The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-07-30
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baby-face, and evidently so much OF q
child that il seemed perfectly natural
to see her with younger children, and
as much interested il their childish
Games as themselves. a most Ell
Gent eoverness Mrs. Langley found
her. as she gave the children their
reading and spelling lessons daily,
aud PLAYED with them ia addition
and subtraction 10 . wsy to make the
horrors Of arithmetic quito fascinat-
ing.
She slept in their room ct night.
dressed them IN the mornings, and
romped with them all day, as well as
kept 4 gentle sarreiiioacc over them
at the table, where she always sat
with the family, except on grand oc-
casions, when she disappeared with
them into a small temporary salon a
manqcr, where they three dined to-
gether, enjoying their meals most OF
any.
As Nellie Langley told her cousin
Edward, with a laugh, she was not
even called to play the part of an ell
der sister except when she was in the
humor. 1t was a perfect comfort to
have a girl like Hattie. She took all
responsibility about the children of
ones mind.
Cousin Edward laughed too, when
she said It; but perhaps it occurred
&c him that a little responsibility
abont the children now and then
would do Nellie good, while a little
less might occasionally relieve Miss
Thorpe, for Artie and Louis, though
chernbs in a general way, were not
always angels.
But he felt no disposition to argue
the point with the handsome brilliant
girl, who always received him with
smiles, deferred to opinions, played
her best music for him in her finest
style, and showed in her whole man
mel that she considered her cousin
Edward The choicest specimen Of
man hood il the universe.
Mr.. Edward Montague was a veal
thy young man. and indeed, the great
catch of the set in which Miss Lang
lev was a bright particular star; and
that ambitious young lady was a
credit to her mammals bringing up,
and left nothing undone 10 captiyete
the heir of the family besides which
she greatly admired her cousin, and
was as deeply in love with him as
any society young lady permits her
self to be before marriage or o posi-
tive engagement warrants an extrav-
sgant amount of feeling.
The cousins smiled at each other
as their eyes met, af;er 6 minutes
survey of the three children playing
block-houses. Nellie put her hand
as if inspired to assist i. the game ;
aud then, catching sight Of her slen-
der ~forehnger, she uttered an exclam-
alton. a1t.
ooh, my ring!-my lovely ring,
Cousin Edward, that you gave ne -
"Heve you lost If 2" the gentleman
inquired languidly.
AZ hope not this time. 1t has been
mislaid often, and turned up again.
But | shall lose it some time, | know.
I'm unfortunate about it. You see
on account of the pearls, | take it of
every time that | wash nv hands,
and then sometimes forget to put it
on again.
"Poohl 1t isn't lost Nellie. Send
Miss Thorpe to see if you have left
it On your dressing-table."
Miss Thorpe didn't wait TO be sent
but ran away at once to look for the
missing trinket. 1t was a lovely
ring, and many q time little Hattie
had looked on it with almost covet-
Gus chances longing for such ring to
wear on her own pretty finger. She
returned from her quest in a few
minutes, looking much disappointed,
and saying she couldn't find it any
where.
"Yor couldn't have half looked"
the young lady declared impatiently,
because | know ] left it on the dress
ing-table. 1 remember quite well
now and SO must you Hattie. 1t was
Just before dinner, and you were
there, because you dressed my hair.
Go again, Hattie, aad look on the
window-sill it's just possible | might
have left it there"
Hattie went, and was gone a long
time but she came back looking
more disappointed than before. She
had looked ca the dressing-table, on
the bureau, behind the bureau, on the
floor, on the windowsill-everywherC
not a vestige OF the tnrquois ring
could she find.
GLOW provoking! Was the win
dow open, did you notice ~
ayes, Miss Helen, the window was
open"
''Then it may have fallen out.
Come with me, Edward, and we will
look !" and the pair went out togeth.
er, while Hattie and the boys iesum.
ed their employment.
Mr.. Montague and Miss Langley
sauntered around the house, and look.
ing in the grass under the window,
but without success; and then they
plucked roses, and playfully pelted
each other with them, and very soon
forgot all about what they came out
for, and proceeded to firt and make
love in a pon-committal but delight.
ful style, after the most approved
fashion made and provided tor such
cases.
The new moon was glittering like
a silver sickle in the sky before they
thought of returning 10 the house
and they were brought back to the
contemplation Of such an idea by
Helen remarking that the dew was
falling and she dare MOI remain out
any longer.
And ! haven't found my ring
They call turquois q lucky stone; I'm
sure I've had the wrong kind of luck
with that ne. Who could have ia.
ken it? know / left it on the
dressing-table. Some one has stolen
it."
"0h, nonsense Nell; and never
mind, anyway. I'll get another, and
q prettier one, without pearls on IL
and then you won't have to remove
it all the time.n
Once or twice that evening, and
again the next day, Miss Langley
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