Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-07-14


Tie acquaintance of Mr.. Parks with Mrs. Berry
and her daughters wns almost bo. dering on int.
macy, when he one day asked his landlady al whose
shop he should he mrst likely To find some irninp
article al which he wOs in need. She directed
him 10 The Store Of a Mr.. Berry, where, she said.
one could usually find that which could he obtained
no where else. In the course of The day he went
Ia this shop as directed, and found II a sotnewbat
large and crowded variety store. lie saw 40 clerk
but wus wbiiod on by Ms. Berry himself There
was scmeIhing in Ibis geniIeman's appearance Tint
strongly awakened the s. mpalhies Of Mr.. Parks
HIS person was gOud. and his face peculinrIy ami.
able and intellectual; but he lookcd as Il etther
worn out. or sick, and though his counienanre ws,
serene any one. II al oil obse. want, would Quick.
Iy have discovered ibat lis throw wns The sea, If
care" While looking at him. Mr.. Parks could not
but think that he was originally designed for some.
hing more elevated and more elsysiing Than men.
surtug on yardsOi silk, or selling pockeI.hankcr.
chiefs. The sympathy awakened in bis heart led
him 20 the shop OF Mr. Berry whenever he had
p%urchases To make Of such things rs were likely 10
be there found; aud q ench successive viii Ia the
store bis interest was strengthened. lie soon learn.
ed that MIR. Berry was u very hard. Ssrking man.
Morning. noon aud evening he was AZ bis rost. al
ways busy. always on lis feet. and always mild and
placid; Tut he never looked az &c hs hear were
buoynnt-no. not lur q moment;
Al first Mr.. Parks thought that lis new sbop
a'quaIniahce had no assistant; but in process Of
lime Tins mistake was corrected. The socond time
he had called on him, he noticed a Young adv be.
bind the counter, yey neatly alfred. with n lui.
gypsy hat on her head. from which bcamed firth a
remarkably sweet eOunIsnbnce. A. tho time. he
supposed her io be n relative or intimate acouoio.
lance Of Nj. BCryi, who. ia his press Of business
was permitted 10 wait on herelG bot repeated cali,
taught him That she was q regular assistant IN tho
Store. lie learned loo he relationship that existed
~ a ION Hhn -I M-M ~ -
Mr.. Berry uncle" For a good while he knew
Of her only ihnt her nsme was ATsrg. bat no
NJ lensth head a customer coil her Mia Sum.
ner"
Mr. Parks bod me peculiarly. lie never n.keJ
n question abnut my person. or their affairs. wb,,b
could possibly BE avoided. This arose from he
having read. when quite a boy. some severe sirir.
lures 90 on English publication. on The stc.suy.
lnqutsiiSrness o. Yankees. lie had suTersj ve,g
lHile from ihIs si%rrulauty. True. he Rad 49,,
learned every oUo's domestic history quite b, s,,r
as ihoso who ask a tioussud questions: bot fo tbi.
lo4u"cI"us aud communicative world be- bad usr,L
" Ieamcd ell tbat % was desirable 20 knoU sear
soon enough.
WIN regard 10 ne Btrys. appearances spoke o.
plainly, that Dc hol hardly real red tb,i he ms.i
ne knew concerning thcm was only conjecture
'om ihe FIRST DO bod suppressed Mrs Berry 20 b.
% ron WIDOW. llcr housc. her Whole q tabiish
mcni, Der owu ald her daurhitr's pIrruiis. were
'Nth ns pertain lD The wealthy aud inc ceuainIy
was n widow. Cor be had often been asked b. he
were acquainted with Mrs. Berry and her daueh.
'efsi o. be often visited OF Mrs. Bcry's with
9ueslilus % tho hkc import. without ever hearing
= NJ Berry as arpeuuirIug o. te famly and
iarher, be bed frequently heard Ms. Betty. when
'ihrr ladies and their arrangements were spoken
remark. i1ai they bad husbands % help them. or
Of similar purzu o. course she must
a widow. Mr. Berry. he shop keeper o. va.
.qualiy confident wns ne p1or bToIher 81 hst|
bot deceased husband a Gmiy re.sn