The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-07

UNDERTOOK 10 prcvtae MIN WIFI {
thoroughly reliable servant girl.
applied to my sister-in-law in tn,
country, 8 woman sof strong sens
and much penetration. / sent he
down an account ofSir Johns pre-
|, dicament, and beggsd of her to le
US have good, sensible and honest
t. girl. if she knew suSh person in hel
neighborhood rJobn preferred
girl from the county. at is TIE
lover who ruins evefything," he said
"and the lover is the growth of time
If 1 can have fortpight's fidelity,
shall be we'll pleased. By return o.
post my sister-in-1s1 wrote: II have
got the very girl you want; she is {
beroine, neither more nor less. Shs
, spent ten years in NY cousins fam.
lily, and saved their youngest chilt
from drowning by Der presence o
4 mind. Twice the house was attack
ed BY burglars, andtwice Nelly dis
played the calmest; courage. On one
of those occasionx she was alone
with the children Her fidelity i.
beyond suspicion. q DEFY any one tc
bribe Nelly. For TIE last three wear!
5 she has been engaged to a young
man of the best ch9racter-a carpen
ter-and it is for ht sake, as well as
. not to leave her md 9her and her little
sister, that Nelly WOULD not go tC
Australia with my 6pusin. The chill
dren were broken hSarted at the de-
parting"
This high-aown nlogium ccnclu
ded with the intimStion that Nelly
would be very glad bf a situation in
Sir John Percy's household, and es-
pecially of the liberal terms be Of
iered, and that she would leave S
at once, and coll upon him the
next day.
Sir John was taking bis breakfast,
when Mary, the house-mald, came in
and said that "a Young person want
ed to speak to him.
Great was Sir Johns surprise
when the heroine ofny sister-in-law's
letter entered. A little childish thing
stood before him.
"Why, my dear, how old are
you ?" he asked, in some dismay.
Twenty-Five, sir,n replied quiet
little voice S
Sir John looked at her. Yes,
there were some Of the lines on that
young face. And, though it was a
young face, with slight features, it
was a remarkable face in its way !;
pale and resoiute, with dark eye
brows, and dark eyes looking quietly
at you from beneath their arch.
"What is your name ?" be asked,
q little abruptly.
ELLEN Kelly, sif.n
Yes, she was Irish, and that was
drawback. Not that the prejudice
which forms part of the tradition
AIRY. John Bull. found any room in Sir
John Percy's mind but be had been
Tilted, poor fellow, by an Irish girl,
who had Ellen Kelly's eyes, and be
considered this coincidence ominous.
He assured me afterward that if it
had not been for my sister-in-law's
sake, he would have sent Ellen back
forthwith he said so, but l rather
doubt it, l have fancy that those
eyes OF hers were pleasant to the
good old bachelor memento of his
young days that had charm Of its
own.
"Well, Ellen" he resumed after a
while, IL have heard good account
of you, and trust you will justify it.
Though you are buta small thing to
be heroine, we all know that the
best goods is made up in the smallest
packets. l am good deal out, all
on account of q confounded lawsuit
which l have had in hand these thir-
ty years, and l want faithful, trust
worthy servant to sit in this room
and receive letters. The housekeep-
er will give you some needle-work to
amuse you, should you need such
entertainment but you are to sit
here from eight in the morning till
tWelve, and from two in the after
noon till evening. When you
feel tired just touch the bell, and
James will come and relieve you.
He is too old aud too active to bear
the continement-otherwise | should
require no one else Now, Nelly,
please to mind my words. l suspect
neither the housekeeper nor either of
the Two servants. / have laid traps
for them, and they have come out of
the snarrs white as driven snow;
therefore | have no right to mistrust
them but | expressly desire you to
act with as much prudence as if they
were one and all bent upon stealing
my letters In short, you may be as
civil and as friendly as you will, but
you are Lot to trust them. That
will not be pleasant, will it, eh p
mo, sir; but knew as much be-
fore coming"
"Well, then, as said, you shall
sit here and sew. When the post
man comes, go and take the letters
from him. had box, but | have
suppressed it,"
"And where shall | keep the let
ters if you are out, sir 7"
ain your pocket, my dear, and do
not let soul lay finger on one of
them till | come in. and you hand
them to me-"
"Very well, SIR"
THAT is not all, my dear. You
have relatives, | believe"
"Mother and my little sister, SIR"
"Do you expect any letters from
them ?''
Mother can't write, sir, and my
sister is only seven"
Nevertheless, You expec. to hear
from them ?"
"We have a friend, sir" replied
Nelly. blushing little, "a sort of re-
lation Of ours, who will let me know
row mother and nv little sister are
getting on"
"ln plain speech, you have got a
sweetheart-don't deny it,"
Il do not deny it, sir" replied Ell
len, rather warmly I'VE are to be
married as soon as be has saved a
little money to set up business on his
own account"
Quite right; but my object in put
ting all these questions to you is sim