The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-31
TEp-s ACCOUNT OF new YEARS

Bv tie way said Mr.. Samue
Gloss, I've letter 1rom Ted. 1t,
quite heavy one, you see, for !
cliap OF ten but / cant mase on
sucn mass OF scrawl Here. nam
ma, suppose YOU read Il
Before Mrs. Gloss could reach out
her hand Uncle Joe. Mr. Gloss
bachelor brother, interieTed with
Lei me have tie boys letter
always did ike that young scamp Of
yours.
After smiling 81 the down-hill
tendency oi the superserlp;lon, Tn
Gle Joe soon became absorbed eve,
the pages that began in text hand,
continued in spider-tracks. and at
last 10 the dignIty of hierogl yphics.
The Gloss family, tired out after
the holiday season. were having )
domestic erening In The dining
room. The library, hung in old
Spanish leather, lacked the eabel-
iishnents that grow out OF daily use
aud oppressed one like great bronze
exlinguisher the long drawing
rom. the conventional New York
parlor. was too ike : mammoth and
splendid hearse TO permit ef eTen
It's proprietors feeling at home in 1t.
50 about the dining table were gath
cred Papa and Mamma Gloss, the
Misses Lou and Rosie Gloss, Mr..
Sorghum. a gentleman Of many
snlles and compliments, of many
suits Of fac clothing, OF dog-cart,
and gorgeous living generally, and
Uncle Joe, unmarried, crusty and
rieh. There was also a young fellow
called Fred Trenaine, but be was
only 3 chap In papas office at a
small salary. Though he had good
six ieei OF uncommonly good looks,
still he was very modest. And no
wonder, as Lou whispered TO Rosie
= He ought 10 be- Twelve hundred a
wear, indeed =
Sorghum remarked in his sweet
est tones
How seldom a poor dog of a
bachelor ike me has the chance oi
enjoying happy family gath
erIbgl
A sigh, carefully given out for
Rosie only TO hear, was a graceful
biot of ms dissatisfaction with n
bachelor existence
Mamma Gloss ciasped her plump
han in a little ecstacy, and al
sgered
No one can have an idea of the
peace and content Of married life
A smile both maternal aud eneour-
aging. showed that Mr.. Sorghum
was an approved candidate for the
position Of soI-ln-iaw.
Lou, vino was clever. and had a
lofty bearing and a marble-whiie
-kin. and wonderful roxs OF cosl
black scollups On her pretty fore
head. made proper and girlish
comment on the bachelor remark !:
but Rosie, who was a contidiog
blonde with Big gray eyes. seid
nothing, and kep. on with her GRO
chet work. S0rgnum used inwardly
a warm mollirnent of Wall street in
yeciive, and wished himself the AZ
ghan stripe that could so hold her
Just then Charlie Hedge. (of the
young stock brokerage firm Of
Hedge & Sorghuml dropped 10.
and nodding Familiarity to his part
ner. joined the family circle BY tax
ing place by Lou's side. He ex-
How jolly A regular boom
in domestic evenings, eh, Miss
Lou?"
Now. Uncle Joe was sixty al least,
tall. grlzzled, clean-shaven. heavy
broxed, with casi-iIon look that
seemed made to withstand humbng,
and steel cod, sharp gray eye thai
could pierce the neatsst coating of
sham. Having at last flashed his
be sat awhile shading his
face with his hand then looked up
suddenly, as if be had made up MS
mind to something. cast a searching
and discomforting glance at the Ia
bic, and said:
Who would ike to hear Teddy's
Ietter?"
l." said sorghum, with the live
liesf interest Ted must be a cap
iisl hoy. He's your brother"
This last in an aside to Rosie)
Fine boy" confirmed Hedge.
: Saw him here New Years. So
Cheek is business capital
Ted viii succeed Let Us have the
letter.
4 think nv Teddy is very
bright. remarked Mrs. Gloss, so I
always keep him away at school
where be has the best Of advan-
tsges-r