West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-09

20 oring VIE on his father. 'Tisn't
likely
Don't scoldl Oh. NV head-mv
head - mosned poor Mrs. Chetwynd.
All the time En- was silent, though
her troubles were equally important
why not, she was only Em.
There's no hope of ever getting out
OF this, reiterated Garcia. in lower
tone
My dears,7 family essayed their
mother, " you forgot your Aunt Bethia."
oh, she will leave her money 10 an
institution for providing nondescript
dogs with silver collars and patent ven
tilated dog kennels cried Grace. who
was the witty one Of the family.
u don't know why YOU should be so
scorniul of your aunt, my dear girls
She Is eighty years old now, and has al
ways treated you civilly, though not
seeking your society She is feeble. and
prefers seclusion and her pets TO more
eNactlng society. /, myself. have NO
doubt that she will remember YOU both
ali remembering Em-"in her will
Now be comforted with that idea, and
don't fret any more to-day. 1t quite
wears me out"
The summer went by. Ems hands
grew hard, and her young BODY so
weary, that she often could not sleep M
night for the aching of her limbs but
she infused into the family what little
comfort and content existed i'm il. and
no one complained of her lot but John
Melvin.
The three young men usually came
out on the train every Saturday night.
walked from the station, and spent
sunday at Strawberry Farm. Melvin
saw Em growing thin and pale, and he
very we'll understood the reason.
It's too bad-a burning shame.
They III kill you among them, En-. WHY
can't Grace take care of your mother,
and Garcia help do tho housework and
sewingT'
Grace can't be broken of her rest at
night. Mamma always take nourish-
ment IN the night, and il would be too
hard too get up. Garcia does help
little with the housework, but she don't
know how 70 cook, and don't like to
sew ii makes her sideache."
Umph /! don't suppose your side
ever aches, En-? Your are made of
cast-iron, aren't you? You look like il
See here! who weedcd that onion. bed ?"
81 did"
." / know it, Easy, isn't it?"
NO. its rather hard-that is, to
work all the afternoon, when ones a
little tired TO start with. But our
neighbOr, Farmer Stebbins, advised us
TO work the garden. The vegetables
help along with the living in the winter.
We got il planted, and take care of it."
That's enough. | won't stand it.
Inn! I'm going to manage some way TO
take you away out of this"
oh, OH" cried Garcia, dancing into
the open doorway. Aunt Bethia's
dead, and she's provided for us all in
her will"
" Garcia" cried En-, starting up and
turning pale, Garcia, don't speak 30"
Well, I'm delighted, and there's no
use. pretending anything else. Come in
and hear the letter readw
SO they all went into the next room.
The letter had just arrived from Penn
sylvania, where Aunt Bethia had lived
many years, though it was not her MT
tive place. Her Will had been left in
care of her lawyer, who, upon her death,
which had been uncOmplmented by
visits at her request, had written TO her
deceased brothers family informing
them of the dowries. The singularty
was, that while they were named, they
were not respectively presented
y We are 20 take our choicew cried
Garcia.
"StopW said Mrs. Ghetwynd, leaning
upon her pillows and reading the letter
with flushed face, while Em regarded
her anxiously. II is recommended that
the eldest daughter take the unimproved
Pennsylvania land. That's YOU. Grace "
" ] won't have it." cried Grace. "I
am going to have the Gothic cottage on
the Hudsonw
. Recommendedp went on Mrs. Chet-
wynd, reading, that the next take the
Hudson River estate"
''Grace has that / going 10 have
the prairie-farm and new house out
West I'd like to 90 West. Jack and
Tom are doing first-rate-makfn a for
tune. Lieutenant Bgbert shall leave
the army and turn farmer-hc was
brought up on a farmland IN keep
house In the Western style. and you
shall all come and partake Of my hospi-
tality once yearW cried Garcia, gen
erOusly, .f...r9.
But the Western estate il recon-
mended 10 Em," hesitated Mrs. Chet-
wynd. .
q" And those old marshy Pennsylvania
lands left TO me :" cried Garcia, angrily.
That is just as you and I'm can
agree" interposed Mrs Chetwynd.
" Don't get into a passion, Garcia"
They at looked AZ Em She. rather
than the others seemed quite suited 10
be the mistress Of Western farmhouse /.
and u certainly was home. and would
enable the owner 10 marry nicely. John
Melvin, TOO, preferred 20 go West for
practice. Em stood silent and pale.
If Em wants 10, she mus. have n.
suppose said Mrs Chetwynd.
YesW cried Garcia. " and 7 have
nothing BE doomed To- stay and die i'm
this hole Take 10, Fm OF course Won
will"
I'm had involuntarily looked up NJ
John Melvin. He felt the delicacv of
interfering, but bis momeutary gaze
seemed 10 bid her hold her rights but
at Garcia's stormy words she started.
and her patient eyes dilated with pain
~ she looked at her sister
No, no, Garcia tits harder for you
70 stay here than for me. You shall
have the new house and be married.
John and J can wait while longer.
She looked up 40 him checrfully. but
ne turned white with bitter disappoint,
neuf d for Garcia aho L,J 81. .