Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-09-06

'Ese Quaker drew-h.e--~~-"ruie."
full height and HIS handsome. middle
aged face, with its fine eyes and gray
locks, looked grand to Erla as he re-
piled:
Work is good, aud. thank God,
have plenty Of it 1t keeps one from
sin."
II am afraid do love the world very
much. 1t Is SO beautiful, and every
one is so kind to me, but I should like
to be better. Won't you teach me?
will try SO hard to learn
Josiah's reply was not very coherent,
but whatever he said he certainly
thought a good deal Of Ella after this.
and he decided that. although she did
not belong to the Society Of Friends
she looked as sweet and good as any
young Quaker maid-she might yet be
converted, and she had asked him to
teach her to be good. And so WILL"
he suddenly startled himself by ex-
claiming as he pondered over the mat
ter In the silence Of his chamber that
night
"she is only a frail sapling now" he
said to himself, but she will learn and
will grow and the mightiest oak was
once an acorn"
From this time Josiah made a point
Of seeing Ella Massie frequently and
doing his best to convert her to his
ideas and opinions. He found in her
a docile. loving nature. and her pretty
ways fairly charmed him.
The idea of having her about the
house was certainly attractive. and yet
somehow he could not picture her
there as Johns wife-the girl had fair
ly twined herself about his heart, and
by the time the golden harvest had
come Josiah knew the fact only too
we'll
At first he chided himself and told
himself he was an old fool. 1t was
absurd to think that a beautiful girl
Of 20 would care for an old widower
Of more than double her age. Still.
after all, at even five and forty, a man
can love. and love passionately, and
Josiah loved Ella with all the strength
Of his soul. He would not. of course.
wish to steal her away from his
a mere passing fancy, aud he was sure
was he, though yes, he believed he
was quite sure-that Ella loved him.
One beautiful August evening, after
the days work was over, Joshiah Fry
and Ella stood talking in the gloam
Ing at her mothers gate.
Ella" he said. Il have come here
this evening because I have something
important to say to you. Ah. you
smile. You guess what 1t is. don't
your
and then. though she blushed deeply,
she gazed at him with her lovely blue
eyes and said:
"Yes, Mr.. Fry, felt sure you would
say something soon."
Josiah looked radiant. 1t was strange
how Elias words pleased him, and yet
they were not like those he should have
expected from q Quaker maid. Still 1t
was delightful to think how she had
understood him. and no one could be
more charming or more sweet
'Then thou art not afraid to trust
me7 Thou thinkest 1 shall suit thee"
he said. sayly.
"Yes," she answered. 81 know 1t.
Tksy used to tell me you were cold and
lard, but did not believe 1t then, and
now / laugh when think Of 1t, for l
have learned to love you"
She accompanied her words with a
little squeeze of his brawny hand.
which she then raised to her lips and
kissed. Josiah felt his blood coursfng
madly through his veins. He was de-
lighted to and himself 10 beloved, and,
though he was distinctly being courted
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