The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-04-28

flowers making to delude her or de-
Ious soul, while / 60 up stairs and
coiu money"
''But l may help you!n
"By-and-by, perhaps, if my wrist
gets tired But now, some ere must
stay with grandmamma.
at is very strange, said Georgiet-
ia Appleton, that my dresses
haven't come homel Positively
shall have nothing TO wear tonight y
She w.s lounging before tie sea-
coal Ere, in a blue silk neglige, trim
med With swan eown and a little
French tangle Of blue ribbous and
lace pinned among her tresses, with
8 pear-beaded javelin, while novel
lay in her lap.
What an awful case!' observed
the brother carelessly. Where's the
amethist silk!p
"Ob, l wore that 10 their last re-
ceptionn
And the pink erape?"
Il lock Ike an evil in pink was
+ e goose ever to buy that silk
The Nile green silk with white
lounces?"
Sarah Howard has one just
shade lighter, that she'll be sure to
wear, and l believe the spiteful thing
/ got it on purpose to kin miuc. No,
+ mast have the Swiss muslin With
knots # blue corn flowers, and a ro-
man sash figured with gold And
you'll 90 round to tie laundress, and
hurry her Up a little, wont you.
George? that's duck Of a brother
and you know perfectly well you've
been yawning your jaws eff the last
three-Quayters Of an hour.
Where Is it?"
Only ia MendcnhaIl sireet-just
a pleasant walk. Aad to give Mrs
Barker q sc0liing, and ask her if she
don't know better than to keep her
I customers waiting--althougb, Of
course, 1 know yoa'll do nothing Of
/ the sort. Men have no moral cour-
Fagc There's the address on a card
+ It'Il be such reIief to my mindm
Mqjor George Appleton was an
army officer, home on furlough, and
rather at a loss 70 know what to do
with 50 much extra time Rich,
which was another source Of perplexi- /
+ itYl-haudsome, which wasn't so puz-
zIing.
And 50 be saantered along, his |
hands in bis pockets and cigar bal
anced between bis lips, unconsci0usly /
advancing to meet his fate.
Rapl rapl rapl TIE Major played 1
q tattoo with his knuckles on the /
door.
Dear me, what q noise!" said
voice inside Gene ina little /
louder
The Major walked 10 TO confront,
not a wriakled old bag of q washer
woman, in q halo of soap and steam,
but beautiful young lady dark and
brilliant as an Araksan. dream, with
jeity carls pinned Tack in silken /
cascade at the back Of her head,
and q pair of cutting scissors in her
hand.
Major Appleton started back, all /
his wits m0mentarily deserting him
1t is curious fact that the more en-
barrassed one party in a tete-a-tete
becomes, the greater is the compo-
sure Of the other, Annie Brighton
should have colored and suffered at
being caught thus, but she didn't.
What's your business, sir?" she
asked with the greatest calmhess.
"It's-it's about my sisters gown
Miss Appleton's you know?n
"Ahl" said Anna, II hope te have
it ready very soon. If you'll wait
ten minutes you may carry it home" "
And she took a second pair Of
huting scissors from the stove, test
ing its heat by holding it dangerously
near her velvet cheek.
Major Appleton, not being posted
in etiquette and general decorum,
saw 90 harm in carrying home a bas-
ket Of newly laundried clothes. So
be sat down and waited, while hon
est Mrs Barker started from the 9th
er room, where she lay upon her bed
"a captive to rheumatic pains.
she's in . hurry, you know"
said tne Major, twirling his thumbs,
and thinking how very pretty the girl
was.
so an ], said Anna, making the
AutiDg scissors glide in and out in a
most marvellous manner among the
clouds O! sunny muslin.
She wants 20 wear It, " added the
Major.
But l say yoG-know-you're
not 2 regular washerwoman?
Auna slightly s;raightened herself
up.
MY father vas 4 colonel in the
regular Army Ny grandfather vas
Hyde Creighton Manor, on the
Hudson. Bat We are reduced Low,
and We need money; and I'm not
ashamed to work
By joye you'Ie a.trump," said Ma
j9r Appleton, starting up.
Much obliged to you" Tetorted
Anna, with sparkling eyes, Would
YOU miad boldiag The sash for me-
just secoud while Gaish this {
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