The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-10-09
HOW EVA STANLEY BOARDED
AROUND.

In the thriving village Of HollytbOrr
here we're Gas is common 10 such places,
church, post.ofice, a couple Of stores and
district school, the said school being
aught by a young lady who had q widow
bd mother and brothers aud sisters to as
sist in supporting
For the sake Of fecOuomy Miss Eva Stan
lev boarded around" among the scholars,
pnd was considered paragon among the
teachers. Her father had been a respect
lble mechanic, but died after about two
'carS of illness, which bitterly impover'
shed the family. Eva had, however (shc
being the oldesD. received good plain
education before the great calamity came
upon them. aud, noble-hCartcd aud unset
6sh, began the work Of assisting in the
support.
The last week previous to the holiday
vacation she bad been boarding with q
Mrs. Carpenter, who was making gigantic
preparations for guest she was expecting
from New York.
You never met my brothers, Eva,
she said, and then began to give the pref
ty young teacher a description Of them
There's Sam, George, and Johnny, The
youngest; aul such times as they have
when they get out here aud rusticai0, al
they call it. But, dear me, | don't ge
much rest or peace, for they are like q lo
Of boys lot out Of school. Such tricks anC
pranks no one ever saw. The last time
they visited me all together John aud San
actually cut a pane of glass from the win
dow and pqllel George out of my bcsI
room with snow. You sec there is always
a regular strife for that particular room
for the bed is a spriug one, and they say
they dou't sleep Oh any other in the city
But they don't get it this time, that's Ger
tain, for nteud to keep you in tbatroom
and so end the controversy. | am 81
afraid they will break or ruin something
that am glad that you are here. 1t MAJ
keep them iu check Q little.
II had just as SOON occupy some Othe
room, Mrs Carpenter, aud do moi wish !,
iFinoonnOdS. youpGts0thdrs have Flgh
to do So" -
"NO, you shau't, Eva" peremptorily
exclaimed her hostess; "aOd what is th,
use Of your going houe vacation week
You can stay here just as well as not, anl
dOup your sewing 90 my machine. You
mother has got enough mouths to feed,
guess, aud won't miss yours"
The subject was dropped, and the eu.
tire household retired early, for on the NOR
row the brothers, young, ardent aud fuI
Of life, we're to be there. But without
sending any word Of their intention they
had concluded to take the evening train
which would land them at HolIythoru abOuJ
bedtime. George aud John did so, and
when safely seated in the cars began tt
speculate about the absence of Sam,
mo reason on earth why be should no
bave been along" said George.
"No, for be told me this morning he
would certainly be onehand," " said John
Il can't make it out, unless he has Ia.
ken the 5 o'clock train BY mistake"
"Not bit ofit," laughed John, who
faucied be understood the entire programme
1T is more likely he took that train on
purpose to get into Hannah's spare bed
room, and make US take up With straw
ticks and feathers"
II didn't think of that, but | reckon
you are right, We must cOntrive to gel
him out somehow"
"Bct your life oD that"
The brothers put their heads together
and laughed merriIy over some scheme for
out,wittiug Sam, and accordingly, when
the train reached HoIlythorn about II
o'clock, they approached the house ofther
sister ID d very yteahty manner, .'..a'...'
Climbing the fence in the rear, they
softly opened a window and obtained ac-
cess to the pantry, where they demolished
nice pie aud a quantity of doughuuIS.
Then with appetites appoased, they re-
moved their boots and prepared to exam
inc the "bcst room" stole along The ball,