Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-09-19

cheek, Dissipation does not agree wild
you' my dear. NO more balis lor you.
sport1veiy' Tor the Old lady was immense.
~ deighted with her niece's debut. ana
all the compliments that had peen paia
70 her about the beautiful MISS brapa-
Eon.
AFTER breakfast Gussie and MIS- BRA,
oazon went of shopping. and Esme t:i
an easy prey to one OF the Miss clipper
tons. who led her off to the parade IN tri-
umpn. Inc sun was SHINING ana !" was
bright, cold day, with very high wind.
| lhe bathing machines were not down, the
boats were drawn up. and formidable
white horses were beginning to show theii
crests, although but an hour ago IT ma"
been a very tolerable morning. Many
were the fashionable promenaders uo and
down In twos and threes, but chieny
twos. There were some pretty races 10
De seen, and some pretty frocks' ana noe
q few yachtsmen in blue serge SUITS.
! After our young ladies had taken one
turn they came to the very end Of the
parade, and were surprised to see q large
crowd down on a rocky part Of the beach,
al some distance, all looking out on the
sea in one direction-at what?
Miss Clipperton and Esme, true daugh-
ters of Eve. hurried down to the spot,
and were in time to hear a weather
beaten OLD gentleman. in a pea jacket,
asking imperiously. "a he pushed and el.
bowed his way into the crowd, What
lis the matterT'
.Three Door men drowning" returned
woman with naIIid cheeks .They are
~, ,hora Z" ,,o;,,;r,. ..,ho, u,ora hatbinp
ona s,,,a, -, on, ord CON-, cot hack sp,in
UoI;Sa,- ,,oo,,Io. oh.an tr;nnars
|
, r.ntl.mon nrtting his t.,escona to his
| 20 .Eoarass modrsss, Esc,ned
,,'.,;w
..Nhor.,s ,h. I,oh,.ty- demanded n
| -,I o,,,o. -.;s;no III voice 70 n shout
! ..Sho, -. -.,..;, .nd onv way
I - - - =, ,;n,., ;, r.snondad
, IL, ,.o;.o So, ,h. crowa ..rh.v,II
-, Ma n,,, r,nr. thar ten minutes -
-, -, .,,,ns,
-. -, ~. o,oh;sh r,h.r thav
-. ~, n.,a,,,at..as .mo,har .ro, r.
..nd thar ,,.a,, 9onI swimmars tiII
-. .,sa 80 -, "a now ,h.r c,r,t
- ,h. shor. a, sny nr;ce ~ snaakiny
| 80, ~ ,,,aal. ~ . ..a,jat. .worstod com
.And r,,s, thev ,erish hefora our eyes.
oa eLa.ds -, -s;5 a, oiaa-lv c,ervyman'
ooL;no -n.iousIv round the throne. "Will
no one put out a hand to save our fel-
Iow-crratures? Boatmeuw addressing
| bin,self IN that compact body. will none
| II Won yentureY'
"Venture. indeedv echoed shrill-
,onpued fish woman. in a checked shawl,
with her hands on her capacious hips.
What boat could live in that sea but
J be smashed on the shingle ere she was
launched? Our sailors lives are just Us
| fhipk 1-os those
strangers out yonder. Venture. indeed"
With q snort of indignation.
At this instant a man broke into the
| midst of them, without his cap or coat
| IN a state of the utmost excitement and
| despair He had been one Of the bath
ers, but, fortunately for himself. had
not been carried out so far. and had gain
I'd the shore by superhuman exertions.
"Wili none Of you put out a boatT' he
demanded fercely. will you stand
! here, not moving a finger, and see my
comrades drown before your eyes? III
20 on my bended knees to anyone tina,
will lend a boat and pull an oar with
ne! looking eagerly about; but ther,
was no reply in the weather beaten, stolid
|, .ountenances that surrounded him.
.'ShaIl CO. Esme?" said a voice besid,
,er. a weIl-known voice, that made hel
, Il afa QlanplnV n.
ives. she beheld Miles, who had Just ap
,eared upon the scene.
, YES oh. YES" she cried. iumpins tt
,s- foot do ror, forgetting. In the ay
,niz,na scene before her. the deIcat,
; arm. on which tbev had last narted
81 ,u;cLJv ou;ckIv Miles g" se;z;ng hi,
,rns "tbere ia not a second TO snare"
..T,, ,o;n, ortr, bs sbo,ted ro;sin.
- ,,-;,bo,t haS;tat;on and ,J1r.s.
. - .hron,. .ony ,oIurto.rsy, \,
ne M taronS tho wbis,lino sor,b;n,
i.hi, r.r-groor aras
WIZ ..,r. an n,,ns' y, ho contirroJ aIho,,
"S poun -j ,ha oantar and s,,o,r
hs us - d.n;sira ,oico ..Twent,
,overeigns for a seaman and a boat. WIZ
, | s coming? Don't all speak at once"
, Twenty pounds. ah. that was u consisi
ration. though. for an instant, there Va
40 reply. At last, after a muttered dis
: .ussion. there was a murmur, a move, il
the crowd, and a long armed sailor, il
| blue knitted jersey, shambled out from
: ,monp the eroup of boatmen. and said
: I-.pm your man for twenty sovereigns
y, I'm game to 90. and I've a tight boat
hut "a like To see the money first"
I've onIv a few pounds with me, bu
nv watch u worth double, and I'll leav
J. tos a nledue" returned Miles. uufast
ming il and handing it over as he spoke
y ""Tis the price Of your life, Jac
;. Small" said the big fish woman, impres
.iveJv "You'u he food for the fishes"
.W.lI faint a bad price: many a ma
,s risted hi. self for less and the ger
/ ,,u,n 10 yapfurinp for uOfhing' relOi.