The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-10-17

your SlccAics
No. Oh. Mr.. Lorlh. didn't yor
ever hear the old saying--
"Wen, Neliie?n
"Thst when Won heard the frs
robin Of spring singing. if you haC
pulled the stocking from your lef
foot, you would find cn he inside y
I tie sole"
"Whal2n
a hair ike that Of the person yoI
are going 10 marrv."
"You ridiculous child"
NelIie's face was barring bot a
her foolistaess, bat she could noi
help laughing at Losih's evident ap
probation OF il, and bis thorough as
sstcBisblest.
Nellie, III bay rztiie The nexr
time | 20 into town.'
/ Nellie poGied,
We'll, did YOU fad hsir :"
Yes sir"
Was il Ike mine - tossing back
the masses Of dark brown hair.
\ little quiveEing emile spoiled
Nellie's pout
The res, Is see.et-r
Then you don't intend to tell
whose the hair was like -
No, shall not ielIn
! May | guess?
Il can't help your guessing, sir.r
Was it Ike Ned Howland,s am.
brosial locks. little Dignity -
Il haven't promised 10 tell you il
yon guess
50 yea haven't Then | shall
not waste my iime guessing. But
tell me one thing"
"WhA, Is thsi,r
If you have faith 10 The tricks
Liter faiih.- Nellie said, smiling
aud shaking ber head.
Then | wish-I do wish -: TIE
hair msy be Ike mi1e. y
Manfred I.owth spoke with no Tsil.
lery, yet be hardly kaex xhy be
spoke as be did. Nelly Dare turned
pale as lily. There mas q nome nj
Of swift though, in botb their minds.
Manfred Loxih bad committed
himself as an honorable man be had
committed himself He had nc right
10 say -ueh : thing in such tone 9n-
less BE- mvADt what be said. So be
stood, bali elndeuned. looking down
a. Nsliie's sweet. sgits,ed face.
She was lovely. As he knew her.
she was q sweet, innocent, affection
ate girl; bui the iboaght of marry
iog her never eEtered bis head until
that moment; His deal was older,
grsver. s. one TO understand him
thoroughly mus. have been. lie
faDcied face Of more power. deeper
eyes, and stronger effect: but if lie
read Alright the eyes a1d lips before
him, their meaning was Fery swee,
aud thrilling
Nellie bloshed with distress under
his eyes. lie searched her face
resolately. Saeh face had deceis-
ed biEa once, when be was a mere
boy. aud loved With his passionate
fret love. He dropped her bands at
last, and stepped back
Are yoa going 10 school this sum-
mer.r lie sskej, plueking q dry lesi
from 6 gersnium on the wiadow-sill
Yes l graduate in July"
oh, yes" | bad forgotten. And
in July comes you- biaihday p
Yes; am Is in july
She was womanly for Ter sge
afler all. II be could only be sure
tba, she was no; as light-hesrted as
she was fair But that pretty way
Of tossing back Der curls was Bessie
Bradford's own. He did no, wish to
be fooled twice by The same style
So be cbaiied ab0Lt tie school ex-
bibiIion, the closing Of the library,
and the military review in April, aud
finally took his leave
"He thinks NE only child, aud /
love hin So sne mormured, sobbing
bitterls. Il bate nv baby face
And be always finds me doing some
childish thing. ] wish | was dead =
She cried herself nearly i'll, but
escaped uadeteeted to her room
when her brother came IN The next
dsy she heard that Manfred Lowih
ksd s,nns "a Nan Work
The spring wore on. Nellie Dare
grew pale aud grave Her mother
became anxious Nellie was surely
s;udyiag too hard: she never cSuld
bear TIE excitement Of the exhibition
So Nellie was taken almost BY free
from school, and sent TO Nshant-
Nebant's sea breezes dad no eff
feet, Nellie's ehsperone, Mrs Ber-
tram, Of Boston, recommended ton:
les and bathing. drives and flirting.
and lried ber best TO have her pre-
scrip;ions carried into effect; but
Nellie endured everything lisilesly.
and finally begged; 10 ansEeg to her
sunt's sposialations, to be ies eatire-
iy alone. She shoGld do better So
Mrs. Bsrirsm gave up in despair. .sad
Nellie read and dreamed in solitude.
or sat idiy on the rocks wstchias the
sea. The wild WING drowned Der
lace and blew very very faint roses
10 her cheeks, but days and weeks
crep. uy, while Mrs Bertrap be,
moansd that Nellie never would be
ike other girls
0ne rnornisg ssting party came
10 the hotel. They were entered ap-
on the books as Manfred Lowth, Of
Roston,r "Edward Howiard, of
Manchester. New Hampshire etc.
Nellie. ny dear. DO hurry. Mr..
Lowth is here. from Boston-she
finest man, Well Of, well connected,
gentlemanly, and of excellent cbarsc-
ter. You can never expect to make
say brilliant match, having 10 e1-
pee.atious Yo1rself; ! consider him
Just the thiog for yen. Now, Nellie,