The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-19
COMEDY.
BY EVA EVERGREEN.

ACOMEDY.
BY EVA EVERGREEN.
81 declare, Jeremiah, hain't you
got married yet? never saw such
corsarned old goose as you be f!
Here's lots of gals wouldn't want a
second asking" and Aunt Sally
Sykes, dowa on her annual visit to
her nephew, regarded him with
scornful eOmmiseration through her
glasses.
Il know it :" fumed jeremiah; III
they d ask me nowl But its awful
! to"
'1f you amt a numbskull y inter
rupted Aunt Sally. You'll die sin
gle, then; for a man who amt got
the spunk to 90 his own sparkin' amt
wuth wasIin' time on. | declare if
was some'at younger. soonef'n see
you go on in this shifless way I'd
marry you myself"
Couldn't you. anyhow ?" groaned
her hopeful nephew.
Anyhow - repeated the lady.
you might as well ask your grand
mo,hrr I'd look petty marryin'
the fellow I've many time held over
myE ee as boy. I hoped to have
'hicoried' some sense into you." and
she left the room ere be could pre-
vent it, leaving our hero in perplex-
ed perturbation, which ended, how
ever, in a resolve to redeem his char
acser and sally forth in search of
wife.
Across the street, in neat cottage,
lived three sisters of less than thirty
ye-rs, and many longing glances had
blinds toward bis dwelling; many
times his passing figure had set their
hearts wildly muttering, only to sink
in disappointed vexation as be failed
to come in, aud at this cottage Jere-
miah resolved TO make his first mat
I TlmO0lal venture.
We will pass over the prepara-
tions incident to this momentous er-
rand without comment The atten-
dant fila7cial damages were the CON-
ple.e Generalization of half dozen
silk ties and three cambria handker-
chiefs, of which be anointed one with
hair oil and deluged another with
liquid blacking before recovering his
senses sufficiently to render the third
redolent of the Il love you," as q
delicate Interpretation of bis sentl-
ments; so that it was in no enyiable
state of mind that be brought up at
last on the Misses Simpsons door
step and Knocked for admittance.
The door was opened promptly by
siip.shOd damsel of fourteen, who
stood pushing a disordered crop of
hair out Of her ewes.
"Is-ls-Miss Simpson in ~ STAN
mered jeremiah
The child gave her head an Mir
native plunge, and was Immediately
extingdished by tie precipitated
shock of hair
"0ne on 'em is! p she replied sen
tentiously.
Can see her, if-if-sbo is not
engaged"
"she bain't doin' notbin'; come
imp
Our hero was ushered into a dark
ened parlor, and banging the door
shut she left him to grope his way
TO chair Presently foot steps were |
heard; Jeremiah's heart began an
obstieperods humping, and had there /
been an open door or window handy. |
TO his eternal disgrace be it spoken. /
be would have embraced the mode of
escape But there was something
vastly better to be embraced, and in |
another moment Miss Simpson stood |
before him.
so delighted to see you, Dir.
Sykes Isn't it lovely day ?" /
yes, yes !" stammered jeremiah !; /
$50 pleasant / thought I'd come
and"
"Yes, Mr.. Sykes!" prompted his
hostess, as our hero appeared to be
falling into state Of hopeless i'm
becility.
Il thought I'd come to-to-it's
such beautiful day !"
"Yeryln endorsing the sentiment
as enthusiastically as if it was perfect
ly original; add your farm looks so
attractive. 4 often envy you your
lott"
"Yes, l like y murmered Jere-
miah, showing symptoms Of recovery.
@0h, you must! and you have a
good housekeeper? It's so hard for
single man to get suited in that re-
spect-"
Yes" Jeremiah sighed, mine
does vefy well, but l feel the need
of A.
"A wife /" said Miss Simpson sp-
preciatively; "yes, you should have
ONE
"I'm going to to.''-energetieaIly-
''and you live so near, perhaps-"t
Miss Simpson became delightfully."-
confused.
please to speak little palmer,
Mr.. Sykes"
T-I--want wife. Miss Simpson
Will you have me :"
A mingled sob and chuckle escap-
ed Miss Simpsons lips; and this be-
ing the appropriate crisis, she let her
head sink upon his shoulder
"0h, Jeremiahi are you sincere 7"
"0f course ] am. Amt yon ~
said jeremiah, taking the cue.
.'Sineere now and alwsysl and III
prove it BY fixing an early day y and
the customary lovers seal" served
as an appropriate punctuation point