The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-10-15
Miss Hmm er.

, Miss Dlimmer came in anil kisse
;, her old uncle in her own impulsiy
! way; and then. Withdrawing be
4 hands from his to1 willing shoulders
: looked at him ia timid, inquiring
hesitating way that was very odd
What j. Il ," said this uncle, verl
well knowing. or snpposing he did
that the look aGggred serious mat
/. ter of some sort; ard vet be had nev
. er observed her wearing precisely tha
expression Of couatenance before
BLESS your heart, nothing" :" saiC
Miss Blimmer with look of aston
, ishment, then Of suspicion, and ther
slightly of guilt, added to a sudden
and unquestionable blush Il really
believe you have-but no: that's i'm
possible ~ and then Miss Blimmer
dashed of a few notes Of song and
seated herself at the window, wearing
the eountenance Of one who perfectly
happy, and quite Is innocent
There are something's that are tan
: talizing, and none of them more 80
than such sentences, or rather parts
OF sentences, as those perpetratcd BY
Miss Blinner on this occasion Il
believe YOU have-but no. that's i'm
possible" repeated this uncle, mus
ingly; and then he added in louder
tone: "Come, nov, out with il.
Miss Blimmcr again looked aston
ished, then laughed in lively man
ner, then put on an expression OF art
ful innOcen"e that was very pretty,
and rema ked, Nothing. 'pon honor "
"Ol, very we'll" slid this uncle;
Il suppose, am mistaken: but it's
the first time. my lady"
/ Then he whistled, softly. and for
his own benefit, perfectly satisfied
that matters were all right, after all;
but in 4 moment the tune stopped, for
this uncle, looking at Miss Biimmer
suddenly, discovered a new language
. in her face-a sonnet ing be had seen
there before.
She had said hardly dozen words.
and she was very talkatiye usually.
he knew that, but in addition 70 that
she seemed to have grown some: she
appeared sedate and thoughtful, and
there was an air Of most serious, not
TO say alarming, wisdom in the round
ness Of her face and form and in the
very folds Of her simple dress. She
was absent minded too-so much so
that she missed her music. dropped
her work one minute TO pick it up the
next, forget that this uncle was in the
rooIa, and finally, pursiBg her lips 50
as to make fine picture Of indomisa-
bic resolution, shook Ler head sharp
", and snapped her ewes, as much as
to say she'd show 'em, but with in
tense enjoyment, nevertheless.
/ See here, my lady" said this tn
Gle, walking up to her so suddenly
that she was startled into momen-
tary agitation. have not | always
treated you like a father, Come out
with it,
"Old fellow" said Miss Blimmer.
with sudden animation, go way and
don't bother ne True and honest.
it's nothing was merely hOaxing
you. You think / an little girl
vet. don't you? And to be sure am,
and always viii be. .is i'll shouldn't
and she was quite indignant at the
idea
The uncle commenced TO whistle
again, and, wheeling on his heel,
marched slowly 10 the door, pausing
as be passed out to look out at Miss
Blimmer, who had again forgotten
that there was such man as this un-
Gle in the world.
There was good many extraordi-
nary eyeots for week after that
Miss Blimmer, for instance, took TO
herself very sedate airs, some Of them
highly ridiculous, Occasionally she
would depart from them for 4 brief
half hour, AMI be her own talkatiye,
thoughtless, girlisb. silly self again,
but she invariably closed those hap
! py seasons with jerk, as if she sud
denly remembered something, and,
Strengthening herself up, failed to fn-
ish even tie sentence or the trivial,
| light hearted song that might be on
her lips She set store no more upon
sweetmeats which had been the chief
desire of her unimportant DAYS. She
accepted those this uncle brought her,
to be sure, but with an air of indiffer-
ence, not to say contempt; and when
she munched them, her thoughts were
always far away, and her feelings ev-
identity in rebellion against the child
! ish qualification She studded the
fashion books a good deal, in a differ
ent manner from that of the old time,
now drifted far into the past There
was no invitation to this uncle to look
at this dress and at that bonnet. with
the query as to how now he thought
she would look in them; there was no
laughter at this dowdy style and that
vulgar absurdity, but merely a ma
.ronly look of contempt for them. :
And as for the pleasure of the thing.
there was merely the remark that
this would de very well and that was
quite nice. without an o or an expla-
nation point in the entire sermon
There had been days. too. when Miss
Blimmer, grown as she was would oc-
casionslly take from its hiding place
large doll, aud pretend to play with
it, laughing at the sbsurdity till the
house rang with the merry music
She didn't do so now. She was far
above such childishness. The dolls
box was never unclOsed, and if it was
ever inspected outside the round face
of Miss Blimmer assumed an express
sion of demure pity, as il to saw such
things were necessary ior children,
but dear me. Gradually, too, Miss
Rlimmer made remarks as 10 the du-
ties of this life, with indefinite allu- |
sions to pushing forward to pressing
on, to hesitating not, and SO on. Life !
was real, life was earnest, she said, |
and moment is gone forever And
she combed her hair soberly back I
from her white brow, and her dresses
were made uncomfortably long, and
she accepted many task that some /
body else could have done much bet
ter, and humiliated herself TO many q
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