Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-06-30
ATTACK OF LUMBAGO.

An eScdliuei my TREND IhOrley
The eminent physician, throwing down
the evening paper. which he had JUS,
been perusing, and delivering himself
Ia his most sautentious manner. How
many complete comedies, and tragedies
for the matter of that, may often bs
latent in two or three commonplace
lines OF printr'
And what. pray, most sapient phil.
osOpher, has evoked from you that pro.
found SentimentT' | inquired, laugh.
ngly.
The concluding sentence in this obit,
uary notice OF the bishop of "" lie
said, taking up the paper again and
reading aloud the passage: He mar.
ried, IN 1866, Margaretta, third daugh.
ter of the late Joshua Barker
Indeed" | said. And is 1t a com.
edy, NY philosopher. or a tragedy that
turks in that very simple historical an
noun"ementE"
'Umph! comedy. At any rate the
comic element prevails"
You knew the bishop in his young
days, l believer
ultimately, and his wife too. In
fact, myself was Il spectator of the
little comedy which resulted in their
marriage"
You were?"
Il was" said Thorley, with an i'm.
presSlye air. | saw that he was burst.
ing to tell a good story. We We're by
ourselves in corner Of the club smok,
Ing room. There are men from whom
In like circumstances, l should have
fed incontinent, pleading an immediate
enga cement. But Thuriey was an ex.
cellent racOnteur and | had nothin.
particular to DO for half an hour
therefore lay back in my chair and re.
garded him encOUrag gingly.
Il believe" he went on, that yoh
would find the story rather diverting
Then, 10y al means, let ME hear il, -
suggested.
And. nothing Ioafh, he began:
1T all happened more than thirt,
years ago" Thorley said. Il need hard
ly say thut the bishop had not in those
days. attained to episcopal hUnors. lie
was. IN fact. merely, the vicar of Penn.
borough. where ]. yOungster, was
carry ing on my first practice, and
where Margaretta's father was brew.
ing Indifferent beer. But even then his
reverence yea-.st cleric market out foi
-sxsee le.s..-..- l-4se-s,5 NJ =: m is
tOcratir connections than by his In
trlISic personal merits. Nor by thai
do I mean to imply that these merit:
were iHcuu~iIcTable. He was decided
ly intellectual, an eloquent preacher, &
good organizer. And his bodily pres
ence contributed an appreciable quota
10 the effect Ut those qualities. He wa.
tail, imposing djGnihed. Calm author
itativ"ncss sat upon his placid and am
pie forehead Solidity and weigh
swelled ia the uudulations OF his capa
CIUus walstrOat. Severe moral recti
tuds helped to stiffen every line of hi!
upright and stately bearing. EvrT
apart, therefore, from his intrinsic sell
he made splendid tigurehead for the
spiritual life of the parish. | suppos.
his age must have been about 40
though he loOke-i older And he was d
confirmed bachelor So much 50, IL
fact. that the single ladies In Pembor
ough. Of whom there were many. hard
Is regarded the vicar as a matrimonial
ly possibility, albeit. with his high con
uectiDus aud good prospects. he woulc
have been an excellent spec for til.
hNest Of them.
Not that he was boor or q bruta.
misoVyuI~t or anything OF that kind
Very much the reverse. He mixed free
Is lu the social life of the place He
enjoyed the company OF ladies', and
indeed. 'r his sanctified way. WAS quite
proficient firt But TO that deeper
lasting sentiment which leads through
Courtship 10 w,,ilock he was entirely
straugr. aud honestly believe that the
bare ID "a of mattmOny had ncveI
crossed hls mind
"Now / VIII revert for a minute ts
the BlrSeTS.
4 have said that Joshua Barker. the
head of that family. was brewer Of
ind f-reut beer. Ia spite Of the quail
ity Of his malt liquors hc dId IA larg,
business. having many tied houses. ant
was worth considerable sum Of mon
sy Eut then le was the father oi
fourteen children. 80 that his hne In
como was somewhat discounted.
shall not have much - say about an,
OF them. excepting las eldest daughter
Nar-Ir-t't. whom I knrN, better thAT
any of tl- others and who was a Greai
friend 1f l.y r.lr.-. In fact, the yOuns
iady -.-gf -r-at part 81 her time a,
our Oh. .-.. sHd : s.us glad that sh,
d,d ~,. f.r my v.0r. having only lately
b-y- married ru uc. and having com,
from o. L.I.s tuI. ~ brothers and s41