The Somerset reporter., 1886-07-14
SKOWHEGAN, MAINE, WEDNESDAY

! 10 her Young husband. "Aot t'a Oh
no. not flrd, If he loNc- me BE- fau da
What he plea-e~ with my fortune
And the ypaa@ man. who VA b1Ae-'Is
/ in love, vowed that he desired Ing fatuef
To know that what he wanted aa= h.s
/ daughter, not biz ducat,
Come. ms dear" he said 9uI las.
When poor Pitra> courage ~ aHI-l
gone Il >hau't let you fret 40 cYtae -
the city with me and STE the pietufs ibid
/ you about -the picture Of your uamc-ak,
/ Cleopatra
My dreadful name signed Ia'ra.
/ oh. how conld any one have thought If
/ such name for me But il - with
! Sou. dear. don't want you - b. u~cr-
able beeausc am oh. lienr3. know
/ papa could not bc 50 hard with IN. Il is
/ that wicked Mrs Prynue. She /. il
| lppcN papa will marry her know til L.
y if papa could be 80 silly at hi- agc, II
| ! could once get past the door and up 10
/ papa room all would be right again
Then She went away Ia put OIL irr BON
net and shawl, aud the two took the AT.
ternoon train, and soon stood before one
of the finest pictures in the collection
i don't quite understand it said Pa
ira. at last. That is Cleopatra. Of
course; but what il it all about
oh You haven read Roman history
a. thoroughly a. have, my dear or yoo
wnuldn ask, said the young husband.
| That is CT~ar. you know, and Cleopatra,
who could not gain an audience other
wise. had herself wrapped up in roll Of
| splendid stuli-. which were sent to Caesar
"a "A present OF course, a. soon IA they
were placed before him he had them III
rolled, and behold. Cleopatra
All, yes, | quite understand it now.
cried Patra. The beautiful. wicked
creature! Henry. il really seems a. if
fate sent Us here, and latra clapped her
little gloved hands 'Oh, how glad am
to have seen the picture. 1t has given
me an idea
What idea" asked the Young hu,-
band
i can't explain, said Patra mot vet
AT least-Some day. Oh. old Prynnc. yoa
are not 50 ,rnart but that ~olne on, i
smarter than you
And she went home in excellent ~pir's.
Ring at the bell Ring. ring, ring
whats wantcd:s cried Mrs. Prynne,
thrusting her nose out of crack in the
door, for she answered every ring her
self since Patra began TO pay those dole
ful little visits. "Oh! well, Young men.
| think you've madt mistake. Nothing
of that sort ordered here.
1t : Il present for Mr.. Alexander
cried the talle>t Young man. carefully
holding his end of the brilliant roi--a
Persian carpet
"Wcll, ii looks handsome. though fuz-
", sand the hou>ckerper IN tell him.
Who shall say lis from
We are to give it 10 him himself if
You please said lie Young man; and
it's from the Shah of Persia
''Lor! cried Mrs. rrynne :" The Shaw
of Russia, to be sure We'll. Nj. ArNan-
der is always treated mighty polite by the
great foreigners that come here. I'll run
up and ask. He ain we'll.
We Il have To 20 up with yon," said
the young men. The Shah is very par
ticular about having his crrand> done.
You wouldn't like to SIC our heads cut of,
would You ma am
aDh, dear, no. cried Mrs. prynuc.
IVY lmt Il dcSpotcntatc the Shaw of Rus
Il must be, To be sure. Walk up"
Ar Alexander sal in his chair aching
all over, heart and body when :hc door
burst open and Mrs lrynnc entered in
great haste.
They are coming up. couldn't stop
'cm.-thc Shaw of Russia has sent You a
present of frzled rag carpet cried the
honSrkccprr.
The what: Who; ''o"d Lord shes
zone mad at last, and can stir from my
clalr groancd the old man. Help
somebody"
Bnt al TINS moment the two Young men
appeared upon the scene and lad upon
tue n"or very gently and softly roll OF
Persian carpet bowed low and said SOL
EMMY
W nm tNt Shah respects. and de-
parted.
! lrlek of some kliid. cried thr
squire. Is IRVINE see 10 the do"i-
loon dIItT the SILVER.
Mrs I'TNlnp tlpN nf Inc and