The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-04-30
Under SUSPICION.
TIE ARREST.

1ht ARIEL.
Uncle Joseph, will YOU see TO the
luggage ?"
Certainly, madam" | replied.
| always called my brothers second
wife madam :" we never quarreled.
but each thought the other the most
disagreeable person in the universe ;
and "a We each knew what the other
thought, it NAV be imagined that our
intercourse was not Of very cordial
kind.
| did see to the luggage, and took
their tickets for the York express by
the Great Northern Railway.
Fortunately we had a compartment
TO ourselve-that is, Mrs Webster,
nv niece Clara and myself
Clara, my dear, YOU look as i'll as
YOU can look; no one would think that
tomorrow was your wedding day.
Do | look i'll. mama ;" said Clara
dreamily.
Yes, nv dear, and wretched, too.
wonder you've not more sense at
your age, a girl Of twenty-five, and
breaking her heart for love of man
who for FIVE years has not taken the
slightest notice Of you"
Why, it was one Of the conditions
Mrs. Webster, that be should not
write" exclaimed.
Clara said nothing. but looked
her thanks at her old uncle
However, Uncle Joseph, he
ought to have come back and taken
his dismissal quietly. | have no pa
tience with these poor men blighting
a girls chances Of getting Well settled
in life in this way. However thank
goodness, it's all over now; the four
wears are gone this three months, and
tomorrow she will be the happy
wife Of man whose age will com
mand your respect, and whose posi-
ton viii secure YOU every comfort
And mama, whom nothing on
earth but nv solemn promise TO my
poor dear father would make me call
husband"
We'll, nv dear, it's fortunate for
vour future interests that YOU made
that promise. I'm sure that Mr.
Tredgar is a man after nv own
heart. fl hadn't other views for
nv children's sake, | should have set
nv own cap at him mvself.r
I'm sure, madam, Mr.. Tredgar
would feel only too much honored if
be knew your sentiments; the candid
avowal of them is, | think, highly
calculated to add to Clara's happi-
ness, under existing circumstances"
Well, You know, Uncle Joseph, |
am candid to fault
Decidedly, madam, most decided
"" / replied; remark which caused
Mrs. Webster to read a yellow COW
cred novel for sometime in silence.
though shortly afterwards she drop
ped asleep.
Clara stole to my side Of the car
riage, and leaned her head on nv
shoulder
on, Uncle, / wish were dead
can it be very wrong to die? am
so wretehed | dread tomorrow. Oh
why will not God pity me and take
away my life p
NV dear Clara. don't, there's a
good child: it's wicked TO talk in that
way life must be borne; / have felt
as you feel and vet | live. and am
not positively unhappy; only
vague, shadowy regret for what
might have been stands like a cloud
between me and any happiness that
might be mine Yours are keen suff-
erings, but bear them patiently, and
use will dull the pain
But. Uncle, why did he not let
me hear from him, as mother saws p
Because be was a man of honor 4
the four years were up only last
April, and this is but July: who can
tell where he is! Wherever he is,
he is faithful and true, / know"
"0h, Uncle God bless YOU for
these words. | know, too, what can
/ do? / cannot delay any longer;
nv poor fathers diving words. nv
solemn promise to marry this man,
my stepmother's persecutions-what
can | do? Three months have /
fought, and now / wish I could lie
down and die Oh. Uncle, is there
no escape? | have such dread that
be will come back after am married, |
and then-no. it would be worse
than death to see him ! The tempta-
why cannot die ?''
Poor child my poor child ~ was
all could utter.
Bound by VOW made by her faith
ar-S 1aashhad she xrao Dn;no H.