The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-02

would be unpleasant, though economical.
It was settled the next night. knew
lie BY her Smile, \ lovely cottage situat.
ed so and so, with twopoplars in front and
back yard large enough to hold our
4 weeks washing on the line half amile
walk, with bu,scs, cars and none Of the
modern improvements.
= "llObson's choice, my dear" was my
comment.
"rhe best we eau get for our money, !
think she replied.
That settled it. The next day would
,be the first day of May according tocaler-
des and landlords. My wife kindly vol
unteered to superintcnd the moving, as I
should be busy all day and nightqt the
store transferring goods,
"Get the honrste,t and weakCst-lOoking
eXpressmar you can lind, and then flee
To move successfully, my dear, is an act
more dificnlt than to win a battlc.n
sin theory, Tim, for YOU" said Lefty.
For yoh, tomorrow, il will be pfac-
ticc.p a look Of grim resolve came over
her face, and felt that we wero already
hall moved. signed the leases and then
we went into the different rooms together,
that | might say, or look gool.by.n Es.s,
"WehaYe been happy here" whispered
my wife, sg,rs-sg,
tYe shall not leave the dormant echo
Of an unkfnd word"-which was the truth
ii aln n,thankul we have had even this
poor shelter" | said, rs ! closed the door
to the last room visited never again'to be
opened to me.
| had gone some distance that evtning
when II flashed upon my mind, incident to
businGssat the store and the nlny honscs
to rent, about which we had been talking,
the location Of our new home had passed.
entirely out Of my mind. r,,.
"Put it down ou papern said tn nv
wife after returning; ~ can't trust my
memory, for day or two | put the
Iaip in my pocket and trrned away.
"Don't go, Tim " spokc Lefty, with Il
sudden md unusual sadness in her voice.
Her ewes wcre fearful. "It's bad luck to
come back again.NF
"Pshsw! An oldwplnan's supeRtItlOn.
ri see you to.morroS, all costly settled.
Thcfe!e Good-by! G0pd.by, TOdn -
"good-by, papa~ cried Tod, which cry
| heard until | turned the corner, thant-
ing God for giving me such good, patient,
loving wife, and u boy that was as smart
and strong as could be found in the city.
'Tisn't eyrryholy has such blessings, nor
the half Of them imore's the pity for the
good oftbe world,
That wns harl work we did that night
and day Tor "Clpteh 4 Armless." Not a
minutes let up until 3 O'clock in nthemorn-
ing, when we hadahDt supper and M
hours rest. 1'hcn.atit we went again for
the day. laborel, with my thoughts
with my wife and llcr share Of trouble, and
with wondcrings us to how she was get
ting along. and PERFORMED my duties as
mechanically as aStean engine.- ltwa. a
very long day tonn6 bnd not one Of the
men was more glad Than | when, early in
the evcuihgpNlr. Crltch came to the office
door and said they thanked us very much
Tor the way we bad Swbrkcd and what we
had done, and that we might quit until
the next day. lie guessed matters would
run smoothly nows1 Iwas anxious to sec
myfamil, and hurried away Alter rapid
walking for couple of blocks, it suddenly
occurred to me That I was on my way 10
ms old residencc, md.that the street apd
number hal utterly passed from my mem.
ory, aud that my wife had given me n
memorandum. Stopping undcragas.licht,
| felt in the pocket where the paper should
have been. II was not there. All the
other pockets wcrc searched, turned inside
out; but the precious bit Of paper was not
toCbe found. ltdidhit matter,lpwstlOst
It, ftw@ gone. Thtn tried my best to
recall the location hut half u dozen nun.
bcrs and streets CANT into my mind all At
once. Ihad no trailol the5tomc pfzmy.
wife and child. Atyo'clock at right who
could tell me where lvpig--lrwAs so
worn out with work that thi, preiicament
brVdght the tears to my ewes Jora minute.
Apprrtcisions eliminated, and shivered.
What would Lefty think Uf this aiDssnCe I
Where, o! where was sBc7 Wien IL
cape, into my co6fused brains sAe lad mid
simetlihg about Stewart itvehue-the
numbcrI coudinot irecall. | start6daOn q
run for that street, and, redching il, wpn-
dcrcd to and fro, scanning thewindows to
see her face, tho hbuses to note II Rny ONT
Of them answered u the le4criptipl she
had given. VaFfIaborl Sickw heart !
rctaccd my stops, md went to pdlice
headquarters. 90 O..
lfnat Is wantedT' said p6litcoilieial.
san Odd occuffence-l'SeloSt tiny wife,
! FsGesl Blets your soul, that's notodd.
Men eJfne here with that news every day..
10 Vol know the ruad-thc tran she
took ln he quericd. y
NHpsLaw! | don't mean that" with an.
angry, FEELING at his stupidity. MY wife
moved on the lst and have lost the ad.
drvss she gave me- It's funny, but dcuced
dnpieannt,n | added, apVio-ctically, as
two or three men began tolaugh ~
SWell. that is odd,n theollieial, scap-
ain, agreed; "but can't See Ro@ &c can.
help you.n su5arz1-s
GSoI !, Just at present 'Yonean advise
ple, perhaps y L-
afob don't know the street, YOU Ssay.7
| DO You know the expressman Z" y 81
fNtSer saw nor heard os him. an
Sgurd. ''''' ''0
.sWife got any friends herc-brodlcrs,
sisters, aunts, uncles, etc. ~ s. ~.
"NO intimate friends OF relatives. We'rc.
comparative strangers in the city, M
"Wcll, | don't know what 70 do. Per-
haps we might find out sonnet ing in the
course of three or iour days,p meditatively
rubbing his chin. 1'o
~ sooner !" in an appealing yolce. a'''
Can't say. Several thQu'ana families
moyeto the LIST of May. Aperliaps some
Ohour men may pick up tEc family orncWs
jcllt they wouldn't know abont II unless
appealed to- l8isasai,lia
Swell! thank you,' | sOid, turning