The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-10-04
.oNE LITTLE INDIAN"

On beach, not q reservation; aI
affair of love, not war a story, no
song.
The affair began with an aversion
on both sides they do sometimes.
The first time be saw her he though
! to himself
And it was for this quiet, little
brown, non-descript girl that gave
: up my trip TO The Adirondacks, and
hurried down here st Rob Sherwood's
entreaty to come and be fascinated.
Those were the words of bis letter.
! and he knows affect blondes. Psbaw
I'D as lisve make myself agreeable to
a squaw !"
Ard Phil Farnbam pulled out bis
chagrin and cigar smoke together
as he paced the piazza to and fro.
She looked all over him at glance
when introduced, and thought TO
herself:
And this is the man / have ideal.
lied in my imagination as Launce-
lot among men! Rob said re was
elegant Why, he's old, and ugly,
and unmannerly UGH"
And little shudder of disgust ran
through the slender figure as she
turned away after the few words fol-
lowing the introduction. 1t looked q
promising beginning. certainly, to the
parties who felt an interest in the
affair.
"Old, and ugly, and unmannerly, !"
was the verdict, given decidedly, by
Rhoda to her aunt and cousin Maud,
who a little curiously awaited her
opinion. She was taking down her
hair for the night, and stood in
Maud's room before the glass, as she
spoke ; and to see her fling the great,
heavy braids TACK, one would think
they had in some wav conspired to-
ward destroying her Illusion OF the
knight Launcelot.
"Why, Rhoda be isn't thirty vet;
and although he is not handsome, to
be sure, he is not as hideous as You
make out and as for 'unmannerly,'
Phil Farnham is a gentleman" And
Maud, who thought Phil, next to her
lover aud brother, the most elegant
of men, was q trifle indignant at Rho
da's criticism.
HE must be sort of wizard, |
fancy be appears to have charmed
you all. For my part, can see nei-
ther youth, beauty, nor grace in the
red whiskered gentleman But.
peace TO his ashes He may continue
to smoke all mis- cigars unmolested by
me during bis stay here. Don't ask
me to talk to him, for / sban'r be civ
il, know. I've taken intense dislike
TO the man"
And with these words Rbods fit
ted through the door leading to her |
room, with an affected shudder that
would have done justice to irst-class
actress.
"What on earth does she mean.
mamma, and what shall we do about
it? She must not be rude to Rob's
friend ~ cried Maud.
Let her go it is only another ofl
her freaks" replied Mrs. Sherwood,
struggling her shoulders.
Rhods Brent had some very pe-
culiar traits Her aunt said she was
"all oddities, and very like the |
Brents." by which, of course, she |
meant she was not bit like her
mothers people, or her. Sbods was
Mr. Sberwood's ward, and Mrs. Sher-
woods niece, and as her aunt was
desirous of seeing ber well married |
and of her hands, now that she was
well educated and out of school, she
skillfully to get Phil
Fsrnbam down to the beach that
summer, in order to throw the two to-
gether. The FIRST move in her little
game, however, promises anything
but q victorious close.
Rboda had been trial to her aunt
ever since she had had her in her
charge. Maud, now, was 80 totally
different. Sic did what was expected
Of ber, and had therefore very prop
erly fallen 10 love at once with the
man ber mother had selected, and
now, duly engaged, was only await
ing the coming autumn in which to
marry and take her tour abroad, ac-
cording to the usual manner of girls
in her set Rhoda, on the contrary,
did nothing any one expected of her.
She bad refused. point blank, two
splendid offers, bo'b of which her
aunt approved and u-ged-and as
matters looked now, she was 10 fair
way to avert, at least. third I Mrs.
Sber wood consulted her son on the
matter not long after, and the two
they would try new
.actics.
"Shs is jnst like all the Bsents-eon-
,rary and willful," said Mrs. Sher-
wood, with sigh.
VERY well, mother-we can be
be same. Now propose . new
If you are determined to
marry Rhoda off to somebody, Phil I
Farnbam is Just the ssllow-only be {
loes'nt admire brusettes. YOU zee !
,ut you have talked too much about Z
Phil to hsr-in bis favor, mean. |
~ the rule of contrsries. Instead {
Il praising him, talk him down. Make
Ter fall in love out of sheer contrarie- ]
y. Arouse ber pique, enlist her
and she will be dead in I
owe With the object before the sum- !
ner is over. He isn't far behind her
n obstinscy. either-but you manage I
Ter. and leave him to me-"
There was very little said about Z