The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-29

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verted tub.
"Jolly doesn't half express it,
said Frank, taking lingering looks a
the landscape as she blttered he
bread with pen knife. 1T is bless
edness itselEn and when things wer
fairly put to rights" even ArabelI
was forced to agree with her.
One day it was found necessar,
for some Of US to go to town to orde
household supplies, and as Grace hat
a headache and Frank was still toe
much in love with the country Il
care for a sight of the city, Arbelli
and | decided to take the morning
express and make the needed pur
chase. We had fully expected to bt
at home before evening, but in ont
way and other we were detained IN
til there was barely time to catch The
six O'Clock train. 1t was only al
hours ride, however, and with a de-
licious sense Of rest we shook off the
dust of the city and gave ourselye:
up so-thoroughly to the pleasant an
ticipation Of soon being at home, thai
we scarcely heard the stations called.
eve must be near Dexter said
Arabella at last, rousing from a state
of semi-unconsciousness, and picking
up her hand bag,
"Beg pardon, ma'am," said a voice
from behind US, "but we have just
left Dexter"
at can't be possible !" cried /,
rushing frantically to the rear of the
car, and mentally wondering why in
the world we bad not taken the op-
posite side where we might have seen
the name even if we had failed to
hear it called; but regrets are un-
availing, for sure enough there was
Dexter receding in the dim distance
like a dream of the past.
"Why, we shan't get home tonight
We must do something! We must
stop the train!" / calculated, turning
to Arabella, who, after properly
thanking our informant, bad followed
me at her usual dignifed pace; but
her undisturbed air exasperated me,
and without waiting for an answer,
/ hurried to the other end of the car
in search of the conductor.
There's no help for it, miss" said
that polite official. "I'll put you off
at the next station, that's only three
miles on, and you can easily find some
one to bring you back"
Small consolation it was, but as the
last up train had already passed us
there was no alternative; and pre-
sently we were standing forlorn and
desolate OIL the platform Of the Bed
ford station, three miles from home,
and the shades of night" gathering
around US with unwelcome rapidly.
Two unkempt boys, with their hands
in their pockets, stood staring at US.
"Dun know, num-" said one of them,
in answer to our anxious inquiries,
there amt nobody round here as
keeps hosses sept farmer Hill" )" and
having pointed out farmer Hills
house, staggered away, and left US
to our own devices. A tiresome tramp
across a plowed field brought US at
last to the farmers door, and here it
was that we were told to walk in and
make ourselves ''to hum" till Ralph"
come TO our rescue. Five minutes
later the old man reappeared tanning
himself vigorously with his broad
brimed hat.
Here's Ralph Strong; he'll take.
you over.n And this was our intro
iuction, for as he spoke a spring
wagon drew up at the gate, and the
bronzed faced driver, with a gallant
bow, informed US that he was at our
service. Evidently farmer Hills
nephew, whatever might be the state
Of his "narves," was a man of intel
igence and refnement-we made
hat discovery before we were a mile
On the way-and so entertaining did
be prove that, tired and hungry as
We were, we were half sorry when
he ride came to an end. Frank and
Grace, alarmed at our long absence,
we're watching for us at the gate, and
Arabella, with gracious cordiality,
Introduced the stranger, explaining
n an inside way who he was. Of
course, we invited him in, and though,
n consideration of the lateness of the
iour, he politely declined, he promis-
ID to do himself the pleasure of call
ng in a few days
"He is very gentlemanly and agree
.ble,n said Arabella, with emphasis,
Is, seated at the table, we narrated
be events of the day; and it must be
confessed that we were all rather
lated at the prospect of having our
olitude invaded now and then by
his same gentlemanly and agreeable |
Ierson.
Beyond the simple fact that he was
armer Hills nephew from college,
We knew nothing whatever about
i'm, but his face and voice were of
themselves sufficient to inspire conf
ence, and before many weeks went
y we had come to regard him as our
light hand man. Arabella consulted |
i'm on all matters of business, and |
trace and | were constantly asking
is advice about gardening, while
rank, who had set her heart on
aising a brood of chickens, neld an
mated conferences with him as to
be best ways Of promoting the health
nd happiness of her feathered pets;
t least when the two sat for half an
our at time on.the back porch in
be twilight watching the little Great
res Nesting under the mothers
rings, it was naturally to be suppos-
d that they formed the chief subjenc
discussion.
at is hardly polite to trouble Mr..
trong SO much about those chickens,
'rances," Arabella would say. "A
ollege man is not supposed to be
cry familiar with the raising of
oultry."
"Then it is high time he turned
is attention to it," said Frank, with
lischief lurking in her eyes.
Another case of annoyance to our
lder sister was the simplicity of
ranks toilets.
Il do wish, dear Frances, that you
would make yourself look little
tylish. These young collegians are /