The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-05-10


own name called in all the notes &
the human gamut.
"What is it?" he asked. vaeuel
staring around him.
you've drawn the big doll p erie,
little Sybil Percy, dancing up I
him, and laying in his arms th
huge waxen abomination, with it.
fiossy yellow curls and imposin
pink and white complexion; Will
somebody else brought the big trunl
and little handbook. 'sIt's Just tray
elling with a wife said Sybil, mis-
chievously.
! But what the-ahem what an
| TO do with it 2" asked our Devil
dersd here.
"Give it to me or somebody" sal,
Sybil, inwardly hoping he would
act promptly on the suggestion ant
bestow the prize on her. ANY ON,
would be delighted to receive such
present"
DO you think she would ~ asket
Mr.. Ellerslie, vacantly. anh then b,
went away.
Great stupid fellow !" cried Sybil
spitefully, and she tipped back tc
her table.
Il never saw such a goose" said
Laura Darlington, who had three
sisters Of her own at home.
But what am / to do with it =
said Martyr to himself, as he ira
yersed the wintry gloom of the mid
night streets. "Oh, l have it / III
give it to Fanny Glen and she car
make Christmas present of it tc
her little black k-eyed cousin."
He laid the doll, rejoicing, on q
sofa, and went to bed, sinking into
dream land just about the time that
Fanny Glen was taking the hair-pins
out OF her magnificent golden hail
before the dressing bureau in her
own apartment.
why Fanny, what ails you p
cried Dora, her eldest sister "You
are crying ?"
"I'm so tired" guiltily confessed
poor Fanny.
And she wept herself to sleep
thinking how foolish she had been
and that of course Martyr Ellerslie
didn't care "a straw about her. Why
should he?
Mr.. Eller-lie rose the next morn
ing full of i.is momentous resolve,
and made such toilet that the very
landladv's little boy, seeing him go
out with a big doll, neatly encased
in her pasteboard box, under his
arm, elected. profanity
''Oh my eye. what SWELL"
The black-eyed, little cousin ad-
mitted him. Yes. Cousin Fanny was
at home-would lie walk into the
parlor?
And our hero, before he had fairly
made up his mind in what terms to
bestow his gift. found himself bow
ing 10 asfair-headed vision IN a sun
nv little room, surrounded by heads
of cut flowers.
"How do you do, Mr.. EIlerslie?"
said Fanny, eoloring and smiling !,
Il am making bouquets, you see.
for tonight
Exactly so" said Martyn, and
then be reflected how much more
appropriate remark he might have
made and turned very red.
''Pray sit down." said Fanny.
"I-I-the fact is Miss Glen" said
Mr.. Ellerslie, plunging in sheer des-
peration into the midst of his sub
ject Il have called-I hope you
won't be vexed-you have only to
say 60 if you don't like it."
Fanny dropped her sprig of helli-
otrope, and looked up in surprise.
Il know it isn't of much conse-
quence," went on Martyr, turning
the pastebaord box round and round
in confusion, "but if you'll accept
tive known and esteemed you
so long, and"
The damask roses deepened on
Fauny's fair face. 1t had come at
las, then, the proposal she had an
t;cipated SO long and anxiously.
Not of consequence! Oh, Mr..
she repeated reproach-
fully.
Would you care for it?" he de-
manded. quite oblivious in the en-
of the moment that be
hadn't even named the gift.
"Care for it p the tears sparkled
in Fanny's eyes. When you know
that l love you, Martyr"
And she ran straight into the arms
Of our astonished hero.
When he went down the door
steps he was an engaged young man,
how and when he scarcely knew.
himself. And as fate would have it,
The first parsonage against whom he
stumbled was Guy Barnes.
"Hello.r said Guy. whats up?"
aDon't speak so loud" said Ellers-
lie, passing his arm through that of
lis friend. "She's engaged to be
ny WIFE,"
-Whois is? The divine Fanny, the
ARREST of her sex ?"
"Of course who else should it
,e ?n
aBut thought you couldn't screw
your courage up to the proposing
nark?"
Il didn't propose
Guy Barnes started.
"You-didn't-propose Then |
low could she have accepted you?"
That's lust what | cant exactly
myself" said the puz-
led lover. "We are engaged
hat is certain-but / can't for the
ife of me remember when or how l
But OF course you proposed,
observed Guy. People always do
,et little flurried. You know
.sDo they? Well, l suppose that
vas the case with me. But | don't
"Oh, don't be such aninny.'' said
iuy Barnes, impatiently.
II wish l could remember just
Fhat / said, though" observed
Martyr.
And even after he was duly mar