South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-24

uet'sir t when ale Mas q taag anI that
had held aP her Own bsl,sss Coz Les %
look af In her new myfi,erhoot. aad kal
pa.tsS her on a.. heat. aaf ssit.
Keep mp yoer heart. Sara--sscp 90
your heart. Nc'li Get him tig0uIA Vet.
You'll not he a WIDOW this tire"
lie would live. and what csi sue care
Tor barn OF s;osei Let alt 20. - that
che had him.
Bnt there Wa weary time before
her--days or fever and deiirusa. davs az
weak misery, when TIE sirong nan hal
become Ike frctfui ciill. sara.
round cheeks grew thin. and Ter haais
began 20 show their bones. Ofsen size
wondered whether she could kesp on her
feet much longer. bat she dia and AZ.
ter three mouths illaass. Hiram GO, y.
bout again. gauRt AID ssilou and Lame,
too-thonga tia; wOnld pas, av,y in a
month CT 60. the doctor said--and was
enough himself % maze 10 necessary
that he should be told what hal happen.
ed; that his barn wss barnt. his hav.
his corr, AL his provisions nearlv gone.
and his horses aud oxer. too--inst the
one dun COW that gave them milk. tied
In she'd that Den Lad knocked to.sih.
er, that was all.
81 suppose my lantern broke IN tie
hay, Sara" lie said, when he could speak.
Il found tb, docr open, and went la.
ana there was q man there. Z grappied
him aud he struck ;Gc-thats know
Either my lantern did u, or che nan
was there 10 fire the barn. However 10
was, its ali over now. II will take
Sara, you took care C. my pocket-5ool, >"
Sire came acros. the room and tool.
his hands.
Darling" shs said. "have patience.
Your pocket-boolc has not been found.
I've drawn my little savings % live or.
L thought you sni lat remember where"
Il always wore it in my vest" he said.
"Iou know that. ! kept my coupon
bonds i'm IL. kept all hal about me.
There were five hundred dollars m mo.
ney. too, and receipt, dare not lose.
for they are sigEel ~ rascals. Sara.
every chance | had CT retrieving my
iossc7 IS gone forever. suppose was
roboed a. lay senselcss, AMI thought
M own person better and safer than
any bank. Look at me now, g misera-
bic, crippled, shaking shadow. that any
child could master"
But you'll get strong. again" cried
Sara, "and we've the house and the
land" But Hiram was too weak TO feel
any hope or courage. lie took 10 his
bed again, and lay there still whom il
was time for a farmer 10 nc busy.
| Howsyer, he did not die. and there
was another convalescence. Sera had
/ MOI had time to be i'll. She dared not.
What she could do, she hal done. But
farm needs its master. IL they raised
enough FOR food chat year. despite neigii.
borly kindness and Dsn's vow 20 work
forever without wages, il need he. that
was all they could do And Il was A
poor year. No fruit TO speak Of: we've.
tation small and mean, and corn n dis.
appointment.
Moreover. one of Fislding's Gre l;tors
did prove himself rascal; aud thouvh
Tie farmer swore to having paid his debt.
,nere was no receip; to be found. and \
mortgage OF the land was tie consc.
| Iuence. OIten the discouraged man de
| clhred that lie wished the Thief lad also
murdered him, and he meant 70.
But Sara Fielding kept her courage M.
and now that her husband was fairly on
bis feet. and had even flung away cane
ana crutch, would have been perfectly
happy, could she have made him so.
And thus Thanksgiving came about
again shd friends shook their heads
once more and said, Poor Mrs. Field.
/ ny would have n different Thanksgiy.
ing from what she'd been used to-
And many invitations were sent totboee
who had entertained so freslv while thcy
could; but Hiram would have none OF
them, and, to tell the truth. lit.e toes
were out, ard little dresses were not
fresh and holiday.like.
Well keep Thanksgiving ut home e"
said Sara Fielding.
Thanksgiving - said Hiram. sadly.
wei, nv girl, il won't be- much or a
one, and l can't say feel thankful
much. either"
And then there amt any pumkins."
said little lizzie, "and no turkey."
There is q pumpkin said the mo.
Their, trIumphantly-"a good oae-I'ys
kent watch over It's all right
Hiram gronned. thinking OF tie Va.
: CONS full that rolled TO market the year
! before.
And" said Tie comfortable woman
= think roast pork with apple sanco qg
good as turkey. We have got t--9 bar.
I reis VI apples shall keep Thauksyfv.
ing. / wouldn't miss it Cor any cousid.
Grafton and. Hiram, you 20 TO church
and take Jack. and Iii get dinner FOR
/ you-I and Lizzie and sue"
/ Church :" s9id Hiram.
res. cnuych,' said Sara.
And she had be- v-qv.
Madge. tne faithful, had gone vi.i
many tears ~ service elsewhere lone
before ~ Sara had no help and now
naYing t''"' The house. sis went ont
doors to jool, fyg egps.
S,"e Of the chickens heI been lost in
the IRE some hsi sine led n,.sfo-i
ousiv; bat there ~ere q few Ier, Ept
heF search wss not as successc.I ne usr.
al Spo-k'ed-grav had taken 70 hiding
her eggs. and, according to calculation,
there must be th-cc or four sorneuhcra
At last Sara heard a cacl,lc. and look.
ins carelu''y. osTied syeckled ,,a,'.