The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-12-06

btdekf.istahd I'll start right OIL.
il i can gel q gOod string Of trout,
they'd bring me some money X
You amt sure Of the trout. Yon
nightpick berries. You'd bepsuro
IF them, and widow Green says, "a
.6ifii in the hand, is worth two 10
the 1bdshs
sIlialfs always saying that, but I
never thsught, Till nov, what it
means His berries arc the bird in
the hand, and my trout are The two
in the bush; But perhaps | shall
catch two How soon can l have
1hynme There ant anything
but corn cake and boiled potatoes
and salt. If we had some berries,
they'd be so much more"
81 can get something better than
berries"
81 hope you will. But I'd rather
see 1t. You might pick up dry
limbs and pine cones to make fires,
If you couldn't do anything else.-
Kiah's got heap of cones and limbs,
but likely when winter comes We
shall be burning green wood, if we
have fire at all. We shan't unless
the town provides it" Z
81 amt going to be a town paupers
You may count on that. I'll show
you what can do"
This was said very decidedly, but
no allusion was made to the fortune
expected from trouting. The boy
grew less confident of his boasted
success, He ate his meeger break
fast in silence and then hurried from
the table. His mother looked after
him until she could no longer see
and then sat down withhcr face to
the wall.
Good morning" said a cheerful
voice, and she turned to see Mrs.
Green, who added quickly; "Tve got
more ironing to do today than l can
get through with. I've gotsome fine
starching, and I remembered that,
when you was girl, you could beat
us all starching. I came over to see
ifNou'd help me today"
"Yes, and be glad to-" replied'Mrs.
HarrE. eI don't:knoM but; I've lsst.
my Skill, but I'll do Che best 1.caa.' y
"Then come right over l can't
stop minute" and away went the
busy woman, followed soon by her.
less prosperous neighbor.
The door of the old.fashionod kitch-
en- stood invitingly open. The win
dows were so draped with vines that
the heat of the sun was excluded,
while huge bouquets of ferns and
wild flowers made the room doubly
attractive. Mrs. Harris glanced
around as she entered, and then
sighed heavily,
OTIS a warm morning, but it's
pretty cool in here" remarked Mrs.
Green. "Kiah was up early this
morning to change the water in all
his pitchers. He always wants
something green round the room"
at looks nice, but we can't have
anything. I've been hoping we
could when James gets older, but l
don't know, I'm discouraged"
"Take what comes now, neighbor,
there's always something, and there's
a good deal of comfort that don't cost
a cent of money. 1t rests me to look
at pictures and flowers, Ours are
cheap ones, but they help Kiah and
me too,"
"Kiah's a good boy. l didn't
know but he'd calculated on getting
a fortune from the old uncle he was
named for. Some boys would, and
not want to work as he does"
"IIe won't wait for that. If hedid
he would be as foolish as the boy in
the picture, who loses the bird in the
hand while he's trying to catch two
in the bush, You see they are just
ready to fly, and leave him without
any. Uncle Kiah sent that to my
boy on his tenth birthday"
"And that was alp
eyes, and we think a great deal Of
it. Now here's your part of the iron,
ing in this basket. There's a good
FIRE in the back kitchen, and you'll
find starch in the cupboard, l amt
going to do much for dinner pve
c,o, ,,,ost ovorvlhiny cooknd so we