Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-31

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"Oh, Car'line's run away arain.
tied her up Just as strong as / knew how
to the front gate with piece of clothes.
line, and gave her two cookies and he,
doll, to keep her amused while l made
the grape jelly, don't see how IN the
world she united that knot. Davy's got
to go an hunt her up"
Hell 60, said Mrs Whitman. "H
most cried cause you tied her up the
other day. He told me he thought Sarah
was too bad. He jest sets his eyes by
Car line. Davy, Davy"
Mrs. Whitman stood in the door and
tC'led loudly, but she had to call several
times before Dayy heard. Hc was very
busy, indeed, gathering in his winter
store of butternuts. He had been work.
ing hard all the forenoon, and had
gathered two bushels, and was well on
towards a third. His brown eyes cleaned
with a steady radiance under his old
straw hat; his fingers few. The provi,
dent instinct of the squirrel and bee
were upon him; he was laying in his lit
tie winter store like them, aud took 8
genuine thrifty delight in it. Then, too
he had another object in working fast
he wanted TO get the butternuts all gath
cred by 5 o'clock, because he was go.
lag to a party that evening. 1t was hi!
first evening party, and he was full Of
delightful, vague anticipations. He wa:
going to wear his bls. clothes, and b,
meditated asking his mother for little
Of her hair oil with berganot in it to put
on his hair; he was also going to blacker
his shoes very particularly. Davy had
planned to go in the house about 8 O'Clock
and commence his preparations, and il
was about a quarter before o'clock
when he beard his mothers voice calling
lim.
he obeysd rather hesitatlngly. I"
shant get the but nuts pic ked before it,
time to black my Shoes" he thought, as
he went over the dry October grass to
the house. Davy was only twelve years
old, and small foc his age, although he
waS an uncle.
Ills mother and his married sister,
SaraA, little Caroline's mother, were
waitl2g Cor him in tho door. "You
must go right off and hunt up Car'line;
she's run away" his mother called out,
US be came in sight. Don't stop 3 min
ute" Sarah yls almost crying. "Here
It's almost 5 O'clock" she exclaimed,
IAN that litilc bit of thing! Go right
off, Davy.
Davy looked startled, then inquired
(Which way do you s'pose she went2"
"Oh, dear, don't know! was out
IN the kitchen making grape jelly.
didn't see her. l didn't know how long
she's been gone. Oh, dear!
''I'll tell you what to do, said Mrs.
Whitman with the air of managing
general. She was not 4 very old woman,
although her hair was gray and she COW
cred it with 4 high blackcap and
severe black front piece. She always
wore a large, stitIly-starch apron.
sSarah and will go up the road, sara
she. AN yoI, Davy, 60 down. An
dom YOU take Towser, because that last
time Ccr'liuc run away, an you took
hir, 20 track Ler, he tracked wood
chuck instead, an you went wild goose
chase for two hours. That dog ain the
lind tEat tracks folks, an don't want
you TO Iose any time foolin' with him.
rs ,citin' dark. You shut Towser uP
in the iarn; then you start. You stop
Al Mis- Brigg's when you get there ana
ssL If they've seen anything OF Car llne,
an vou stop at Mis- Smiths au' MIS-
Wbeelock's an if they have you keep on
till YOU find her, no matter how lar you
have to 20. Don't you come oack "i'n'
..T cant see how she united that
srot nsaid Sarah. Her pretty face was
oil streal,ed with tears and grape Juice:
TIor mother took a corner OF her apron
and wiped IL forcibly as they stafteu up
tbc road. :'You keep calm, sne s"''''
issheil be fornd." ,
Uncle Davy sl.uL Towser III tHc DARN I
Then he walked hri'kly down 'Ie Ia
Tbcrc was no. house for some G'S''i~e'
- I.c n.>reI carefully over the s'oHo
ii, a.ross the fields. Caroline was iF'
" -; She was very fair and chuooy}
y!"i.h coresuliv brushed, reddish curls ahI NJ,
. Ii,ilc blue ribbon 20 keep thciii o"r 49,
Sroro, She always wore nice ~
I'i'c .irc IN the afternoon. Da.y
N'''' 80 cvos scr = gi:mDsc o! ,, t!at
.h;.o fire % and those shining curls aDlTr. ~.
VIM I.;lht I October undergrowth III
road was very dusty. nc Ai0Ae .tSban't
wbite cloud as he walked. -. he
navs any time to black my % snoes' wos !,
.%onabt voefully. Uncle DaNy 49, w.,
yrrI very particular boy, and needed ''
deal of time for everything bous,
uea, arbon b he reached the Briggs nous 9e
stiII no sign of Caroline. ~,
rsnf ,ne,t around to the side door and i4uno tber'
wen, ansn and Mrs. Briggs sitting IL, ,nsr, y
usnJ,nr D a coat. She was large "U,rHa ,.u,av,