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

wicked wretch !"
well, know that. siss You
always weren
Tom, dear Tom-oh, it's horrible
and drove him to do it,
Here there was such a burst OF
s1bs that for few minutes, could
make nothing of her.
"Well, what's be done 2' | asked
at last. gone out again ~
"0h, no, no." sobbed the poor lit
tie thing. "0h, it's too horrible to
be true,n
well, WE'LL said impatiently,
"but what is too horrible to be true?'
'0h, | can't say it'll dare not
sayit Oh, Tom, Tom, dear Tom
my own darling Pbil,u
"Well, well, know all about that.
But you were bullying him an hour
ago What's be done ~
go DOWN Tom, go down. she
gasped in horrifed whisper. Il
can't-I can'tn
She was nearly fainting, and |
placed be- in a chair, and bathed her
face-at last ] gave her good dab
with my big sponge.
"l'll go down as soon as YOU can
be left" | said, speaking more kindly.
He as struck you, has be ?"
"No, no, Tom she gasped, II
drove him to it, | drove him to il,
Oh, Tom" she walled, "he has shot
himself ~
who? Phil ?n cried laughing
mot be. Why, what a little goose
you are ~
1 He has, Tom, be has"
/ Have you seen it ?n
'No, no; bat | was leaning over
the banisters. listening, when there
came q horrible report apd a fall; and,
OBJ. Tom, TON, Tom, | drove him to
I it -
"It's all stuff" | said, though be-
ginning to grow anxious
NO, no, it's true !" she said.
"You eBn smell the smoke on the
stairs"
Now, as | knew that Phil was pos
sessod of a revolver, which be had
bought TO protect the house. and, so
as to be ready to hand in the night,
! kept it in the sideboard drawer in the
dining room, i felt holf alarmed, and
was about to go down, when En-
seized my arm
"I'll go with you" she gasped,
clingi1g 10 my arm
You had better not" I said.
But she persisted, and put on an
appearance of firmness that | could
not help admiring.
There" she exclaimed, with a
shudder, as we reached the stairs
DO you smell the smoke ~
Yes" | said III smell it,"
"Oh, make haste. Tom :" she moan
ed, He may yet be alive
We reached the passage, and fonnG
that the drswiug.room was empty:
but the dining-room door was closed,
and there was faint light streaming
through by the mat
A. we stood there, Ems courage
tailed for moment; but she soon
recovered, and. turning the handle,
we found Phil lying on his back up
on the sofa, with the shaded lamp
casting its ghasIly light upon his
features
Phil Phil my own husband !"
shrieked En-
Aud she threw herself on her knees
by The couch.
"Hello, pussy" lie said quietly, as
be Rugged her to him. "l thought |
you would come down again."
She started from him with great |
gulp of rage.
"Why you're not shot y she said,
Indignantly.
"Sbot no" he said, sitting up ; !
"who said | was z"
The scene was so comical, that
threw myself into chair, and roar-
ed
"She said you had shot yourself"
/ cried.
"You cruel coward" cried Em,
psssionately. you pretended TO
shoot yourself to frighteu me-"
That | didn't" said Phil. Come,
little woman," he continued firmly, |
there has been enough Of this non
sense"
For answer, she stamped her foot; !
and was turning away, a prey to
shame, rage, aud modification, when |
stopped her.
Here's the pistol En-" | said,
land he has got the contents inside
him."
And / burst out laughing again, as
took up an empty soda water bottle
irum the table
That did go off very loudly"
said, Pbil, rising. You'd better
have some too, Tom, after this"
NO, lhanks,rI said smiling, as l
pointed to poor Em, who was stand
Tag sobbing, with her hands covering
her face Pm off TO bed"
turned towards the door and, as
| reached it, | glanced round, TO see
that angry, unreasonable little Em
had hidden her face on Pills breast,
aud from that judged that the storm
was over.
That night proved to be EEtle
tufEing-point, for Em was very quI-
ell afterwards; aud whenever there
was the slightest sign of coming
t,f, used TO say
II say, Em, knew man once
ho trled 10 commit suicide with d
bottle of soda water"
And the coda of that remark used
to correct ell the acidity 10 pretty |
little En-.
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