The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-02-26

'Tis His love which giveth,
Blessings great or small;
'Tis His sun which shineth,
Making day for all.
The CAurchman
MI GRANDMOTHER's MONEY.
| was sitting in my cosy bachelor
apartment in London, coming over q
subject for my next sketch aud won-
dering if my engagement upon pop
nlar illustrated paper would prove a
mine Of wealth, when the letter came
that showed me what sudden wbirls
fortunes charmed wheel can take.
1t was from lawyer in New York,
and it informed, Carleton Egerton,
wood designer, that l was heir to two
hundred thousand dollars. | gasped
little, looked about me to be sure /
was not dreaming, read tie letter
over again and gradually absorbed
the delightful fact.
"Your grandmother having died
without will," the lawyer wrote,
you are sole heir to the estate"
My grandmother far away in the
recesses of my memory | could see, a
picture Of my fathers death, his fune-
raj aud his mother, who turned my
mother aud my self out of doors She
had never cordially forgiven bis mar
riage with girl who was earning
her owo bread as q miIliner.
Well. we went, and never mourn
ed for the splendid home we left be-
hind us. Mother was proud for the
Egertons, for her boy above all, and
woDld not open q store, but she made
enough for our simple wants and
gave me good education. When |
was twelve years old my grsndmoth-
er offered to adopt me, and nv moth
er gave me fair statement of all the
advantages that would result from
the acceptance of this offer But !
cluug to her. sobbing, praying to re-
main.
"You must not chose hastily,
Carl" che said TO me. gently.
"You say my grandmother requir-
es me to give you up entirely; never
| 20 see YOU ?n sobbed. as
"But you will have erything
else !"
wanted nothing elsel set my
mother against all worldly advants-
ges and chose her. | never regretted
it. Our love was perfect until the
grave closed upon her, and | knew
her dying blessing was the last word
should ever hear from her dear
lips.
/ went abroad to study when |
was twenty-one. paying my way by
sending sketches of travel to q New
York newspaper, and after three
years of wandering, bad been two
years in London when this wonder
fol letter came to me.
was rich !-independent / could
study art unhampered bv money con.
siderations l could study my ideal
fancies uLcramped by newspaper re-
quirements. Rich!
And though the grandmother who
hated my mother, who had never
given me kind word or q caress,
even when my father VAS alive! /
sm afraid there was wicked zest sd-
ded to my enjoyment of this good
fortune, by the fact that l Inherited
iu default OF a will, which would,
felt sure, have deprived me of any
such inheritance.
l burriedly Cancelled my London
engagement, packed ny trunk and
crossed the ocean. Ny lawyer sent
clerk to meet me, who sccompan-
led me home, Informed me that Mrs
Hill, my grsndmother's housekeeper,
was thoroughly trustworthy person,
and left me-
The house was handsome in every
particular, and l was delighted to
6nd SO many trsess Of feminine
sway.
Surely Iaeditsted, "my grand
mother was person of very youth
. fol feeling. for the whole house ia
as fresh aud attractive as a bridal
home"
Mrs. Hill was grim. unappYoachs-
ble person, who served me delicious
repssts. kept the house in dainty or
der. and never spoke unless to answer
a question. She seemed to me to be
nursing q grievance, but l did not
care to inquire into its proportions.
Society opened its doors to me
Was | not an Egerton! And | en-
joyed my frst taste of ease and luxu-
ry immensely Ny time had been
given TO mercensry pursuits ever
since / was able TO earn dollar, and
1t was most delightful novelty to
spend, without counting the selI-de
nisl formerly entailed by over indul-
gence.
One of my special delights was to
visit Mrs. Cras ford, an English lady
of advanced years, who bad been one
of my mothers friends; one of the
many who visited her and loved her
after my father died. Widowed and
childless, she was fond of young peo-
pie, and sure to have pleasant soci-
ETY. always in her rooms / often
went in uninvited and u1announced,
and WAS always warmly welcomed.
Therefore | was amazed one evening
early in February. when l bad been
six months 10 New York, to NEE, an
embarrassed greeting from my old
frieSd. l had passed the door, seen
bright lights 10 the reception room,
heard the sound of music, and enter
ed. But as / stood near window
.ooSiag over the room ! heard Mrs.
Craw ford speak to friend;
"Carl Egerron is here. aud | invi-
ted Marian Hen,z She is in the
music room"
How very swkward! DO you
suppose be will mind fr
II never spoke about it to him !"
Then they passed on, leaving me
| IN nondar uhn Marian Henfxt mirht