The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-05-09
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BECKY.
Br OLIVE HARPER

Wild, beautiful. old Wyoming. Po
ets have Sung its praises, novelis,s
have there laid the scenes of tneii
most beautiful stories, and there II
seems as If Nature had brought to
xether all that Was fair aad xeet,
and had formed from her plenteou'
stores a place for her own delight.
Born and reared 10 that delightful
valley y here the great moantsini
nide their heads in . violet haze, and
wksre the sw ift waters Of the Sos
iuebsnna ever bathe the fringe OF
Srsss a their feet, snd where the
-piced pine breezes breathe health
od vigorous life with every zephyr
Z grew and drank 10 love for the
lear old valley with every Inspiration
g tvs up 1t grAndfsther's farm
hat used 70 be most frequently; for
loved 70 live under the shade ol
nose great pine forests, and to hesl
ne-endiess whisper Of the invisible
shose voice seemed to Sigh as she
branches swssed TO and fro. Grand.
sther's house wae near to the turn.
ike road and from the stone wall you
.oold see the wonderful red coach
sod six that made tri-weekly trips
. Pittsburg. TIE driver. Jerry
owens, always had Q BIT Of candy
aone up 10 . wonderful paper. to
brow of as be passed BY, and q
..mile and . nod for grandmothes and
becky our hired girl, whose red
heeks would grow still redder after
sc had passed II seemed fonny thai
Becky always had something impcrt.
.as TO DO in the garden among The
solly hccks, snd peony's. and Glove
,inks, anu striped ribboa grasses
shen The stage was expected BY and
sow diligently she worked uotil j,
lssd passed add thea bow she would
-Saad ~ish her ;wo pretty. bsre.- dim.
led elbows ressine 90 the stone wsH
lad her round pink CHA resting ia
ler hauds, locking up the mountain
ade after the now Invisible stage
fhen abe would heave . little sigh
aod look srooad qaictly 70 see IL sny
one observed it snd then would ko
oaek to her churning, milking and
,pinni1g sbsli ever remember
What pretty picture our Becky
nade AZ her wheel - she vooid sii
evenings in front of the great ERE
pisce Her blue calico dress. and
= bite linen apron, and the little white
fome around the neck, uere 20 neat
and trim, snd Der arms were 90 round
Aod white. aad the light fell on the
xavy crinkies ia her darh hair made Is
.ook like curIed maple. only in the
ireiigh, il shone IKE old fashioned.
ed Guinea gold Her mouth looked
% leader and swees these times with
> sort Of half smile oa Is. such as
bose wee 20 whom has come the
lae perfect happiness, new reyela-
-ion,os love Becky sometimes would
lreak OCT in some old fashioned iea-
der, ht.le ballad like, "Csroiiae Of
Edinbornugh town. or eBarbars Al
.eo, CT some swee, old Aethodiss
oynn, and her yoice had that full.
rich iatoas,ion that sometimes strikes
sou ike . propbecj, for ], tells Of
one of those deep. imp.ss'o1ste ns-
lures TO whom lore Is eli, whether for
good OF bad Graadfa her used to
-Ay Becky had yellow eyes. and I
ion't koo~ sss they weee q; times,
.noogh generslly they we're hazel
rhoee other times where when she
rould sis dreaming Der little day
trezus. or when she weas about the
1oase doing her wort, bss still seem-
lag 70 look past it al toxard The fu-
ore
Becky Was 81 orphan, snd uss al
.Ione Ia ibe world. sad had been
,ound on, TO Squire Green's wife.
sben tes years old, and for years bad
lone The scrubbing and drudgery fox
klftL.: household. receiving nothing
herefor except seedlings sad . few
aad e she greu older seem
ID likely 70 out bloom sll Mrs Greea's
ar daughters. tfor in thas primitive
ralley hired girI- Is really one Of
be fAniiy1. and 30 shen dear old