Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1857-02-19

wnns 80 ~ eoe1G( 1khe8 auskened me-.
huus hsssi deJkght, ssd sene one yes
kneckisg - shs bed ress deer. vsich sx-
plaissd ne coufortsbIs ssssasiea had 'ex
psstsnesd q hsisg ssiisa dssn In ~ esiks
'Cons TO- sxcisiass =, ~.
The door opened, and Bridget made her
npPeafanee should cay that Bridget vas
arecent inp npertaticn frea the Emerald Isls.
and ear maid % ell vesk.s lsssars ysa vs
hare hsd bard work 90 trsia her. To give
a. ides hsv sxeesdiesly, ysrdaBt she vas
shsn she hrst e.ms 70 us, 10 asked her epe
Aes, seSfehies day, - poss water on sozss
Ice she did g, ssly the ssssr vas b.si.s~t
= IL yes please, air. said Bridget, ths
mates cooked, ssds breakfast Is nearly
IB,ids..i. ft.- cori. aud her ..e... /.
rather broad sa ~ @4s sf[i7ls
IAN righs, Bridget, 4 replied sus vell
sea up directly, Give nc the Sun psScr.,
Bridet did ss requested, aud I proeped
myself sP IN bed and began 20 peru,e X. =
The hrst thing thar struck me. vas that u
vas Taetday, The frst Of January, 1856. I
had quite fosgottea Il vss Nev Years d.y.
4 detsrnined would tura over nsv Leaf,
and endeayor 10 be more satisfsd With NV
condition for the ensuing year NY eyes
then ran dowu the list Of advertised istters
sau one for me--yes, there 10 vas Jena.
than clattersell, MID,' rish. before rny
syss-a Clnttsrusll is not very common
pane, to say nothing Of the prefix, Joua-
than. Immediately sprmised that The let.
ter must be intsud for ne I set nv wits 70
work. thinking Who % could De from
= IL have ia saia Ito myself; sit's from
Aunt Margaret She has ssnt as hand
seme Now Years gift in the shape e S.aR
bill, and not knowing my true address, has
directed the letter simply Baltimore.ss
was 30 convinced that ny suppositioo
was correct tsat eonid no isuTer restraip
nay imPati' noe, bat jumped up, hurried On
Wy yelo,hss, told Bridget 70 delay lbe break.
fast, threw myself into n ouard street stage
and in about quarter Of en- hour, found
myself At tbs Post 0fiee sindsx. In al.
other minnie ths letter uas in nv hands.
] opened Il, aud, to my astouishment,
read ~ follows:
Accos.c c. H.,v
a Deeeaber q, ls55.
Dear Sir aa a sa
We regret 10 inform ysu Of che demise
Of your respeetsS aast, Miss Margaret Ciut.
,srwsil- BY her viii, nsv in our possession.
you sre sppcistcd sels heir 10 hsspsopssty,
smesatiae. In real estate and personal prop,
eTty, to slo. goo per annam.
Hoping 20 see yoa immediassly, We rem ain,
Yours, very respectfully,
.PLEErEn Il Co
To JeSATnAs CLurrERvELi, n D.,
.Bslti@ore, Nd,
Poor Auut Margaret uas dead, then -
In spits Of the wealth she ief, me. re.liy
felt aesryi abe uas such kind gesd old
lady; sas then. rsesetsd, We eaanos sx
peet " live forsyer, and eighty is, sfses ell,
good sge I then thought 81 The wealth.
shs had len, aud the neu esnforss it would
brisg as--hou high We sesld sew hold up
oar Ssadsi Thas We could 20, : earTI.re -
hasdssms as Dr. B---,s, q hoaso a. fise AZ
DR.. C----s, aud . library as large ss De.
D--'a
By the time all these things had psssed
through my mind had sgaia reached home
'Joy, Joy, joy exclaimed, as opened
the door; ny wife uAs sitting ~ The break
fass table wailing for my retaFn-.vs asa
rich, Se are independent
tWhas do yos mesn, my dear 2 You m1ss
bo going crazy, returned my wife
In reply lthros hsr the letter 20 read
esald Perosive the dear girls syss bright.
oa as she read, for aflsF Al she Sas has hs-
nan
oh, how hics = she exclaimed, when she
bad Pesgssd H. Nos, Joaathan, dear,
shat shall Nc dot
We'll, EFstarnsd sapposs Ia The asss
place mast give up pIssties'
tCsftainiys threv Physle 70 the dogs, re-
taraed jane, lmy uiis's name y Ja8e
We vii thsB make .oaf % tie Uaiisa
Stasv.' added
Ne, ne said gsas, We ~iIl &c At ssee -
Parts'
'PsEiaF replied, psnsonss. / dosr
Want 20 60 asd I've on RrsseA kiekshaus'
Well 60 70 Niagara
Il say no,' returned my uifs is = Ioad
voice, ~ tie sane tims stistisg hsF sr.scs
vita 90 mech essEgy tbat she threw she cup
over, aRd broke u an y pieces. IL vas eas
of our best set 70 'we viil 70 20 PaSis.'
Paris be-bothsFsd,' I replied, Is shall
Be- Niaeara-'
PaFisf'
tHiagaFaP
j ssy Pasislr
Il say Il shall be Hisgaraif
Igsss vsry aagFy asd vith ny iast Eords,
10 ny rags, kioksd over the brsskfass labls
Esstasring The soaes saPs, plates SD every.
fhlsk else on thestabls is every aiFestisn,
q course breakise them sli
Whss I saw ths disoFder 1 had oscssion-
"a, . scans ssss@sd u zysslf ~ peer
iftiis wife busst iots tears
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/ pFsarhiug ~ vifs ss3 ki-siss tss---i Yea
! GhEil have your vsy, ss vii g. 70 Pasis'
Jaas sailed tsfoagh her tears. FsiufssA
my sabsses, ed " EeFs g9ot fsisn3s
Y gain
sisFisd she saRs 5sy a. Asssuaa 9
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