The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-04-19
Love in Pennsylvania.

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election reached here last fall, Deacon
Horace Dykeman shook his fist under
Fred Gilbert's nose, in John Clark's
blacksmith shop, and yelled; The e5un-
try's ruined, and you helped to do it I"
Deacon DykenGn IS q rank Republican,
and the election Of the National Demo-
cratic ticket made him very wrathy.
Gilbert, who is young Democrat, smil-
ed at the deacon, backed away from the
fist. and gave three cheers for Cleveland
and Stevenson
Cheer, you copperhead reprobate "
roared the deacon, and sut Of the shop
he rushed. Hequiekly turned back, and
pointing his finger at the robust young
Democrat, said See here, Gilbert, in
the future won't have anything to do
with you. You understand what ! mean,
don't you2" And with that be wheeled
about and started for home.
Gilbert was keeping company with
Miss Emily. Deacon Dykeman's eldest
daughter, and understood what the dea-
con meant, but imagined that he would
change his mind in few days. The next
time that Gilbert went to call on Miss
Dykeman it was Sunday afternoon, and
the deacon met him at the door and
waved him back. The eOuntry's ruin
ed, - he shouted, "and you helped to do
it So keep of my premises entirely in
the future, Don't come near ny house
again -
Gilbert went away, and in the evening
he and Miss Dykeman met and took
stroll. They soon became engaged, the
agreement being that the marriage should
not take place until Miss Dykeman bad
overcome her fathers enmity toward Gill
bert and won his consent Miss Dyke
man labored hard, but the deacon was
firm in his decision not to have anything
to do with the young Democrat, and then
Mrs- Dykeman tried to reconcile him,
but in vain.
There is one farm between the Dyke
man and Gilbert residences. and when
the lovers couldn't meet they sent notes
70 one another. Miss Dykeman owned
al intelligent dog named Beauty, and
one day she concealed a note in his col
lar and told him 10 run down to Mr. Gil
bert's and give it 10 Fred. Beauty trot-
ted OF and Miss Eykemsn watched him
till he got 10 the Gilbert dooryard. Young
Gilbert Was ssexpecting the dog, and Beau
" stayed around until he had answered
the love letter aud fastened il . his col
lar, when he cantered back 70 MS mis-
tress. Beauty soon got 50 that he bark
ed and made q great fuss whenever Miss
Dykeman failed 70 send him on the er-
rand, dashing of in great haste when be
found that ne had note 20 deliver, and
waiting patiently until the note was ans
wered and placed in his charge.
One afternoon in the early part Of Feb
ruary Miss Dykeman saw her father COM
ing mp the road Just after she had sent
Beauty of to the Gilbert place with a
note for Fred. The deacon told the dog
to 20 back, but Beauty dashed past him
and went on, much to the dezcon's aston
ishment 4 few days later the deacon
caught Beauty while be vas on his way
down % Gilbert's with one Of Emily's
notes. The deacon read it, and this was
the end Of Beauty occupation as q note
bearer between the lovers In the note
Miss Dykeman told Mr.. Gilbert to meet
her at the donation party at Eli More
houses residence. Her father refused to
let her 90, and his conduct brought the
eourtship to q sudden termination.
On February Il Miss Dykeman receiv-
ed letter from an aunt in Tompkins
county, New YORK, telling her to come
there az once if she wished to see Der
cousin, young wenan Of her own age,
alive. Mr. Dskeman urged MS ds1gh-
ter TO 90 az once and she did 30. L. was
put-up job OF the deacon, for Gilbert
joined Miss Dykeman on February 20
and last Thursday the deacon received a
letter from Emily, in which she inform
ed him that she had been married 70 Gil
bert and hoped that he would be ready
10 forgive them both when they return
ed.-N. T. S,m.