The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-24

months before, this Same robust fe-
male had been glad to wash flannel
shirts for the miners. Her ''old
man." had just struckit rich And
down in Maine Sister Mary was sell
ing eggs and boarding up every
nickeiin order to buy herself q new
cashmere dress. sPlease ma'am,
interrupted little Nam shaving knock
ed again at Miss Mofrin's door.
Twill you come and look at old Bill
Ily q He's talking to himself and
his face is red as the deuce
ssThe what?' said Miss Morrin,
somewhat shocked.
Il said his face was red, repeat
ed Little Nan, innocently.
Miss Morrin silently followed Nan
across the hall to small room
plainly furnished Old Billy lay
quietly on the bed a patohwork
quilt over him, and hls head on a
dirty pillow He looked up as they
entered.
GOOD mornin. ne said with an
effort "It's SO dark l cant see
YOU"
III raise the bind, said Miss
Mofrin. ~
"Then / pass, marmured old Bal
ly.
"He thinks he's playln poker,
exclaimed little Nan, an q whisper.
HE don't know what he's sayin'.
would you mind situn with him
while GIT the doctor9
As she lett the room Old Billy put
his hand on Miss Mornns 8 arm: For
a moment he was quite himself.
please GIT me pencil and bit OF
paper,-Quick r ne said eagerly.
Silently Miss Norm rose and
crossed. the ball TO her room. When
she returned she handed a sheet OF
tinted note paper ana q long Faoer
pencil to the SICK man.
Win an enort oid Billy raised ms
head and MISS Morrin piied up the
dirty pillows behind AIM de
wrote q lew lines feeoly; then TIE
pencil dropped from nis hand de
thrust the OF OF paper under the piie
OF pillows and drew tne patchwork
quite well around ms shoulders.
Still ne shisered siigntiy- I'm SO
cold and tired, ne murmured;
Then a sweet peace seemed to steal
over his face his eyes closed and
ne TELL gently asleep But ne never
woke again In this world
The day OF tine funeral Little Nan
came TO MISS Morrins room with q
basket OF bright flowers on her arm.
Will you please heip me TO nx
the flowers Z she asked while the
tears came to her eyes \ want to
make wreath Tor Old biiiy.
Sit down. said Miss Morrin,
kindly, and drew a rocking chair to-
ward the tlre. Then sne turned to
her trunk, and, after some search,
came oack 10 nef sisi'o, with . ioii
OF fine wire IN her hand. Ienderiy
she lifted the flowers There were
redgosss. and pthk sd scarlet ger
aniums, and a few sprigs OF green
Old Billy liked bright flowers,
said little Nan. HE used to throw
em at me often
What do you DO at the theatre
asked Miss Morrih hesitatingiy: :,
In song ana dance artiste'
answered Nan proudly. i sing
songs and dance
Do-do ladies attend
mo, ma am only men.
Miss Morris ssuddered.
Ana you iike 70 sing ana dance
oeiore them she SAID severely:
NOT much ma am git awiuiiy
ufed sometimes.
inen, my cniid why not earn
your living some other way! ~
1ouiu oe oe''ei " soiuo nooi' '
uay ,ons
Du' 'nes "oui'n pay ino no'"
rug s.,,,, o. - ~ ~
Wuas .uI''o oesAn A'' '"o
''n ,p pii'u9usly -
nu' seuo ~ .n1ne nE ,;..,H
pretty near every uoii"'' saiu i''ie
'an; .'E, t,l,
inefes siA ol eui oesiues mc'
NY mo.neu ueau. ra'nel oiun
si' ous nan "ases NV" IYe eain
:. heap .ue iae' '"U yeaie' M sine.
We peeh uano,ns u 'ne oiues'
one' : ~ 10. ine,e & ."o gsau oo o
,ween me ana /" me. nes "a
yenhie' sues Az anu .ne oauy =
Jennie mas an easier .ime tnan !
'aAing care VI e"' ihey &c up anu
ou. oi 'he way now.
Inc "fea,n was nblsneo peiofe
'he laay spoke again. 70,
"no ,augn' you 10 uahce sue
saiu sudoeii's.
A man my father knew. HeAhad
a theatre. I've standin. engage
ment at the Central. Old Billy was
awiully good to me. l never saw
him before ! came here, but he kind-
er took to me: He was poor, too.
He had claim up the mountsIn,
out ! guess ne never strucK II. ne