The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30
ELLEN's LocKEr.

With sympathy earnest, nntiring,
Go, bring him up lron,she grave.
ELLEN's LoCKEr.
II was a bright dsr late in the eu-
iumn-one Of those days when the
air seems laden withthe scent Of hay,
and the peculiar oder Of the falling
leaves
Away from these scents, iu the
very heart of L,ndcs. stood the DR.
phenege OF ST. A1n, aud on this NOR
ming long train If children, from
the little creature Of four summers TO
the girl Of fourteen. were vending
their way, two by two, acress the
square where the Hnme was situated,
aud which was 10 thorougbfare.
When they arrived at the further
side Of the square. there were the
plessure-Vsns. Xix in number, drawn
up Just outside the row Of pillars
which Gu: il of from the street.
"lt would do anybody good, and
make one feel young spain, just 10
look ut them" remarked al old LADY
who termed one of lbe little crowd
assembled 10 zee the children OF for
their treat.
The pleasant party al length reach
ed tue open country. and after de-
lighJtal drive through the grass
grown roads. which might mere aps-
/ IL be called lanes. with the golden
bFosD, aaiumnal leaves strewn under
the horses' feet, and " hiring down
upon their heads, they at length
reached The gsies oil she great avenue
leading % the grounds which, by lbe
sindness Of The ow5er. Sir George
SommeEs, had bseu brown open ipr
their enlertaiHment.
- it was sai,'--bd il was rather
he kirdaess Of Hady Sommers.
ibe yo0os and loVeli wife Of .be bar
/ Sir Gearge. peopn said, wrs a
cold, stern man, xh} fer years had
lived alone 10 bis - N home, IL
was also rnmnred Isl ke bad -zase
With scme trouble through q Young
brother, who, slraying away from the
family traditions, had married beneath
him.
However, this was ali years before
our little talk opens, aud Sir George
had turned over a new leaf, and since
The advent of bis Young wife, things
bad gone on differently. He was
kinder to bis dependents, the irown
VAS seldom seen on his face, and
Lady Sommers acted like sunshine
on everything and every body about
the place
She saw one of the patronesses Of
the Orphan Home, and on hearing
from The mstron that want of funds
would for this year hinder the child
rens' treat. she at once proposed TO
receive them at ber own house, and
Ibro~ open The pstk-like grounds for
heir pleasure
Among all the noise and play Of the
children, Que girl Of about thirteen
sat apart. and seemed to etjoy it all
liateusely bot quietly
She was tai for her age, very slen-
der ia her make, with q perfectly.
formed oval face, a pale-olIye com
plexion, ana jst-black glossy heair.
Her eyes were OF that iastro US
egosn almost approaching to black,
and the deiiealely penciled eye
brews gave to the face q refaed ex-
pression.
The moment the child opened her
lips and spoke On any subject Of in
terest % her, the expression OF her
eyes deepened and her Whole face
became radiant snd full OF Intellect
You seem to epj1y This" said
Lady SINNERS, as she psssed among
Ihe ebiidfen, accompanied By The
kind matron, and noticed tbs girls
speaking eyes.
Ore os these wonderful flashes
came over her face as she Iirsl gIanc-
ed up, aud then rose to answer the
lady
"Yes. ma'am,n she replied, With a
courtesy, sit is all so lovely
"She has good face, and lovely
eyes" remarked Lady Scmmers, as
she passed on.
''She has teen very good child,
my Lady" returned The matron, anx-
ious to do q service TO her little
charge 1T is just eight years since
she came 10 us,n she continued, "and
| am anxions-as she has always
been favorite with me-that she
should get Into some comfortable
place"
Then you intend her for a servant
asked Lady Sommers
Yes, my lady, replied the ma
tron, IF | esl got her in some " here
IS lady 'smaid Although she is SO
young, l have had her trained for her
duties. She can mend aud get ep
lace with auy oae and fOr dressing
hair, The French monsieur who taught |
her says be never had SO clever a pu-
pill | am vexed,r she continued,
ito part with her. bat the rules will
not ALLOW ne 10 seep her much long
ez.Y
"no you know anythiag of Der par
ensage p asked the lady, evidently |
iD deep thought.
mo, my Lady; that is just wha,
puzzles me- You may have heard /
Of the loss of the Austrian ship named
Triton. about eight years since. Well,
the only souls saved were . sailor
aud child, and that child il the little
Ellen you have iast been SO kind as
10 notice.
Further conversation on The Sub
iect was interrupted BY message for
Lady Somuefs,
II wouldn't wonder, Ellen, = said |
the matron, az she met the girl half
an hour afterward, "if Lady Sommers
would do something for you. She
asked me about you" :