Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1858-06-17
SELECTED STORY
THE DOVE OF TIE STORM.
BY DORA M'SELLIu


Gentle and quietly the night folded its
wings over pleasant home smorg the Green
h'uofains, where hsppy circle was gather
ed around blSEnR fire of msrle wood IL
wHs one OF those old fashioned bonncstesds
OF which every one has a bright idea aIl
tTees bent over ia As IL TO shelter the young
hearts that beat happily under that TO {, and
peacefully even a the birds that sang 10
them through the long summer days, dwelt
the little mountaiBceIs in n ir secluded
home Their parents bad nov been ab-ent
weak on yist TO friends at distance
though tuss midWinter aud the broad ever
green forests were thickly covered with
sDow They we're not The people Who spend
iu plea uTe The J. velly ason God gives
Us for little thoOKht could they take of
jourreying for amusement when the rich
fruit aud saving grain was ripeued f..
them to gather
lt vas tbs farmers season Tor fitting
now the harvest moon had long since vancd
AID left rich stores IN barn and grarsry -
There were sinlwAri boys 20 leave at bome.
who koeW right we'll sbat care vac nesdfui
and the parents bad rot f-ared to leave
tbs little band alone. wiibou, any protection
bGt Their owo Innocence sod Toe care of sl,.s
W Hhom thcy Uus"d.
Trained - thy bad been 70 brsve storm
aud danger caring iitlle for sHher. toe
hardy children had erjryed tbs indrpes.
dsbce of heIBH ieft 70 take care Of them
selves ~ james Graham eTpress-d IL. aud
bov they we're rropuuiing sil ihe home duti.s
they had faithfully yetftm-d. Tor The absent
oa,s vrte eIpscfed hone that night. snd
eseh little LssFt best happily in the
oobs ssicusnsss of having dous ris6t.
Well ssid James. I guess Etber don't
oIpset 70 hnd sli The sora busksd when be
gs bone
No aor ,bo oil sbsd boarded 20 nicely.
sstd 3 icbarj
Whist hsvs you got to tell father. Annie
sid Jsmss 70 iiitle g niie creature. ubo
looked ike little white mofbiEg glory With
biu- eyes
On shall t,ll ho~ good W bsvs III
BEEN sud bov helpsd you fed iLe iau b
syrrJ ~
lou.li tell bio wsvs brsn good. to7.
sout you csusiu Msriou 7 asked }, iohssd.
tgr he roggish boy brgtu 70 rene ~ bsr ser
tsin iostspces ~ his tsssing ed fan vbiob
be u.ousht sight oot s0asd very veil 10
tha socouat
A gay snd bfillisst girl vas cousin
hsrian, sho had sseatsa f,sm the doll
rrsifsiut n ihs city foT . lirls shils. 20
stiny the freedom she loved Oh. il 80
stfapgs ts~ zee could lssvs = sorId - ssiety
sod isshiOu, vhsfo sho uas he bagblssi
a., % Fit % tkat oid sions hssfth 10 ths
isfmsrs kit hes, shd sfsct buneruatts o.
help 70 gsfo spPlss tii ber little hsbla
lootsd hlaet eaeugh hes she did iovs it
snd .aIiy tbsy 81 iovsd hsf sLs uas 81
giitsd spd - hind. 20 uinsiug 70 tli sd
zee Jsmss said shs uss hfsi fsis bad
- mstinE esufY ed poprrug eofs
but bsrion forvsiis 49, boi Fsntssl-
Isdesd she esati shs had rathsr piag tta
rompirs Fsmes n tss sonaffy eiris. ossst
wa Jsmss Grshsm 4 q mooftjzbt risht
thsu sabes ne poihs 10 bsF Splendid eify
z homs--sud ~ shsuid sbs n6t D. 81 ibs
sbsdoss II 90 bebdinF trees ssFs 81 ths
/ ifossu isks asd he moos shisss bflshisf
thffs thsh gstiight doss 10 q cfosdsd fsgui
o. bssaty skisk God did sot msts Per
hsps Msr,so 80 boiisr thssfhts tkae fhsss
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tasm fspsatsa prsyss - saFhsat ia iis fss
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