The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-12-22

4S- ---s--T Atz-cC- N AAE Alt 81 -ts[S =
ing out his pipe, ana lified his head
bpf 10 cher oBe Of The group iB6f
es1e6 sBy interes1 n. OF recognition
q, TIE nsD Rbo entered.
II WAS 6gare familiar ea0uzb L
he company, a1d knoKB n sizz,
soa's Bar a. --Tbe Old Msa !
maa Of perhaps fir years. grizzls1
ard seaHt e bAir. bEi sliE fresH asd
youthful Of eampsexio1 a fsce fuI
e ready, bal not very powerful syIa-
ps1hy, Eilh q cssDsli0n-ilks sB,t
tsde fs- taking q tie shade So
eolor 4 c01IigBous moods and feel
ingz he had evidently 5asf lefl
some hlarioas c0Ep27ieas. AID Cid
not 81 first n3iiee the gravity q ibe
group, Bot elapPsd the shoulder q
lbe dearest maTa jsenlarlr, ard threz
himself into S vacant char.
jest besrd the best thing out
boysl Ye know Smiley, ever var
jim Smi3ey.-fuHaiesi man n tbs
Bar Vel gim Was Jest telling tts
richest yarn about
-SmiIey's fooi. interrupted
s gloomy Eaice-
A particular - skunk. added
another il sspuiehral accents
4 silence followed these positive
ssEtemeats. TIE old Man rlssces
quickly around tie group Then BIS
fare SLOWLY changed That's =
be said re5eeliFay after : pBase.
''csrfingly 3 sort Of skEak E1d
sGihin II s fooL II cg1rss He
Eas silent for s mEze1f as n painful
eoatenplsfign Of -be u1szvorinesz
and folly Of 1he LnpoPalsr Smilsr.
.Dismsl weather. AMI IL bs add
&c, a8w tuIly smb&ked o1 tbe cur
Tu1t q prevailing senfineni- Nigh
! u rough papers on the boys. sad %
show for money ~ this ssEs1n. And
fo-moTrow's Ch- iSEEs
There was G movement amonE tie
Dsn 81 this annooIceusut. bat
whether Of ssflsfscti0n or disgust
was D0t plain. -Yes eontDue5
the Old Nan Il The lugabrious tone
be had. within the last few moments.
uncoEsci0Bsly aSopted.-@Fes Christ
mss, an6 to-1irbt's Christmas eve.
Ye see, boys. I kia6er tbo8gbt-ibs1
j. ! s3rlsr bad 81 idee. lest passia'
Ike Y0u knew-tbEf nav be red
81 Ike 70 cone oTer ts ny house 10
night and haze so-l Of tear rou1d.
Bul ! suppose, n0w, you wouldn't :
D3H'i fee Ike Il NAV be 2 Be added
with sBZious sympathy, pesri8g into
t5e faces Of his c9npEDianE
Vel ! doat know. responded
Ton Flynn WITH sene cbeerfalaess.
P'Tsps Ee nav But bsx about
yGEr wife, Ole Man WHIST does
sss ssy . ity~
TIE Old Man besaated. His cor
iarss experience Lad not bsea :
happy ons and the itct wAs known,
Simpsons Bar. His FIRST wife, Z del-
icats, pretty Little woman, has SUI
fered keeBly and ss=rstiy from The
jesloas suspicious 60 her husbsaIl
until spe day be invited the whole
Bar 70 his house 10 expose ber in5-
deity o. arriving, tie party f7uad
The shy pef5ts creature quietly En-
gagged IN bef household datie-. ard
retired, 2bashed and discounted.
Bat The sensitive w0msn did not eBsi-
1 II rsc3Fsr from the shack q tbs e1-
rrsordiBary outrage. l. was wiki
dihcBlTv sbe regaiDed her eooauiui-
y sufficiently 70 release Der lover
from tbe closet il WITCH De wzs coz
oealed and escape with hin. Sic
lefJ boy q three years 70 comfars
Ter bsreBTcd husband TIE Cd
Mans present wife had been his
eook She was large, loyal AID az
Ersssire.
Before BE could reply, Joe Din
ulek suggested wiIh great direcl1ess
that il was The @Old mans house. =
aDd that, invoking 1be Divine Power,
! Il The case were bis owD, lie would
invite whom be pleased, even # in 50
doing lie imperiEed his salvation.
TIE Powers OF Evil he further r.
marked, should contend against hin
vainly- Al this delivered with a
lerseuess and yig0r lost n this Deces-
SgrV 4-ausfafi5-
In course Certainly. Tbet's il. =
said The Old Maa wi1h & svmpEtbef-
&c frova -Tbsr's DO trouble about
thet It's py owa house, built every
stick On il myself Don't voQ be
afeaFd o her, bays. She mGg cat I'D
q trIae rouEb,-ez wimmin d0.-buf
shell coma around Secretly tie
Old Man trusted 70 The ezsllEliau Of
liquor and the power OF courageous
example 10 sustain him II such 81
eDergehey
A. yet, Dick BaiIen, the Grade
GBC leader Of Simpsons Bar, had net
spoken 10 now took bis pipe from
his lips Old Ms8, bows that yer
Johnny gettiB' oBy Seems 70 ne be
didn't look 50 pert last tine / seed
him On The blgF besFin' rocks At Chi
namea Didn't seem 10 tEke much
interest IN II Thar was & gang q
EN- by ysr yester9ay,-drowned cut
up The riFer,-and kinder thought
O. Johnny, and bow he'd miss en-
May be DOW, we'd be II tbe waF ei
be WIZ sick p
The father, evidently touched uOt
only by TINS pathetic picture Of John
ny's deprivation, but by the consider
ale delicacy Of the speaker. hasten
ed ID assure him that johnny was
better and that little fun might
liyen him up" Wbereup8n Dick
arose, shook himself, ana SAVING.
I'm ready. Lead the wsT. Old
Man: here goes" himself LED the
way with leap, characteristic
howl. and 6sriea oG' into the night
As be passed through the outer roon
be esDghi NJ blazing brand from the
hearth The action Was repeEted by
the rest Of The party, closely follow
+ ing fDd elbowing each other, and be-
iore the sstonisbed proprietor oi
Thompson : grocery was aware q
Ibe intention Of his guests, his room
was deserted.