Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-17

Anu-at lncnmarew:
"At Inchmarew."
Granny said that evening that she
had really had q pleasant day, and wa:
not in the least fatigued: nor would
Sc go so early to bed, alleging thai
she liked the I OOl eventide to sit anG
think in; aDa, accordingly, she lad hel
chair brought out and placed in thl
balcony, although the china pots and
daisies were gone, and there she sal
silent and smiling, a little to the Won
der of some one else, who was in any
hing but smiling mood.
All through the preceding week
the temperature in Geraldine's veins
had been steadily going down: every
morning she mad arisen cooler and
calmer, and more and moro ready to be
persuaded and reasoned with. had
there been anybody at hand to reason
and persuade.
But the prudent grandmother had
seen all and held her tongue.
She had forecast swift repentance:
but she had also prophesied a return
OF the tantrums were the repentan o
forced on apace, and not allowed to
work its own end: and, therefore, al
though 1t had been no easy thing to
do, she / ad put Il curb not only on her
speech, Tut on her actions, and, had
l
her young tyrant.
| Perhaps Geraldine had almost hoped
to be demonstrated with, and perhaps,
had she been so, she might have given
way: but granny, with a chuckle, had
gone on with her preparations.
The child needed a lesson: and Il
give her her head at this crisis, anG
let her hang herself on her own rope
as it were. was incontestably the best
thing to be done: and therefo fore, al.
though the poor dear" really sacri-
feed sell. .and could not but heave sigh
rs she looked round upon the still at
tractive s,,ene,, the busy parks and
streets. and cards upon her plate and
mantlepiece: while in the background
she had but rueiui vision OF Inch.
marew Castle, cold and solitary, and
with the covers only just whipped off
In the statc-roO ms still she held
travely to the role she had laid down
for herself: and the only thing she had
dcne was to drop Bellenden the furtive
line which had arrested his departure,
and brought him to her side at the
hrst convenient. opportunity.
Now she could afford to sit and smile
On her balcony.
Dear old soul. she found fault with
nothing even with the rain on the
ArgyllsEire hill tops, although it fell
in waterspouts on the first evening OF
.heir return to their Highland home.
Dismal as was the outlook from her
bedroom window, where she stood
awhile to gaze uTon the dreary mlsts
hanging overhead, and the Igaden
waste of waters beneath-she scarcely
seemed to notice it. One previous in
quiry had satisfied her: she had learned
that the summer boat was running,
| h oh
ing at their pier, and that had been
enough.
On the other hand, poor little Ger.
aldine was miserable down to the very
tips of her fingers, and shivered and
shuddered, and professed herself ab-
!ectly penitent for bringing her grand
mother back in such an evil hour-she
had almost said to such an evil place.
lnchmarew W had never before seemed
desolate and dreary. She could not
have believed it had she been told,
that she could ever have looked
upon the loved home of her childhood
with such an ungracious eye. The
very servants saw that she was unre-
sponsive and out of spirits and fancied
she had grown fine and scornful.
This miserable, miser able rain,'
she moaned, show gloomy, how de-
y L
found it gloomy and deplorable before.
| Taught at Aunt Charlotte when she
warned me that it would be so. | for
got to tell you, dear how indignant
Aunt Charlotte was with me for run
ming away when l went to say my
| Goodbye to her. She said need not
| have made myself uneasy; that none
; of them would ever have troubled me;
and that at least the unfortunate af-
fair might have been allowed to die
out OF itself. [ got away as soon as I
] could, and left my love for Ethel and
Alicia. They will not come here this
autumn that is one thing. Oh, it is
J something to feel | have done with the
Raymonds, and Aunt Maria, and all Of
| them for the present; that L
MES lest should meet them at every
| turning of n street; but still-but
still" and she drew a long, weary,
1espairing breath.
| Now the curious tfdng was, that il
exact proportion as the grandcnild's
spirits sank did those of the grand
| mother rise.
She prattled and gossiped, inquired
about this and that, spread about the
little novelties for the rooms which
she had acquired in London; arranged
! succession OF autumn houso-parties,
| consisting of the different new ac-
quaintances with whom it was desir-
] able to keep up friendly intercourse,
and " no said they should presently be
J in the north, and altogether seemed
/ to have no sympathy with, nor to
| make any allowance for Geraldine's
depression.
graudmamma." When the 0poor
dear" was entitled "grandmama" she
! knew what it meant You seemed
| quite reioiced to be h ere, in this dull
| place, on this melancholy evening""
pursued the speaker fretfullE. 4 am
| sure am very glad you like it. It is
good thing that any one cen be mer-
| ry." shuddcring. Even Gres!" and
She cast s:ornful glance at the blaz-
| ing logs, thinking the warmth and
sunlig hit of the south.
The fire is needed, certainly" oh
| eerved granny. no whit alashed. "A
hre always looks cheerful, and my
| feeilng Is to have one Whenever you
| can bear it,"
AT least it seems to have made you
cheerful; cannot say that 1t has had
the same effect on me-" replied the
dejpondent young lady. " never fess
less cheerful in my life."
You want a CO -npanion, my dear,"
| slyIy.
''Humph"
Miss Corunna would come, [ dare
say
,.a "oh, !. H. pray y do not ask her, granny.
if could not bear Miss Cortnna, nor
any one else lust now. 1 love Miss
Corunpa-but don't want her, indeed
don't! ! only want to be let alone. I
shall be all right soon BY tomorrow,
dare say. Dear with a swift re-
turn to gentle tenderness, ''dear, am
very selfish. Try to forgive me. You
know l am unhappy; but l ought not
let you suffer for it, dear, good. kind