South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-01-21


wish ,ae ree.elae Sas Wac ceverly
d ssui,cd by pes :; oa l=oel pias.
Tered over tie oe'ej.s.li ode.
More thgn th7ee hoii.l .pped away
wn'ie toe doc.or wa-.hea lrs p.1 sai.
sudYiog he ef o IS ine6iciaes, aad
h1a.iy be ~ rcwarOcd by seeiag her cal
tago quiei slum0er. Il nas qniie too
= wrea he fe:iceel home ruain 80
'n.o c. g; AID a. he sat over bis
eieery 2ts c. he drsmed. not OF Mmd's
go'nra e. ;. bgt oil toe pale, sweet faoe
o. Mss G ahsm.
D saddenei him 90 tank or n cofiniid
hoing IT forever from tie mo; heg's 10y.
lis eyes, aad yet hehcem thst she was
hove 'ng yerv close 10 the borders orthe
future lie.
His first call the next day was at The
house OF til.s pa ant. and bv the clad
O. es OF ihe moiaer lie Ls,es~that iife-
sN.ng sleep had been prolonged and
followed By consciousness.
Nerv weak and vefr Ill she WIS vet.
mt there WAS hope now, aud Charley
Stevenson wondered ina, this fact should
l'shten bis heart Nhen bat tweniy-four
honrs before lac had never even heard or
Miss Graham. But IN his mornine fra.
vels naity little pheton passed him.
paused til he came up, aud Maude Mid
dleion. leaning forward held out her
hsnd 10 tie young physician.
~ on do not deserve 10 be spoken TO-"
she said with her great blue eyes ,uergi-
~ corded. ''for you should have blow
CT yon boQuet es.erday."
81 was only TOO sorry hat could moi"
was the reply. One ofmy friends sprain-
Ell his ankle. and kindly turned over his
patients 10 me-
'Doieiul " with n shrug." Sickness
rs horfid bore. am out now hunting
up substitute Cor my dressmakcr, Who
sends me word she has lung feyers /
dare say il is only cold; bat ii. tse
meantime / must find some one else.
Shocking, amt IL? Do come 10 see us
SOON"
And after q few more parting wor,,s,
Maud carried her golden curls frola.
Charlcv's vision.
It was debt, thcn She owed q,
money she had healtlesslv refused ~
send 10 The sick eirl. Al lie glausur
faded sc once and forever from Chatiey
Steyensons heart. ltwasimpossiOle Cor
aman whose every action waycontro led
by honor and Christianity 10 giye even
admiration 10 q woman Cor whom, he felt
no respect. aud Charley eyensonsRas
conscious of feeling OF bitter contc1l1E
for Maud as the pAassssss bore hex on y;
sigEs. s.ss<$5ia S
Il was viii, psgs is.ess ss ID s', q
~ Wy soe ssss'sss'e bing 10 Daisy Ora
!, - sfeK room. and when her ewes met
.hsS, F'tf or gratitude, sad n whisper
'''t'' - 10 uznnIiered how he had
ever seen any beauty IN tue iaIr faco or
Maud Middleton.
But that young lady did not propose
TO lose her admirer so easily. Old Miss
stevenson, the Doctors aunt, had taken
the blonde upon her list OF special "a
Worries, and il was Astonishing how OF
ten The gay beauty found an excuse TO
Visit her elderly friend; and often Char
ley was there, ever GORGEOUS and plea-
SaIt, but never again with that mir That
hIl once iold MauGe her Charms were
Winning their way 10 nc young Doctors
heSrt IL troUU ed him, too. That bis
aunt had 20 {, ioenllg set her heart upon
q match bc,deeb himself and Maud, for
he dearly loved her, and was 10Th o cross
any OF her wishes. SO, not wishing 10
mai any violent rupture, cunning Char
Icy, ore evening in ne early spring said
"Anntic. do you remember once wish
ing Yen conld replace your old compad-
ioh. Miss Bluce?'
'les. but | never can. Ard when
You a'e no' ed. Charley, your wife will
sGaie orr rome
"Ycsy NC. in ihe meantime. Ann
,ie, have pa 'eut wro has been vory
iHsoi,u lung Ieye", aod whose sole srp-
po't is icr needle. She is not 81 -oug e.
nopgh yet 10 follow her trade ofdress-
making. and | was thinking igmv aunt ie
could iind n place lcr hes and make her
use iui. b would be n CHAIR y, and might
prove comfort here also"
~ 10 ia she. Chaley?"
al 'ss DAISY CrabaB."
Gaaan What Grsham?"
"ller ta, hers name was Josiah, and 7
be- eve they we've wealthy q, one tjme."
"IDs'ah ttar.m's child dressm. k.
ing, ~ G. ed Aunt Stevenson. Charley I
Emit Maua Ills We, / mean-is sire
de5d:'
No. brf tbcv sc very poor. oyou
know rs.'
Is now her! Sic WIS my de- eat
& end or sea <. utii ,ee lf od and
went NC.l Trel ! losl s"nt Of her
ory"; Vince are Troy? / will call
tO."a~. HCg g.
"Iou a.o tie dcae st aun,ic ia tic
Wo-'dr'
-ii'm. Yes. It seems 10 me YOU ore
wo1derr sores ed. Dr.. Charles. j.
" 'ss d. pie 50"
Love t.a1d SO 1en;ie end GOOD"
1ren Ca.-Iey told Of his New Years
rr'. o tho sruseQueut visus. Of his
r.e,d Tor aid obtaining permission
20 li.Ne eocial WIS., g. after professional
oue, were 10 iou~cr needed. and how
e. I one dcepeued bis interest in the
i..r sweet gin.
''sue is very delicate yet" he said in
conclusion. saud ueeJg vood food and