The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-05-28
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II was 8 cloudy afternoon IN july.
The early morning had been prophetic
of a pleasant cav; buf, Ike a great
many prophecies Of The present time,
had proved utterly false Yet
Sunday-school had deierminedly shut
It's ewes 10 The threatening look Of the
sky, and gone on picnic thirty miles
from home But the heavy drops Of
rain which fel abonf the middle Of
the day, drove them from their orig
inal place OF destination, the famous
Lion Greek Bridge gorge, and sent
them On some fTe miles more 10 the
pleasant town Of Herwieh
The excellent nalsic disesursesl by
the band which accompanied the ez-
cursionists. q weE a. tie inherent
curiosity Of man 70 look upon stran-
gers, attracted MANY Of the residents
Of H0rwich down 10 the grove
where the picnickers were Jack
Hsviland was one Of tie many who
could not resist the Iemptation-Jaek
and his friend Marion Down thew
went 10 the grove, with one umbrella
between them
Can any che hope TO describe the
feelings Of d lonesome Young man
who wanders through 6 bevv Of
young girls. any one and everv one Of
whom he desires 10 know. vet none Of
whom he can know. Jack Eas over
flowing with thst iBexpressible feel
ing And who can blame bin. or
who would expert him 10 feel other
wise lie had been shut up for SIX
long months, PoriEg orer Persons
on Contracts "a book 80 suggestive
Of love dreams keDz's Con menta-
ries Law Glosssrr.r and Tom
lin's Law Dicijonsry. till his nightly
dreams presented gbos,lv. trouble
some phalanx Of agents and princi-
pals Of persons who could sEd who
would not make contracts u reStvf
cue and fTsEf non c9mp.9s zasntls.
while above lhe1n al toward Hugo
Groti8s. e0nversing u stately Latin
yHrs beth Il g7acjs, and Of the laws of
nations Can sny one censure Jack
tor feeling q longing desire fJr little
human sympathy and human eoat2et2
lie lstiessly leaned against q pine
tree end looked around him
Jus1 then IEo Young ladies came
into the 6eld q his vision. One Jack
knew, tie other was : Trnger. and
the other was the one Jack imDe0i-
sielT began u admire. She was Of
medium height dressed simply. vet
tasrefully white Gsribaldi waist
! be. ere JACK found out 8fterwari
that vas tie name q it-beltea In
by broad ribbon, a dark skirt over
which was looPed another striped
black and white. and cut from under
which Peeped tR-o pretty feet. encas-
ed II thick but neat bC0ts- classical
hesd-thOusb Jack esufessed 20 ne.
fbaI Z the hrune-beaa which termed
The fro1flspiees Of his Had. and which
was held cut to innocent freshmen a.
that q The blind old nan eloquent
i classical, why, he dldn'T think hers
was-EIth 8 E-ez1 mass Of hair. resl.
brown living hair, twisted inio Z
grand coil behind, but lot % 6rnly
bat that stray little curls had mansg-
ed 70 creep out tere sndfbere 10 give
themselves al airing a. lie wind aaf-
tered around her face: and il was
such : sweet comelE face, wiibal.
THAI Jack most hartily envied The
wind and. cr0wning al. was a taste
fol biz Of head-gear. snch as i worn
Jaek stood under the pine tree and
lost tbs leart But be might Just a.
vel have lost il the wiIl-o'-tbe-whisp.
9 s3-ite. OF some other fearful deeep-
ton, for what possibility was there Of
his ever getting acquainted with his
Suddenly 50. 70 divinity. much less
of-wen, Jack hain1 as ret exactly
defined II In his own mind.
But nature J. 2 mateh--aaker. i
rather brosd ststerneut. % vou say.
mv gentle reader Does Dot The old
eJuplet
There's diri1ity THAI sia;e. uu- ends
EgRrb bey tbsln Hs Es WI
apply 70 matchmaking as much as 70
aDr ether course Of life And do
YOU want anv better sntbority:
Just then II began 10 rain. Jack
had his friends umbrella II would
not Do 70 Jet Ter gel wet, 50 without
q word Jack opened The umbrella,
stsiked ever 70 where she stood, and
held II over her He did II IN such
an homes, earnest wAy, she could not
take oHenue. She looked up into his
face and smiled jack smiled She
laughed bow. ripping laugh. Jack 4
Historically sb0rt one
It's TOO bad i rains sad she, 4
with the accent on the 100 bad. 1just
a. girls always speak
1 don't know blundered Jack. II
reply
She looked n him eurioasiy, and
said Vel il a -elfiuferrovatG-T