The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-08-05

seek her fortune, but seek somebody;
misfortune
The vay to Dr.. Seacrest's va:
across the green away from the biaeE
cotton mills down by the river; awsy
from the street Of stiff. white cot.
tsges, where the mil operators lived;
away from the commonplace, two
story dwellings clustering around the
church. the store, the blacksmith shop
and the p8sfofiee 10 8 bit Of level
slightly removed from the Hollow, .
by s sloping hill Here was scatter
ed q group Of houses where the doe
tor, the miIi-owner. the minister and
two or three prosperous farmers lived
Lived, 50 ihe Hollow people said
~ssack-apr and spar; from their nsigh-
bors-
Bat the aristocratie isolation was
al the work Of the Hollow, for, as
Mrs Woodeoek often said:
Folks ean choose their Own place
1 il this world. If they have a mind
70 bold up their heads and be some
thing they can be. or they can be no
body or nothing. either one
Accordingly she held up her head
and made herself somebody, equally
il the kitchen Of Mary Dasy, the
Irish Iaundress. IN Speek Lane, 81 the
lowest dip Of the Hollow, and in the
paTlors Of the spacious mansion that
crowned the top Of Quality Hill
So noW she Eeaf up the wide,
doEer-bordered walk leading 20 DR..
SeacresI's stately doorway with an
ASSURANCE OF 8 welcome visitor, and,
/ tapping confidently an the open door,
stepped in with little nod and cour-
tesy as much Of respect 70 herself 81
difference - Mrs Seacrest and her
daughter, Miriam, sitting sewing and
looking As tranqail zs though no storm
had ever passed ever either vineyard
OF spirit
Dear mel Is il ven Mrs Wood
eoekz How y0a started mel Come
IN We were speaking Of you aot ,
half hour ago, cried Mrs. Sezerest,
who was 3 lively. cordial woman, as
round and flushed IS q poppy, and al
ways sitting in the saushiGe, 10 mat
Ter what clouds there might be il the
sky.
Mrs Woodeock came in. -Qaite a
shower we have had, : said she, drop
ping upon 6 velvet sofa with a air
Of being much a home on velvet Il
noticed, as I came along. Mr. Hurl-
bert's oats sre beaten fat, and /
shouldn't wonder If s good deal Of
injury was done by the hail
Very likely" replied Mrs Sea-
crest serenely. The hsiIssoaes
were very large. Bot Il bas come of
beautifully nog, and the air seems
purer after the storm.
Some people might have felt pat
aside 81 this. bus not Mrs HOodeoek
She perceived that something lay
under this plscid surface, and, never
being troubled bF excess Of delicsey,
proceeded 81 once 70 send out her
blood hounds.
How was il here said she
boldly. -Anytbing damaged about
yoGr grounds
The dshliss. some Of them. were
broken Of, didn't father ssy?n re-
sPOnded Mrs. Seacrest, appealing TO
her daughter And ! think some
glass were broken in the hos-hoRse-
The doctor las just ordered 4 differ
enr style Of sash, 80 these are out Of
the way just IA time
EFerythiag was alwsEs fish that
came - Mrs Seacres,'s net
-Tisa't that said Mrs. Wood
cock 70 herself Something heavier
than h2ilstoaes i on her mind"
So she started another trail
Heard from Earnest lately" she
asked.
Not very long since, replied Mrs
Sezcrest, czrelessly, but with the
faintest shadow Of shade slipping
scross her sunny face for sn instant
That Is II" said The visitor, IN
wzrdly nOdding spproFingly 70 her
self For i; Is not everybody zho
would have h4d the skin 70 touch Gp
On the sore spot 50 soon
Bot before she had decided on her
next question Mrs Seserest spoke
sgaia.
We are expecting him bone soon.
Mrs. Woodeock. with his wife
His wife !, : cried Ms Wood
cock
Even with her discerning fore
sigtt she was not prepared for this
announcement, Earnest Seacrest be-
ing vet junior il the State Uni
Fersity-
Miriam looked steadily upon Der
work, flushing with look Of painful
annoyance. but her mothers was Is
bliibe a. eFer
Yes" said she: Earnest i
Young. isn't be. Bat, after all he Is
as old ss | was when | Was married. /
Our children take Us bF surprise con- /
ing 20 De men and women 50 much /
s00ner than We expect"
eYheE d. yon lock for bim-them - 1
fzlfered Mrs WoOdcock- too much 1
beRiidered fer her usual aptaess of
questioning
Almost 81 sny time; / shall 10;
be surprised if they come to-day.
answered Mrs. Seseresf, not able to /
conceal some nervous dread
Not the dread that the married
pair might arrive before Mrs. Wood
cock should 20 sway with her long
esrs, deep eyes aad bread tongue
Oh, no, Mrs. WoOdeock would hare
herself with eouiemptuous
if such 81 unworthy jeaI-
oasy had erossed her selfassured /
mind
So she sat, and sat, and sat, while
Mrs Seacresf seEed and sewed, and
seEed and seEed
Miriam, evidently unable to bear I
lie Slow torture, soon found an er-
rand 70 her chamber, and found &c
reason for returning
Wasn't your sons marriage lit
lie sudden 10 yoG,r asked Mrs
a. soon - she had col
Iected her ideas
Somewhat Bat IL i SO much
letter for = roun- man 10 settle uoon