The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-01-15


John Hatchway was q rich bache-
lor, brother to FIVE brothers and four
sisters. The parents of this large
family were well.to-do farmers, but
could only teach their children to
work, and start them with q few
hundred dollars when they settled 10
life.
John had great taste for farming,
and soon added acre to acre, till the
little Geld his father gave him grew
into large farm. under perfect col-
tivatioD, and stocked with the best
breeds in sheep and cattle. There
were two snug houses upon it, but
John continued to live with his Pc
rents at the old homestead. The
brothers and sisters all married, and
to please John, the oldest son ia
each family was chrisrened John
Hatchwsy. The oldes; sister, Eliza
beth, had John Hatchway Potter |;
Susan, John Hatchwsy Saith !;
Sally, Haichway John, her hus-
bands last name being John. Only
Mary. bis youngest sister had inde-
psndence enough to depart from the
tablished rule
She called her boys Fred, Harry
aid Paul.
John said nothing; they had q
right to call their children what they
pleased. His brothers and sisters
were all farmers, and lived within a
radius of seven miles from the home-
stead. The place was called Hatch
way settlement. for there was at least
City of.sll ages and sizes, from the
old great grand parents down TO lit
tie Paul, Mary's baby, two weeks
old, when our story ope0s.
There were nieces and nepbews
married, and called their boys Hatch
wsy John, John Hstcbway. yet
turn it as they might, it made no
impression on the cid uncle, who
showed 10 par,iality, save that be
spent little more time At Mary's
lhan with the rest of then. Though
twenty years younger than the dear
old brother who had raised them all
in the home neet, she loved this faith
erly brother best, and she was bis fa-
ycrite
Af,er the rest had all built up
homes for themselves, these tive
stayed six years with the dear old
father and mother of their childhood.
But Mary's sunny face, set in clus-
tering brown curls, her laughing
blue eyes and dimpied pink cheeks,
could not long remain in the house
already robbed Of nearly all its treas
ufes, and one morning she married
handsome Frank Mslcom, young
man of good morals, who had work
ed on Johns farms two years They
commenced housekeeping 10 one of
the neates. cottages on the place, and
Mary furnished it very lastefully
with the Eve hundred dollars her
father gave her There was consid-
erable grumbling among the broth
ers and sisters at her extravsgance,
but she did not care, the money was
her own. The house bad six rooms,
and she made it perfect little para
disc. Without extravagance her
taste and ingenuity made it appear
as if a great deal of money had been
- nd oha hoA
oil the necesssries and cheaper orna-
ments, she still had q hundred and
fifty dollars, which she speEt for an
organ, for she would not take the old
one from home, as her dear parents
would miss it almost as much as her
self, and she wanted to play the old
songs whenever she went to the old
home
Il Elizabeth lectured her severely,
and Susan was too jealous to go into
any part of The house but the kitch.
en-. She always came in at the back
door, and stayed perhaps an hour,
sitting on the hard. high woodbox, 10
the discomfort of Mary, who could
neither persuade her to take chair,
nor come into the sitting room, where
her sewing was waiting. This is
good enough for me-" she would az
swer, Il can't stay bot a few min-
ptes2
Sally did no, hesitate to 90 10 any
part of the house, but she always
brought two or three children VINO
were sure to examine the books,
climb on the chairs, handle the deli
cate vases on the maniel. Try to TOUGH
the pictures on the wall and Play
with the delicate little ornaments on
the what-not. If bv accident they
broke anything, their mother would
cay
aYou naughty little child! Aunt
Mary won't allow you to come in
here if you are SO careless. Put the
pieces 10 your pocket" sad to isry,
at dop'. pay to buy such things
v here there are childrea. You will
fad better use for money by and
by"
Mary tried to bep.eassDs, but such
things were very annoying.
Sans wife was another Of her ioss
meaia
~"Youll ge, Johns fortune. sure :"
ste would say. "He is always nrag-
ging op yos." When the baby was
1.-TWO weeks old she walked three miles
to tall NsT what - name H. why
don't you call the baby Joboa |
should think you would Try to please
a brother that always favors you.p
IL don't know as it would please
him. He CO me in The other BosaIas,
and ! asked MIN 10 name the baby
He sais, "Call il Paul, aud will
buy it new dress"
"Wdl, bs's odd. anyway. Now l
have ssked him to come and live
with us since tie cid people died,
bu, be stsys with the old house SER
wants. as II be hadn't relation in
the world "
] Il think be would hardly enjoy
such large family as yours. He Il
rot used to children"
/ .He seems 70 come here as though
be could stand it very we'll"
Mary's cheeks burned.
I'VE have never asked him to lire
with Us be corfs sgd goes When be
IpIeases-'s
"WelI, be must be blind not to see
how yeu sighted him. Here you