South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-08-28

words, the two gentlemen departed leaving Kate
IN ecstacies over the amount OF uoney the kind
hearted Capiain had paid her
Now, mother. let me take one dollar and 90
aud buy father real splendid dinner, and YOU
SHALL lay away all the rest and, she said. be-
seeehingly, wouldn't you please kive up work
ing for to-day, and take nice walk as You used
to Then, perhaps, you would not look so We
~ tired
yes, Mary, do, urged Mr. Reed. 'rl tell
you what we will DO he added, in a more cheer
ful tone than his wife had heard for many weeks
The doctor said might go on, a little. The
day is very fne and we might celebrate KatiGs
bavipg earned such fortune by getting into
The horse-cars after dinner and lidiug out Of
tow a short distance
With Il scream of delight, Kate caught the dol
lar from her mothers hand, and rushed OF for
the diuner.
y happier party was seldom seen than that
poor family on their ted holiday. The
fresh air seemed greatly 10 revive Mr.. Reed, and
they ventured quite into the country, where Kate
could gather wild flowers, and faint color found
its way into her checks.
% father, FIVE could only live in the country,
she exclaimed that evening, rs she sat arranging
her flowers over aod over again.
perhaps we shall sometime little girl was
the reply. You make money SO rapidly who
knows bat you will be able TO get country
home soon p
Il am afraid not, father answered Kate, half
laughing at the idea.
There's many true word said in Jest, how
ever, as Kate soon found.
Not many days after Captain Stenrn's visit
the doctor appeared again.
well, really, Kate, you are becoming quite
the rage, he said, gayly. Captain Stearns was
SO much pleased with you aud your rosettes, that
he has persuaded the colonel of his regiment TO
have every company decorated in the same way
and the captain will be here to-day with
der and materials for don't know many hun
dred rosetes'
But what has frightened you up Sc, Mr.. Reed 2
h asked, turning to the invalid.
Having such good child fancy answer
ed Mr.. Reed, smiling fondly on Kate
20 no, doctor going into the country, cried
the child, and Selling her precious flowers, she
continued, did you ever sec any thing so love
ly, DOCTOR And we went out where such lots
Of them grew away to the end of the car route,
where there was such lovely little house. all
buried ia vices, and no one living there. don't
see how any Que who had ever been there could
bear TO leave it Do you know where it is p as
the doctor looked up with strange expression.
Il should think did, he answered, slowly,
and as if thjnkiog aloud '7he very hing =
What fool not TO think of it before
'Yes, Kate he continued, ',hat is the house
where WIS born, and wed many years. Since
m7 mother died ii has been shut up, and sadly
needs some one TO take care Of it. I don't like
to have it 60 to ruin, and have often wished
could fad some good tenant-some one could
trust. Suppose let ii TO you, Katie He add
cd, playfully. You are getting so itch, you Gao
well afford to rent it. ] have got to go out that
way now, and you VIII put on your lat, you
may 60, too, aud see j 1T sui,q you
MAY l. mother p and seeing the answer in
Der mothers eyes the hat was on, ard Kate in
the chaise ia a twiuklng.
4 few hours later she came home radiant
The house WAS lovely-Pecfeet, aDd furnished
too And the doctor said there were to be a
great many buildings erected near there that fall
and there would be fine chance for her fatLer
10 set work az soon as he was strong enough
The doctor confirmed Der statements; and a.
md tue heartfelt thanks of Katie nud her pa.
rents, produced a formal lease Of the place, made
out 10 Kate's name, which she with the most in
tense gravity signed and the next week saw her
rs happy girl as any in the land, in her new
home. -BalioHs Hagazine