Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-11-10

scme .orns, 'hcssh bright, no mortal man e.s
b,sT,
some. none resist. though sos sIeeedisr fair
Yos-y.
John Waribg was an indu,iricu, and
Piodding merchant, aud bis wife ..,apre,.
~ but da'hing and schemiug woman She
bad teen = milliner's apprentice or som.
soeh thing, snd had sehemed to ~ir John
Wsriug, when be vas merchants el,rk be.
cause cue ioressv that be e.s sure 10 h. +.
iica man All through their early dsy. u
struggle she had proved herself an .acsllent
eo"parlon Tor 'u, helping by her seons-
my And industry. and doing her part yearly
s' veil as he did his by earning But a. b..
erAausiiy gained wealth, the character Of
LIS VILE seeIed TO bin TO change greatly
though IN iaet ilo on.y alisrn.tiop was :h.t
Win the mtaus at her conm.nd sbs began
TO put some II the project into execution
'hat she Lad hitherto only planned.
As The wealth Of The Wariug, incrsa.ed
thsy removed fr,qu-u,ly. always seeking.
better neighbot hood ihan the last. and xenrr
ally g'vlpg up ell the sequaintsnees they
formed iD escn a. soon ss they left IL Mr
nsrbg had little time for soci,,y. but vh,n
he thought of it At all, IL vas to wonder that
e's ie should change her friends SO often
But the lady kue~ very we'll what che va.
doug.
Re warnings were the parents Of two
children, both daughters. though i, VA, moi,
hooSn among the scqusiniRuecs of later
s'ais that they lad more than ob- Macy
ys'fs previous T." tt' opcnIug PERIOD Of ihi.
sAe'eh, snnpg some temp ray revere. that
nAS e''si'eh joan sring III. eldest sister
'ne WIDOW 81 afesEeeisti. farmer IT, bi. ns-
i've town, hsd offered to adopt on u h,.
eLiidron. Both parents we're then grateful
Tor tn. aid, though John. himself had no
thought of sllcslDg bic child to leave ki,
home Tor sby IeDgtb VI lime
MArihs Wariug the adopted child Of Mr..
Granger, ~. . year older than her sister.
and as stierly unlike her ss IL 10 tos.ibl. 10
eoueevr Evelyn wsss beauty. from her
childLood, a reason With Mr.. Wariup for
retaining her in her own care far beyopd m.
erssipgs OF maternal love. Will, M,r,h.
va plain ia feature. aud 50 s.n.iiivr and
sii'ut a. 10 have gsiUed the I'M putatiop Of
stupidity ia DER ehiiaboOd
The sisters lad been separated many years.
aud growing up amid sidciy aifsreut in.
nuebees, were ss ubIiks in cbarsster a. ip
features. They had seldom net especially
siooe the Warnings had grown rich hr.
WAIing pr,ferriDg to 'psud her ,unmersis
svms isshiohsble haunt, aud Martha scarce
ly ever visiting her home Her father she
sav at least twice every year. for be still
slung to the hsunts Of bis childhood, and in
stirciivsly be tsrted towards them ia bis
hours Of leisure. while as Nsrthss eharsoter
developed he btcaui. 80 warmly attached 10
her - TO find bsr bis stropgss, ,ttr.siioo
tow, rd bis sbc,eut home.
From the period ths, she reached fifteen
till that With which our sketch open, when
abe vas twenty years of age, Martha bad
not once lett her aunt. That excellent No.
man was . eonkrmsd invalid and Ms,th.
gladly devoted herself to one Who hsd 6ll,d
q E0tber's place TO her snd 60 whom he
could not but sekpovisdge that she loved far
more than the mother ubo bad so soldly
cast her, sppsr.ptly, hsn out her msmory
In The Desn time she bad enjoyed oil t6e
advantages of very exoellest school shieh
vas sItusted in the town, aud ksa become
far better tdussted tbsn most young ladies.
ba,ipR not . lev of tho 1 shlsT secon,li.h-
nsbis, vhils thoroughly 'Li,lsd ~ domestic
economy aud the care of the siek A very
active mind bad led ber 20 eEplor- tks selas
Of lilsrsiprs. in several departments of skieh
she sss skilled
She wss still plain, Tor hsr con plsHios vas
hopslsssly tad, but she had zoe tssA sod
eyes when sbs smiled these features con.
iDg ibto Pl.y lighted Up Ler bonely s0ua-
tshsBes, aud made Der sItfsmsly stIrsouvs
A. she vas Wost kiudlJ girl she emil. q
often aud siiboui sfI for sbs vAs quit. ~.
aware of ihs charm. ihosgh abe nid kaos
that he bad 6ns 6safs, sBd feVi, asd hsso.
whose exquisite form migkt have charmed
. sculptor She ua hsissn too gF,n
lover q besuty not 70 lave observed ihi-
and u gave hcT mueh iuuOcsut ssii.faot,lb
Mrs. Wsrtg s0d her dsugAiss Ey.lys
bsd just returned from Their sumner tour
smobg tts fssbioBsbt resoris sbd usrs -
Atlsbsd IN their kstdsous msbyion 10 sss
of the best up toss streets Tbsy ssSs
sitting together obs pleasant morBips a
ssrly satamB 1slkisE over. s tk.y called
Their vsih add ely gossip. The svss's of be
tsst tB@nsf. sbd disess-,ng abe fsl.tv.
ca ms sad slig'biltJ u kssiy1s samssas
sdmifsrs sbss . ssfssbt bfgoght ta . lst
Ter. vLieh M Wsfins bsd seat sp 70 them
foin ~. fdiee 10 B'os5 str'st
Nrs WsfinK ts,k tie letter shisb vss
sldre..sJ 10 hffsslf shd opssttg q fstd
the, the sossl0ps ssbts'sca 90 y A. orsnsd
letter directed 10 vstv ttstty soasrs
kssd 10 NJ. Warisg Noe Fs Wuiuy
% her shsss b- q aid. dij - tno. BE-,
dssshtsr Msubs's bsod s,itirg ssd she s,d
net. bsfsfo-s esftsis thst tss istief %.
irom her ssiii she I'D opensd sd red
porH 81 % A ffovn ovsfsi Issd ksr aa
pretty face - sbs rssd, aud vss 5000 dapli