West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-06-22
KINGWOOD PRESTON COUNTY. VIVA. SATURDAY JU

iers were referred to the agent. who
told me one morning as he was passing
that the house had been rented and the
furniture sold some time since to a
young married couple.
Here's another pair in search of a
nuptial nest" said, as / propped up
an ingeniously carved bit of cigar-box
on the maple-tree beneath my window.
felt little blue rs went in 10 break
last, and had scarcely broke my egg
when the bell rang, and / found Black
at the door. His face was ashy pale
and his hand trembled upon his gold
headed cane.
No more bad newsF' l stammered
out, Tor some speculations of ours had
turned out very disastrously Of late.
I'm ruined man." said Black.
sinking into chair by the parlor door.
Big beads of terror started to my own
forehead
Green has disappeared, the scoun-
drel, said Black. "and of course |
shall be accused of completely with the
defaulter"
Naturally" said, dryly, for l was
too wretcbed myself to have any SYM
pathy to spare.
This is a confidential visit, Brown" ="
continued Black. al shall have to fall
back upon what little money remains TO
my wife, and I've come around here at
her suggestion TO hire this little place of
yours for the coming year"
My good graciousw said voice be-
hind us; and there stood Sally, as red
as the feathers in the duster she held in
her hand.
Yes, Mrs Brown" said Black.
we've always been fond OF this little
place, and ! really believe we shall be
happy here in our adversely rs you will
in your fine new house"
Perdition seize my fine new house,
and every one that has led me into this
muddleP i cried, beside myself with
fright and vexa,ion. You know we'll
that sha'n't have the money now to 20
on with it. 1t will be all / can do to
keep from bankruptcy myself"
God forbid that should refuse TO
aid my husband in this extremity |"
said Sally, with great nobility of accent
and manner. Well make the sacri-
flee ourselves, Joe; we'll keep our own
little place; we'll go on in the old way,
dear. Wen stay here ourselves, joe"
I'm obliged to you for your consid-
Grafton, madam" | replied, "but when
the horse is gone. it's too late TO shut
the stable door. The house is let and.
and the furniture is sold"
My furniture sold /" shrieked Sally.
oh oh oh my furniture, my dear
old furniture, taken from me! WHY.
they can't dc il! they sha'n'tl It's
mine. 1t amt yours. They can't take
my things for ysur debts"
Just wait" said /, "will you, till
you're called upon to pay my debts?
You gave orders for the furniture to be
sold and the house to be rented yourself.
The agent told me this morning that
young married couple had taken them.
Wen have to go TO town and take fur
nished fiat"
A furnished fatP' echoed my wife.
sinking into a chair, and covering her
face with her apron-"furnished hatw
And although ! can safely swear she
had :ime and again hold this way of liv-
ing to be domestic felicity, there was
an unspeakable misery in her view of
1T now. " ] wish / was dead I" she said.
" I'D rather go to my grave than to a
furnished flat-just in the lovely spring
time, when the Brahmas are beginning
TO set, and the strawberry bed is one
mass of bloom. Oh, my poor childW
she cried, TO Rosalie, who had run i'm
and thrown herself at her mothers
knee, "your Mr.. Green has turned out
to be nasty defaulter. A young mar
ried couple have deprived us of house
and home, and your father has the
cruelty TO talk to me of furnished fat"
lie isn't my Mr.. Green" Rosalie
broke in, " nor ever was, and the mar.
ried couple won't rob you Of anything
but but "a bad, undutiful daughter.
You shall stay here mother, dear, and
and Bo-Bob and will go TO the city
and take the furnished fat"
Am j TO understand" said + adj
vancing to this dear blushing, weeping
child, and feeling a singular warmth
and cheer creeping about my fainting
heart" am ! to believe that you and
Bob are the married couple in question ?'
ROsalie hung her sweet head, and my
wife cried out to me, with the coolest as
surance, that she told me how il would
be all along, and that all further op-
position on my part would be useless.
You'd better go to the train, Joe"
she said "pOor old Black has been
gone this ten minutes. And bring
home some garden seeds with you. and
bring Bob 10 supper. Wen ali live
here together. And please God. nv
darling" she said, Hinging her arms
about our little daughter, well all
be happy yetp