The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-20

dare say you won't mind a little in
convenience.
And she left him in seventy
nine apartment under the caves
where he could not stand upright
except just in the middle Of tn,
room, and where he three pane win
dow was close to the floor.
"Humphw soliloquised the esth
etc, looking around him. "this ism
at all what / expected"
Mary Haven had scarcely gol
down stairs and resumed the manu-
facture of raspberry pies, wher
shouts and cries in various KEYS an.
nounced the coming of Mrs. John
son ard her four children from The
nearest station.
is this cousin Hugo's house, map
said Adelaide, the eldest, discon
tentedly.
1t amt nothin' but Il shanty,
loudly proclaimed Alexander Gust
avus, the second hope of the fam
lily.
There amt no paint on it" said
Helen Louise.
''Lemme get cut lemme get out :
cried Julietta, and play III thai
lovely black mud where that frog is
\ sitting"
Mrs. Johnson sailed in with &
scarlet face and perturbed look.
Pm afraid, cousin. Mary" said
she, that we shall inconvenience
you. There don't seem TO be much
accommodation here.
"Oh, there's plenty of room up in
the garret, such as it is" said Mrs
Haven, smiling.
"Of course, one expects to lead a
gypsy sort of life in a place like
this; and the labe.will be so nice
for the little dear- TO play in, II only
they are little careful, for its SO
lucky you are here, cousin johnson,
to help me with the pies and bread
for I'm not a very experienced
housekeeper, and"
Il thought you kept two or t.ree
servants" said Mrs. johnson. fr;g-
! idly.
Il have only one young girl Just
at present" said Mrs. Haven and,
of course, when there's so much
company, there's great deal to
do.
"Oh ! there comes an old lady
with sweet little dog
She glanced out of the open door
way.
Goodness me, if it amt that in
t0lerab!e old aunt Sadie, with her
inevitable dog" groaned Mrs John
son, as fat elderly lady toiled up
! the path, III scarlet shawl and Il
black lace hat.
Bless mer' said aunt Sadie, pur-
pie with the heat and dripping with
perspiralion, won don never mean
to saw, niece Haven, that this ere's
the place I've heard tell of ON the
lake what dive call it?'
1t is where We live at present, -
said Mrs. Haven, quietly.
I'm downright sorry | left the
hotel AT the railroad" said aunt Sa-
die, sadly.
IL amt used to these unpl;isteied
houses, and I'm most sure Trip viii
catch Il bad cold
Uncle jerks was the last one to
cone-a shrewd, hrowu-iared old
man.. ia n gray suit. and with keen
ewes Ike an eagle.
He looked around bin ard S,enl-
ed to take III the situation AT once.
"No servants, rh ," said he.
well. it's lucky came
I'm pretty ha,dy To fetch water
and split wood. and help about gen
orally and your pretty slim, my
dear, to do all the work of this house
with only a young bit of a girl .
help vou
SO Hugh l,a- 'llt done real we'll in
business?
I've little lnoney uninyested
myself, and | don't know as could
do better with il than to lend it to
my sisters son.
thus he spoke, ehtery and kind,
while Mrs. Montague Pront famed
herself. cousin Herbert Haller did
battle with the flies and wasps, Mrs.
johnson followed her four children
about in ceasless terror lest they
should be drowned. and aunt Sadie
felt her dogs pulse and groaned over
the heat.
One night at the cottage settled
she question of ito STAY or not Ia
ttav,'' in the mind nf Mrs Havens
guests.
Il never slept i'll such a hot place
in my life," said Mrs. johnson.
The bed was not long enough for
me to stretch myself out in, and the
caves touched my forehead" said
cousin Herbert.
The owls hooied all night in tie
woods, said aunt sadie, and kept
dear little Trip barking qaiii he was
hoarse.n
Il wopld'r, stay here if you would
pay me a hundred pounds a week.
said Mrs. Montague Prout, thinking
of her pink silk party-dresses. and
twelve buttoned kid gloves.
Well" said uncle jerks. drily,
1T amt just the location | should
have selected for summer resi-
dence, but | amt going off to leave
Hugh and his wife while | can man
age to be useful to them"
So the company departed, with
various adieus and insincere protes-
tations of regard. and only uncle
jerks was left and then Mr.. Haven
TODD his cigar out from between his
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