Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1857-10-01
SELECTED STORY.
..glCTekY AND tOAQUEST. :

. ,t'bylths rag hi hsp L. march + sportiyely ex.
claimed little Charlia Dalton, as the f.miIv
1918 the Parl0rin obedishos 20 the basement
Asm 'Bons VI the tsA ball. ~. s-s..
fsIhsps,In the outset, il would be yell 10
inHonueethe teadrinkers Individually, v, com.
mencipg with the head Of The honss al.
though be would have been indignant had
any one told him that many Thousand oiti.
Gems 10 these United States bad never heard
ei Peter Daiton. Step BY step be had rissa
uo.a baker knesding trough, until he eoe ;
roiled tire -four trsde Of New York. and
vas reputed millionaire For some wears
he continued bis unprstending career, but q
iAuaLe "a the Irish potato crop enabled him
70 pocket cool fitty thousand in one short
wees no suddeBly bscsme ambitious 70 Go.
are IN tue upper ten Under the ~xrsn
sSeiy ciassed directions Of professional ar.
'isI LIS eomtor,ablo house. from cellar To
s'tie- uSdeF scht . thoroagh alteration Tha
Pe'iueid UFotoe spoutsd forth in every store.
g's vas introduced into every room al.
sssSsd SSoden maotlSpieces WsTe replaced
oy eontFAeted marble STATS, aud fuFsuee in,
tse oelIaF poured fossh its kfe destroyiss
asat5 Eteoeh broAdcloth vas subssisatsd
Tor spSh 'oOloFSd essinssrs, the heavy boots
gave sAy - patent loHtbeFs, AaA in -plaes
eshIs SILVER bowed spsStaelss the rsia vanated
P,ha sAAgisd asS0ld ere glass, abe $50 .of
NhieA vas ans ihsRg -kstsoOsSeHisnL.--- .as.
mrs Dalton. suaBga to say,- -didrpet, mar.
tie'pats - the ambitious pssjsotsol .hss hns.
sata' aRd much pTsfssTsd Ihs nDOstentatious
qsiei an Shleh the greater part Of bsr life
hsd beep passed The gay com mpasions win
Ehom hsf hasland COS sssoeiated. In her
oPihioa. only ,olsTated them on account of
lhsir HsaiLh. ABa she 5isliksd thTasIsoR her.
self into . set where her good sens. tsarh,
her she vss dssPised Bui she eas hreea
20 sabmiA-ybils her more pretending spouse
gave her Jssy lecture 1pOn her supera6.
huAisd potions ADd foolish limidity.
Litaie Dalton, their ouly daughter. has
beeh edueaIed At home, ander The tender
guidance of Der mother, whose views upoo
domestic happiness she shared She vas
deiieatsly fosmed, With expressive fes,uSes--
dessrminsd, yet tempered vith = wiBninR ex
precision Of sadasss Dark tFessss shaded
. clear olive eompisxi6a. aud sben sSs an.
pesred 10 . bali room, many an suvioa.
Elsnes FROM les favored bellies tsstie,d a.
her superior beauty Happy 10 herself hsp
~ IN her heWs. happy ia tbe frisudship a
thoss vbe kneR her, sbs bad no dssiys A.
bscome alright meteor 10 The starry rssiw.
q fsshioo Oftsn did she endeavsy 20 eaKb
her ia'hs''s ambitioas Plssgss, but be Only
bcesme indtkBast snd 81 length both dsurb.
teg ahd notber dstsrh,iusd 70 lsusoby bis
yhips PsfhsPs, II tbs wpth vsrs knovs
tPey hoped Dc souid see the hpii0sbsss %
saeh triyoiIly snd, ~ any fsts. tbey Ysjoisbd
tAss hisis ChaFiis' vas - fSsuk ssa ss satu
81 as - 80 lsfsgs BE- hsd pasy 70 t'as,
o. E9ld Fs'oh 70 gsi out u order Sash,
deaf rfs9es. ueTe The Daltons Il " found
tksu ~ thtif Eay ~ tbs tsa tabi6
iiChsthe' said tkeststd n ths boass. uhsn
thes gsrs ssaisd ~ tho tAhlo, Ehai aiA 500
al ~ iLs suiy q
$eyg Oh / femsuibsr, lslbsr, said. ,Dy
ths titht aank nsSch 90
'Asd SseFs did 700 pes up that vals,F
Ryingf a gollop ysu soms day. n you
eYatqpi, bcieE FsiGsf
I've zoe vdgaf. Fir, replied the I'd BE
ehsets hqebiag Eith msgilfearoa sfts .
miiiisfy somtnand'
'Aiiiusrg kamtpg z rss tbs asrp rsply
58dae Sbobsop tells we that 80 osf voiaa
teef eimpapiss sre eoapossd % l6n fellow
aof sFa of - use
Bet, sif. staHaers3 Charlie 4 lsarusd
tbs ffgm sesiRg tho Jssksan Maskssesfs'
drill on ths Washiuqtss Psrsds lifoau3
sod iboif saptsia + N0fioa PsFksf, Co
ahsce fsfhsg Yen assi " p5-'
0o % bs&g lntssragis5 ths aos snsaEsd
msrsbsst Hoe dsfe y1a allsas " sssA
msfters
TIE bog laft ihs Foem. and 81 tsessF hs4
~ teoy elosed bshlu8 him tbaa ihs storm
cf uoy8s tasss fefsh 4 sas ksH it ts. ne.
thef ycu 80 LirsFs tFyiag % beshsk ne.
sd ist thsf bsker usFsy ksf--sks lss psl
~ msshasiu Aad be mass nssts maks 3
Bel q binseig, stgasilsg sfoaad iss sirssss