The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-01-29

the speakers eyes saddened).
promised my father, Just before
died. that | wouldn't leave the farr
while mother, lived, and don't knor
that | care to do so now.n
81 wouldn't, if | were in you
place." said Jessie, with a wise shak
of her pretty head. ats ever so muc
nicer here.n
The honest young fellow, who's
heart was in his eyes, inwardl
hoped that she would always thin
so.n
THAT is where | live," be sal
aloud, pointing to house in the dis
tance, and which looked very pleas
ant amid the green vendure that sur
rounded it.
Young Manning drew the reins q
the gate. inside OF hich a pleasant
faced, silver haired woman was stand
ing.
Here are your letters, mother,
be said, tossing down to her, som,
papers and pamphlets. Il hope yor
haven't been lonely. I'm going &c
take his lady to Mr.. Orofton's. My
mother, Miss Remington
The young man took leave of Jes
sic with feeling at his noble heart
such as ne had never experienced be
fore.
"How pretty she is ln he thought
"snd as good as pretty, | am sure"
what an honest aud pleasant facel
! wonder if | shall ever see him
again.
ibis was what she thought.
Jessie did see him again, and often.
The Mannings and Croftons were not
only neigkboEs, but very intimate.
Mrs. Croftoa had been strongly at
tached 10 Mrs. Manning's only daugh-
ter, who died the preceding Winter.
She spent a good deal of time at her
house, and Jessie frequently wept
with her,
Asry was never weary of praisiug
John; che was such q good SOD, and
SO intelligent, steady and industri-
ous."
John soon got over his shynsss
with the girl who took so kindly to
country ways that i seemed as if she
had always lived there.
He used TO walk home With her.
Mary considerably lingering by the
gate to talk with his mother, both
well pleased at the turn affairs were
taking.
There were rides and walks, pic
mics and social gatherings, at all Of
which John and Jessie had a fashion
of getting Of BY lhemselyes--s FISH
ioa that every one seemed TO humor
and understand.
And so the happy days went on.
each day binding these young, loving
hearts mere closely together.
When Jessie returned to the city,
IS hiSa was ico weeks later than she
intended, she had pleasant story to
y hisper into her fathers ear
"lf you love him and he is worthy
sf-soG, = he said. in repl 10 the query
with which it ended.
Jessie's quick ear detected the sad
ness that underran these words.
"You know you promised to live
with me when was married, papa
she whispered, laying her cheek close
ly TO his.-"And on a farm, too
Won't it be delightful %
Bella and Lucy returned home with
that conscious air of subdued triumph
and importance pecn.isF to engaged
young ladies"
Having attained the end and aim
of their exisieuce, there was nothing
further for them to hope or expect.
From beneef0rth they were to repose
upon their iaurels, floating down the
stream Of life with no thought or care
for anything bat the present enjoy
ment.
Bella's captor was . Stock broker,
owning fabulous amOant-on ps-
per.
Luey's was the son Of a million.
aire, whose sole ambition seemed to
be to spend ss quickly ss possible the
money that his father had labored go
long ard hard to acquire for bis ben-
eft.
They made no attempt to disguise
their surprise and disdsin, when
they had heard Of Jessie's modest
conquest.
"0uly a farmerl' sniffsd Mrs
Remington. Never did / dream
that one of my daughters would stoop
to thsil But, | suppose, if you have
your fathers approval, {og doa't care
soF uine"
"0f course you can't expect us To
visit yoo,r said Bella. loftily. "The
connections Of Charles Augustus are
ali of the highest aud most aristocrat-
ic character, aud il couldn't be thought
Of"
Certainly not," echoed Aucy. "a
wife has to take the position OF hel
husband. wbish is something thai
yoa had better tbink Of very serions
~"
Jessie bad thought Of it. and very
happy thoughts they were, too.
Tie financial distress Of the three
years that followed, made quite 9
change 10 The surrounding of all the
above, With the exception Of ,Iess,:
and her husband
Got os ils wreck of Mr. Reming
toms practice, nothing was left ba1
the honor and integrity, which shons
al! the more brightly from the tenpo
rsry gloom tbet surrounded them
His wife took their altered fortunes
very hard, fairly fretling and worry.
lag herself into tie grave. where sac
y as laid few INC aihs after.
Tepniiess aud united for anything
higher, the husbands Of Bella and Lu
cy we're glad TO accept positions. one
ss collector for the firm in which b,
vas formerly partner, the other I
third rate elerkship.
Jessie does not see much 2. Sc
sisters, but much 2oantry produces
finds il way TO them from the Man
ning farm.
Almost every pleasant af.esaooa |
gray haired, piaeid looking old maj
asl be seen in the porch of the faEa
house, frequently with a gTsndeails