The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-15


that she had q charming Ii;tle 6.
ure Her shawl had failen off viii
she was arranging my pillows, :
that | could see her delicate wal:
and the graceful outline of her light
some form | was Interested in be
now for The first time; and was sorr
when she took her departure, wit
the expression Of hope that | migt
not suffer fur,ber inconvenience
| hoped that she would come sgai
90 the following day, and was no
disappointed She came W til a not
aud II bouquet froGl Julia; but befor
delivering either she inquired afte
me with-what thought-genuin
concera. | answered kindly at
gratefully; and before opening be
mistress note asked her several que
tiOns, aad drew her into conversatiot
i be more | saw vi her the better
liked her She was 81 FIRST a litli
feserved-perhaps embarTassed-bu
s;ter few more visits this wore q
and there was quiet seli-possessioi
about her which pleased me nightly
could not get rid Of the impression
that she was something better tkal
her social position sceme9Jo indicate
at all evet Is, she was sery much un
like all the waiting maids had eve
seen | 5000 begun to delight in hsi
visits She came almost every dsl
With some letter or message from be
mistress | looked forward 10 lh,
time Of her coming. aud felt dulleI
when she was gone / thought that
it would be delightful to have such {
bandmaiden always about me, i'
smooth NY pillow aud bring me my
meals, aud talk to me when she haC
nothing better to do
! was Interested il Rachel. AID ea
joyed her visits but, believing still
ia Julia Harper's fidelity, ! wa faith
fdl 10 the core myself But circum
stances soon occurred Which shooE
my faith. aud then my love 6eggl to
dwiaGle.
Rachel brought ne s note Que day,
and a parcel containing pair q
wofsled work slippers, which her mis-
tress said she hoped ! would y ear for
her sake un,ii was able to leave my
room She did not actually say, but
she implied that She had worked them
for me herselt. Whel ! said some
thing to Rachel about the iime and
trouble Miss ilarpeT--i never said
your mistress" no~-lgst have ex-
pended or them. I observed s very
curious and significant expression o.
the girls face. | had observed il
once or twice before. when | had
said something indicative Of my con
idence 10 Julia's sincerity. |; was
an expression partly Of pitY-psrtIY
Of aisgas,; aal sses.eass &c attended
for ! could see the compressare OF her
little mouth, with paintG. effort to
repress the utteralce Of something
that was forcing its way 10 her lips
| was thinking what this could geau
when g pics % ioIged paper eiI fgora
s pGfeS' picked it 10. aad found i
wa Ia bill Tor NY slippe.s
which Me- I .sper had brought ]
knew Low ihs meaning Of the look
Rachel saw that | had got a glinl-
mering Of the truth, aud l thought
that she seemed more LsrFy.
She bcG wisssa ne good morn
ing, and was about TO depart. but |
told her that | could not suifer Der TO
GO Il was altogether a deplo-elle
day, what We call il tie log sguaIlg
There was great deal Of wind
great deal .. rain; and Jus. a this
moment the later was cqmi8g down
iE torrents After some persgssio.
she coaseaied % remain Then !
asked her il shr woEld Do sQaetb.ng
for NE; and gitG GF. ht .niiie, she
answered. Yes" / bad p new silk
heekclo;h waiting on The table 10 be
hemmed. She took il up, aud then
tarniag to me, asked nairely how SIZE
wasIo hsm i gitaogs RSsdie end
thread To tais QGesli0D-f5F which
! was vel preaaFed-zI replied that
in be o,hsg table drawer she would
Gad something e0ataiaiHE both. She
searched. and found a very Drett7
Russian leather ease, silver mo-ctsi.
wirb ali the spel:sa.ss , se&mSJre-s
eva,I dos.se 'Eben | begged Der ac-
cep;snce of it-ssid that / had Or
dered il 10 6e made on purpose ior
her use, and that ! should be bitterly
disappointed il she did not accept Of
it, Aad she did accept /. with un-
disguised pleasure. And a ver7
pleasant thing it was = ,is % the
sois, aud ga,e1 teE neat l.Jile white
hands piyiag the needle il nv behalf.
| hal Jeea Iongiag to see the haad
without the glove. aaa ~as abaG
danIF ss,isseG ghea / saw ii.
S0e nad hemned cne sire Of tie
DaEdkerehief sid ws bad eoarrrsed
on great vssis.y Of iopics, when
Toe weather began % clear up. and
the sun to shine 10 at the Giaaovs.
Rachel rose e; o2Ce Is depart I
said that ! ygs eg;te s9re :. -.gs. -
dreadfany vet 1nGYs fcaf. and hsr
Wi ) ceriGis sBe vas tbinlv sb0d.
Not vegv, sse asked
Bot / Insisted on satisfying n self.
and would not BE- o1aten, an;il she
had ssfl, ed y peep oat beaes'h the
hefn os ner gown one of the 1estest
li;gle paIeni slippers / lad ever seea
in ny life said that they vera
yerY dainty I.i,s taia9s ogi ahogeth-
er Gge Nes,tef shoes, and bot meat
Tor vet dacks Bu. ! Feuenbered
presently ;asi | had seen Ia Der hand.
when she entered he soan, q pair OF
india TatasF o.ssshoes, and Iremiui-
ed her Of thea.
They are my mistFez4' . sbe
said; Il cad besa desired 10 fetch
them iFoia Ihs slop
"W.sf than" iseid. "4E the same
they will be none the worse, and
will keep YOUR little feet dry
Bat box can | ln she answered.
Git1' q sails heT VIII rot 2t ne at
sll.s
"roo saialls" / said, laughing.
Yes, sir she said, with another
sa,i.s even more charming than the