Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-02-17
M | s G IL A N Y.
THE NEWSPAPER.

The old farm house wore \ quiet pleasant
look, ~ the setting sun gildod its small win
dows. over Ehich the lUxuriant grape vines
csrefu,ly,trsiued. In the open door sat were
The iarmes, with little morocco covered book
in has hand on which bis attention had been
fxel Gor the last hour He WAS man OF
method and order old Richard Heath
aud aside from. his regular account books.
Shicu he always kept with serupu!ous care
he always set down in this little book. in
the simplest manner possible, all Lis expeu,
sos (no very cora piieated account b. tbeway J
aDd az be had received iur.ng thc year, In
the u Uctal as be said not by the way u lrado
The last account be had just Tcekoned IN.
aud the result was highly satisfactory. if
one might Judge from iho pleasant express.
ZION OF lis face as 10 turned 20 bis wifc and
addressed Der BY ber pretty, old fashioned
name
'Miliicent. y said he, "this Las been lucky y
year How ltilo we thought when We NOV.
ed to this place, twenty Eve years ago. that
VIC should ever get FIVE hundred dollars a
year out Of tho rocky, barren farm"
1t docs Pay fof good deal Of hard work {"
saIf sGc IRE, iov, lie lifsrezi tAiugs iCok
from what they did then
"Now, ] am going TO fguTe up low much
wo Lave spent" said Mr. Heath dent
make noise with your knitting needles .
cause ii puts me out
The wife laid by or iniiliug 10 perfect
good humor, and gsred over the broad. rich
felGs Of waving grain. which grew 90 tall
around the lsi,n apple trees that they look.
ed Ike massive piles of foliage Hearing
Ter own name Eindjy spoken. led her own
thoughts far tack, 20 the past Tor after the
lapse Of tWonty five years the simple sound
of the name 'he bore 10 her youih neaus
more 10 a wife, than I'll ia dearest spiihsts
of d,1rss, love aud darling, 20 layishiugly
ofsrCd 10 long past oouTEhip
NerI pleasant Nasths retrospect @ Mill
cent Heath. The picture Of tho past had
ou ii some rough places aud some harl trials
bot 20 domestic strife q d.seonteEt marred
its sauny h.ptct Tlers we're smiling faces
ob ii--ba;py ehiidrens faces, wiih,ut which
no lifs Iic,uTo is beautiful S0fi blus eyes
shore ith uuc'oulod glatusss. and wsvy
La4g Seated cafsie,sly over uuvritsn fore
I heads She forgot. fOr moment. Low tasy
b we're clsugCd. and almost fanticd hefself
! tgaih iho young mother, aad tiny hands
I lCsIs. there ls q Oli
1be Illusion vanished quickly. add sLs
siRhsd Is she thought of her yCunrsst
/ tofu. the rsekles. hoy ubo bel ,eiI her tlfes
! years bsfois for hone On tie sea Opcs
I orly Lad udiugs fsssLed her of the vaa.
Z dsrsr The isttsr spoke Of Lardslips sBd
! homg sict nsss "a that ght sud oarsless way
l thAi IsssAed the mothers heart more surely
I tksg ispiriug aud e5mpisinl To kuoE
Wat be suffered uiiL strong heart 9Th
I noble aud uuyisiJing resolution. gave her q
feeling Of pleasure, act uUmingisd with
puS
lie viii surely come bsck murmuTsd ths
sHsctioHats mother 70 Lsrssn snd fos a
che rapof ~ carefully svsTy wtsk that 4 q
as anything aboui tbs corp Alfred sailed
. fs. shall BE- sure 70 see S.
Mft Hoth, saii hsF husband interrupt
log her mtlitsu0ps r9aeWbtt fuisly, ~,
have spent thirty dollars mors thap usua
this y6ss whore eat ii Aass gone 10
Tie Bov Lafosst, suEgastss hrs
Heath thst dont cone every yesr Jos
| keog
Well, thsot twssiJ dolisFs sesousie,
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