The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-09-10
A LOVE STORY PRETTILY TOLD.

am not bashful man Generally
speaking, | am fully as confident and
forward as most Of my sex. | dress
well, dance well, sing tolerabIy.
don't tread ON ladies dresses when
make my bow, and | have not the
trick OF col0ring to the roots of nv
hair when | am spoken TO.
| Yet there was one period in my
! life when all my merit to NV own
eyes seemed insignificant and | felt
very modest, rot to say bashfGl It
was when | was in love. Then
did not sometimes know where 10 put
my hands and feet. Did | mention
that in the said hands and feet con-
sisted my greatest beauty. They
were both small.
Three years ago | fell in love.
did not walk into it quietly, weighing
my idols projections against her de-
fects | fell in, head and ears, two
seconds after the introduction.
Mr. Hays. Miss Arnold said 4
mutual friend, and 10 | was desper-
ately in love- She was little fairy
like figure, with long brown curls
floating over a snowy white neck and
shoulders, falling down on the waist
of an enchanting sky-blue dress.
Her large dark blue eyes were full Of
saucy light; yet, oh, how tender and
loving they could look.
or all the provoking, tantalizing
little coquettes that ever teased the
heart out ef poor man, Susy Ar
mold was the most bewitehing. /
wOu.I pass an evening with her, and
60 home ceHtain that one more inter
view would make Inc the happiest Of
men; but the next time met her, q cool
nod, and indifferent glance, threw
down all my castles
She was very cautious Not .
word did she drop to make me be
lieye that she loved me; and yet her
hand would finger in mine, her color
rise if looked my feelings, and her
eyes dropped to be raised again in an
instant full of laughing defiance
She declared her intention to be an
old maid most emphatieally, and the
next sentence would add:
i never did love, but If | should
take fancy to anybody, should
love him dearly-dearly :" Though
she would say, earelessly, L never
saw anybody yet worth setting nay
thoughts upon
| tried in thousand ways to make
her betray some interest in myself.
Propose outright | could not She
had way, whenever | tried it, Of
looking in my face, with an air Of
grave attention, of profound interest,
that was equivalent in It's effects to
knocking me down; It took all the
breath out Of me
One evening, while there, | was
seized with severe headache. told
her / was subject 70 such attacks, and !
the gypsy, putting on grave face, |
gave me lecture on the subject Of |
health winding up with
The best thing you'can do is to /
get wife to take care Of YOU, and T
keep YOU from over study. | advise /
you to do tiff ven can get ANYBODY |
to have you
Indeed said. rather piqued,
There are only too many. | refrain
from a selection for fear Of breaking
other hearts. How fond all the la
dies are of me- I added, coneeitedly,
though | cannot see that | am par
fascinating
Neither can | said Susy, with an
air of perfect simplicity.
Can't you?" said L. L hoped
Oh, that dreadfully atten-
tive face of hers-'That is, Miss Su-
sy, thought, perhaps-oh, my head,
my head and buried my head in
the cushion.
Does it ache so badly p she asked,
and she put her cool little
hand in among my eurls | felt the
thrill her fingers gave me all the way
to the toes of my boots. NY head
being very painful, l was obliged to
cave but all the way home, the soft,
,ool touch of those little fingers lin
yered upon nv brow h
Soon after this it became necessary /
for me to leave home on business.
One thing was certain, | could not
cave for a month, perhaps years,
without some answer from Susy.
Dressed in nv most faultless costume,
and full of hope, | went to MIR Ar
holds Susy was in the parlor-at
he piano-alone She NODDED gaily
Is | came in; but continued her song.
Il was-I've something sweet TO tell !
rou.' /,
At the words, Il love yoa-I adore
Tou,' she gave me such glance Ii
vas ready to PROSTATE myself, but
sweeping back her curls with Laughing !
lefance, she warbled, but I'm talk ;
ng in my sleep
Then, cried, you love me when I
Tou sleep. May | think so,' II
oh, yes, if you choose, for Rory :
)'Moore saws that dreams 60 by con- |
raries, YOU know +,
| sat down BY her side 'Ah,' | :
aid, signing, 'Rory's idol dreamt she :
lated him. ;
Yes, that was the difference be- ,
ween his ease and yours .
&
We chatted away for time. At {
asst began, Miss Arnold, | came i
!p this evening to tell YOU that L
How she was listening A bright
hought struck me; | would tell her
{ my journey, and in the emotion :
he was sure to betray, it would be
asy to declare my love
Miss Susy, | am going on jour !
ey tomorrow }
She swept her hands across the
eys Of the piano into a stormy polka.
tried to see her face but her curls
I'll over it. / was prepared to catch
er if she tainted, or comfort her if j
he wept. | listened for tie sobs | i
,ncied the music was intended to q
onccal, but throwing back the eurls Q
rith sudden toss, she struck the 4
,st chord in the polka, and said gent o
=, Going away I
Yes, for some months.
Dear me, how distressingl Just '