South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-17
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asked the elder lady.
/ "Better. much better. Getting we'll
nicely. now. but don't want to excite
him too suddeply. Will you wait in the
/ parlor one moment. while prepare him
to see your" And Nettie threw open the
I parlor door.
! Mrs. Markham cast curious glance
around after she was left alone.
'llumph j. Was her comment. Looks
( pretty THY. Servants work, | reckon.
"A piano! Open, too, aud scattered with
music! Wonder who takes care Of tie
sick husband while she plays on it?"
! But before she could comment fur.
Their, Nettie came back, and led the way
to neat room up stairs, where mother
and son greeted each other as heartily as
/ II no long enlargement had existed
To Mrs. Marksham's surprise, he was
dressed and sitting in his large easy.
chair, with a cane beside him. lie could
walk about little now, but he had lad
pretty tough tug of it for three or four
months.
! "Nettie is famous nurse, or I
shouldn't be up now" he said, with q
smile ut his wife, who had been putting
away the old lady's things in another
room. Just as she came i'm the door.
bell rung.
IL shall have to leave you now-it is
little Lizzie Wright, to take her lesson.
! But first. you must have a cup Of tea,
mother" pronouncing the last word a
little hesitatingly, "a il hardly knowing
how it would he received.
But the elder lady only said:
mo. no. Don't take the trouble to
get me anything till dinner time"
Yes, l WILL" said Nette: .since
lIarry's illness we have only been hav.
ing two meals these short DAYS. AMI il
Is good while till dinner. I'll be back
in moment"
She went out AMI soon returned with
q tray, neatly covered with napkin,
bearing cup of fragrant tea. some fresh
rolls, and dainty slices of pink boiled
ham.
The old lady really began to feel hun.
cry alter her journey, so the odor was
most appetizing. AMI she began her re-
past readily.
These arc excellent rolls for baker
rolls" she said, as she broke one.
They are Homemade" sail Nettie.
You must have n good cook. then
Nettie made no answer, but Harry
said:
I've have 4 frst-rate cook
Now, | must 90 down to Lizzie. SIZE
is waiting for her lesson. ] will leave
you and Harry to chat till come back
Nv hat does she mean about lesson?''
asked Mrs. Markham, fter size was zone
Her music lessons. Didn't you no
tice the piano down stairs? It was Ncttie'
before we were married. and as soon as
got out of work she hunted up eight OF
ten pupils, and went to giving lessons to
help along"
"Oh." observed the mother. You
keep help. | SUPPOSE"
Not now. Nsttie dismissed her girl
as soon as could situp. She has nurs
cd me, dorc all her own work, and civ
en- her lessons besides, for two months
back"
Old Mrs. Markham began TO feel very
strange, but she would say nothing as
yet, so they talked as easily as they
could until Nettic came up.
Now" she said. smiling brightly. as
she fixed the fire, Il don't have any more
scholars to-day. I'm going down now
TO get dinner, and after that we can make
ourselves coEy."
/ Mother Markham first thought TO Of
fer her help, but she concluded to wait
a little longer. IL want to see how she
does do was her mental comment. so
she stayed with Harry, wluic Ncttie went
down To her work. IT was not long till
she came up again, and invited them
down to dinner.
Now, sir, youT cane and my shoulder
and down VIC 20 ~ she said, as she Of
fercd Harry both the supports she name l.
1t was slow work getting him down
stairs. Gut lie was safely down ut last.
and Ncttic led the way to the kitchen.
81 thought | would not make any
changes" she said 10 mother Markham.
"and since the cold weather we have
been eating here TO save the extra steps
and fire in the dining room"
Mother Markham gave a glance around
the neat. spotlcss kitchen and over the
table. with its snowy white cloth and
napkins. shining glass and silver, and
fragrant, nicely cooked food, and then
she turned around and taking Nettie in
her mothcrly arms. gave her q hoarty
kiss.
"Ncttic Markham, I'm IN old fool
and I'm we'll paid for my folly, IIarry
has got better wife than no has mo
ther. DO you think you can forgive vac
and learn to like mo for lIarry's sake %
IL am sure | shall love YOU for youi
own sake and want You to likcme be
cause have no other mother" said Net
tic. as she returned both the kiss ant
the embrace. Then Harry had TO ioir
the trio, and tho dinner was nearly col,
before anybody remembered what the,
came down for.
The very next day at mother Mark
hams imperative command, Barbara, tht
German giIl, was summoned bacl, TO III,
kitchen. But Nettie would not give M
her scholars. until in the Spring. WheI
mother Markham returned homo sht
took both Harry and Nettie with he
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