South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-03-23
Romney, Hampshire County, West va, March % 1871


disease which could moe ID cared sxcept
be could he lifted from ~ pit into
which he bad fallen. 80 HE Young
u1snito0ki. 90 full Of native power and
goodness. bowed and"
stop! stopi' r. ssid Paul. raising HE
other hand. Il see Il ALI
"And do you blame mel"
"Blame youl"
AYE do yon blame me fof the hard,
harsh remedy appliedg''
'.Blame you. uncle Shall I blame
you FOR my salvation? Shall blame
you Tor my manhoods health and
strength and vigorp Shall blame you
for--tiiis9A And he let 90 bis uncic's
hand. and drew his wondering vile TO
his side. II only pray Qod that the
return Of the lost wealth may not cause
my wife to love me less. II can never
overshadow With It's bulk these other
joys which have grown up from the bet
.lt~xsA ell ~ Hsois .Rettsrpas M
said. Lovett had gone away at his or.
der. having secured the property so that
no harm could bcfall it, and Il had all
been done that Paul might he thrown
upon his own resources and thus saved
from the sloth that was eating away his
young life. And it worked we'll.
And when Paul Renford had received
back his great fortune he was true to
the promise he had made concerning the
beautiful tract Of land beyond the river.
And this is the true story OF how the
toflers OF the city came to he blessed
with those pleasant healthful homes i'm
the Eden of Wildwood.
THE FIRsT FnArpULESr PRESIDENT.
The curious comedy Of President max.
ing, now terminated. has had in it many
incidents on which the American PEG.
pie may be congratulai ed but also mucl,
that, in the eyes Of impartial foreign
observers. inflicts national stain. To
begin with the darker traits. il is unde.
niable that tho votes of probably three
OF tue Southern States, and certainly OF
Louisiana, have been given to Mr.. Hayes
simply through the agency of deliberate
fraud. A President who directly and
distinctly owes his seat to the success
Of such frauds stands in position un
like that of any Of his predecessors. Nc
such stain rested on one Of them. Its
also q fact that he is the first Chief Magis
trate of the Union who has failed to obtain
relative majority i'm the popular vote
He might do so and still legally enter
the White House, for the votes arc count
ed by States, and the electors are no,
in exact proportion TO the population Of
each State. Still it is fact that, while
Mr.. Lincoln and others failed to obtain
an absolute majority, they always poll
ed higher number than any o. thai,
rivals. In short. MIR. Tilden has tl,t
melancholy consolation of being the frs,
man in American history WHO, having a
his back clear absolute majority 6 { the
popular vote, has not won the Presiden
cy. Nay. more, the electors chosen te
nominate him secured success mt the
polls. yet were ignored by State official.
resolved that a Democrat should not
win. We have long heard from Ameri
can statesmen that the supremacy oftht
majority was the guiding principle o.
their institutions. but in this case it ha.
been deliberately set aside. Tile people
rather than risk civil strife or prolonged
uncertainty, have decided just now Il
submit but the precedent is perilous
and this ''onc more victory" Of the Re
publicans will probably be their last
London Telegraph.
A WoMAN's JEALOUSY AND RAGE