The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-06-11

this idea | brgai to look III : my
wardrobe. | had come down win
s~uficien, cl1i bee 1, answer all ordl
mar, purpose, Including vi course,
Carrie aud Nettie bat this new good.
ness IVES certainly worthy of q new
rig on my part, and certainly should
have it. This resolution was made
within fifteen minutes 'fter hearing
the announcement of ber coming and
before two hours had gone by, was
whizzing on my way to town to car
nv out this resolve. Ny choicest
articles OF wardrobe should be Of
fered at the shrine of May Ste
vens.
I had abserted myself Of a sudden
plea Of business neglected and faith
fully promised Nettie and Carrie that
the next day should see me down at
Hyatt's again, and stay OUT the
month that May Stevens the wonder
fol was about 10 pass with them.
The rscking Of brain that day, to
create a grand assemble of costume
something beyond all criticism, that
should at the irst strike the beholder
with admiration-was indeed terri
bic. The labor of writing Paradise
Lost was nothing to it. 1t was ear
ly in the day when | arrived at my
city rooms, and for six hours | dress
ed and r~e-dressed, compared and re-
ljected and selected and at the end of
that time ! had laid out those por-
tons Of my wsarable goods in which
| had decided to make my first ap-
pearance before May Stevens. 1t
wanted seven hours u1til sunset.
Having got through the first object
of my visit, | thought it would moi be
d bad idea FOR me 10 take the last
train and return to Hyst.'s, instead
OF remaining oyer I'LL morning. No
sooner said than done. | packed my
babiliments cad away | went, mhiz
ziDg and pulling over an unilterest-
ing road in provacation Of sleep. So /
found it, when the shades Of evening
fell, for TO the best of my recollection,
| Was IN the mids' { a dream, il
which May Stevens, alfred il purple
muslin and pale blue satin, appeared
90 a purple cloud aud admiringiy in-
qaired who my toilor was. Ju-t a.
1 was about TO inf ,sm her there came
a crash, and for a momenr | wss noi
certain whether it was the cloud thai
had exploded or myself that had torn
some portion Of my garments that
were oversirained 1t required out
a momen TO awaken me to the fscs
that both my prescriptions were
strong Ii was our rrain-5:2G-
that ran n the track. sms-hiDg
things generally and spillidg the con-
tents Of several baggage cars along
the road, to say nothing of frighten-
ing half a-hundred passengers into u
condition bordering Oh lunacy. This
was a pretty state Of things, and to
make il worse | eight was miles from
my destination, though, as it after
wards appeared, not a mile from the
next village, where | heard it can
vsssed a tavern, supper aud beds
could be had.
was disposed to be agreeable,
and accordingly rendered all the as
sistance in my power to the unpro-
tected females for which l got my
reward, Oh arriving at the haven Of
refuge-the promised tsvern-by be-
ing informed that such a thing as
q bed for the night was an impossible
idea, and that with some twenty more
of the male gender, ] must be content
with a chair, while the beds wers ap-
propriated by the gentle seq. Slight
~ disgusted l swallowed my supper
ald looked out upon the night. 1t
was a beautiful moonlight night and
verging on to ten O'Clock. By Jove!
| would to walk Il Hyatt's. No.
sooner said than done. Giving my
carpet bag into the landlords hands
for punctual delivery at Hystt's
next morning, l set forth. Eight
miles is trife, a and just as my watch
marked a quarter after midnight !
went up the lane that led &c the
house. They were early to bed and
early up. l walked around the house
trying the doors; every one was
fastened. 1t was of no consequence;
my bedroom window opened on the
piazza; / would not disturb the
house q bit of my climbing would
do the business and should it be fast
ened | would tap and waken Horace,
who was nv roommate and bed-fel-
low. The thing was executed as
soon as though: Of, and my hand laid
on the window, which yielded and |
was 10 nv room. By the moonlight
that streamej 10 | saw that the bed
was occupied, and from the heavy
breathing / knew that Horace was
asleep. would not therefore, awake
him, but save the story Of my mishap
for the next day. With this reiec.
ticn l slipped quietly into bed and in
three minutes was oblivious. What
ought / have dreamed that nis BIT?
But / shall not anticipate. / lay fac
ing the window as the sun pceped up
above the distant bills scattering
the gray mists Of the morning. Ny
bed fellowwas breathing heavily but
it was broad daylight and there was
no more sleep in me, SO | determined
that Horace should wake up and
hear the story of the railroad break
down. l turned quickly and gave
the sleeper a sudden shake. As rap
idly as my W motion my bed-fel-
low who Lad lain with his back to-
ward me, sprang to a sitting posi-.
ton.
There are such surprises as are
without terror, which deprives US
until the brain has time to reason, to
act and think. yucb surprises do
not generate screams and faints.
They were expressed by open mouth
ed and silent wonder. THIS was the
8 of myself and bed-fellow es we
sat upward and stared. Right by
my side with her face not more H. 20
two feet from me, sat o young wonen,
not more than seventeen, with great,
dark hazel eyes, and such great mas
SEES of brown curls tucked under the
neatest night-cap that ever was.
She had gsthered the bed clothes,
with a spasmodic jerk up about her
throat. and with the most rigid as
tonishmeDt, looked as though she
doubted whether she was sleeping or
wakfnu ro1ad otoodiiv ~ ~ ora,