The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-01-05

A4I0hiiG4 anu a. iONtt ' biOt, anu Il Etl
eral air Of well-to-do respectabilit
quite annihilating to one of my pc
culiar disposition and habits.
Hitherto. however, he had bee
very gracious to me, and Twas quit
unprepared for the angry frowl
with which he stalked into my un
tidy room as / opened the door 70
him.
Ny heart sank, but | placed
chair for him, and assuming m,
sweetest smile, remarked that W,
were having charming weather"
Charming fiddlesticks y was hi.
answer.
Il did not come here 10 talkabo
jhe weather, and you knowit. Dom
you consider yourselfa a precious ras
cal, sir?"
| started at him in amazcmont.
No one has ever dared to call NE
one, sir," | answered. Il"
Hold your tongue, sirw cried the
old gentleman. No ailectation with
me. You know you are one. A
pretty fellow indeed, to ask girl to
marry him within the year. What
( do YOU mean byit2 ~
THAT | love her, sir, . ! said.
"Bah - cried the old gentleman.
Low "A fine love, indeed. When
we love people we have some con-
s.doration for their comfort. What
is your wife, if YOU ever have one,
/ going 10 live on, sir? All, sir, like a
chameleon Good heavensi your
impudence surprises me-
We must all have a beginning,
sir, | said You had yours, l be-
heye."
\ beginning" cried the old man.
Il did not begin by associating with
wild young fellows whose very ac-
quaintance was ruinous to my rep
u-ation. l did not spend my nights
drinking or gambling. ! did not
waste my substance in riot. / did
not spend the hours which should
hryc been devoted 10 study in rc-
covering from the effects of whisky
and beer. 4 new way to rise In the
wgridl And that j. your wav You
don't DENY IL Rise, vou'iI sink
down to the very cutter What
right have you to ask u girl to mar
nv YOU q"
/ pu. nv head down on my
hands and hid INV face for very
shame. Ii was ali true ENOUGH. /
WAS reckless. wild unsteady Yet
/ tried to a:ter forth am assertion
that I was not So bad "a. some men
after all. and chat I intended TO
have q larce practice and he steady
and prosperous some dav
Above all that / loved Helen bet
ter than my life; which was true
enough. heaven knew
Good intentions pave the lower
regions" said the old gentleman
when / had finished.
Speaking rather more kindly than
before, but still decidedly:
II cannot give my daughter to
one who has given no proof that he
intends to put them into practice.
But, aside from your habits. | have
always liked YOU. I think Won
might, If YOU choose. become an
honor 10 your profession. and rise
in the world in every sense: and
since Helen has given her heart to
You. l win make a compromise.
You are both Young. You can al
ford to walton each other. Abandon
your evil habits. 20 10 some distant
city. then work hard. and try to be
come worthy of the love of a GOOD
woman, and at the end of three wears
return. Then. ifyou are what You
should be. you NAV have my daugh-
ter"
Three years It seemed an cterni-
tv to a young and ardent lover, but
Helen was the only girlin the world
for me, and | had onlv the choice of
my obeving her flthers mandate or
parting from ner forever.
Besides. the old gentleman was
right: NV comn1nions and nv hab-
It's had not won me the regard of
our own town. where the medical
students were almost a public NUS
ance from their wildness and dissi-
patton.
! resolved to do what l knew
would ultimately be for the best;
and having declared my resolution,
found Il friend IN the old merchant.
He gave me letters of introduc-
tlon to persons of influence in San
loaned methe whercwith-
al for my Journey, and wished me
well. But be forbade me towrite TO
Helen during my absence, or to
communicate @ith her III any way.
IT your love Is worth anything 1t
viii live without btllct donE for three
years ne Said' ana Helen had new
CT @lSooeyeu her l3Ihgr' ,r
ne IS very Alhd' Ineodofe' she
ana, ana we may '[uSI MN AZ MS
age & 70 Know "llaI IS pest Ior Us
20 IN q rev weeks we pIrlel'' anu
no J one ~ can plalne me loving he' as
: Uiu' II y'Io lio'LciiV was oi1e u III
'ellse S'oilcaS'
Three years-three weary years
before l might see her sweet young