Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-11-09

swell, with q silk hat, black cutaway
scat and gray trousers. And that's
why his constituents scarcely recog-
nizsd him.
The rich and thoroughbred Miss
Daisy Vernon. who had smiled with
ICY scorn upon the suits of Il dozen So
ciety men casting themselves at her
feet. together with their fortunes and
pedigrees, felt her heart dissolve be-
fore the insidious attention Of Mr..
Brownlee, NJ. G.. There may have
been something In that NJ. C., mis-
taken idea, perchanoe, that a man who
Is sent to Congress must be the cock of
the walk In his district-an idea that
some persons have-and that, altogeth-
er, the suit Of member Of the House
who combined AS many attractive
qualities as her Brownlee was prefer
able to that Of any other mortal.
And 80, to cut things short, after a
dashing cOurtship, they We're married
at one Of the fashionable churches,
with a great display Of pomp, the at
tendance Of her distinguished relatives
and his Congressional friends, mem
bers Of the press, etc. Then, after a
brilliant reception, they departed on
their bridal trip, but not to Brownlee's
home. On the contrary, he purchased
tickets over a railroad that took him in
= Numerically opposite direction, just
rs far from his district as he could 60.
The trip came to an end, and then
Brownlee and his wife returned to
Washington, installing themselves at
erae of the leading hotels. Brownlee
had seen enough of the world to discov-
Al the secret of making an impression
IN society. With the aid Of his wife's
social standing and his $1,000 income,
the way was open to him, and he made
| the best of his chances He was re-
ceived everywhere with open arms,
and If one man ever hit it rich 1t was
that same energetic young NJ. c.
On the whole, Brownlee deserved 1T.
he had no Influential friends to thank
| for bis rise in the world; no family In
Auence had stood back of him to direct
his efforts; no money had been used to
, buy him a seat in Congress. He had
Just invested what mother wit nature
| had endowed him with in such oppor.
tunities as came to hand, and when
fortune, in her timid way, had knocked
at his door, as she ls said to do DIT ev-
cry mans door once in a lifetime, he
had said, "Come in!' in his loudest
tones. And he was honest and sincere
i He had not deceived Miss Vernon
about his pedigree. She had taken him
for better or worse. and the fault was
hers If she should feel disappointed.
| Brownlee was a good working mem.
Der Of Congress. He made friends
rapidly with the leaders. and watched
that they never lost sight Of him a sin.
gle day. All this young man wanted
was opportunity. He would rise to the
occasion, for that he vouched.
| The session came to an end. The elec
tion was near at hand. and every mem
ber hastened home to look after hi:
fences. 1t was the hardest struggle OF
his life to decide upon a course Of ac
tion with regard TO his aristocratit
wife. Take her home? Leave hel
here? He suggested the latter course.
! II have been thinking good dea
about it," remarked Mrs. Brownlee. 81
think l shall accompany you You
know, dear, l have never seen yOul
papa and mamma. l have formed my
own ideas OF them, and am real anxious
p see them. They must be just charm
1eeple to have . sea Like ny Ally