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

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!, wss too ,bsrs'ie ..,sr oils snd
not smother boy.u
Mary,s fiovera we're her pride and
i;,y IL. vs,d 80 . n.,s.c. how.,
Of heanty and hsr tvo little hovs
Fred and Hsrrv eould ba srnsted .lI
dav among her shrubs and plants
withon, des,rovink ! hnd 81 lesi bnt
Joe,s children never cama nm n .
vail wi,hont niucLinr somesb;nc
| In their own vard weeds and thistles
grew to the door ana these thev lov-
ed to fpbt with uullein stslk. Ms
Joe Hs,chway had ! rude taste for
| indoor decorator and her sitting
room and parIor 9ere full of chean
candy ornamen,a- Tha man,.I vas
Crowded win auffsd rabbits Nth
bead ewes horses and naner vases
The bureau looked like 4 case Of plas.
ter Of Paris toya ready 10 mount
some Italians head. There vas ev.
err variety Of besst and fowl from
| the little rooster Is the life-size nude
baby. The walls were covered with
cav maps. Qaudy pictures and huge
bouquets Of dried grass fiIled the cor
ner.
Among all Msrv's sisters and her
bro,her,s wives there was bnt one
who aid not enty her: that was
Jake's wife. a s,s,er TO Frank Nal.
com These two were more refined
and their tasteful homes were more
70 Johns mind than any of The rest
Jake VISA bis Youngest bro,ber a
thrifty Young farmer with four nrettv
Intelligent daughters. His farm
Joined Johns and he frequently nut
i in a field or two on shares for him
The summer of 65 was yery hot
and one day when John was in the
field with bis men he was suu.struck
and carried into Msry's for dead
Rnt af,er a time the doctor,s ef,rts
were successful in revivioe him. but
be said the patient must be- kept very
quiet for . few DAYS How. was q
nv sterv, fer the brothers and sisters,
uieces and nephews. old and Young.
kent up a continual coming and 20.
;nr Tbe room was never withou,
siT or seven sympatbizioe relatives
and three or four babies Mary dar.
ed uos shut them out for fear of Of.
Tending and 60 instead of recover
iup he went into Z slov fever and
was sick nearly the whole summer
Susan did not vish 10 apnear dis.
interested 40 she crossed the hall
from the kitchen and entered the sick
mans room They had removed his
bed 10 the parlor. where /, was cool
and the surrcuod;pes were plessant
She pretended to see nothing but the
sick brother and said she wished sbe
had him At home in little back
bed room. where il vas dark and oui.
ct.
nYou woulda't shut me up iu soli-
tary confinemert / hope be said
sm;Iinp family
"No. hut IL ,pears TO me it,s waste
fol TO put a sick person in a narlor
IL would ua.d.vnx fersaos- 'uxst.v
quick at this rate,
We'll, Mary shsn't lose ANYTHING
by giving me this room swhile.n
"No: reckon NOT Won never did
see her faults. But / must go.n and
she shut the door with a bang
"How pesky big Mary feels siuca
Johns sick at their house. - said Jo-
siah,s wife. as after an early call to
see the invalid. she stopped a few
minutes to talk with Susan.
"Yes, | suppose she thinks the for
tune is sure now, and that she can af.
ford to le, him die in her parlor to
get it.n
"She does it to show people ber nice
room, since everybody goes there
81 suppose she does, but | never
| let on | see anythine nice, though /
did give John coed hint.u
What aboutyn
II said 1t was pretty expensive TO
put sick person in parlor."
"1on did. What did be say !"
well, be only said she shouldn't
lose nothing hy letting him have her
front room while" "
II shouldn't wonder il she gets all;
well thank fortune you nor don't
need his farm" and With this consol-
ing thought she hurried home to pics
&c goose.
As the weather became cooler John
grew stronger, and as scon as be
was able went back to the old house
keeper. During the Winter be made
preparations for building 6ne house.
and early the next spring the masons
were at work upon 1t. Now o breeze
sprung Up. Everybody thought John
Haichway was goinR TO be married,
bet be chose to keep his own secrets.
De sent Mary set Of new psrlor
furniture. and she felt well repsid for
the use c! Der room.
Jack Ha,chway's prospeets had for
some time been ciouded. Two years
previously be bad reuled iarm. ex-
pesIiDg 10 realize large profit from
ine crop ne pn. 40. oot' when me
time ior marketing came, tnere was
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% h9rroSsS rcass m. f's s.cond @
- ss.r Ss uroysd srsD - worss ,hsr ,hs
ars, and " hen his contract for The
farm was 10 be was on the verge Of