The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-08-05
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/ her ears
Il Ike 70 hear thunder vel enough;
don't know bat what I do | an
not anv afraid Of that But | be
( some scared st the lightning said
she, starting as the heavens blazed
over With a sheet OF fame n instant
glory. with 2 crash and roar that
found lis way through Der fat fingers
aad through two wads Of cotton,
I bursting her ears Ike the trump OF
doom
Mercy ca melH sbriekej Mrs
Yyoodeock, ihat struck Now yoa
nav rely upon il. as true a. ron sre
q living creature this moment that
srUck,7
Mr. SpoEeri's cd sorrel horse, the
. OILY living creature IN sight, made 10
reply bot kep1 OF Hibbling away 81
The white clover On the green before
The door He oEly turned bis back
70 The driving rzia, that few from
the wes: . the esst 80 fast and 80
hesFE that L was more Ike 3 bank
of fog thsn moving drops OF water /:
snd gave = passing shiver wben-ihe
rainfall changed 10 hail, and ratsled
down IN stones as large IS birds
eggs
Mrs Wo9dcock vas above the
bind trsst q the beast; 50. pale
and trembling she pressed her hands
+ tighter over Ter ears, and looked 81 8
spi6er's web u The darkest corner Of
the recm . s1eadf4sily IS Il she was
sitting for her photograph
The thunder groz led itself 10 sleep
a last. the lightning flashed its life
away and The sun broke out IKE 8
sudden smile on q baby's face. StH
the UNCONSCIOUS Mrs Woodeock held
{ o. - her ears snd gazed at the spi-
GeT we3 Until tie enter door Vas
SGRg open, and The eh0re boy shu5ied
n he was > hempen-haired butter
uliik-evei lad of Gfieen, Who was
either bzif-witted OF balfcrszed-T,os-
siblv both
Ho, Aunt Prissv.n lie cried,
what are you keeping Independence
for. the DAY after the Fourth l.
has al Gene OF g. clear Is new ei-
der, ard you are wasting vour time
sitting here Ike 3 statue Yoa had
better lie mendiag ny pznisloons- .
As he spoke . sudden sunbeam
DARED through the western window,
and 9ashed athEait t.e corner
If there isn't 3 eobweb right 10
nv kitchen gDetb Mrs Woo6c5ek,
deliberately pulting down Der fingers
and her feet. and going for s wing
gray goose wing that hung by q strip
of red calico 81 = nal behind the
door.
~Ob. voa come. Orsons Where
did Il strike she continued. ap-
Dea-ing 10 discover the grinni1g boy.
The bail struck everywhere, par
ticularly on Dr. Sescrest' grape-Tines-
I haven't heSrd as The thunder struck
a al. not eTen On scme folks ears, .
returned 0rson, who was mainly
composed Of Z pair of oTergrown
bare feet. biue cotton froek and over
al g set Of broad, white teeth and 2
xeatber-beatea hat, wiih vide sloueh-
ing brim-
you don't mean 70 say the Doc
tors grape-vines are hurt essentially.
do v0u queried Mrs WoOdeoek.
deaf T. the imPerd8enee as she had
been TO the thunder
Dent know nothing about essen
ces. = replied 0FsoR- wbo vas fo8d Of
long words. but not elssr as % their
dst. But I can tel you one thing.
though. zen ought Just 70 see tie
doctors new grspe-Tines be sets 20
much BY. TIE tendocs and Tourg
grapes are fairly ebexed 70 bits
Yes'm, I don't expect $500 in gold
would put Il back 70 where Il was 81
hoBr sgo
How vou ialk,7 g2sped Mrs.
Woodcoek. who liked 70 have things
happen. sad the worse iheF happened
tie better she liked II She vas
re-v kind-hesrfed soul. but some
thing IN talk ever was a. good a. her
dinner.
@But i It so9r she continued. /
douhfuIlr. @Really add truly. Or
soa, View SPEAK the truth Just ex-
aesly a. It is
Orson had as much idea Of ihe
truth as be bad Of geology
~Yes'm. said be getting bolder-f
The doctor said to me. Orson Lar
lev. I wouldn't have this damsgmeut
done 10 nv Tintonsge not If ron had
offered ne FIRE hundred dollar bin
right in nv hand And then be
locked as sober as anything aad
walked straight into the house. T.
saw Mrs Sescrest through the oriol
window. and she was erviug Ike furT.
You onght to take q look at il your
sell. AuEt Prissv, # you don't beIieTe
me. be eoncluded in an sggrieved
taae
Mrs. WoOdcock dii not believe him
entirely. 70 be sure. but there might
BE something worth seeing; 50. after
q Ettle reaec1ing. she decided Il would
be handy 20 hare 8 dose Of salts and
senna IN the house, and she might a.
vel step up TO the doctors and get i
then IS Eny tine
There was no need 10 wait for the
grass to drv. for Mrs Woodcock's
and white calico. guililess
of q pza1ier and innocent Of 8 trail.
did not even n-ush the bread plzntin
leaves and The frry spee6xen bios
sons bordering the weIl-iroddea foot
path that led from ber doorstep
straight into the world And her
hearv caE-skin shoes sqoeaked 10
scorn the idea Of wet1ing through.
So she tied on her log-czbia sun
bonnet that had 3 pert calico bow
prospecting from the top. took ber
crooked banded. green ginghan un- /,
b-ella- 70 act the uar1 OF suuDorter Il