South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-12


h eks flaming with anger and humiliaiior
EDWARD WALLACE made ,be sudden ard
uns1mtoTtab!e discovery that he tad hope.
lessly put his foot in II. He knew If old
sonnet bling of the temper lie had aroused,
and he stood appalled,.
'PnEoDoBA,' said he, with a fain, sound
Of emotion In his voice, 'you and have
been good ohums oil our lives. Once,
when ynu were little girl, I remember
you had pet kitten, which you liked very
much. Ode day you caught TIM, kitten
killing some birds. You had liked her
better than anything else in the world. vet
you took tie pretty kitten and srrapgled
her with your own hands, end from that
day TO this you have never allowed ano,l err
cat in the hnu'c. Are you going to turn
away from mo tonight for good and all p
Yes answered THEoDoRA, spcaking
very slowly, 'ior good aud all. can't get
over things like other people | dou't
want to. After Tonight | she'll never
speak to you again until forgive you, and
that Will never be on earth
Then good-by, THEoDoBA,' answered
he, speaking unlike himself, very rapidly.
I'm more scTy than can tell thrt have
offended you. Always remember that
when You thiak Of inc, if you ever do. If
you dou't fli me hero in the morning, YOU
will know Why
So be turned and went away. TuEoDo-
RIA covered her face with her hands. and
burst INFO passionate tears-tLo woman's
weak refuge of tears.
Mkt morning at break fast TuFo. came
into the dining room, and DADDY DINKLE
handed hera note an said
IL 'ad this to M, TuGo. found it on
ny plate just now
IL was from EDWARD. and il said
DEAR FATHER DiNgLEnAcu I've started for
Brazil. ! could not d. rs on wanted know
how ungrateiul it seems, too, and wish could
please YOU, but cannot. Forgive and forget
inc II you can and may God bless YOU and Tngo.
EDWARD WALLACs.
DADDY DINKLE leaned his head on his
hands aud groaned Il was cruel blow
AMI 1t stunned him. a dim mist came
over his eyes for moment. When he
looked up TnEo. was crying in the corner.
Poor girl She bal learned to coriugatc
anu far too well. DADDY DINKLE looked
at her. Perhaps it was liberal learning
X.
In that moment he looked down through
the past like vision, and his own 5,i -htcd
youth rose baflre him like sorrowful
ghost He went over to THEo. and laid
his hand getty on her head.
TuEo my girl, don't cry he said, Il
have 20 patience with crying women. Leave
crgiog ia babies, whore it properly belongs
Please God, you and have many brave
day work before US, my child Together
we will tread 'ho gIc,i u, paths Of loarn-
ing. We vii climb yet higher heights,
my daush'cr, md you shall lead ou5 will
follow. Wowiil wait for the promised time
together. Ia the pursuit of liberal learn
Ing there Is perpetual triumph, unsloyed
by single pang, the splendid triumph of
knowing and understanding. knowledge
places man on level with lha angels -
There ere j y, consolation and rp0.e. |
turned there i9r comfort, long time ago,
aud il has never failed me- TmEoDoRA,
daughter, gif; Of God to lonely old mau,
come :,
81 will, father
So two went out TO work, where it was 10 have
been three. They never mentioned the wander
or, never heard from him The Old man and the
girl shared their studies together st length an
attack Of sickness came upon Daddy Dinkle, and
weakened him so that he was never quite the
same again. After that Theo heard part Of the
boys lessons Liberal learning" brought her
JOY and consolation indeed. She seemed quite
happy after little time. Her eye was bright ns
bird s, and her voice as swee', hopeful & cherry
a lover or two crossed her quiet life. as the
years went on That was the only time her
bright, sunny spirit ever seemed disturbed fer
ell r..rt 4 .N... .f.r Z 4
seemed faint and breaihltss for moment. and
then she had said firmly that her life was doyo.
ted 20 the old professor and BOYS. She never
looked for, OF indeed never wished for any 9th
er life than her present one. So the Il ying years
still went on, ana Theodore lived ne much shut
out OF the world as 1T she and tue old Professor
and the boys had been cast away on q green isl-
and IN mid-Oceau.
4 last there came sorrowful day. when Dad
dy Dinklo found himself in total darkness His
worn out eyes had fulc1 him completely. evcept
for tears, dear, stricken old man Those raincl
down from his poor old eyes freely enough, but
tears could not bring back the lost light Of dav
And now Theodore took the old professor tasks
OIL on Der brave two shoulders. and The academy
FOR the cultivation Of his liberal learning. nour.
ished as hardly ever before.
Still The wing footed years rlidcd on and the
young woman kept her school and did her quiet
work and lived her quiet lie bravely and we'll
until one DAY she found herself thirty years ola.
and Edward Wallace had been gene ~ years
She tied "a ribbon iu her hair that day and look
cd boo the glass aud saw herself n woman never
handsome, ADD no longer very Young Not
young iu years, that is 90 say. lu heart and
spirit shr was younger than most girls RIO g. -
She looked in tho elass That day & saw "a woman
with gray hair, soft pink checks and bright spir-
tied eyes. She looked happy and peaceful as She
smiled at Der gray hair in Che glass She was
happy and pcore'ul-quite, quite happy sio
stu thought % Ned Wallace know tdat !n hcr
silent heart sao thought OF him City times dav.
but thoughts Of him 20 longer brought the bitter
remembrance Of Old. All iht burning pain and