The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-01-01

Wei, when I'd done nav suppe-
weretaken into the young lady's room
and | began the job took II upbit
BY bit, washed it in spirits Of wine,
combed it out hair by hair, aad 50 ]
went on hoar by hour. There was
naught for II but patience and work
She seemed 70 doze BIT, poor lass.
ever and sgain but work as gently
as woald, il must have given her
deal Of pain. Shed sigh slittle now
and then, sad give little soft moan
sometimes but ehi she bore it al.
her wearineSs and pain, FOR 81 the
suffering AID trouble tksi were in ber
eyes-she bore il Ike AZ angel frsm
heaven The Old woman sat beside
Us for an hour. TIL she got 50 sleepy
that she couldn't keep her ewes open,
and then she beckoBs 10 The maid 10
come and SIT il her place, asd she
goes Of 10 her comfortable bed, sup
pose; and by-and-by the maid gots S.
fast asleep, and everything seemed
asleep bat me and tie lassie. There
wasn't sound hut the wind sough-
ing among the trees outside, and the
murmur Of the river falling over the
weir
Wei, the job went on. aad stin a.
II went on the lassie seemed to grow
weaker and weaker, and then q big
awful fear came into nv throat She
was dying under nav hands
Conscience SAYS 10 ne, Joshua =
says she. you're killing that nice.
fne young gal-killing Der for han
dred gninezs Hold thy tongue.
says Its 10 such thing. It's
he- mothers doing, SAYS If she
be her mother, her breasts are as hard
a adamant But It were no use
Conscience has al ne again Josh
ca - she saws, '-it's you who are kill
ing the poor lasSie. II you were not at
the job, they could get nobody else
10 DO il Joshua. throw thr comb
sad scissors into TIE Ere.
Am dommed IF I 1idn't, tool
szys /, quite sudden Ike, and
pitches nv things into the fireplace
with a elaiter IS | sho1gbf'd wake I'D
the maid but she slept too sound
There goes 6 hundred gzineas,-
saws l. But now vog should ha' seen
the look that erepi ever the lessie's
face when she saw what ] were
about Her gTesr eves soffened and
filed with tears, and she put her lit
tie white hand oct Of fbe wraps, and
/ took II in mine. and saws /: NV
dear. do vou care % much about
your hair that you'dlOse the beautiful
life God Almighiy's given you, and
the sweet bright DAYS that nav FOL
low -
oh, but she says mother =
Mother be- En-, I'in .feart
said a bad word there. DO you
cAref" saws /. ay, just Ike ibai-"Do
yog care = saws l.
And she shook her head Wei, /
picked up nv scissors again. and IN q
jify sll the beautiful hair was living
on the floor snd the poor head was
dressed with soft dressing. and I'd
walked the maid. srd had her misses
put to bed. right and iight,-and then
| gives her kiss. YES. by-I did
I. Jee6ua crvvcber. kissed the Lady
Felicia Felixstowe. and | saws, God
bless her, a. Il been ker father. And
she called me a. / was going away,
and she SAYS in little whisper, 1--we
got no money: take the hair
The msid let me out by the back
staircase, without anybody hearing
Us. and away I went right over bin
and dale, as tired and a. happy 81
man could be. But ] were sorry
about the hundred gainess too
We'll II were about SIX months az
ter that. a tall. nice looking Young
chap came into my shop, and saws be.
-Creeeber, have you got q nice plait
Of hair, real golden hair. as you could
sell lady as is going to COURT
Sc, SAYS /, We'll, no;- for / never
meant TO sell the hair as the young
lady gave ne, never,
Wei. but SAYS be. "yeu haven't
sold it. have yeus-
What business Is il o. yourss''
SAYS l.
Ny dear saws be, running cot to
the carriage, ats g0ne."
.ob, Creecher. how could vou =
she saws. looking out of the window, Z
a little bit put out. bat 80 sweet. too.
bless her pretty face, Ay, II were
Lady Felicia herself, as benny as a
fairy,
why. your ladyship,7 saws l.
We'll, I'm pleased 70 see you. Bless
VOC, I've kept your hair for you, nv
dear; and I've done il all Up in the
most besutiful wsy. Come in, my
lord saws !.
-0b, I'm nos lord. saws be; I'm
only plain jack Thompson, Of the
Holt and saws be, 'Creeeher, | owe
her to yoa, my boy
"Why, how's that" saws J.
Saws be- The Dock Of Dover
court were wild 10 have her, and they
say he'd asked Lord CroIDer, her
father, for her the very night she was
burned: but when be heard she'd lost
her hair. and was likely to be disGg-
ured. he cried OF, else they'd have
forced her right into ii; bet then |
stepped in aud carried her away 7
"Ah.- szysI. Hand much ioy wish
you. Colonel Thompson" says ];
and hope you'll aeeept this hair. sir.
as wedding present
-Al right,- be SAYS, -Creeeber:.1
bGi he left BID Of psperon ny coun-
ter. Ii vas s cheek for hundred
yuiness-
So ! didn't lose 5y the Job. after
AL And the carriage comes for me
every fortnight to take me to the
Holt 10 do the hair Of the yoang
people there, but they come 50 fast
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