The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-01
COUSIN FALCONER.

Nothing but hasty pudding and
milkl" said libby, with grimace.
"What will mamma say ?"
And Hannah Ann, the raw boned,
wooden -visaged servitress, uttered
the expressive monosyllable,
"Humphp' which is equivalent in
Yankeedom. to that famous French
shrug of the. shoulders.
Its all very well to talk, but |
dunno as | can make quails on toast
and current jelly outer sticks and
stones. | have done the best | can,
and nobody can't do no more"
rs the leg of pork all gone, Han
nah Ann ?" said libby.
Every identikle partikle ont !"
Hannah Ann answered, with the
majesty of a Druidical priestess.
And the chickens?" meekly hint
ed libby.
Il killed the last one on Wednes.
day"
Didn't old Hugh bring along any
trout yesterday ?" pursued Tibby.
Yes. he brought 'em along. But
we owed him two dollars and a half,
and Hugh has a family to suppoot
So | didn't fairly like to run up any
longer account than that"
And you We're quite right" said
libby, with sigh. But, Hannah
Ann, what are we to do ?"
That's what I'd like to know my.
self"
Tibbv was silent, drumming hel
pretty pink tipped fingers on tn,
kitchen table, while her deep haze
eyes looked intently at the old-fash
ioned brass warming pan on the op
posite wall.
Hannah Ann" said she, piteous
ly, at length, couldn't you sugges
something? Because, when | ash
mamma what is to be done, she only
cries, and says
"'Write to your rich cousin Fal
coner."'
And | have written TO him, ant
only get checks for two dollar
with the coolest acknowledgment
of my letters. I'd rather starve thai
live on such grudgingly doled on
charity as that Don't you know
some way, Hannah Ann, to MAKE
money!"
Hannah AIMS hard face softened
as an icicle softens when the winte
sun strikes it.
Miss Elizabeth, it's a secret
Don't speak of it; but | was cleal
driv to the wall, so | have took
boarder."
"A boarder ?"
Out in the barn chamber" salt
Hannah Ann. you see, Mis-
Elizabeth" Hannah Ann neve
condescended to the undignifed pc
name with which her little mistres
had been invested since she was tel
years old, this house used to be
sort of tavern in the old days. afor
the old bow window was added or
and the renaissancy porch out o.
the south corner. Zenks Glen, hal
way house, it used to be called whel
was gal. And there came gen
tleman as used TO hunt and fish o.
these mountains, twelve good year
ago.
Is this jerks Glen House?'
says he.
well. It's what they used to cal
it," says !
Can | get accommodation
here? p"
lin feared not says |.
"'And then you should have seel
his face fall. ,"
~ always boarded here, and
can't make up my mind to 90 else
where. I'll pay any price you ask
my good woman, and I'm not at a
particular where you put me, eth
err
"'Well,'" says |, "'if you don
mind the barn chamber-it's yer
clean and quiet there, with the az
pie tree boughs in bloom, close t
the window"
"'And says he,'" "'Put me il
the men coop, if you like"
$50 / have been boarding hir
ever since. and the week is up t,
morrow, Miss Elizabeth, and | e>
pect he'll pay his 81"
Tibby's eyes sparkled.
Hannah Ann, you're a femal
Napoleon" she cried.
II know of two other boarders
could get" shrewdly added Hanna
Ann, "sketching young ladies {
don't like their rooms at Coon
boarding house-if you could max
up your mind to spare the big fror
room and after all, you never u:
it. except as guest chamber fc
company as never comes"
"Ill ask mamma" cried Gag,
Tibby, because. you know, Hanna
Ann, we must live"
Mrs. Wayne, a limp, sentimental
elderly lady, who spent her time
reading novels and bemoaniDg ii
splendors of her vanished girlhoot
began to cry fee bly, a, the idea.
.Boarders ?" cried she. M,
, Captain Frost Frezenhams daugl
ter? And has it indeed come to tina
Oh, if had only died ten years ag
and avoided the terrible humili
ton"
| "But, mamma" pleaded Tibb