The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-14

Mabel Freeman Vas evidently Q
new creation to Tom Ia a morning
wrapper of blue. that set of her fair
complexion somewhat as the azure OF
the sky contrasts with the white OF
the with soft brown bsir aud
tender brown ewes. with her rather
tall. slender figure, she Affected
sB arbiry Tom even "a q flower that
suddenly s~priogiog out oil The ground
aud blooming Al once ioto an unusual
besuty would challenge all our admi-
ration.
Aud she stood and looked at bin.
He was known az "Barberly Tom, '
or. more correctly, "Barb'ry Tom
He daily hawked ab aut the red elus-
ters If wild fruit now piled up 10 his
basket. This stout. sturdy by @ss
ab ut fifteen. HIS clothes we're
rough. his feet we're bare Aud Yet,
from the very N ,ment he young
LADY a. The d 81 say T ms eye,
darker than hers. bat Ike them 10
their teadesee~ Snbs complexion
as 6oe nataralis, ouly turned up 10
the sun too long, ~be sas msgae lea
ly attracted toward bim-
ID at you want 10 bus any hsro-
rie- 2" re said, hssita iDgls, and
Dr. ppiag his Eyes a. the blue mcrn-
ing Il ~ burg it- petals over him.
Tel him Se drn't want TO hay
aDv bsrh'ries 10 day" screamed y
voice within sharp a. if there had
been g life iime of fling to make its
edge AZ d~isagreesbiy foe as pos
sible.
sorry - said The young lady "bu'
but perhaps. if you will come an
ofb.r dav. we may want some then.
H.r Y ice was - kind sHi musical
tba, Tn wished be bad something
else 10 be refused, 50 he could bear
her again.
Thank you"
Mabel laughed. What do you
thank me for p
"Wby, folks ain't always so kind
10 their way. I'd rather have some
folks step GA me than have otber-
Dick me 40. They would step % me
80 KIDD, V u know. Bot don't he
lieve you'd step on anybody
Mabel laughed again at these CON
p~limentsry remarks. Tom, this
gstherer OF Flors's red coral, slnag
his basket upon bis arm and slowly
went down Inc lawn path.
There 7" said Mabel, 10 a minute.
What did | let that boy 60 a~sy
for? liked bin ! might have him
10 nv Sunday school class"
Down the path she flew. gracefully
as a blue bird. Look here, please
one moment"
Tom looked around, and then
stepped back.
Il have come here to spend she
autumo, aud have started a Sunday
school class in our heuse. Wouldn't
ven like to join it?"
Toms eyes flashed like diamonds
with a light behind them
when will it be, Miss"
Next Sunday afternoon, at two
O'CLOCK"
II will come. | amt been since
father and mother died. GRANNY and
the children needed me so much l
couldn't spare the time 10 take the
long walk to church but 1 Gao come
here"
"Do come, then !" aud Mabel said
the do like a bobollnk making bis
sweetest whistle
s, "Bsrb'ry Tom" came TO Msbel's
echooi. II was noticeable what ~
change took place 10 him. Toms
soul was like a musical Instrument
where some If he keys are brokeo,
aed vet a skilifal hand eau dad and
bring gu notes Of sweetness srd tea
oerDess. Toms soul responded in
that way to Msbel's touch. He
dropped q certain rougbDess If man
ner. he showed 10 q still more
marked degree at home the kindness
and sel f-sacri6ce native to him. be
became prayerful. studious of Gods
word. and used reverenily ihe day
once given to fishing in his odd mo-
ments Tom was a faithful attendant
at Msbel's school. And Mabel was
a faithful visitor at Toms home.
She cbeered up the blind old granny.
giving Der a look out upon the world
through her own bright eyes Mabel
had travelled q good deal, and Der
memory was a gallery 0 fscenes worth
looking at. She gave the children
better clothes, mended the sorn eur
tsins. and hung pictures on the dull
walls.
An interesting conversation hap
pened one day in Mr.. Freeman's
house.
Il think / ought to tell Mabel"
observed Mr.. Freeman.
Tell Der about her famiiyf" asked
the same voice we have already no.
ticed, and that the years had filed
down to a knife ike sharpness.
YES, i ought to tell Der. Mabel
is not really our child, although lie
gally adopted. True, she knows no
other parents; but then here we are.
after our long stay 10 Europe, near
the home we took Der from. Her
brothers and sisters have grown up
since her adoption, or have come into
the world after that date. She don't
know about them, or they about Der.
Her old granny is blind and can't
identify her features. Still. I think |
had better tell her how il is. or she
may find it out 10 an unpleasant way.
i think she sometimes suspects she is
not our child. / ought 90 have told
her long time ago."
II should hate TO have the low
things from that home running over
me-" squealed Mrs. Freeman. at
would be like an invasion of spiders
There was another interesting con.
the next Sunday in Mabel's
The subject was the making
Of sacrifice for others. Boys" said
Il want you to tell me some
way in which we can give others
proof Of our love for them yn
Jimmy Puff, the avenue to whose
finest susceptibilities seemed to run
bis appetite, thought it might
be to let somebody else have "the
asst piece of pie" Billy Boyd, who
had a great passion for rod and line.
houebt il might be to give another
the best chances for bites.
They kept on making their guesses,
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