South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1867-11-22
c n a TER II.
"UPon thy heart is lail a spell
Holy and precious-o1, guard a. tr,yl.'

JAMES and George returned from their
ride in Us good order as could he expected,
| the horses alone having appeared To suffer
/ from their recklcssuess. They gave their
mother no scoountof their day sadven,ures.
whom they bad seen, Sc, but, from suudry
/ whiSpcrings and winnings between the two,
/ it appcerud very probable that som, part Of
! the days performance had been kept bacl; /;
indeed, on James refusing TO lend George
/ his knife, George was heard TO say, ''lfy0u
don't, I'll tel al abou, Il" aud the knife
was handed over quickly. If there was a.
ny secret it remained in their own bosoms
Yet from that May-day there seemed TO be a
chang come over the spirit these two lads
Having never been properly controlled,
/ they were always restless aud rude, but now
they took no notice OF Anything pertaining
to tic family, but appeared az il something
OF an absorbing nature was continually in
their thoughts.
Mr. Miner often inquired Of his wife ir
she knew what the boys were about when
ihey were cut of school about their
play, she supposed; they were not ut homo
much"
Soon after Nay-day, Mrs Minor had re-
NtNA NN,A "a Nft .tR VI i''htHH Atlt}NS SCNC-
raj times inquiring after James and George,
and on asking WHO they were, and what
they wanted with tie boys, they told her
they kept rcfrcshment saloon, TO which
the lads went on May-day. and had a small
sum owing them which they wanted t. get.
Al'hou. h their father had forbidden them
% rua in debt for a1,Yhiiag, yet Mrs. Mi
uer thought, rather than have "fus - she
would ssyno;hiag ab9u' it. Little thought
she that by so doing she woul' havea more
serious "fIss,' one that would make her
heart ache through hex life long.
IJwas warm DAY Ia August lIrs. Nj
ncv sat in her room feeling not well. and
just then thinking Of tie change she had ub-
served in the boys, when Size heard the
front door open and voices aud feet as OF
many persons below Alarmed, she step
ped 20 the entry, and looking down, bcheld
number Of men, among whom were two
police officers and James aud George The
officers inquired TOR lIr Miner in his alb
scnce for her, and t1ll her, rs gently as
they could, that they hid jas. surprised u
company Of coUntcrf tiers whom they had
been watching some time, AMI as her sons
had been seen several times in company
with them at certain rcfrcshmcnt saloon,
they fit obliged 70 search their rooms.
liorror-siricken, yet knowing it must be
done, and hoping, yet not without fear, that
her boys had not fallen so low in dishoncS-
ty, she permitted them to ascend 20 the
roons-they had bedrooms adjoining In
Georges was found uoth.ng; bat, shocking
30 relate. in Jamos's were found not only
counterfeit money in ab4ndauce, and large
quantity Of good money which had been Oh
tnincd in cxchon re- for bad, but also nate
ria's Of various kinds for countcrlciting -
These were SO secretly placed under the car
pet, aai even under the h)or itself, that no
one would have Thought 10 could have been
discovered; but police oleers are accu5tom-
ed % dlt ;'iings AMI James was taken OF
before his mothers eyes, to be locked up as
criminal.
Although n-thinewfs found in George
room, ye' sto knew well they bal been to-
ge,htr n 81, aud that G3org,, bciug the o.
der, VAS most % blame
Taa, n.n Niy-day The keeper of the
refrc-Hm.Gt Don, on the watch iIr weak
subj cts t1 drew into h.s net Of iui1ui'v.
hai 't.aomcj the character and lax priuc.-
p'es of ,hc boys. aul by c9i1lingani feast
'ug. aui aims. by drinking villa them too.
ilj won them over % be bis tools. Once
ia bis fng-, although they wished 60 GET
back, threats VI exposing them ID they did
kop, them until The accidental xp3s.re
took place.
The trial came on. James was Of course
FOUND Quilts, Iut. in constellation Of hi.
youth, AMI 10 being bi7 frstogsnce. M. sem
loDre was commut.l by the governor. on
condition of Us being senta l9ng voya-a To-
son. bat the ju .e made some ram4rLs 10
parent. which s. woaIt DE- vel for TIC youth