The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-09-28
Judging by Appearances.
ny MARY KYLE DALLAS.

"Well, wore to have two summer
boardors at any rate" said Mrs. Cop
per. zone of them is somebody, too.
It's that rich Mrs. Smith, You know
Freddy is with Smith & Co., in the
city. It's Mr.. Jabes Smiths mother.
She's at the very head of fashion, and
she says she wants to be quiet and
secluded this summer. And she did
not even ask what I'd charge for
board She's going to have the best
chamber of course, and you must put
an awning over the windows, Peter,
and see that we get that new mirror
up in time. She's a valuable board
or, you see, The other Mrs. Smith is
some poor woman; has been n nurse,
and saved up enough to live on; says
her board must be cheap, for she can
hardly afford to go out of town at all,
and wouldn't only that her health is
breaking down, and she needs fresh
air. Imean to give her that little
hot room over the kitchen. What
ever other boarders we have, won't
stay in it, you know. The stoyepipe
hole goes right through it. l guess
that will do for any one as poor of as
she is; and she won't mind the pitch
er without handle, and the basin
with nick out. There isn't any
closet or bureau, SO drive up few
nails, and, l suppose, she'll stay as
long as she means to, anyhow.
ooh, | say, Peter, when you 60
down to the store send up that chro-
mo of Little Samuel saying his pray
crs. I'll have it put into the pine
cone frame, and hung in our Mrs.
Smiths room. It's so sweet-and it
will look as if we had taste, you
know"
Just then head adorned with a
red chin beard was thrust in at the
door.
"You're cxpectin' company, amt
you Mrs. Copper" said the voice be-
longing to the head. Owe just been
down to the depot to fetch mine, and
there's two ladies come on unexpoct-
ed for you. They're waiting there"
Gracious goodness" cried Mrs.
Copper. "Thank you, Mr.. Pidgeon.
Run, Peter and harness the horse
Dear me both the Mrs. Smiths must
have come at oncc!"
Peter oboyed as promptly as he al
ways did The hired man sometimes
rebelled, but Mr.. Peter Copper never
hesitated Il moment when his wife's
shrill voice rang upon his ears, and
in fifteen minutes he was at the de-
pot; and had introduced himself to
two elderly ladies who sat upon the
uncomfortable, long-lcgged benches
provided for weary travellers. One
of these ladies wore plain gray dress.
The other plain black silk. Peter
could not tell which bonnet cost the
most. There were no diamonds visi-
bic on either. Their trunks were
much of the same size; and how to
tell which was rich Mrs. Smith and
which poor, without asking, he did
not know.
Being u bashful man, he drove
them home in silence; but at the
door, his wife settled the matter at
once oher satisfaction. She address
ed the black silk dress at once with
the remark:
"Well, now, suppose you're the
lady my Fred. has been telling me so
much about?"
And Mrs. Smith replied;
"Perhaps So Your son was the
very last person saw in New York.
1t met him at the depot and he put
me in the cars, and said I'd be sure
to be comfortable at his mothers"
ooh, hope So" Cried Mrs. Cop
per, bcaming with politoness and
satisfaction. "But | know ours is
only plain, country home and not
at all what you're used to-"
~ certainly have lived in very
elegant places in my life" said the
lady. "But l feel at home in the
country, and the pleasant room where
there is window from which l can
see blue sky and green trees will be
delightful,
"This is lovely" she cried, as she
entered the large front chamber