The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-11-15


wheel. This time she come back look
In considerable white around her lips
but her eyes bright and cheeks rosy
after all; she had met Louis and done
what 1 told her, and left him in such q
state Of complete stupefcation she wuz
alarmed about him. Sez she, anxious
ly, His looks wus so wonder struck
and alarmed that fear for his safety;
l fear that he may be led to extreme
lengths" sez she.
"Wuz he on his wheel?p sez /.
YES" she replied, ''he wuz on bis
wheel, and the picture cf health and
strength"
"And so will you be-" sez 1, "now
you have laid aside your eye -harrowin',
nerve destroying needle-work; and
when l say this understand distinctly
that | might applaud, though l pitied,
your work IL it earned you your liveli-
hood. But in your case II is needless,
and so l have said lay it aside; there is
no fear but that you will perform all
the domestic duties you ort to, for 1t is
in your mater, aud you will resoom your
music and books, for you will want
to get brightness from them; but be out,
care free, under the blue heavens all
you can. Respect yourself, and insist
on bein' respected. Be thoughtful Of
Louis's rights, and insist on his being
thoughtful Of yours; respect his opin-
ions so fur as you can consistently; but
as for his selfishness and whims, git
onto your wheel and ride right through
'em. If you are to walk through life
together, stand up straight by his side;
don't crouch at his feet dOin' drawn
work and tattin' all your days; he will
like you enough sight better. II you
find him worthy, aud you are 10 be his
wife, make his home the most delight
full place on earth-a clean, sweet rest
in place from the tolls Of life and
shelter from its storms; but don't, don't
burn up your own individuality as in-
cense before him; keep it to make his
home more charmin' than any other.
Make him love you for your sweet love
and care for him; make him admire
you for your thought aud care for your
self; use lot ofc ,mmon sense in the re-
ceipt Of married life, and mejumness,
use that lavish, and you'll git along
first rate"
Well, they urged me to stay a week
or so; and Josiah havin' bizness TO
tend to right there, we gin consent.
Elinor KEEP on jest as / had planned,
and, stimulated by the example of plain
common sense right before her eyes,
Fidelis braced up and began to use COM
mon sense and some mejumness her
self. She spoke out of her own accord
one afternoon, and sez she:
"I have three Of the night shirts
done. and am not goin' TO make any
more of them for Christmas; and you,
Maud, sez she, tuirnin' to the pert-fsced
domestic, "you may wash them and do
them up the next time you wash"
"Why," sez Maud, al can't do the
washin' and ironin' as well as you can,
Mis- Pogrsm. Mr.. Pogram won't like
my ironin' am sure"
"Well, he will have to stand it, sez
Fidelia, lookin' some pale, but real de-
cided; land when you broil the steak
for supper, Maud, be sure you don't
burn it; have hot platter ready for it,
and put on the butter and pepper and
salt even, and bring il to the table pi-
pin hot"
The girls naughty feathers seemed
TO droOp, and she spoke more respect
ful to Fidelia than had hearn her
speak, and sez she, "I will do my best,
mom."
And SEE Fidelia, "If Mr.. POgram
comes here before we do, tell him that
Josiah Aliens wife and have gone
out for long drive"
Al NY iuiuoSt hcdib caiu 4olNNbt
Fidelia! bravoP' But outside l only
said, al shall be real glad to have a
good long drive with you, Fidelia; it
will put me In mind of old times"
So Fidelia ordered her pony and low
phaetOn brought to the door and we sot
off. 1t wuz q very comfortable carriage,
cushioned with blue. / see that AL
cander did his part by Fidelia in fur
nishin' comforts and luxuries for her,
only, bein' so much engaged in incense
bnrnin' and drawn-wUFk, she couldn't
take advantage of 'em. As lay back
on the soft cushions my mind roved off
on the strange turn things had took,
and l wondered if it wuZ the atmOs-
phere Of my strong desire and good
will to help her that had stimulated
Fidelia to use q little common sense;
for / had not said a word to her about
her affairs and Aleanderses. 1 knew
that high clear mountain air would do
wonders for sick folks in a short time,
and l knew that my will to help her
lowered up perfectly mountainous and
high, and s'pOze mebby it braced her
up. We mOrtals are such strange cree
tiers anyway that we can't really under
stand how things be thus and so. But,
'tennyrate, as We rolled along the
pleasant country roads, under trees or
ange and scarlet and gold eolored,
sweet with the birds late songs, out
into sunny stretches Of open country
roads, sun-glorified, and further embel-
lished on either side by enzy home
steads and lOftier mansions, and anon
long green meadows stretchin' away
to green woods and tree-eovered hills,
with a tender haze hangin' about 'em-
as our phaeton rolled nOiselessly on
through the soft, sweet Injun-summer
air, Fidelia's cheeks got to lookin' con-
siderable pink, and her faded eyes
frightened up considerable, and her
faculties seemed to sort o. wake up, and
she acted brighter than I had seen her
act for upwards Of ten years.
Well, supper wuz all ready when we
got home. Fidelia had only jest time
to go to her room and pin pink bow
onto the bosom Of her dress, but / don't
know when / have seen her look so
well. Alexander noticed il in minute.
He looked quite admirin' at her; and
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