The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-15
GRANNY CARRIGAN's CAP BOX.

MY Vile cousin was O slender
old-fashioned looking girl, wit
quiet, retiring manners, and habi
of gliding about with almost noise
less movements. ! used to call he
the little gray ghost.
1t seemed to me, when nv wifi
first broacbed the subject, q Quixo,
ic notion to take the girl home wit
US, but Nelly's heart is so large an,
so loving.
Just think of the poor child alon,
in that wilderness :" she said will
pitying eyes; and we have plenty t,
spare
80 has Aunt Cheyney."
Yes, but she lives in the back
woods, as solitary place as can b,
found. The poor child has had nc
mother for years; her father has beer
an invalid ever since she was tel
years old, and now that be is gone
it does seem hard she should be con
/ demned TO solitude and old Aun'
Cheyney. At least, lie. us invite he.
to come for a season let US give bel
few months of pleasure, poor child
She will be so delighted, so astonish.
| ed with this 5ewildering New York. >
i consented, of course, as good
husbands are in duty bound to do
and on a certain October afternoon,
drove TO the station for nv wife's
cousin. ! krew her the moment she
bad made her appearance, though
bad never seen her before. The little
creature appealed to my sympathy at
once by her indescribably for!orn ap-
pearance. So small, so white, SO
timid; her lustrous gray eyes, her
only beauty, rowing around, ssartled
TO unwonted lnstre.
"Is this Susy Myriam?" l asked.
Yes, l was beginning TO feel q
little frightened at the confusion, y
she said; you are cousin Nelly's hus.
band
/ led her away from the crowd,
and she was silent and strange the
whole way home, utterly preoccupied
with the sights TO be seen at all hours
in our great metropolis.
From that time Susie was one of
us-I mean in all that pertains to the
manners and customs of the house
hold, and vet ! never could feel any
nearer degree Of friendship than that
with which / welcomed her the first
day to our pleasant home.
"Sbe is handy" said my wife.
You don't know how many little
things she does, and yet l can't pre-
vail upon her to take single present
from me-
"Sbe don't care for little vanities, F"
| said.
Don't shey she's as fond Of nice
things as anybody, I've found that
out; but she has an absurd notion
that unless she earns costly jewels,
she won't wear them: won't be depend
ent even on me for the most trifiing
ornaments. She admired the little
old-fashioned pearl brooch that you
always liked so well, and l offered
it to her. No, insist as l might, ]
could not prevail on her to accept it.
/ have tried again and again to tempt
her, for really have SO many useless
things that don't wear at all, but
it is no matter of use. She is the
most obstinats little creature / ever
saw"
Time passed, and ! became aceus-
toned TO the slight gray figure Sit
ting beside my wife, or fitting about
like o contented ghost. Wife had
found q companion for her solitary
hours and / was glad. Together
they haunted the picture galleries,
the art saloons; together they shop
ped, drove in the park or lunched
Whom do you think we met TO-
day." wife asked me one day when
we were alone together OF all men
in the world, Harry Lonsdale, whom
| bavn't seen since he returned from
Europe, and be has picture at
Lozier's that everybody is going
wild over. 1t is q beautiful thing
you knew / never talk art jsrgon, but
it satisfied me as pictures seldom do.
When / saw him be seemed quite as
much absorbed in studying Suise she
was in studying his picture. You
don't know how pretty she looked.
You needn't smile, John for her eyes
would redeem any face. Suddenly
Harry saw me and came up straight
to where / stood. ! told him how
clad ! was TO know be was getting
but be only nodded, and
said eagerly.
That young lady seems to be
rather interested-I am fattered.n
Yes, that is my cousin, Susie,r l
replied.
Your cousin pray introduce me,
and-Jobn, as sure as you live, that
will be q match"
Nonsense was my rejoiner. !
knew Harry Lonsdsle, and Susie was
not by any means his ideal. Harry
liked dashing, handsome girls, viva
cious, magnetic; girls of the Trasyl-
ian style, with oval faces, languish-
ing eyes and naughty lips. He had
sketched such to me by the hour. and
! knew some of the young ladies with
whom he was on very intimate terms.
The idea Of bis fancying this cold
gray little creature, with no figure to
boast OF, and a manner SO quite that
she was seldom noticed at oil, was
ut fsttered him to see her ab-
eorlaed NV hia u;eture - I asid. aon.