The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-01-06
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john Smith ives 8 very Industrious
hard otkine young man oftWenly yeaEO
Being the eldest child and Only son. he
had siGSys rsmaiaed at home assisting
hiS father upon the farm. John VA
much, respected By every one In tbs
nsiehhorhood; and may bright eyed
girl had aaerslly thought that she would
ike to change her name 70 MES. John
1 Smith. But John Smith was no lody'l
mao. The fact vas. that john Smith
was very bashful. He would rather
hoo potatosa all day than undergo
The ceremony d "a Introduction 70 4
youog lady. Not that John diOtiked
the dear creatures from il; We DO
live that he, 10 common with ell bash
ful but Wsll meaning vopng meo, enter
tanned The highest rsapeet and admirs-
ton for them. And this. no doubt. was
the priucipsl cause Of HE bOShfulne''.--
He felt that they were superior beings,
and that hs was not worthy 10 aSSoOlate
with Them upon terms Of equality. But
NO cannot atop TO moraliSs
Nelly CLARK was the daughter Of .
yery respectable farmer. whose lands I'D :
Joined the Smith farm. Nancy vas .
yery pretty ssucv witch. and che loved
John Smith. When they were children
thev attended the same school. and he
being q lev years her senior. was usually
her champion 10 the childish disputes
that avose, and her compsnion inlgoing
aud returning. Al Last John became 90
much ola Young man as TO BE- kept from
school during the summer, and when
winter came Sgsin, he Iound that Nancy
had become a young woman. and
did not ask him to lake her ha1d 40
lhsy walked home from SCHOOL % che
bqd 10 years past. John discovered, too
tina, ne had been gro wing IN Stature. and
| i, seemed Ssthough he had been grow
inc out ofshape HE feel and legs ap,
peared very awkward, be didn't know
what 10 do with his hands; his face paine
ed him, and Iakiug itall 10 al, he Wa'
not more than half put together.
Nov the truth was. John Smith vas .
rsslly One looking young man. and
nnI6tds bit glfiS 6dmiraitnn Sot en 81
would ever have suggested such tooltsh
LhoughtS about himself From this time
they conlinued.to be more aud more re
served toward each other; unAl the oe'
curreocs Of The foot race which We are
about to relate, Yet John was secrslly
| 10 Ioye with Nancy. Many Q Sunday hs
| had hid behind the barn and pseped By
ths corner. to catch glimpses OF her %
she walked through The fields.
AZ the novelisls say. il was lovely
day in August The heavens we're elssr
and serene. and beautiful. The trees
WeraIaisn with golden fruit, and tue
beautiful birds tWiItsTel upon ~ Q
branches
John Smiths sister bad . quiltinG
that afternoon; his father had gone %
Kei,h's Mill to get some wheat ground,
and John was left to repair come tools
"a be ready on The morrow to commence
moving the grass. Suddenly i occur
red TO John that il he remained
abou, lie house during the afternoon,
he would be called at tea time and re.
auired 10 do the donors Of the table,
To avoid this hs quietly Should'red bic
.cythe and stole away 10 the meadow
!, alf mile distant fully resolved that nc
uoulI not IssVe until II was 90 dark DC
could not spe to NOV and thus avoid
meeting the girls. .
The meadow Wss surrounded on 81
,il.s By thick forest, Whish etf4ctnally
ami out what little breeze might be
stirring. The sun poured out lie rays
q though the Iilllo meadow was the 10
enc point where oil the heat was coucen'
tr.tsd. John moved and sWeat-sWea1
md MOVED, until he vas obliged 10 81.
dovn and cool of. Then ii Occurred to
John that il he took OF his pants be
MIGHT BE- much more comfortable =
There could be no improperly 10 IT, t"'
he VA entirely concealed from obsetV'
.,ion and there Waa not the slightest
L
r.sSon to suppose that be would be S'su
So Iobn S,rippsd Of. and With uocov'
srinp save his under Iinen--eotnmon'y
c.Iisa 4 pbirt. be resumed bic work. =
Re WAS Just cOngratolatinG himse'f upon
n. GOOD dine he Was having, end the
lnekv escape hs bad made lFon . meet
Ing With the girls, when hs CHANGED e
disturb huge black snake. a genuine
tWisler, viii white nns around h''
Nav John vas 40 coward, but he va
mnr,ollv Sftsid Of snake. 'SeIt-pres
s,ys,ion' VS. the dret passage tina
a,.hsd upon John'S mind, end legs 'at'
care Of the body vas the next DI I!,l