The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-06-26
THE FACTORY GIRL.

THE FACTORY GIRL
Il was q little studio, quite al the
top of the house. Upon the easel
that occupied the post OF honor il
the middle of the room, large piece
Of canvas glowed with the soft tints
of spring land scape, and Frank
Seymour stood before it, pallet in
hand. his large brown eyes dreamy
with o sort of inspiration
In comfortable easy chair, by the
door, sat plump, rosy little female,
I'M lace cap with plenty of mar
row white satin ribbons aaltering
from it, and silver gray poplin dress
Mrs. Seymour, in fact, our artists
mother, who has just CONS up from
the very basement "to see how Frank
was getting along"
Here. mother" said the Young
man, with an enthusiastic sparkle in
his eyes, "just see the way the sunset
touches the topmos: branches of the
old apple tree. | like the brown,
subdued glow of that tint it some
how reminds ne OF Grace Teller's
hair"
Mrs. Seymour moved a Little ul-
easily in her chair
''Yes, It's very pretty: but it strikes
ne, Frank, you are lately finding a
great many similitudes between Miss
Teller and your pictures. y
Frank laughed good humoredly.
"Well, mother, she is pretty"
Yes. | doa't deay that shes pret-
ty enough"
"Now, mother, what is the mean
! ing of that ambiguous tone ?" de.
manded the young artist, pleasantly.
What have you discovered about
Miss Grace Teller that isn't charm
ing and womanly and lovely ?''
Frank, do you know who she 'is?"
"Yes, | know that she is a re-
markably pretty girl with a voice
that sounds like the low soft ripple
of the little rivnlet where / used to
play when l was boy"
"Noasense," said Mrs. Seymour.
sharply
"Well, then, if you are not salts.
fed with ny description of her as
she is, would you ike to know what
she will be ?"
Mrs. Seymour looked puzzled.
Mother, | think one day she will
be ny wife"
Frank Frank are you crazy ?n
"Not that l know Of" said Mr.
Seymour, composedly, squeezing a
little deep blue on his pallet out Of a
dainty tin tube, and mixing it
thoughtfully.
1--WE know so little abou. her y
thought Mrs. Seymour. TO be
sure She is visiting Mary Elton, and
Mary belongs to a very good family
if she does live in half touse and
takes in fine embroidery for living
But then she has no style at all com
pared with Cynthia Parker, and Cvn.
thia always did fancy our Frank
Then, moreover, she has five or six
thousand dollars Of her own. But
dear me, young man in love is the
most headstrong creature alive"
Mrs. Seymour mused while
logger, and then put on her mouse
calored silk bonnet and gray shawl
and set out upon t)ur of investira-
ton.
"l'n End out something about Miss
Teller, or III know the reason why"
thought the indefatigable widow.
Miss Grace Teller was "at home"
helping Mary Elton in an elaborate
piece of embroidery. The room |
where the two girls sat was yery |
plain, carpeted with the cheapest in.
Grain, and curtained with very ordi. /
nary pink and white chintz, vet it
looked snug aud CHEEKY, for the fat
blackbird was chipping noisilv in the
window, and stand of mignionette
and vio.et blossomed pansies gave
delightful tint to this pretty picture
Of everyday life.
Mary Elton was pale, thin aud not
at al pretty; there was a tremulous
sweetness about her mouth that
seemed to whisper that she might
have been different under different
circumstances. Grace Teller was
lovely blonde, with large blue eyes,
rose-leaf skin, and hair whose lumin-
Gus gold fell over her forehead like an
aureola.
As Mrs Seymour entered a deep
er shade of pink stole over Grace's
beautiful cheek, but otherwise she
was calm and selfpossessed, an d
readily parried tie old lady's inter
rogations.
"Yery warm this morning," said
the old lady, flaming herself do
they have as warm weather where
you come from, Miss Teller ~
Il believe it is very sultry in Fac
said Grace, composedly
taking another needlef1ll of white
silk.
"Factoryville? Is that your na-
tive placer Perhaps then you know /
Mr.. Psrker-Cynthis Parker's faith
er-who is superintendent in the
great calico mills there?n
avery well, ! have often seen
him"
Are va acquainted with Miss
Cynthia?"
"No-I believe Miss Parker
spends mos: Of her time in this
city"