The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-09-11


Aunt Ruey wiinkled her forehead.
There's the district school, said she +,
but Miles Parker's niece teaches it.
Lucy Jones goes out tailoring, Mrs. Peet
has { loom. and weayes rag carpet. The
minister's sister gives lessons in wax
flowers, and Bessie Arimmer is a music
teacher"
Bella's face fell
"Then there is no vacant nook for
me, +" sighed she.
Unless." said Aunt Ruey.
Bella looked eagerly up.
dunno how it will work" said she /;
but was thinkin some o. gettin' hir-
ed girl"
"oh, Aunt Ruey, let me be your hired
girl ~ burst out Bella.
And keepin boarder or two," added
Aunt Ruey. There's a New York ar
tist has writsto the postmaster that he
wants to come in August for the sea
views and there's the minister's cousin,
with her three sickly children and 1
know Philadelphia school ma'am who
would be glad to board here"
Bella clapped her hands
Splendid r cried she. And may
be the hired help, Aunt Ruey, mayn't
II"
La, child, "..said the old lady, you
couldn't do no heavy work. You're as
slim as a sapling. and them little white
hands Of yours ain't. fit for scrubbin' and
soft soap maxim"
But" exclaimed Bella, I can cook
I've taken lessons. And l am sure
could be chamberrnaid and waitress
Have in a woman now and then for the
heavy work, and let me be the hired
girl Please do, Aunt Ruey"
81 do blieve," said Mrs. Paxton, that
you'd tease the very specks of my nose
if you was to try. Well, s'pose you'll
have to have your own way. But look
here, Isabella, don't more'n half IN
derstand all this. What's become Of your
beau ?"
Bella's long lsshes dropped
" never had beau said she, in a
scarcely audible voice.
1.-The young man that used 10 come
and. see you when I was a visitin' you
up in the city," inquisitively demanded
NJ D. L
THAT was nothing" said Bella, with
quivering lips. "Oh, Aunt Ruey how
like dream all those past and gone
things seem. He used to call occasional
ly, but be never proposed to me. saw
his name in the paper the other day
married to Southern lady at Cape
May"
"There, there, dear, don't cry" said
Aunt Zeruiah, patting her niece's satin
brown braids of hair. "Of course you're
sort o down spirited, leavin all them
fashionable doin's behind you But
you'll get over it, never fearT
And the good soul made believe, y as
the children say, that she credited those
one or two light tears of Bella's to regret
for the handsome house on Lexington
Avenue, the five.o'cloek teas, the orchid
shows, and the rosebud balls. Verify,
there were the instincts Of true ladyhood
about Mrs. Paxton, in spite Of dyed
gowns and bad grammar. Besides, had
she not forgotten and forgiven beingeall-
ed +" a terrible relic of the past ages" by
Mrs. Ives herself, Gray-haired old la
dies have feelings as well as young ones
and the words had stung Aunt Zerui-
sh st the time.
Bella Ives proved the most efficient of
adjutants 20 Mrs. Paxton, and richly earn
ed the wages that that lady most scrupu-
lously ipaid her. The minister's sister,
with her three sickly children, vas de-
lighted with her summer home. The
PhiIadelphia schoolma'am wrote home
detailed accounts of the beauties Of Sep-
hank point As for the artist. be arrived
~ -fCpldhA cNattVAi o14C li-l AAeC III buc
purple gloaming, and walked across the
beach, with his yslise in his hand, leav-
ing his other luggage to come afterwards
by wagon
Isabella's evening duties were done.
She had come out on the beach to watch
the tide come in The ocean Was at once
a rest and a revelation to her. She was
littlc startled when swift figure came
striding around the q Needle Rock" and
paused in front Of her.
"I beg your pardon" said. the new
conner, butcsn you tell me the way to
Miss Ives Is this possible, or am
dreaminggr
"Mr. Beverly But with a sudden re-
covery Of her wits, she added hope
Mrs. Beverly iswell Is she at Sephank
with you ?"
"There is no Mrs. Beverly that am
aware Of" said the young man, with
puzzled air. He put down hisvaliss and
stood there, with folded arms, looking at
her
Bella" said he, why did you run