Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-12-22

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s.Perhaps vou've eaten something that
disagreed with you,'' says Miss bolivar,
very cool and impudent like. For you see
this was the way she was used to talk to
J her Ma.
mo; I haven't eaten anything that dlsa-
greed with me either, sauce,box! IL IS be-
cause such little girls as you are sent into
the world by mistake, and you havent any
business here (here The fairy Is reyes snapped.
and she grew a yard higher, and Patsey
Bolivar's eyes opened an inch wlder). You
are no comfort 50 your parents; nor TO
YOUR teachers; nor to yourself. You
fit to be in the world and I'm gong to
take you out of it (Here She grew another
ward. and her head almost touched the
ceiling, and a pair Of black wings as big as
the window curtains, popped out OF her
shoulders).
..Goad Lord" cried Patsey Bolivar, and
darted under the bed.
"Come out" screamed the fairy.
"P-a-a-a-a-a," screamed Patsey Boil
var.
And there was a tremendous explosion
and the fairy was gone and Patsey Boli>
: var found herself in bed and old Mr.. Boil
var standing over her with his night cap
On ard a bottle Of paragoric in his nand.
ssYou've been dreaming, F" says old Mr..
Bolivar.
"Oh, no 1 haven't Pa" says frightened
little Miss Bolivar, as white as a sheet.
,<< - --,. r,,ol - 1raodfnl ~,
here just low"
cor, got the stomach ache," growled
ok Mr.. Bolivar not in a very good humor,
because you see children when you wake
your Pa up on a cold night he'd much
rather find that you had something the
matter with you than that it was nothing,
sor the spleurisy-or the croup-are your
hands hot ?"
ooh faint my hands Pa. Its because
I've been such a bad girl that I've nearly
been carried away from you. But she
shan't ever come again" and Patsey jump
cd out of bed and commenced putting her
shoes and things In the right places, as she
was telling her Pa all about it. And when
he closed the door going out she hollered
"Pa."
The old gen tleman came back, and she
says:
Spa, I van you to buy me a dozen hand-
kerchlefs Tomorrow, and some shoe
strings, and a new pair of carriers, and you
see if I amt a better girl after this than
ever you knew me to be-"
Al thai WAC ~,bo+ cd 1ift1o Dot
sey Bolivar and now there amt a
nicer little girl in Mr.. Ladd's schools, and
when she dies the teachers are going to
subscribe and buy a nice white marble
tombstone for her, and on it there is to be
8 nice white angel with a clean pocket
handkerchief in it's hand.
The VALLEY RAILROAD MEETING
Tuesday last was the day fixed by the last
meeting of stockholders of the Valley r.
R. Co. for an adjourned meeting at Staun-
ton, and GA that day a number Of private
stockholders, together with the Staunton
proxies, assembled at the Office Of Sheffey
s. Bumgardner here, Mr.. Jno. W. Abby, in
the chair, and Mr.. w. H. III. Lynn, acting
as secretary. Col. M. G.. Harman made
some remarks regarding the action of the
Board of Directors in fixing the time and
place Of the next meeting On Dec. 2Sth, at
Alexandria, AMI Sta ting that such action
was not justice to the Valley stockholders
who were thus made to take a long and ex,
pensive journey, noc was it legal. Mr.
Lynn, the secret Try, referred to sections s
and II, chap, 81, of the code, showing that
when Il meeting was ordered, and no quo
rum present, those present had a right te
adjourn to another time. out not to anothel
place, a resolution was then adopted fol-
an adjourned meeting to be held in Staul,
ton on December 2Sth. Since the last
meeting OF stockholders, the National Sc
curity, Iron. Coal and Improvement Com
pany have renewed The proposition to thu
directors, which was male to the stock
holders in Stanton, but withdrawn il, an(
now have noue pending. The Shenandoah
Valley r.. r Co., through its president
also nude a proposition to enew thei.
lease of the working part Of the road be
tween Harrisonburg and Stanton. OH con
dition that hereafter when any pr, position
to lease and construct the road was mad
by other parties, the S. V. Co. should have
the option on making the same bid. The
proposition was rejected, by the Boart
of Directors, and the S.V. Co.. have giyer
notice that they viii cease operating thu
road on Jane lst.