South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-26


were steady and decisive. Fortunately she
had a warm, loving heart, and a wise father
and mother, who, knowing they had not
common child to deal with, dealt With her
uncommoniy. So wise and kind were thoy.
and 50 well they understood their child,
that there was never a conflict Of will be.
tween them. They FIRST convinced JUNE
thing was right her obedience was
swift when told to do that thing. So
when her mother died, aud Aunt MARIA
and Uncle JouN and the rest of them said.
send the girl to the boardiu school where
our girls are June said, Papa, will not
/ go to that boarding school,, and dt1 not 90,
but studied at home with her father in o
queer, desultory fashion, but getting n bet
ter education, after ALL than her cousins.
Then she learned some things, too, they
would never know anything about, such as
shooting, fishing, swimming, horseback
riding, and other unladylike accomplish
ments. When the time came for her to
enter society, che entered, Just to see what
it was like and came back from her first
ball with the words, 'Pip1, l will not 90
TO another aud did not go, in spite of a
olamor of remonstrauces.
y.
She wasn't pretty, and she didn't care a
bit for that. She wouldn't wear bonnet
and bleach the dark skin that would have
been clear and bright but for exposure to
the wind and sun. Wouldu't put her hair
up, either, but wore it clinging in short
cur!s to her head. Her eyes were good,
and so were her teeth, in very dctermn-
ed mouth She had never been i'll in her
life-didn't know what headache was, and
IT she knew she had 'uerUeS' il was because
she had studied physiology. She had new
er been IN lore 10 her life, either, and look
ed with lofty contempt on the whole race
of man.
The girl stood her ground bravely dur
ing the three weeks of persecution, and
wen, steadily forward with her preparations
for emigrating ) ana when the little band
of emigrants steamed away from the depot
OF that little country town she was among
thcm.with her emigrant ticket in her peck
ct, and the whole of her little fortune stow
ed away somewhere about her person, look
ing, in her comfortable waterproof travel.
ing suit, thick soed boots, brown hat and
veil, as able to take care of herself as ever
did any young traveller with the world be-
leading spirit of tho crowd, as could plain
Iy be seen, for while the mon Of the party
were busy about the luggage, she marshall.
ed the women-four beside horself-into
comfortable seats, moving bundles, turning
seats, and lowering windows with ease, and
evidently with no fear of the conductor be-
fore her eyes. Then she took her own
seat beside one of the children of the par
ty aud looked round triumphantly upon
the rest. Then the quick, bright eyes
travelled over the car, looking at each one
of her fellow passengors-ior one of the
principal pleasures of JUNE's life had been
to study human nature. She did not find
very interesting material here, end was a.
bout to bring them back to her own party,
when suddenly they encountered pair of
bT'gh. blue eyes as steadily gazing at her
as she was at them. The owner was q
young man of not more than twenty five
years of age, evidently travelling for pleas.
ure only, everything about him was so rich
and comfortable. Ii there was one thing
more than another in the shape Of man that
JUNE despised it was the being called a
gentleman of leisure and pleasure She
had very grand ideas of manhood had JUNE,
right to BIO idle, no matter how rich be
might be aud DOW her full red lip curled
with scorn as she noted The curling blonde
hair and mustacbe, the heavy watohchain
and Charms the handsome pin in the
snowy shirt front, and the hand, a great deal
whittier than her own, grsced by handsome
seal ring upon the little Gnger. Ste did.
Mt look any longer at him then, for be
would keep looking at her; but very often
during that first day out the brown eyes
stole sly glances toward the seat where The
handsome stranger sat, for the face inter.
ested her. 1t was so different from the face
her Imagination told her should accompany
40 many dandy like surroundings. Ii wss
so manly, so devoid Of afTectatioD, and the
blue eyes were so bright aud steady. They
could DO sympathetic, too, as JUNE found
out pretty soon.
As night came on, and they were 20 far
away from home, although JUNE wasn't
homesick, she thought Of the dear spo, she
had once called home, and the two graves
iha. held her all, aud knowing that she had
severed every tie that bouod her 10 her ma.
tive village aud all her relations, for even
! it she failed, she felt she never could q,
back there -never-nevor Altogether
JUNE was very doleful, aud, secure in the
gathering dusk, leaned her bead against the
window, and cried softly to herself. She
was not given 90 such actiOns-didn't burst
f into tears at the slightest word, like most
young ladies, but she always felt better af.
, ter good cry 1t cleared the atmos.
! phere, che said, like a storm When she