The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-15
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"Of course it is horrible. And sht
! is SO happy, 70 thoroughly happy, thai
it would be apleasure just to see her
il one didn't fear, didn't dreaG-oh
John! John!" and poor Nelly hid
. her face in her hands.
| And still the purchases continued.
Nelly and / said nothing-never
asked q question now, but we were
all the time watching, miserable and
unhappy.
| Susie must have noticed the
change in US, but she was so preoccu-
pied with her lover that she probably
attributed it to some other cause
Harry was now a constant visitor.
He came to my Office one day, and
with an almost radiant face, told me
of his love for my wife's cousin. Il
hope you do not object" be added,
when / had heard him through.
"Why should I?v / inquired she
is only Nelly's cousin.
| Hang it, man, you're cool enough
about it any way" he said.
Cant you get up little enthu-
siasm when a fellow is half beside
himself with happiness. You don't
want her to go, eh ?"
Il am quite willing" l answered /:
but ! confess there's no accounting
for taste. She is very far from the
person l fancied would be the choice
of my fastidious friend Harry Ions
dale"
"Ah, you are thinking of our old
discussions-but let me tell you, she
is perfectly beautiful in my sight, and
little short of divinity. Her eyes
are certainly glorious, and then her
charming, winning ways, and her per-
feet taste! Jove! what exquisit
taste.'
That's true" said
"Well come old fellow, I'm glad to
hear you own up to something. I'll
be blessed if / shoulden't think were
you single man, you were in love
with her yourself.
Ny answer satisfied him. IF i
were single and she the only woman
in the world, / wouldent marry
her."
"Whew well that's what / call a
trife decided" be said, and went off
out oftemper.
Several weeks passed. Susie had
notified my wife of her engagement
She could not but be aware OF con-
straint in our manner Nelly and /
frequently had conversations together
over the matter, in which we COM
mented upon the strange good fortune
that bad seemingly befallen Miss Su-
sic. The disappearance Of my three
thousand dollars, and her sudden &C.
cession of costly dresses and jewelry
did look, to say the least, suspicious.
One day on my return home, my
wife informed me that Susie intended
to leave u.s.
".She came to me this morning"
continued Nelly, and told me Aunt
Cheynay had written saying that she
wished her to return and IS she had
q great deal to do, she thought it bet
ter to have the wedding outfit made
there. l said to her, I'VE thought
you would be married from here,
Susie" She looked strange for q
moment, for she must have seen how
little heart was in my words. Then
she said Aunt Cheyney expected the
ceremony to take place there, had, in
fact, been making great preparations.
Besides, she quite wanted to see
Aunty's withered old face-and there
she stopped She is going to-mor-
row night, and is getting ready
now"
] would have given the world to
have been able to say that l was sor-
ry, but the truth is, her presence had
become hateful to me; wanted her
to be gone.
We were very polite TO the last.
l saw Susie of in company with my
wife Harry went with her, the hap
piest man ever saw.
1t was a relief to behold her vacant
chair, her place at the table, to miss
her gliding movements, and feel that
we could talk and 20 as we pleased,
with no spy or caves dropper in the
way. Nelly missed her for time,
and often talked and wondered about
her. She answered her first letter
and declined to attend her wedding,
but the second letter remained unan-
swered.
Not q great while after that Harry
procured house in the city, and !
saw him occasionally. Towards his
wife l entertained q feeling of strong
aversion. 1t was she who had de-
stroyed the dear old intimacy, for
Harry and / bad been famous friends,
and now he never called at tho |
otice.
We often heard of Mrs. Lonsdale's !
her dinners; her perfect
taste, her fascinating manner, but We
never called.
1t was late in the following season !
before We prepared to 60 on our an
nual fitting into the country. / had
sent most of the household goods, |
which always accompanied US, and
gathered enough tagether for the final
load. Nelly came up to inspect
them.
Where in the world did you find |
that cap box p she asked laughing, |
land why have you installed it on
top of all the other bundles :"
Don't you remember the box, Nell
ly!" replied, "it was grandmother
Carrigau's, the very one in which she
used to put her old cap. Why, /
can see her face in it this moment,
and-whst upon earth !' l exclaimed,
cutting short my speech.
My wife had pulled of the deep
cover Of the box with some exertion,
and there, snuggly slowed together,
staring US innocently in the face,
were the missing notes
Nelly and stood dumb with dis |
may, staring FIRST at the box, and then
at each other.
"Oh John poor, dear, innocent
Susie!" was her FIRST exclamation.
What witchery is this?n re-