daunt, nor a verse circumstances ruffie
| him. To escape either. he would, in
| deed, as we know, exc ingenuity and
address, but, had these tai ed, no one
! would have heart more of the matter.
| He would have smoked philosophical
| cigar, gone to bed, and proceeded on
| his o-rney the next day without an
| GA h or Il grum BILE. lie was by no
| means Il ad sort of fellow.
| He now dressed himself for dinner
! serencly, with scarce a moments re-
| greet for he services of the valet, who
| had been sent on TO kincraig by an
| othe- and a swilter route. and whose
| absence had eel i real satisfaction TO
| his master d. ring the terrible ant ci-
! pations OF the afternoon. He was not
| by any mean, sodcpendent on the very
| tine gentleman H. Monsieur Pierre sup
| posed, ana couli calm Y pa k his own
| IortmanteGu. an pat on his own coat
! when compelled b. necessity to do so.
y II tilft Lc was n very handsome
man ;iud cared singularly little about
| il. ~ rt he was Il perfectly dressed
| man aI'i tnat, he considered. was
| e cry ones business rather than his
own. He went 10 the best tailor, hat
| ter. hair-cutter, and boot-maker in
| town. and he could DO no more. II
! the result WAS no satisfactory, it was
no .au!t o; Ills, and, in consequence, no
| misg.ving nor unea-ine=s on the sub
| iect ever disturbed his mind.
Sooner than any other person, h.
| now dcsceude to the drawing room.
| .Oa, I'm the first" he began, half
| aloud. '.Ehut has become of my little
| fisher lass t, wonder? Is she going to
give me the slip: Or-stop: here she
comes.'
1t was, however. no fsher-lassie wht
| now apparel. 1t was the daintiest
little maiden il the world, shy and
rosy, half pleased, half frightened,
and alt, gether charming, who ad-
yanced up the room. To be more ex-
| act, it was erry. IN the very best Sun
| 1ay trock she could muster, starched
and crimped till it stood out on every
side. Jerr. with the fleece of golden
| hair brushed and moothed and SHIN
.ng. with a little gold chain round her
| plumb arm.
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