The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-07-23
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" hllk1t aOAAAA6 e-@
meself was tod to ak ye."
The spokeswoman was Irish Cath
leen. the faithful village washerwo-
man, and Mrs. Kelly was one OF her
steady employers whom she regard
ed with great respect and admira-
ton.
For though now the wife of rich
and prosperous farmer, she did not
turn the cold shoulder to Kathleen,
who had come over from Ireland in
the same ship with her. On the con-
trary. the Kellys, one and all made
much of the honest woman.
please let me go, mother, SAID
Susv. a pretty vivacious maiden OF
sixteen, who clapped her hands
gleefully at the thought. you We
no idea what fun it is to be at the
Kellys when they have a merry
making. You know you let me 60
once before, don't you remember? +?
1t was when they gave Wedding to
one of their farm hands.
'Sure, Miss Susy, yer mother
must bring yez ever herself, and then
she'll see what good cheer true son
of the green sod will give to his
friends. But | mustn't stand here
and wag my tongue. must be on
nv way to get a supper for my old
man and thechildren.
As soon as Kathleen was out of
sight. Susy said, coaxingly:
MAY | 90, mother? Harry can
take me over, and then he can stay
and see what an Irish merry-making
is like. 1t will DO him good and
take some Of the primness out of
him. I've been wondering ever
since he came if he had any fun in
him"
"For shame, Susy, to speak SO
slightly of your cousin. Remem Der,
please, that he has carried off the
highest honors of his class this year,
and that he has been ordered here
by his physician to recruit his
health
Susy tossed her head.
eve were his relatives before this
summer. weren't we mother? | don't
care much for cousins who only
come to see US because they are or
dered to the country for their
heatlh.'n ~
Il am sorry, Cousin Susy," said a
quiet voice behind her, but how
was | TO know what | was missing
by staying away? | assure you that
If shall not occur again"
There was a gleam OF mischief in
Harry's brown eyes as he said this
but Susy was too much taken aback
at having her speech overheard, to
look at him.
''Susy says a great many things
she does not mean, Harry, so you
mustn't pay any attention to her
thoughtless words"
"Aunt Susy says a good many
things she does mean" put in the
said Susy. "and one of them is. MAY
Harry escort me over TO the Kelly
farm ?"
And she looked at Harry with a
merry smile her momentary dis
comfture vanished as soon as it had /
come.
THAT viii be Just as Harry says, |
Susy. | will trust you to his care
willingly"
Harry says Co. don't you cousin |
Harry You will miss it if you
don't"
Il am at your service, Cousin |
Susy. But you must promise me TO \
post me up little as to how to be- |
haze"
Again merry sparkle flashed in
TO the usual grave eyes of the young
collegian. But Susy answered in
good faith.
"All you have to do is to sit still |
and see the lads and lasses take
partners for the dances and to keep /
from laughing at them"
81 don't suppose it would be
proper for me to get up and dance
too?"
you dance an Irish jig? | would
give the world to see you try it,
Harry"
"You shall be gratifed and for
less than the world-that is, if you
will promise to give me some re-
ward for my obedience" !"
"Of course l will. But | will tell
you beforehand that my possessions
are none of them very valuable"
Zone doesn't always care for ex-
pensive things. What you value
very lightly, might hold very
precious"
Then it is bargain To think of
my serious college cousin dancing an
Irish iigl' and a ripple of merry
laughter sounded from Susy's red
lips as she left the room.
Early evening found the cousins
on their way to the Kelly farm.
The round room, like a globe of
silver light, was Just visible above
the horizon as they reached the
long, low, comfortable looking house.
In the day time it was not a par
ticularly romantic looking place I;
but it now received a glamour from
the uncertain light which mellowed |
down all uncouth angles, and |
brought into prominence the rural |
surroundings.
The tall rounded haymows looked |
like giant beehives, and the few
trees which had been held sacred |
from the ruthless AK on account of |
their age. waved from their quicken
ing silver tinted leaves a rustling
welcome to the newcomers, who
were sufficiently romantically in
clined to thus construe it.
As is often the case with prosper
Gus farmers, the barn was upon
much larger scale than the house,
and it had been thoroughly cleaned
and made gay with rural decora-
tions.
Many hands had been busy with
in it, as Kittie's wedding was mat
ter of great interest to all the young
folks who had been born and raised
near her home.
Susy was not native born to the
neighborhood, so she was outside
the charmed circle; but none the
less was she welcomed and made
much of, the very fact that she had