Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-05-24
u ISC ELL AN Y.
THE LUCKY PREDICT .oN.



John'Wynan uss over bead aud ears In
love with AuDis Grafton, ,-sn si.achneu,
which Annie wss nos slos TO return. SO
far everything seemed prosperous and plsiu
sailing buI-ny dear reader, did you ever
ksou . neFs dstestible sObjusslioa ben thai
'buU Well the but in this pai Iioular In.
stance was that ,hs uidou Grsfion, Who aus
tsined the maternal TsistioR % AIMS. had
very decided objeetiOu 70 Jshn a. sOn-,e .
Law. .I- ug
Not tha, shs disliisd the young man
She sdmi ted that be Wss steady, coed look
ing, had an aniabie disposiiioa and all
that hut he was poor He had learned the
trade OF . esrpsHi.r, and slough be had
made fair wages, had thus far been called
uroB 10 supHou Two SISTERS, both Of vksn.
ste now nsnisd ID his bAads, aud eonsa
| qurntly be bad Bot brsn able 10 lay up more
than couple huudIeJ dol aTs or go
Mrs Grafton, 90 the eoatrary, vas the
owner Of valuable fArn, aud some nonsy
in the bank, altogether no less han tee
thousand doliSa The, is assuBtry town,
eniitled Der 10 oas of th, forencst places
SDOsg ths village afis'Oersey. aud - Annie
vas bsr osly daughter, ALd would iGAe.i,
] ff'y lcAN hbhl AOul0
he q de idsJ DlISSditaRee for her 70 masry
sDy ether than rich nan, or IL no, rsh, .
member ot ohs OF the harmed P'Of ssious.
30 Whsn JohB WyiuGn Vsutursd 10 broseh
the 'ulJeet TO her, she sAid, BOi uBkisdly >,
but Slill very Armly
No, Mr.. HymAp, cannot give ny con.
sent
Have you hea,d anything sKaiu.s nv
ehsr.ctsri asked John, in : disAppOintsd
tobel
Nothing at al. ,Aid Mrs. G,af,oo. IAe-
li,Vs you 10 be . very correct and sstinahle
youpg nsn, bet AuRis i. sstitlsd 70. look
higher.
Tbst is What Mrs Grafton ,sid ia sub.
| siahes, in response 10 sysrJ Appssl ,hs yonnR
man made, aud he vas Asaliy obliged 70 re-,
tire from the conference Ia despsir.
Bot where mans sdom fails, uomAu's
~ often sasps iu and svE,ls much.
Whss ABbie bssrd from her lover the con
ference, she leaned her head ia bis aimplsd
had. and said Wiib cheerful sapils,
we vOn't give up
What de you Teslly ihiak you can bring
yOsr nOiAss FOsfd said Joh0 ssgsTly
i have sITObE hopes. kaow ny a,sthsy
better tbsB you 90. John, aud 4 sGa ds,iss
sgps vaJ o. Other % msnsRe bet don 1
sIsofly zee yet, but I " set sys.h 10 thlsk,
iug sod guess somsshiug o. osbeT sill turh
sP'
Bet " here sboalaht Aunis. do ,oa
,hink it right shst tbst shs sld sepsrs1s =. 2
WOpt ysu pFo@iss 70 bs mins ., sny Ysss
No, John, Soat pson ~ 70 Dc thst. I
sbouldn1 want 10 lsaVs mothsF alone
Then I N sfrsid, ssid Johs d, ,sposdingiy,
that there is no hope foS rs
'fis, Jobh' DO go aiss' e. ., 81 power, said
Asbie, shskisg bsr bssd 81 kia. IfthaI -
he s,s- l'yss great niad 70 say tbst
WoO'l ssrry ysui even " mother Dee, ga.
ssbt'
'Auyibius bus that. Anuis. bat ysu ku3u
Wbere your moihs' mskss - bsr aiud st6at
sbytliSg, she ss'i cps TO sivo ~ vsly 90
Hly
Il kaov hat my noiAsF hss tone strong
polo of character, add q is upop one u
ihsss hat IFelJ for tVcssss H. f.sts plan
hss poppsd ibto ~ bed vbiob thint tfon
isss sueosss uoa't I'll you ssytbiug about
~ jast =, boi uill lss zee kaoy bsfots Ia
soosss ~
nh this hgrssmsHt ths go sspsraisd o.
Joha Get ksovihg shsthsF y hsys o. dee,
posd. bBt be fsit thst if ever Asts ksosns ss
be site, u aust be ihf0agl 1ts tesu ts oi
Lsf t'Tsisgsm.
Il uss Bsfbsp' = vssk s'tsf tie sgsser,s.
iion dsta led above Auuis bsd taEsu hsg
aohssFs dssisiou qahs s.iuiiJ, mteh -
ttss lsdys sst siscti o fsg issisvsd hsy
dsughtsr, sol voaid have bssn psissa - -.
hsf gisss
1b6 partieuisr noruipY, Aveis vss ~
sce6shtsbig safslsss So iasuagsd ts bfsas
= taue q slsss 70 tbs sittss fooa vitboul
ths slistissi sgpsft % usss-sity ics % Soiag
A "A sas solt dAy h NoysPbsr, sad ~
sss he feoa EhsFs tAsI aspally sai, i 10,
s4ssiss sbiss nass b FszsSls2 ss eass