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

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bad. and 10 which be was Away
ioiped helesiiy by bis ~ife-my owl
cousin, MAY Stevens. that had been
a way that troubled my curiosity Sc
much until the eveatful evening tha'
/ was satisfied by bearing the reason
why.
Ii was simply this That ever,
timea word was spoken that led t.
the period when Charley Morgan
first met my cousin May, they would
both laugh heartily, but alwsvs re
fuse to tell at what they laughed
This was certainly very provoking
and I bad little hesitation 10 telling
them 500. once, but many times
at which lhey always ended by kiss
ing each other and looking very aifec'
t~ionate.
determined to have a solution o'
the matter; iffor no other reason than
that il worried me. | am but a wo'
man, and having pleaded to the pos
session of curiosity, ] see no reason
WHY, sometimes it should not be in.
dulged. With this resolution, l set
forth one evening, where we three,
Morgan, May and myself. were drawn
M before the FIRE and settled for o
talk. There was no time for nincing
matters, was my first idea, and with
this thought / dashed boldly out with
Mr.. Morgan" usually call him
Charley, but | was DESTROYS of show
ing that | was really in earnest. "Mr.
Morgan, why do you always laugh
and look at Msy. when the subject
of your FIRST meeting with her is spo'
ken of"
This, | was sure, was a simple
quesuoD, and vet instead Of answer
ing it 10 a simple way, they went
back, both of them, on the plan. and
laughed as if the words | bad jus.
spoken we're the very hest Joke in the
world. / could do nothing of course
but look grave and solemn, which, 10
a few moments, brought them both
TO looking 10 the same way; aud then
Nav spoke TO me seriously, and said,
cousin Jane, you take our laughing
much more seriously than ! though,
you would. II is only a little memo.
nv between Charley aud ! that brings
The laugh To US it is DR. II -"
membsance. but perhaps, ia teliiag n,
there would be nothing TO amnse any
one"
The explanation brought back my
good humor 10 an instant, and, win
a smile, | said, "now May, this is
really uukind of you, tor so long you
have excited my cariosiiy, that even
were the story not worth telling. you
should tel! it" well. cousin Jane
shall have that story, Nav. will tell
it myself to her."
At this declaration, | was surprised
to see May flush up to q bright red,
and break out rather yehemently
with, mo, Charley. that is really too
bad. You shall not DO it. sir. II
cousin Jane is to have that story !
will tell her myself" And then
after a pause she said, when we are
alone"
"You shall do no such thing Mad
am May" was Cbarley's laughing
spons "You shall do no such
thing. This time / shall have my
own way. and cousin shall not have
her curiosity excited any more with
out being satisfied"
/ saw there was to be a discussion
on that point and ] knew, 10 some
way Charley was 10 come of victor,
so /, merely saying that l would be
back 10 a few minutes" stepped out
of the room, and walked about the
garden until ] was sure the point
was settled, when | went back and
found Charley and MAY as happy as
birds and laughing, as usual. As |
entered. Charley drew uptbe rocking
chair and, after seeing me safely de-
posted ia its depths, said, cousin
Jane | shall tell you the story of how
1 first met my wife.
1t vas just five years ago this sum-
mer that / was granted exemption
for g month from my desk, and went
down with my old chum, Horace Hy-
att. to bis fathers in old Monmouth,
the garden OF that upjustly abused
State of New Jersey. | should new
er have forgotten that visit, even if
had not there met with an adventure
that had its influence on the whole OF
my future life. / should remember
It for its real true hospitality, the
solid, old time comfort of the farm,
and the quiet way in which, within
O fews days after my arrival, ! was
put 10 possession of it and made to
feel that it all belonged to me to do
just what | pleased with. There
were plenty of fish aud we Gshed
plenty of wood cock, and W. shot.
All this shall be spoken of with q
proviso. l say we-by which, let il
be understood, / do not mean Hor-
aces town sisters Carrie and Nettie
as having participated in all these
sports. They rode, to be sure, and
cbarmingly they did it they fsbed
aud / am obliged TO confess they
were much ,uckier than their guest.
But they did not shoot, though ! will
not exuit over the lack Of this accom-
plisbment-.they were really charming
enough without il. | am sure that |
shall not excite jealousy BY declaring
that with one exception. which !
shall not mention here, Carrie and
Nettie Hyatt. were the most charm
ing girls that had ever seen and
was justly ~hesisating, as to which of
them I should fall desperately 10 love
with, when my calculations were all
disturbed by an accident--for so /
suppose 1 must call it. though really
seeming like q special providence.
What this was, 1 shall tell 10 the best
way i know how.
For some days after my arrival or
the farm my curiosity had been much
excited by the occasional panegyrics
lavished, by the young ladies, upon
one schoolmate Of their own, May
Stevens by name, WHO was according
to their highly eolored account the
most perfect thing 10 the shape of .
woman then living. / tried to per-
suade myself thar nothing in that
line could surpass xettie and Carrie,
but still the reputation of this May
Stevens haunted me, and came like Q
shadow across my new born passion.
I fonnd at last, ca imaginary May
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