The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-12-22

has your name on if'--handing him q
neat little kage--and IL sslch q splen-
did tree. and everybody j. - happy
We'n not strangers tonight. SAINTS Claus
and are we, Joe27 And with g merry
little laugh she vanished.
Blessed little mite. said he in "a chek-
ed roioe. Then after going a block or
+ mors without speaking he added Sir,
ifyou don't mind walking up and 5oEn
my beat little, III tell yoa story a.
makes this the ulerrieSt Christmas eve Of
my life. II isn't any family secret. or ]
Wouldn't be the one 70 tell IT, It's a biz
. tory = everybody knows. and to-nizh.
it over. happily. blessedly over. - far as
It can be, considering him that's gone.
walked quietly at his side until he
was pleased 70 speak
The gentleman a. lives IN that great
house, said be, Is Mr. Chaun1ey Hes
one of the richest nea on our street.
When first came on here, thirty years
gone, be was young man with hand
some wife and two rs pretty children as
I ever You saw Miss. Alice. she Vas the
oldest. 8 golden haired little beautv. and
Master Frank, he was a fine boy. slu0st
d baby. then, sir Prom the very first Mr..
Chauucey was kind 70 me. When the
family woa.d be of in ihe SUMMER be
used 10 give me the keys, and was 70
look in every night and morning 70 see
than nothing went wrong When the
family came back I always GOT hand
some extra. for alr Ch4unoey never Was
mean. Il wasn't his lose of money g.
brought the trouble. but his pGide-his
. pride, sir; for II that old gentleman was
king Of England. he couldn't be more
/ stuck up about his name aud fimily than
( he Is now. When Miss Alice was about
+ ten wears old. Mrs Chauncey died. re-
. member the night we'll SIR but thst's
/ many year ago. After that didn't STE
F the family much. for the front shutters
( were always keTi closed. and when I met
Mr. Chauncey he bad his hesd bowed
and never seemed - notice me / used
10 talk with David, the butler. sometimes
when / vas passing up and down
o. nights and he toll me a. bow Sir-
+ Chauncey paid no attention to anything
/ but them tso children, and especially %
Master Frank and how he'd always have
the little fellow on his knee after dinner.
F finding out what he'd beer learning II
( the daytime; for they has q goyemess
! them children did, although 'tv-s Mis-
4 Alice took all the care 81 her brother
who was three younger than she was
They sud il was touching, sir the way
she'd play little mother 70 him
Sorrow always has 90 give zsy before
sunshine, and II wasn't 50 many month.
after the mother diei that tie great
house vas all thrown open again, just IS
I've seen happen 70 dozens ofotber hous-
e. in the street here. and then ! begun Il
see Mis- Alice and slaster Frank. nsed
to see z great deal Of them children aftei
that. for the boy he was wild one and
would often sCamper on the street al
hours when he should have been home
in bed. He didn't mind anybody but
Ms sister; but she could do most any
thing with him. for h.. Wa soft-hearted
( little chap when you knew bow 70 touch
him right, but heasist7ongand self-willed
{ - bows are. sir AZ years passed them
/ Two come 10 be as handsome q pair a
you erer sav-Bliss Alice with ber svee-
5lue-eyes and lady-like waya- and Master
Frank with Ms fresh eager face The
only thing that troubled me was the boy
/ never would stick 10 anything Hisfs1h
er sent him 10 ooliege-for there was
nothing he wouldn't do for Master Er4nk
but be was back home IL less than
three months. i didn't like It, JOE, ht
SAYS To ne one night What's the need
anyway. for me to do what don't ike
I And 50 the b1y stayed home. drove
/ his pony carriage around town sailed hi'
Yacht. and amused himself with lots O.
other Young fellows, whose company
didn't 10 him any good
But :here come a time. sir. when he
aas changed. couidn't Tell just hor il
-aue about. nor no more jus. what th,
change was. but Ia see him when d,
come home late sometimes, and there wa
a difference He GOT quieter. and hi
-oice when he spoke to me was ~ 9of
and gentle Is Il used to be when be was
. Eitle l,av One night H. came home ear
/ her than usual. and Saii 10 myself. tina
voun- mans in troubie for he Halkes
right by me. and never ioakei nor ri,
rood evening. as he aivay- had before
About an hour later. ~ was eo-uin.
down the street asain. heard Mr Chaun
cey's front door slarn as # "a hurricane hac
. blowed it, aud tearing down she sep
came Master Frank.
~Idant know how ! dared TAX, th'
I liberty. -r. hut did / ,tel- right up {,
+ him and takes hold af bis arm Ha-tel
Frank. say- J. there's tToubie going o-
for you- But I've known you since yol
Wa baby. and 81 lateyer II. I'm the aB.
a. says it nothing wrong
No. Joe savs he. iu q Vol 90 as wasn'
his-it's nothing wrong He eouldn'
stand still. 80 walked along uf the stree
al his ide. suddenly D. stepped -t-as
. bye. Joe said he won't be here snl
more I'm married. and before ! e5ul,
say q word be was od-clean gone in th'
darsnesz. sir. \ baby might have knock
+ ed IA, down a. stood there Ny hr -atf
was took away. tramped up and dow
all that night. y,ondering AMI thinking
and ! could make nothing on q II.
And didn't make anything cut q j
1 til one night met The ola butler. ans
I ne told me e how It was, III. It seem
( Master Frank had met yoany lady ans
I fell deep in love with her. but when b,
mentioned the matter TO bis father. thers
Has high words. Tor Mr.. Chauncey had
- his hear3 on seeing his boz married
10 a giri he'd picked out rich she Vas
I of coyrse, sir. while the one Master Frank
wanted Was an orphan. and hadn't a ocni
I in the world, except whai she made By
giving music lessons, or something II the
sort. The hoy didn't say DO more, and
I kept - quiet his father lheuyht the bJlsi-
ness was sl over but Master Frank, ls.inz