The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-11-09

the subject OF conversation
Lonesome, guess l do. Your IN
Gle seems possessed 10 get away from
folks. We amt got no neighbOrs except
them shifless Burrsges, q mile away, an
they amt no use TO Us We're both on
Us too old to walk mile, if twas TO see
the President.
~Why don't uncle keep horse ?" said
Daphne
"'Tain't likely he could do that 'thout
hired msa TO harness up, said Mrs.
Simmons. Even the cows too much
for him sometimes. It beats me to think
what he'd do if one or both on Us should
be sick at night, with no hOs, an no
man, an the doctor eight miles away"
At that moment We started and looked
at ole another. Apparently We had all
heard the same thing, faint "Hallo
halo Again it was repeated and then
Mrs- Simmons started to her feet.
"You mark my words, your uncIes
elm the NOW for eggs and fell - she
cried, as she hurried to the door. run,
girls, run to the barn. You're spryer'n
l be"
We gathered up our long skirts and
ran. As we nesred the barn the cries be
came more distinct, and when We enter
ed the great door there lay Uncle Mel on
his back, trying in vain to raise himself
from the pile OF rubbish on which he had
fallen.
Are you all deaf" he asked as We
hurried up to him. "Iye hollered my
self hoarse. Now don't 90 to acting ike
4 hen with her head cut off, he added,
as Mrs. Simmons appeared on the scene.
"Fye broken every bone in my body,
and il you women 60 to dragEin' me
around, you'll break the rest. Girls, you
Jest run down to Bdrrage's an tel Eph
an Sam to come an lit me up. And tell
'em to send somebody else for the doctor.
I've got to lay here"
"Come, Madge" said Daphne, taking
me by the arm. Il know where the
Burrzges live. Hurry"
She ran int the house for our hats
and gloves, and by the time I reached
her she was wheeling Peggy out from
the syringa bush.
Jump onr she cried. "Neyer mind
your gloves. Put your best foot fore
most"
We rolled out OF tn. yard and down
the dusty road.
We found that Mrs. Simmons mile
was long one, bat not many minutes
had passed when, dry-lipped and pant
ing, We rode into the Burrages's yard,
where a man was pumping water.
uncle Melcher has fallen in the barn
and hart himself" began Daphne. "Will
you and your brother 90 and help him
up? And VIII you please give Us some
water ?"
He slowly filed the rusty dipper and
passed il to Us
'Sho" said he. "Jestshat 1 expect
ed. What's the old manwant to 70
ciimbin' round for, anyway"
~Will you 90 now?" insisted Daphne
He may be dying"
~Oh, yes; I'll call Eph, and well fetch
up there in the course O. fifteen minutes.
But what under the canopy do you call
that thing you're ridin' on ?'
Its tricycle." said 1. Have you
horse to 20 for the doctor? ?"
-No, sin't, but
The-pedals began 70 turn, and 50 did
Peggy knew Whist Daphne had decid
ed, and was ready to do my part.
Out of the yard we went, and On until
We reached trim little cottage by the
road.
"H.s yoar father a horse ?" called
Daphne to bareheaded and barefooted
boy who sat on fence, gazing at US in
what We hoped was admiring awe.
"Yep."
SIS he at home-the horse, mean"
NO, be amt
On We went without another word
At the next house there was 8 horse
feeding at a neighboring orchard.
Daphne gave it one glance.
-Madge," said she, Il could run faster
than that berebones. Areyou good for
SIX miles more ?"
For twenty ~ cried, with more zeal
than accuracy.
As 10 the work that followed l can
sill declare that never knew anything
so wildly exhilarating. Our breath came
fast and our cheeks we're burning, but
We gained on time and annihilated dis
tanee.
Two more triumphant girls could scarce
ly have been found that day than we, rs
we rode up to DIR. Millers house-and
certainly no hearts ever sank lower than
ours when We were told that the doctor
had driven away five minutes before.
"He took the road to Greensboro"
said pretty Mrs, Miller, shut am almost
sure he meant to stop at Mrs. Moore's
cottage, about mile and half from
here"
Away We toiled, working almost against
hope, for the Greensboro road was terri
bly, sandy. 1 heard nothing and saw
nothing only breathed and struggled
"Hurrahl" cried Daphne, at last.
There's the house and there's the doc
tori"
But alas for us He had Just put the
veightin the carriage and was preparing
to step in after it. Foot power was no
longer Of use, and we lifted up our voices
and shrieked.
Doctor We called, Doctor wait
waitr
lie paused, he looked, and the day was
won.
Well, if you're not two crazy girls /"
be began as we rode up to him but a
glanc, at our faces must have shown him
that no spirit Of fun had prompted our
chase.
Can you 90 10 Uncle Melcher's?" l