Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-04-20


again sadly disappointed, ard If Tongues ha ]
run on railroad speed before, they travellcs >
then on the electric wires The minister
might have preached IN Greek that day,
AID bis sermoa would have been quite IS
edifying But one subject ,ngrossed the
village mind-ths widows beau; that was
the topic.
1t actually seemed too a. thcughs the Ia
DIV tried to make all the talk she could 80
After tea, arm il. arm, with the strange
gentleman, she o. 'he Who'll. isrssA Of
terry. and ~ -e,alssd ill he moon vas
kishs
"A nice looking dress guess she had
drawled out old grandma W, as she listen
ed 10 the widows wanderings I'm glad
| haint got to wash it. all drabbled up with
dew as it mult have heen-but | don't
spose she thought or cared word abegt il
she's SO carried away with him But III
give her piece of my mind. the frst time
| / have chance. see if | don't Cheating
US all in this way
Blu. the good old dame began to fear that
she never should have the desired chance
She hurried through her washing on Mon
day. and hobhled over to the widows as
soon as possible. but the door was looked
and ono Of the neighbors said Mrs G and
! the gentleman vert off in a carriage, no.
body knew where very early in the morn
ing Yes. and never got home till > o.
clock in the evening Look out. widow
CT Your character Is on the carpet
;. If she knew it apparently she didn't
esye. for the next day she went a sailing
with her bean, and the next day rambling
with him away eff TO the mountain, and IN
the forenoon weat with him IN carriage 70
the station house. and there not emily vept
as she parted from him. but actually EN-
braced and actually kissed him
u What. in broad day light = exclaimed
Grandma W. Well, if ever seed or heard
the like on it
Little Nell, the old lady's youngest
grand child. wondered 70 herself, if it were
any worse in broad day light than at any
other time Perhaps you will wonder too
We do at least
There was large attendance that after
nom At the weekly meeting Of the sewing
society Everybody went that ceuld posi-
bly leave home And what a chsttering
there was when the hustle Of assembling
was over There was bat one topic but tha
was all sufficient, all engrso-iug the wid
I owls beau or at least be ought to be
Ever, body had sonethi 6 TO tell some
} thing TO wenner about But suddenly eve
! ~ lnsgpie tongue Was hushed. unlversa
stroke i paph nalsx seemed \ TO i hqHs tallsI
the very lady about whom they were con
vsrsing SO eagerly, standing in the door
way
kr..l .f.....a.., - ga II. :. L =,
usual quiet lady like way i am glad Il
! see So large gathering It is beautiful
! day for oar meeting and then she pro
eecded to til. table, helped herself to .
!, block Of patchwork. inquired for the sewing
silk which having recctv i. she sat down il
the emily vacant chair. and commenced hem
ming very red bird with yellow wing. on
} to green twig which latter had already
} been h.mmcd On to square piece Of white
! cloth and the whole when completed was de
signed to form the twentieth part Of . bed
} spread She seemed all engrossed with the
birds bill, aud sp Ike to no enc. Everybody
wondered if she had heard what they we're
saying when she came In but her placid
couDtcnsuce soon treasured the most fear
full and ever, one longed to compeEce a
personal attack.
Old grandma " was the FIRST to venture
! She meant to do up the matter very del
icately and in so roundabout way that
} the lady should not suspect her of curiosity
So she began by praising Mrs C's dress -
Why. its really beauty, said she, where
did you get il 2
bought it, vas the quiet reply
Here
Ne
Where then =
In NV York last spring
20, ynu did. did youl But l thought
you WASH never going to wear anything but
black again, Every eye scrutinized til.
ladyss face this time in search Of blush
butt continued as pale as usual, while she
answered
did think and say SO once, but hav,
fnslly changed nv mfad
y You have. ha But what made yen
%, had good reasons Here th.
hearers ard lockers on uinkea expressisely
at each oh,r
But did not you spoil yeur beautiful
white dress Sunday night wearing it way
up there 10 the burying groun<P
4 did no.
You didn't du tell But how could
y.u help itg There was wonderful heavy
dew
did nat wear il
J Here was damper to the old lady
! She had such long lecture 70 read on ex
travag1nee and she was determined to d
it too when unfortunately for her eloquen
strain. Mrs C's dress had hung up ia he
wardrobe all the time, and she had wore 81
cid black silk
After while the old lady took frssI
start She wanld net be 20 bafied again
She would find cut all about that beau be
fore she went home, . that she woald -
SO she began ~ saying. Your compaa.
went away this laerning didn't they 4
They did. Wis the answer, . Mes-hit o
emphasis resting on the 1hey
Fl He didn't stay very long did he =
Net q long IS wish be had was In
e.nphaiis answsr this time. And how III
ladies' did look At each ether Il was .
s. COED Is : confession.
u When old be cemep
II Saturday ereuing
sWss Jou locking fer him =
II 4 had been expecting him . fortnight
Why, du tell, if ysn had then. and yol
isvsr sold ont either. Had be business j
I the placsf
Il BE had.
!, what vas ;tr This was rather NOR
/ direct and blEnt than grsndma had nean
} = put, and shs fsrthWith aPologizsd, ,.
saying, 4 didn't mean that--I only though