South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-11-25

No, it isn't Yelled Uncle Joseph. The
House is on FIRE.
Theodore dropped the spoon aud bowl and
rushed out Of the room, shrieking. The
house is on fire help murder thiovesr
The servants below the stairs caught up
the cry and echoed il in Shrill dismay. I'm.
Gle Joseph listened with bristled bairand di.
lated eyes.
Here help. he bawlcd, but no one res
pended. Louder still he yelled, but yet in
vain.
Am l to stay here in my bed to be buru-
ed to death p be asked himself, and scram.
blcd out with agility that fairly surprised
himself.
The servants were arrayed on the lawn,
staring in all directions to find the exact To-
cality of the FIRE, when the gardener uttered
shrek
'lftherc amt master, as hash t left his bed
for year, runnin us if a tiger was arter
him !
'Where-whcro's the fire ? painted Uncle
Joseph, gazing wildly around him.
Mrs. Perkins rushed to the front door,
her cap.strings streaming.
Il never saw such pack of born idiots in
my life ! she gasped. There ANT no Ere
only few pieces of green wood ! put on
the kitchen fire One would think you d
never seen smoke afore, and-why, if there
amt master =
Theodore, said Mr.. White, looking some
what shecpish, where did you see fire p
Il didn't see it, uncle, but you SAID the
house was on fire., Theodore made answer
demurely, 'and of course | thought you
must know. Please, uncle, 20 back to bed
again
Il wont ! said Uncle Joseph, gatheriu g
the skirts of his wrapper closer about him
but, uncle, you're sick
'No, I'm not =
uncle, do you rally mean it p
OF course do, Theor
And he did mean it. The cure had been
effected and Theodore mentally congratu-
lated herself on tue success of her plan of
treatment. And Uncle Joseph never al
luded to the day on which his niece had
taken him so implicitly at his word.
~ S
SHEEP BETTER THAN Docs Many a
farmer s boy no doubt keeps hisdog to which
be is naturally attached. We know very
we'll how fond the boys are of dogs that fol-
low them everywhere, good company when
other company Is wanting. But how much
better it would be to make pet of lamb.
The sheep is an animal of positive and real
value to the human race. Most men could
get along very well without the dog. Here
is what a lady says in the Mime Fdyn,eraud
we give it here because it is so easy to i'm
itate. She says:
~ few years ago a friend made me a
present Of a small dog, to which | became
much attached; but NY father, not liking a
dog, and wishing 20 Get rid Of this one, told
me that if | would have the dog killed he
would give me a lamb, to which agreed If
he would Keep it for me ten years So the
dog was killed, and n little lamb two weeks
old became mine. This lamb I gave the
name OF Nina she is a cross Of the Merino
and Cotsw1ld Ny lamb was iye years old
last SPring-now ! will tell you how much
profit 1t has been to me- When she was
two years old she had ono lamb, which sold
Tor four dollars the next year she had two,
which sold for seven dollars last year che
had one which sold forsix dollars and this
year one which sold for four dollars and a
half making in all twenty Que dollars and
hfty cents. Besides this, 10Y shccp has ay-
eaged four pounds Of wool a year | think
his is a pretty profitable sheep and would
advise all the boys and girls that have a
dog, to exchange it for a lamb
How easy it would be foraDy body to try
il aud make little money -Mass Piough-
man.