South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-04-02

Win tuis, lie iifted his hat again.
wheeled his horse, and spurrei after his
discounted lawyer.
The whole village was ayog. the next
day, with the news that yonnT Gresham.
the heir of the Gresham estate. had re-.
turned from Europe, where lie had been
ut his uncle's death; had come down TO
Siivcrton the evening bu: one, before !:
had qnarreled with aul discharged law
yer Dent; and had given out that he in.
tended to reside az Gresham Hall. on
the home farm, hereafter. and To look
personally after bis. aalirs. But we an
ticipate. .sstA ia rssrsng
How, Ruth cot home Com the harvest
held, she never afterwards could tell
All that she remembered was that she
had rushed into the house. ana flung
herself on her knees by the side of the
bed apassobssd ont. wildly. oh. mo.
ther. mother dear the cottage isn't 20
ing to be sold. have his word for il.
And God, who has been so good i'm that.
will now find some way, / know, for us
TO get along"
1t had been nearly an hour after that
before she could rally her dazcd f,,cul-
ties sufficient TO give her mother n CO.
herant narrative Of what had transpireSi
She had scarcely finished, when there
was knock at the door, and boy from
the storekeeper's brought in several par.
cells containing tea, coffee. sugar, biscuit,
ham, and various other edibles.
Master says as how he heard the
missus was sick said the boy, land 50
he sent these things, reckoning rs how
you was too busy to come and order
EN-. You can pay for 'em when times
Is better and you can have IS much as
you like after this
III Ruth had suspicion that some
kind intercessor had caused this credit
to he given her, she had no proof. She
pondered over the problem rs she pre-
pared a hasty meal for her mother, aud
had just cleared the table. when there
was knock at the door, and opening il.
she saw highbred middle.aged lady.
dressed in plain but stylish walking
costume, who asked, with a kind smile,
and avoice the very echo of young Mr..
Gresham 5 when in its usual and softer
mood, If Mrs. Hunter lived there and
on being answered in the affirmative.
said
Il know she is sick, and don't see
strangers, but tell her Martha Gresham
Is here; we used TO know each other
well when wewere both girls, more than
twenty years ago how much, my dear, -
this to Ruth, who held the door open
for her. you look like your mother
when she was Of your age
Mrs. Hunter, at the sight of her old
tn In oil,
The two talked Of former and happier
times, when the poor invalid had been
the belle ofthe village, and then of the
years Of separation, and the changes
that had taken place, until the twilight
fell, and Mrs. Gresham herself RISING
said she must 60, or she would be be.
lated.
Il had not heard Of you for ever so
long, you see" she said and was too
anxious to wait even till tomorrow.
We went abroad when Herbert was quite
young, that he might be educated in
Germany and we have been there ever
since. don't know but that we should
have remained there yet. if uncle hadn't
died, and Herbert heard things about
his lawyer here that made him think we
had better return. We arrived only
last night. quite unexpectedly, and my
first inquiry was for YOU"
Our story is nearly told. LAWYER
Dent. during the long illness of old
Squire Gresham, that lasted for wears.
had entire management Of the Gresham
property, and had come to regard him
self responsible to no one. So he had
given way TO his natural love Of greed.
eXtorting brides for forbearance from all
debtors who were behind. and merciless-
ly running those whom ne could not
bri5e. When the old Squire died. he
reasoned that the heir would remain In
Europe, and so became more cruel md
more exactinC. IL was a rumor Of this
conduct that brought Young Mr. Gresh-
am home in the way we have seen.
1T was not many months before Ruth
became bride. Young Mr.. Gresham
never forgot that look in the harvest
field; it was case Of love ut first
sight, and not 10 him alone, for to Ruth
he was always her 'red cross knight" -
Everybody said that she made the most
popular mistress that had ever lived AZ
Gresham Hall. The reason was that she
carried with her, into her new and en-.
We'd position, the same simplicity of
character the same devotion 20 others.
and the same noblcness which had dis.
tinBuishe1 her ia her years Of poverty.
-
CHARLIE Ross.-It IS believed That
the veritable Charlie Ross. who was sto.
len from lis parents in Philadelphia.
and for whose discovery a reward OF
$4,000 is offered. is now y resident OF
one Of the back counties Of the Third
congressional District Of this State
We are not permitted 20 say more ~
present, but this information comes 10
us in such shape That il seems as though
there might he something in IT, PoyI.
crsjVg JourAB. H1rh Is.
~ They must be hard up for some.
thing 20 bring against candidate I'm
Cincinnati, when The worst thoy can say
Of him was that he "run az Bull RunT'
Why who tho deuce didn't run not NJ.
but from Bull Run2-Rfeimond Euq.
20 The Eagle Zouaves ofBuFaIo got