The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-09-05

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did return to inquire for the old man ST
the house nesting in the woods. be sas
told that the young lady and her COM
pAnion were strangers on.y stopping there
for brieE rest. and where they'd gone
no one could say.
Provoking exclaimed Joe.
lie Gid lot give up the searrh. though
Rstlraing TO the city, he said to himself
one day.
There g@s that old shoemaker in the
T village whom had occasion tosee sever
al times, and II seems to lne thsf one day
! saw that young iady's fsfher in his
shop. Now the shoemaker may know
about him. and VIII inquire"
i He sent letter Of inquiry about the
aged father whose acquaintance Joe was
50 anxious to continue The shoemaker
received the letter by the evening mail.
and took il to his shop TO read His light
{ vas poor, and 80 were his eyes He
reached the statement Of Joe's wish. and
/ he began to read aloud, giving the letter
his own pronunciation
Want-to git-hclt-of an ovid man
Who's
The shoemaker halted
What's that % be asked, looking at
/ the word Ersd, = Och y by don't people
write as they mane9 an sured It's Aired,
if its anything. All, yis, an well begin
again
An ould.:man who hired about little
-house-thzt bad a-gardin'-I see jiss
what be names
Then Joe mentioned the location Of
this house with garden, and the shoe
maker nov shook his head triumphant
ly.
''Ah. yis, be names Michael Yszey,
who did work q spell in that little spot
among the trase; and this nice young
captain, who must have foine garden,
wants to hire Michael. Yis, now see il,
and wonder was 50 stupid as niyer to
see it before. Och, l have il now, sure.
intirely I viii sind Michael along to
him, as there's nothing like goin' yerself,
and ii may be that Madame yazey would
like 10 90. too. Of course she would
Who should arrive the next day but
an old gentleman accompanied by an old
lady, inquiring If Joe was the man who
wanted some one TO take care Of his
grounds, presenting at the same time a
note from the shoemaker, with his con-
plimintsr
Well, this is 4 scrape - thought Joe.
He would not, however, send the old man
back, but obtained elsewhere chance
for him to work Grandpa Weary and
tirandma Weary, as they .ealle one an
other, we're both asthmatic, and joe ne
meInbered them generSlly as Grandpa
and Gr4ndna wheezy. The other par
ties from whom Joe tired 20 hear were
seemingly lost to him a effeetuzlly as
the ship Is to the steamer rushing past II
on the Atlantic Bot Joe did not forget
the young lady. As We draw aside the
vail from some old porIrait carefully pro-
fectel from light and dust. so Joe, in his
musings, would unyail the face hidden in
his memory and look at it
wiz never marry till sec its origi-
nal" /" declared Joe
And that night Of the storm he did not
wish TO go and see even his own or
phSn." II was such a night for quiet,
cOntemplative hour-several hours by the
side Of bis own fire Nobody woald be
likely 70 call.
But knock, knock, knock
r. Come in....7 shouted the disappoint-
ed Joe to the person rapping at the
door.
1t was Grandpa Wheezy, a wink
led old man, With a broken and husky
voice.
~Good evening, Mr.. - Dznforth. ]
am very-sorry-to disturb-ye-b-t-
could ye come down-to see-the ovid
I ladye"
Oh, yes said Joe and at the same
time he thought; shan't have to 20
and see the orphan. and that settles
IT.
is your wife sick tonight p he in
CURED
-oh-vir-ry, ar! she-can't-stop-
long
They made their way fhroagh the
storm as fast as fast as possible Climb
Z ing the dark stairs that led to the old peo-
pies rooms N a tenement-bouse, Joe
heard singing The old man heard it also,
and whispered
Hnsh, Them's-the angels she's
( gone
Do you think she is deAd?7
She be-
Oh, no that's not an angel singing,
though good singing"
Buf don't know thought Joe, lis
tening eagerly, as he pushed the door
open.
4 TIE owner OF the voice was apparently
young, and with deep feeling and more
than ordinary skin was singing [" Rock
I Of Ages, that hymn Of Christ, rest to the
restless, strength to those weak through
pain, light amid the darkness OF death.
She stopped. after having completed the
hymn.
sish-ye Would-go, darlint,7 said
I the odd woman, feebly- 1t gives me-
Z comfort"
I'm here to-iook afterye-noE, ? said
! the cid man. She must go-it-may
be-
IF don't come again, don't forget
what ] have said to you,r said the singer.
q think ! ought to 90 now
As the young lady. with ayerted face.
moved toward the door, Grandpa yeazy
said
I've e9t-souse woed-5own in the
mkt infry-and it's rsght-in the way
sure. III hsve-it ont ofthe way. Let me
go ahid-7
The young lady had passed out Of the
room, and vas waiting down on the
stairs for the removal Of the wood that
Joe and grandpa had both stumbled
against in their journey upstairs
Stnpidv = thought Joe, who was in the
old lzdy's chamber. Why don't hold
the light for those in the dark entry