The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-12-13

calm. almost proud lace, with iaFg
creole eyes, and coal black hair looG
ed away from the cheek in heav
shining folds.
had seen many more beautifC
faces during my winters 10 PhiladeI
yhia and Wasbington-my summer
AZ Cape May, Newport ana Nahant
and. hesides, | was ~expectiBg 10 NEE
az the Hall a certain belle aud heir"s-
a sisler-inl law of a friend who ha.
invited NE t. his house. So | CAV
o8ly a passing glance 10 the pal
stranger ard then dismounting, ran.
The bell. 4 servant answered tn
summons. aud, corductiug me int.
be library, went 20 cell his master
in a tev moments the door opened
and the lady whom / had seer ar ih.
window came in, with TWO curl
h.aied children clinging about her
She babe me good morning in {
voice swee. a. the thrill Of a lut.
string, and said, with some embar
rassment-
Il am sorry that Mr.. ard Mrs
Cuthhert are both out riding"
"Ab! - am l." was the answer
hut ! suppo-e they will not he long
for, though they did net EXPECT M
20 day. | wrote them ! should prob
ably he here this week
Then you are Mr.. Finceot Z"
Richard Vincent. 1t Your service
and now introduce Yourself"
II am-she paused, woun'
one Of the little girls riaglets abou
her finger ! n her %caHinsion, aud be
gar again-"I am
Once more q besitated, and re-
~umed-
Il have guessed--you are the gov
"rpess -
She smiled, but the color rose q
her very temples
Poor aud proud" soliloq0iz d
How that blush became Der
At this moment we beard tire .FamI
OF aorses' feet, ana soon saw Cnth
bert and his beautiful wife dashine
up the broad avenue leading 70 the
mansion. The coverness hastily let
ne, aud | shortly after saY her talk
ing - my friends on the yeranGah
tbe brief conference over, my host
aud hostess entered, aud gave methe
cordial welcome which Is character
lstIc OF the South. Wien the greet
ioss bad been lnterchansed, Iturned
to CuthoeFt, aud said
fray, where Is MISS Dupont, the
charming slsterin-!aw OF whom you
spoke
lie and his wife exchanged sIgnii-
cant giaDces, and continued
= am impatient to sec this par.
ag7a-dobt keep me lasuspense.
VIII 0 o WI see her al
dinner.
Inc neSt moment the aressinS oei'
rang, o me host led the way to the
guest Chamber where ne LETT me u
make my toilet In those days !
was not indifferent to my personal
appearance. and with :he ald OF an
stieouve servant arrayed myself IN
ne mo-t eiegsDt sult my "afdrop'
Afforded.
= wonder II shall SUIT the her
ess qnerIed mentally, as toos
the las survey ~ the mirror, aad de-
sce1ded to the dlnlng nall.
Neartse table sat Cuthbert aud hl=
VIE tue lace han seer a. the "'h
dow. and not far from ihe gogernes'
a you1g adv WIN lar complexion
a blooming cheek, the %spnniest blue
eyes, ara a p~'o'n''on OF goihen mar
vas a eonn9is'rur ~ ladies' GreH'
a'fhei perind.an tooS ~ NJ a s'ahc'
Der costly India mnshn robe, WIN ~
trliis 81 Nechlin iaee s'ho Spiepa'I 4"
her bracelets. necklace aud eardrops
and the eNqu'slieiy wrought goiIei
comb, which Topped up tee Ficf
t@resses- Why was II that ny ewes
wandered from per !" "a" pale cam
goyerpess, win her hAn'7 OF raVef
hair D great, et'qaent owes. ana
dress teat ieil Ia g'ace'ui io!as @o'o'
her.
"hiahene- ssin nF post, u,'""
me to present my oid ana Vs'aeu
r. l)--I - - ~
'fiendIh'c9ard Nineea',
ihe oionde beauty co'ofed ah'
-lmpersd
lie tnen presented nae 10 'he gov
erness.
she greeted nae win zoe grace 6.
a queen ahe l. a. f~Fspec'lui'y as ;
she nad been one said
we a we p'eAsute o' Hee''oe
once oei'fe, 'u'n"e't
toid You, mef"arra we gov
~efness. Meh' """h 70 zen nun you
TVsehe.
ine c~ere"ohif' - a'une' no" "'
gan ana az = sea' pau "seh asSp'o
10 me peS'ue .r'ei
I" ; ~, ! I,,sn ,su'' ne
ny ih'ngnts 20 'uc PlF
siieot sui OPP s'e ''I "eH
WIS over anu Tue '1H''e "'' '"'
oe ~ mu;.o.a,
~ 80 '"
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u's n,s h. hall no, ,ell vo,r !