The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-06-04

that girl is getting more reckless ev-
cry day"
"What csn be done ?" asked Mr..
Richard Dslmayne, looking helplessly
1t his sister-in-law ; Eve cannot shut
her up 10 a convent"
"No, bat We can 6rd her a husband
and get her settled"
"But she is go young"
"She will be nineteen in May, and
l married at that age. Ii is o great
pity that you were obliged to receive
her into your household, Richard
Guardianship over q girl like Doro-
thea, was a great responsibility for o
bachelor to assume
81 suppose so,r was the reply, shut
| could not refuse the dying request
of a friend"
AT FIRST | entertained hopes that
she would improve by remaining
with us,n said Mrs Delmsyne, plain
lively, "but she is wilder than ever.
| am kept in q perpetual state OF ner-
vous excitement, Tor ! never know
what madcap pranks she will play
next. | thought it disgraeefal enough
when she donned o suit OF Dicks
clothes and went out on the hight Ct
the skating-party, but this last is still
worse, if possible"
Mrs. Delmayne folded her plump
white hands aud settled herself com
fortably in q luxurious easy chair,
and prepared to enjoy her fayorite
pastime, which consisted of retailing
Dorothea's misdemeanors.
"You know Squire Ponsonby has
been looking for 8 wife for a year or
two-now be is quite wealthy. is
respectfully connected, and would be
a very suitable match for Dora"
Squire Ponsonby gasped Rich
ard, in amazement, she is old enough
to be her grandfather, and has a mar
ried daughter who must be consider
ably older than Dot"
"Well Dora needs a husband who
is steady and sober-minded, she is SC
Eighty herself. Besides, be looks
fully ten years younger than bis real
age. In my opinion it would be a
very suitable match. Bat it is all
over now" she added, with Sigh,
"he will never enter into this house
again"
In answer to Richards look of in
quiry Mrs. Delmayne continued
al invited Mr.. Ponsonby to tea
last EVENING" had my household
duties to attend to after tea was over
so | left Dorothea 10 entertain him
She must have neglected him shame
fully, for the poor man fell asleep
and the little buzzy seized the oppor.
tunity to play one of her practica'
jokes. She actually had the audacity
to emove his wig and substitute al
old red one that she found among the
rubbish 10 the garrett. The poor mai
did not discover the trick until he
became the laughing stock Of the vii
lage. Dick happened % hear of i
this morning. and / thought you
ought to be told about it.'
"Ha, be, hap laughed Richard
II can imagine how ridiculous be
must have looked, strutting along il
his pompous manner"
II am certainly asionished at you
Richard said Mrs. Delmayne, Sc
verely. II hope you don't uphold
the girl in her disgraeeful deport
ment?"
IL shall of course reprove her." b
replied. "Dot will improve as sh'
grows older, | have nc doubt; she il
merry and thoughtless now, bat
think she viii develop into g splendid
woman
Mrs. Delmayne cast an uneasy lool
at her brother-in-law's face, as she
left the room. She had a reason TO
wishing Dot disposed Of; she feared
that Richard might fall in love with
his fascinating ward, and that would
never do, for if he were to marry !
would dash Mrs. Delmavne's hope
to the ground. She had determined
that her son Dick. his uncle's name
sake, should be his heir. Besides
her brother.in-law's elegant residenc'
made a very comfortable home TO
herself and fatherless boy, and mad
anne had no intention of losing il
hence she made the most of Dot
mischievous escapades.
Just as madame's silken skirts rus
tied up stairs, the hall door flew
open and light footsteps danced aloDi
the passage.
dot! Dot" called Mr.. De-
I mayne.
The appellstion exactly suited ID
} young girl who entered. A daint.
form, a dark. piqusnt face lighted q
, with q pair of black eyes, sparklinI
with mischief.
"Well. Mr.. Delmayue!" she SAID
with a saucy smile, which revealed
7 dimple in each soft pink cheek, "wha
is it, a lecture ?"
Eyes. Dot, l really must lectur
; you. Your conduct to Mr.. Ponsonb,
! was unlady-like."
81 can't help it, sir; l hste oil
r Ponsonby !! and l am confident tha
Mrs. Delmayne invited him here t
make love to me, so l resolved t
I Illustrate her kind intentions. Sh
z left me to entertain him when | wa
suffering to finish a book. / CAV
him the late magazines and hoped b
would amuse himself but no, b
wanted to play cribbage. l hate tb
game, and told him | never playe
except for money"
"Why, Dot"
"WelI, l wanted to shock him, an
/, | bad the satisfaction of seeing hir
3 look Mortified. He asked for som
music as soon as be recovered hi
T breath, and l went to the piano an
began to make some confused sound,
. which | suppose did not suit his FIN
ears, for / was sooD startled by
7 snore--he had gone to sleep, his hea
hanging over the chair, his wig awry
and his mouth wide open. Now, 20
must admit that the temptation wa
: strong, and you know | am n
D saint"
NO." be Assented.
"Well," continued Dora, a '.bapp
D thought came to me, and l raa u
? stairs and got an old red wig tbs
' Dick used to wear when be belonger
to the dramatic club, and having n