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

sSHt Was ffOl IL Niiiiucht 90 ~ -
pected. She served him with exqui-
site grace, answered his questions.
listened to his diffusive and ELUSIVE
remarks with an enchanting air,
seemed to like the young fellow inn
mensely: and after a few weeks the
proprietor thought he had not done
a very good thing in allowing Jenny
to wait on his new customer, as he
took up too much of her time over
very small purchases, and seemed
to be waitingo on her. rather than she
on him.
At last he demonstrated. The
next time that hedropped in to buy
be found the charming young lady
more cordial and merry than ever
before, and his intoxicated senses
reeled with delight; SO that he did
not know-as his grandmother used
to sav-whether he was standing
on bis head or his heels" All at
once the fair girls sweet voice star
tied him beyond measure. Ia sill
yer tones of dulcet softness, with a
world of insinuation in them, she
asked. as she leaned over the coun-
ter, beaming upon him with a melt
ing smile: i.
You are becoming very fond OF
me-aren't you?"
Like Clark Russell's "Grosvenor"
! in a cross sea, his mind was taken
'all aback" and, like the vessel he
was in danger of sinking wrong end
/ first.
Because" continued the lovely
girl. Il don't want to create false
/ impression. ! am married. My
husband is an invalid at present, but
will not always be so, and | expect
to leave this situation soon. took
| it to keep the wolf from the door,
but ! haven't found 1t necessary to
grow pale over it; and as | always
believe in looking at the bright side,
! am, my friends tell me, younger
/ looking than | am.
Knowlton was dazed, but he heard
every word as she went on:
Now ] like YOU very much--l
liked YOU the first time 1 saw you.
1t seemed so good of you to urge
your friend so earnestly to buy Il
bonnet for his wife. You continued
a conversation about IL, you remem-
Der. that had evidently begun in the
street. Mr.. Knowlton, my married
life has been very happy, and al
though nay husband is sick, he Is in
a condition to get well again, aud
the future is bright with hope. |
have thought all along that you only
wanted a good wife to complete you,
and | have picked out one for you,
who, if you take to and are FORUM
ate enough to win, will make your
life happy. ] have sister who is
lust like me in everything-a coun-
terpart, in fact. She is employed in
a store something like this, further
up the street. | will give you let
ter of introduction, If you like. /
sell flowers, she sells feathers. You
can make her acquaintance-buy
feathers, etc, and, in time, you may
be intimate enough to ask If you
NAV call upon her. | shall say
nothing to her meanwhile, unless
you desire it; bat if you make slow
progress, will arrange so that You
can meet her at my home. / am
sure she will like you, and, if you
like me, you ought to like her. How
does the proposition strike your"
At last the merry little woman
ended her speech, and waited until
her would be admirer had recovered
sufficiently TO make answer. The
novelty of the whole affair, from the
buying of the bonnet to the propos-
ed introduction TO a second fair one,
caused the "dumhfcundedly per-
picked" bachelor to eXclaim:
We'll, this is the oldest expert
ence have ever had. | have al
; wavs said that my state should be
one of single blessedness, and here
| am in the matrimonial net, caught
fast. Yes, III see your sister" said
Knowlton, decidedly, jumping to
his feet and giving the stool whirl
: -"I'll see your sister. And if she
! is half as Jolly and good as your
self, I'll do my best to wed her"
Feathers proved as excellent a
pretext as flowers. Knowlton made
! extraordinary progres in few brie1
weeks, and Sister Hattie who
was, if anything, more lovely than
Jennie, was captured completely
Their first meeting was an.eXamplt
Of simultaneous, strong mutual iik'
ing. and as the dayssped on it deep
ened.
Knowlton prospered in his busl.
ness and prospered in his love. Jen-
MES husband got well, and, there
being nothing in the way, the gen
erous bachelor became a Benedict
married Hattie, built small double
cottage on Bergen Heights, so that
the sisters are next door neighbors
and, though he may have occasion
to grumble as much as bawshay
hereafter, he has registered a VOW ia
draw the line at bOnnets, for, how.
ever reasonable it may be for othel
, men to complain of prices and fre
quent changes in millinery STYLES
, he will never say word SO long "A:
his wife makes good selections anC
his sister-in-law wears love of &
bonnet"
Keeping Vegetables.