The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-04-16


mister. aud | just dumped them out
Gather up your letters, Job.
said I what possesses you. Oh
man ,"
And be laughed aud piled EN- up
And | made a vow to myself that l.,
keep the sugar-box fali after that. :
that he shouldn't Use il for the mail
| had fwenty-four pounds Of suga
known as --eoHee crushed, = because
( was prepared especially to use in cot
fee. That was the finest sugar An
ch0r Hill folks often bought. though
had a little eut and powdered By n,
il case Mrs. Rawdon or Mrs. Dr.
Spesr or the ministers lady shoaIC
send in. and took the paper up snt
tilted it-ove- the japanned box pour
ing In a nice clear stream, when wh,
should come ia 5ut Aillv More. Sa,
was not dressed carefully, and he7
eyes were red with crying.
She asked fsr some tea and Will,
job was weighing it she whispered z,
me -
Oh, Auaty Gunter. haze YOU
looked to-day z Isn't there letter
from VIII, He said be couldn't die
don't feel asif be could. Mightn
be write after al: Do look
My pet, SAYS /, its a year a@c
that the Colder Dove went down I,
ijsat likely. And be don't Jet th0Se
i've that want to always. Il i-n'f
likely dear. bot III look
| took the letters II nv hand, one
by one. Many Of them would make
hearts glad befre the shutters were
up ihat night, bat none for Mllv; I,
couldn't be expected. ofeour-c.
| told Der ., but ! took her into
nv little back Parior 4ld made her
- down there
| talked a suod a. I could to her
bar what good does taking Do
Oh. Aunty,r saws he, ! kaow Il
seems a. II was fool. bat I woke Up
hoping this morning ! don't believe
he i gone. | cant, | can't
Whsn baby died-the only one
we ever had-I thought | never
should believe il, said / Bat /
had Job, and voc have yoGr mother
and sister Ailly.r
must tell you said she They
want lie 10 marry Captain kincaid
He's eourtin4 me. He fell il love
with ne the night be brought the
news 70 Mrs. Captain RowdGn: I
was here sswing and heard It al
Oh, how cruel 70 fall in love with a
oT-irl al such time And be asks
me q be his wife And mother and
Fanny shall always have 4 home, be
saw and you know how poor We
are And they're angry al me for
saving no. And how caa | how
can I. when my heart : IN the sea
with Willie
Captain Kineaid = I said and +
couldn't say aay more; she took nv
breath away. She was a nice, pretty
girl but -he Captain was rich. ele-
CANT and stylish An old family he
came 4 too. Il was al honor for
Milllv Moore
Not Just vet said l. after a
while. Perhaps you'll feel better
He's Old l know, bat he's splendid
man"
You too - she said. You too !
Nobody understands. Il isn't a. If
mad made up nv mind, Ike all the
rest VIII VIII alwavs be living
man to nv mind / don't think any
one ever loved but ne. Nobody IN
derstands-Robody"
kissed her and coaxed her, and
said no word ab0ut her changing her
mind but for all that | kept tnihk-
inZ OF Il IN a kind Of 4 maze
Captain Kiacaid, Such a gentle
man az that, Old as be was. could
she fail 20 see the honor.
But when I told Job. SAYS be -
Jerusalem. a young pretty girl
Ike MlIy, Why don't be 20 after
some widder OF Al oldish gal MI
" i TOO Young for him. Poor VIII,
What a Piry, They Just suited each
other
I couldn't help II, though Mrs.
Captain KincaiJ would have things
that MiIlv More could never dream
of-silk dresses aad velvet cl0aks.
iewelrv and stuffed chairs n her best
rooms. a silver ice-piteher. Il she
chose, Ike Mrs Captain Rowden-
She might have a carriage. too, and a
pair Of ponies. And | liked MilIy.
and wouldn't have envied her luck
one bit. and | didn't wonder al Mrs
More and Fanny.
Once having given ne her conf
dence. MilIy didn't stop, and Mrs.
More came over 70 talk about il. too,
until at last fairly up and sided with
the old lady myself
Millv. said !. @WiI l. gone and
you aren't his widow to wear weeds
all vour life-not that many do. If
they can help II, il seems 70 me-and
Captain kiacaid i A. good a. man
can be, and yau'll be happy with him
You can't help loving htm as much
a. there's any need 10 love
After that she stopped taking much
to ne She used 70 give me strange
looks, though. | knew all about IL
| knew that her heart was in the sea:
but VIII was gone, and why should
she refuse what Providence offered
The Captain STAYED al the port
three months. and az last We worried
her into promising 70 De his wife
old Mrs. More, Fanny and l. She
Just gave Up AZ last
l. don't matter much. after al ~
BE said 4 must Be going out Of
nv mind for / never can stop watch
ing and waiting. shall die soon. |
suppose whether | marry or not
After thar she never spoke Of VIII.
Mr.. More told me she was engaged:
and he wore 4 diamond ring on her
finger And the day before the ship
sailed -he was 70 marry Captain Kin
caid. - she might 20 70 Europe with
him
A year and three months since the
Golden Dove went down. Well. no
one can tel what changes a little
while viii bring Used 10 hope that
| hadn't much hand in il, after all,
when | thought il over and remem-
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