Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1858-07-22
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A CHARMING LITTLE STORY

| uas .itteen- bright jnyous aud HAPPY
Yet nibs was no srvied ln,. according 10
fA>hiousbi, idea. tor 10 .i.i-l, m.rs,Ua or
lordiJ dwelling reared its lofty c"luip- shove
my young b.sd. 90 velvet e.fps, Welded to
the tread Of my bounding feet. "a, th.
sld-st OF family II eight children. ILn.s
that vas nol needed ~ hone. and day sft-r
Gay, ss ! sss the V.sry look Of my fath,r,
and siips,'ed ihs sslf d.nIal OF ny mother.
! lobeed 70 earn my Own iIvire Al op
PnriuDi,J soon Pr-..nt.d it.ef snd in con-
pasy WIih tso or three Of my schoolmAte..
suay Weot, several miits from home, ,o .
cotton factory Ny mOih,r gave me much
TsrtiuE counsel, my fs,btr looked grave
and snI'ous and my brothers sd .I.tsr,
gathered srouad NJ aud uep, but re-p
lately sbOhsd bssk the great svslI,ag sobs
Wi,s uhieh ny Own heart "smrd bursting
aud tur.sd f. the 6r.t time ssaJ from IN
hrns Wss sues'S-fni ! lived ,conumi
e-lIy and svsry nonth ] laced . .Dsil
sum 10 the savings baht One evening I
-. rsAdirg q. nv ehsmh,r vhsn Nellie my
room nate came bounding si~-fally iH. and
tSIBIng her arms a'out nv neck, aud put
tiug her face bttuocu tie book Asd ny -J's
she said, 'Msttis, I've q eomI lins6t for
y,ur
Huh you lilly girl I replied. kissing
her utiurntd f-oe aud ishs your sauey
hosd uuI e the vAy You have interrupted
me- N the MIDDLE of 40 Interesting Ds,s.
sge
But Matte, dear. this 10 . real good one
she erred EOou yo1 do" care hE fsr
cont hm.nts s'ou, Jour rosy cheeks, bi.ss
eyes or b,suuiu' .ofi. bfosn curl. Tsl.
= something diHe'tut A'frsd PI~,o,Y,
loves you aud tire -AucJ g''i iO,bed inta
NJ syes - tbOUgr sbs uOuid read tbs secret
oi my heart
There uss bo need n 20 olo.s .crutin,
The mo-t oasual ob-efy,r mi ght havs di-epy
cred 70 'rom the crimson hla-h that sIfn ,.t
bufut my cheek meek and bruu but ia.tsoi
ly rsosding left me psls a. death
Why. Maths, dear shat sil. ycu sid
Nellie. 50 sisrn,, sud strutiuE ny check
Nothing lfsplied, rising sod o-t,nsb!,
husyinE myself aith srranR ng ~ boob. 40
on the table boz really lsktsg tine 10 Tsovsl
ny sslf- tesSessiop.
'You barsut tolj me vbsthsF ysu go
glad 80 soffy saii Ns.lie. 4 tbpugYt yrt
uould be glad hui Jou Look % dsmurs, / q
AffAid | sas msssten
uss slsd - lessi. hat ,hs hsa no, de-
covered ny srofet 80 fesumiug ny -esi
/ ! drsv h~T - @s snd ssked hsf be sbs be-,
! leaTbsd shat sLs Lai just toid se
= b be confessed a. u.ueh 90 Adde'S
! ssid Nellie, though kusE lt sell snousl
I btfore
~ zee ! Fstoftsd, tbs sscrst wss sE
/ charged 81 obs 90 IferiDu. epneerpug ml
I ouu little Nellie ~ trst csso frsr t o..
not Do - take u ~ gfsntsd - bshs.l ihioI
90 usoTe about -
Hsr aitsnUob thas iufnsd iuto abntbs
ehanbrl ] feit Fure thst sts sould u1t quss
100 fafthst Whsa % bel isii our hssd
up0n tts p,ilos there follossd long girls
caufersoee 10 shieb Nellie ooahisI 20 m
81 hsT loss sGrs suJ bsfre sha ba3 oo,s
70 ssk usy ssI aisncs " Fetora shs fsil s-lss
l by ssaks { . log hnsfs tktskihs. abu
thOught hesoais ba'dsu bot t.usrds norr
ibg ] isll into . s,abi.d sl.sp
Alffsd Ristebsr 80 the soo of fsfws
Il nodsFsss ~ssas, TsSi4isg ssas abe villss