The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-11-28
ATERRIFIC EXPLOSION.

Sucn Httie goose Sle really
was / used to tell her that if she
would only leave Phil alone. he
would give up bis outdoor life, and
could easily be won over to bee, ,me a
home bird.
But mamma said / ought to be
firm with him, aDd so will"
" If mamma would leave you alone,
it would be all the better for Jou," i
grumbled
For shame, Ten :" she exclaimed.
chow can you speak in that way Of
mamma ?"
''Bother!n l CALCULATED, aad went
on reading
The little goose was nv sister En-.
who had been married three months
to my old friend and companion.
Philip Brady and was living with
them, and joined p all il bis cham
bers at Gray's Inr
IF had know u how dissiaa,ed be
would grow, would never have
married him, " obbed En-.
"Dissipased S.-stuff," excIaim.
ed.
"See bow lae smokes,'' said En-.
Not uiore than 1 do" | replied.
And drinks" sobbed En-.
Glass or two Of bitt srs a day, and
one drop of whisky at night" |
said
And stays away Fl ON home"
Nonsense He is very good
husband, and loves ou ten times as
much as you deserve, II cried, sharply,
for | was getting cro IS with her.
II declare, Tom" she cried in a
pet, you do nothin! but take his
part"
"of course" ] sal j, when you do
nothing but IVORY yourself for no.
reason whatever.
IL shall think soon that be has
found some one else to care for
said Em, nov cryir g outright.
w hy, you tai ok that now, you
silly hu'.e thing. There, YOU don't
aeser',e to have such a husband
W ell, I'm going bed You had
letter go too. u mt sit up for him
while you are n that temper"
Indeed, haa | shall" she cried,
with a stamp ef b er little foot And,
laughing at the pretty little impetu-
Gus fairy, VITA her flashing blue eyes
and goldeH hair, locking in her anger
like an angry cfild, I lit my candle
and went Of TO bed, feeliug sure that
Phil wolld laugh at her, give her a
kiss, and ell would be right again.
But il was not Phil came home
about twelve, and | heard his latch
r kew in the door. He ratified bis
= stick in the umbrella stand, and then
heard him go into The little drs G.
ing room.
Now, instead OF being out on eay
dissipsted trip, poor Phil had been
hard at work reading in chambers !;
for, as be tod me afterwards, be had
felt that If he brought his work home,
be would not do stroke.
; Tee consequence was, then, that
when be came home, apd my little
goose Of sister began series of
lreproaehes, he bore them all till she
declared be was deceiving her, snd
, that she was growing to bate bin,
which was as base q little Go as she
could tell Phil grew cross in his
turn and scoided the little fury, and
ended bv catchiug her in bis arms
and kissing her, telling her to be =
good girl for the future.
/ found out afterwards that Em
pushed him from her, and ra0 up
stairs, banging ber bedroom dooI.
and locking herself uoisily in
The cunning little thing IL heard
her directly afterwards turn The key
very softly open the door, and then
, go outside and listen.
| could hear her breathing every
now and then, for she gave g little
sob as she waited, evidently longing
TO make it up," but prevented by
her little angry pride
Let 'em alone-best way" | SAID,
as | sat down in my dressing gown,
aud took up hard legal book, mean
!, ing to read for an hour before turn
cd in.
Somehow or other, had not been
reading many minutes before the
legal pbraseology passed away. and
Twas away up the Thames, swim
miag in the cool, sparkling. refresh
| ing water, when l found myself in
front of some lock gates, on the 9th
er side of which heard loud
knocking, and some one cllling
TON! Toni"
Cant come" said. '1'm bav-
ing nv bath, aud the waters lovely" !"
= Tom, Toni Toni ges up
get up quick"
And the knocking continued.
"Eh! What's the matter 7" said.
starting 10 wakefulness, and fading
that some one was hammering fu-
riously at my door.
What's the matter?r SAID open
= ing the door. for En- 10 rush into nv