The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-08-17
THAT LITTII; FRIGHT.

For my part" said Harry SIN
ton, ''I'm not particular agood lit
tie heart, fair sense and good tenn
PEI after that, her hair shall bC
what color heaven pleases.' Not
that | am afraid of beauty like
pretty girl as well as anyone but
don't insist on it as something l am
entitled to-"
The elegant Bert Dean smiled q
smile of contempt.
my good fellow" said he, YOU
powers Of comparison must be very
limited if you propose exchanging
your thousand bachelor privileges
for such trifling consideration" :"
"What do you want ? Let us
hear"
II don't know that | want any
thing l am very well contented as
| am"
But what would induce you to
become a Benedict 2"
'Let me see +; / don't wish to bt
unreasonable. Beauty is, OF course
the first requisite wouldn't look a
an heiress without it. Mere beauty
however, is a very slight matter.
must not be afraid of my wife's
opening her lips OF course she
must sing, speak several languages
Given all these, and a suitable in
come-say twelve to fifteen thous'
and year-and l might think of it
then"
"What, nothing more?" asked tn,
other, ironically, Il am afraid you
go to cheap"
"Bert Dean," said Harry, solemn.
ly, you are conceited fop (! A good
looking one, / admit, and not origi.
nally destitute of brains but eaten
up, devoured by inordinate vanity
and i firmly expect to see you
knocked down, some day, to a girl
with red ringlets."
Bert Dean shrugged his shoul.
ders.
May will expect me early he
said, and retired to MS dressing.
room.
He emerged from it an hour or SC
later, in the most scrupulously ex-
quisite condition. He had some ex.
cuse for making extravagant de.
mands about wife. His Cousin
May, called him when all things
were considered the first young mar
in society, and was casting her eyes
around for suitable match for him
When he entered her well-lighted
rooms, they were already quite full
He made a tour of the apartments
bestowing little languid notice or
two or three favored ones, and pres
emily subsided into chat with Mrs
Miller. This lady was neither very
young nor particularly pretty, but
he liked to talk to her, and so he re
mained at her side.
"Mr. Dean," she said, when hal
an hour or more had elapsed, Il am
afraid the young ladies will hardly
forgive me for absorbing your atten'
ton so long. See-there is a young
lady quite alone pray go and make
yourself charming"
Bert turned his head.
"What !" he exclaimed, "That lit,
tie fright ? Mrs. Miller, do be merci.
full y
But Mrs. Miller did not smile.
Il beg your pardon" he said, po'
litely. at was very wrong to speak
as | did"
at was indeed. / am afraid she
heard you, too"
aThat is not possible I" he said
with real modification.
Mrs. Miller relented at the sight Of
his vexed countenance.
"The only atonement you can Of
fer" she said, sis to seek an intro
duction and make yourself as agree.
able as possible. Perhaps she will
forgive you, or think she did not
hear Alright"
Must I? VIII you pardon me on
no other terms ?"
Certainly not. When see the
young lady smiling upon you you
shall be restored to my esteem, and
not till then"
.iCruel but / am obedient.
And he went in search of introduc-
ton. ---s..
Mr.. Sinton chanced to be near al
hand, and opened his eyes slightly
when he learned bis friends de-
sire.
"Know her ?" he said. "Of course
/ do Prophesied concerning her
before we came, red ringlcts and
oil didn't think. though. that