The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-22
Selected.
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| cl9imed Miriam Creswick, with her "Didna
| bow" of mouth stretched in porten-
tious yawG. Is there nothing here but
crochet work, work, wild strawberries and
tea parties?"
Miriam was the very impersonation of
| her Jewish name-tall aud dark, with
creamy complexion and eyes that seemed
TO melt and swim like Stars hiding away in
| shady springs. And she wore soft, sweep
ing robes that fell around her in statuesque
folds, and moved with the slow, royal
Grace Of Il Hebrew queen, so that Con-
stance Dale looSed up TO her with girlish
admiration as the incarnation of all that
was radiant in womanhood.
''But thought you came here to realize
and recruit after the winters dissipation,
Miriam," said Constance
$50 did, but ! don't mean actually 10
staena'c if l can help H."
Constance looked puzzled. Miss Cres
wick laughed
THE dear, unsoph>ticalel little fairv!"
She cried, a9yly. 'S1e sewing circle ard
portfolio Of embroidery patterns may be
enough fer YOU, but won't suffice for nj.
1 must have a Irritation or two to spice the
monntnnv."
"Bnt thought, Miriam, that judge d IL
tons SON"
"StuT aud nonspn.e!" Interrupted Mir
lam, with good humored jmpcrionsues-.
cor course Ina t. marry Perciva. Dalton
SotAo dav-6r 1T least 50 the elders say,
and I've 10 doubt he's a very fine young
man
col, Miriam, YOU 10 not mean that yen
have never seen tim?
~ hv, are YOU so Mortified at that?"
asked Mis- Cre5w elk, hair tnrnng % as 10
f!elen spray of r0Scbuds in her midnight
dark hairs We aren't engaged, nor shall
We be, probably unit it is ascartainea
whether ~ NOT shall suit my lord. He's
rich and hes handsome. If report be true,
and that's pretty much all care fer
"Aud when does he return from Ell
roper" asked Constance in breathles in
terest
AN September, suppose. Come, Con
ny, don't you want to walk down to the
post Office? I'm so tired of doing nothing"
The TWO girl, had just emerged from the
shady lane upon the quiet country road,
Whrn tail young man of the lair-hared
s Xon style Of acc passed them, careless
" doilin; his cap 10 Const nee DAle
"Who is THAT, Cnn?' whispered Miss
Chcs wick, turning her stately head to look
look after the vanishing figure.
"Alr. Egerion'S nephew, Percy Wilde"
"The parsons nephew? How handsome
he Isl Why didn't you Introduce him?'
''Shall call him back?" asked Miss
Dale, laughing.
N'he,h97 - 'N u'V'
NO ne Is h.ie i'' rev wecNs ei'l
ny ou. , !, S''n''y anu oeiio''uS III ~-."-
'",u .oia ,,t.,.,, ,,,,,li,,, H.. ,,oa
=" 'ou' Sa'u miriam, h'u.ilng "er menu
"Alirian." cried Constance, with face
." .', W. 'e",'' -, ~" "ou'" A'i'
W.T. hIth mercy ior paNt'nlef
~ nc Hu,' uiu, InuN "eu 'i'lia i1
urul prev inst "A theirs"
H"' ene "u5 n''te ~" VI p'9i N'h
s'"9c+.S lh9ishaAt ieuohstfan' eS'
mop 10 WIZ sPeah u So"' 'iaU
an, 9"Id oo"StseCe'
~" ''' "'' III '"Ne WV nun ouiSeil'
cara! IhAhlhSiN Ge'n"naPa Miriam
y! course Ho' lsneu 9u' Hons.a ne
WI Il .".'''A cn.'N7' "n'! l no noC ire
! 10 see any c,e"'uIr' "he'ner pFute OF hu-
iiia,' uuue." cIusu9 uu"":
1T Won hurl nm sala Miriam oryly.
| Ahi' ,ru" 10 hei "o'd' sue "a uo, aiio"
1"t"i? Jour noufs u e'apSe neiore sue 2o'
"cqa''p'ed WIN 'he parsoh SP"u-looh'h"
| nefAe".
APPal.hiy Mr, Wylue was Hl"e rehc5
! LOT . iiitLatio"-hhd 10 speah Ine tru'h /,
! Wanld nave oeth rN,het iicu' 10 aNold
! I"AIh4 H'to MISE Nle>"lch c"cua",ihE
spread snares' ienlcs, o3a'lNs pa'tics
IN creamy ia'o 'lSS up 'he ihpIhaIih Sius,
ni co"sPi'So ~ At" the siien pi'uS' ""iis
N'us '"uce i"oheo = ieNtu anu ni'uoleu. anu
S"i.if HhNlous !" VAIN ieirS i"e
against the piI'ails he was 50 surely neat
Wg
"bnt What can Say, s'Siieo poor niue
constance bale. M'iia'n - - ucau' u.
ana SO laScina,ihg' Whiie am hothihE "ui
country glri'
80 lhe i.ine passed. on, "htn Ine ripe' in.,
beauty OF ,he sunhertloe wa a. - IL, -.
ana MISS oteSNlck was phchih@ 'hc 'iu"NS
I" JON her aunt az cape may.
"oi course, II mas oeen very ch', u'lI
mere she sal' as she sat on tne p.u H. IN