Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-02-17


We'll. that was eight dollars, tkats TWEEN
iy-slgbt We don't spend every year but tic
other two, where eau they hayeg genet
U.aSeibg his eye over tho pages of iLs
memorandum book, he continued:
IL tell yea wat tie, the newspaper
costs just two dollars, aud W. can do with
out 1t Ii isu' anything to eat, GrisG or
wear. j don't do anything With l., aud yoa
cIly lay II away up ia tie chamber 1t
may a. well be lcft out as not, AId III stop
my subscription igh, away
oh, said his wife, you don't know hos
much l set by the newspaper | always
have sor, Of glad feeling when ! see you
take II out Of your coat aud lay it on the
kitchen mau;lepisco Just A. DO when souc
OI thc ca,idSes cyLas EUAlp All Sk,A :
am tired | sit down with mr. knitting work
and read | eau kui; just a. we'll when l'Il
reading, aud feel 20 eouteuted. | don't b..
leve Qusen Yicioris herself takes more
solid eomt0r, than do sitting by ;he eaa,
wintow, ou \ summer Afternoon, reading
ms paper
But you are just as wc.! of without an
svered her husband, ior want Of anything
else TO say
Il never neglect anything else for read
iug 60 } A,keI Mrs Heath, mildly
No, don know as yea DO, answered
her husbani but It seems m extra. ike
IIhsH stop . : be aided ia a toue tia,
showed piaiuly enough tie wIsLed to .iop
the couversation
/ shall take the paper remarked lis
I VITO, If have to so sut washing to p,y
for il;
! This was not spoAln ancr.'y. bot 20 firm
/ ly that Mr. Heath noticed u thuugL by no
means remarkable Gor dlscerumout IN most
matters. IL sounded 80 1.iieT,Ll f.5u a,r
usual quiet IS you think best that lie actu
ally stopped MON q TO consider whether
1t was at all likely size would do a. she said
Mr.. Heath was kind husband, as tha,
iadebHite GeseTir:.4. Is ,t.,: ~ uuI,r-
stood that is, lac did rot beat hi. wife.
ard always gave her enough 10 ca, Moro
than that, be tad certain regard FOR Ler
happiness which already made him feel
I ashamed Of his decision, but like many other
men Who have lnose obstinley than wisdom
be could Ut bear to retract anything. and
above A.! to be convinced be was wrong by
woman. Z.
! However, with a c0mmendahie wish to re
move tho uohsppiaess Le caused, lie sul gsst.
ed thA, as the papers were carefully Sled,
. and she had found them interesting, she
could rsad th,m over again, bsginuing a.
January aud taking oue week clear through
the year 'Lcy would jus; Conc cut even.
lie concluded as II il were n singular fact
that they should DO so
Notwithstanding the admirable PROPOSE,
tion be sill felt come VI, u,asioess II follow
cd him as he walked up the poAs.h; lane -
ths pasture, and it made him sacaL more
shorply than was lis won't ii the cows stop.
ped while he was driving them home, tc crop
the grass where it looked groenest and
sweetest on the sunny slope. 1t troubled
him till he heard bis wife call him TO supper.
ia such 4 cheerful tono, that he concluded
she didn't care much about the pewspape.
after all
About week after this, rs Mr.. Heath
was moving one morning, ne was surprised
to sec has wGs coming dressed As II fJE q
, visit
'Ifn going, said she, To spend tho day
with Mrs. Brown leave plenty for you
TO oa; = ana 50 saying sAo walked rapidly
on
Mr. Heath thought about it just lonr
enough 70 say 70 himself, che ioutgo visit. 8.
/, ias to .lay sil lay, once year hardly, and
les streurr rho should e IN hay 'imc'
Nory !oJg tie DAY seemed g. bin. 10 50
ia Tor luncheon, diauer and supper and 70
have uob,ly to Epyak 70 20 fnl cycryit.Ug
50 stil TIE old clock UcScl s.H,cr tAau
usual be thought. tho brood Of pJe.ty white
/ chickens. that vcro almost always rt,rirk
] rCurd the door. had var dcrsj otT solI 81. ere.
aud 1T, il siiI'er yet he evcu inissed the
| Lusy click Of ino E..ttiog needle ilat was
/ apt TO put him Gu, 80, WLou he vas d3tag
any figuring
i am glad, he SAID to himself, a. b. l--
/ gau 70 look down the Iold At sunset. that
! MilIieeni doa 90 yili,ib' al tie time, q,
I rome %oHcn do tusTa .he j. -; caAia,
How tired you !ook, said Le a. SIC came
up why didnt yoa speak siCu, IL, aad J
! have harnes.cd up sul como after you
i am not very tired she answered but
I her looks be.icd ler Indeed Ter hIsbAuI
declared she looked Irod for day or tvo
1 after
What vas his amsssmsai 80 SEQ her 70
away the next Tscsd.y 10 the same pauLcr
/ IS before
To III, great Ji'.a,i.f.cii,n everything
seem 'hat doy 10 rariake ef Li, Wiiss :
pr, z goisg rom home 4 mtu
dou 3 food % hay time ssii Ls,
as 90 .at down 60 jinlcr IT, la sane
J grumt.lns moaI. be- couutsd the in,sLags
/ Of the mOrniIg winch seemed 80 have tscu
I "a acL after The msuuef set forth iu o certain
Legend q Ol4eu times f,f be cm5.liba5I
BIZ recital by nI.n'.on 90
rTl-sltf, f,.Ib f.a r.fs'rv
The t.4s sI. tH .h. r..I
ADDING Lat they waulIlt have l.tl
I there, It Nfs ii,ats sad b.ta a, i,H.ls be-
cause she'd have seen them before tasy r.t
/ in, and bbi!sod would have ss.u tt.
] oxen too. before tbcy gat sef--- ia. fsd..
aud ave hiu the T5otiH ~ r-fuu- 8. .u
/ tack Bot sfior irto.GE 90 tta a.taarl
oyoBts 20 hsr sts1rrr BE- sid e. Hmsa.f
| c.us3hrg.y, i su.rf els s.Ft ..4.. m .r..
she ,!sa4s va a bone b.lY
Nfs Heath Iid g. hrail f..4r.. sHi a..
gaiu, and tbs day sle asut g., sbs o4ul
tms. her hgHt4d t.1k c.gnsai w.th .ns. 4
a. 10 vbst b. should 40 90 'stsT lsr Taid.
Seated or ths door step, 10 ihs shade q 2 hs
old usss be tpeDt a. beuT rtss ia lss.s.s Z
ways aud utasa'cs. taitr- alsli go zee
tias ald bavirg tls sstis .silos .l beams z
nobody dspate tim.
llis bard 9, t5.Hk ~ isr g.ltag 90 ts q
yisiuo W0mab ssi4 BE-, ana its ,ltsf is
siBt r.zsi Keep tef % tone, rs read
30 tls H.le i1.4 Richards B.'ls srsultsrs
uas somsvhat c0bfstrd qa8tsti91s vsasj
sagbGJ from ihs seUr'erti rsfssa kerrfs
81 homs bItitsays t1. O. ali.1. aIi.
tts true sinssre man, 'ttst aa.tauds musi