The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-03-27

Tilly was not to be put on In that
way.
$50 you are afraid to tiust me with
your apples" (" said she, boxing up
into the old woman's facr with her
winning smile.
"Bless your heartl No, aeaf,p said
the old woman; II would y be afraid
to trust anybody that hsa a face like
yours. But what would your ma
say2 1t isn't the place iot a little
lady like you"
~ haven't any mother said Til
ly, 81 live with Miss.sBip and she
doesn't care what | dof md if you
please, Pm not a little lady, Pm only
an errand girl, buttoday Pm going
to have to myself-a WHO'D holiday.
1 wish you'd let me taks charge of
your apple stand. 4 Understand
trading; Miss shiplets wait on
her customers sometin and I'd
like to sit here all das because l
could look at the water the ships
all the time.
"Butyou'd dspilc your tty clothes
and maybe get i'll you q, sitting
out here this showery q
ooh, no, indeed / shou n'tl Your
great umbrella would e me all
up, and it will only an a little
while at a time, any wa The sun
is trying to come out ID
The old woman rubl d her aching
shoulder, and remainc enta few
apparently Onsidering
what it was best to do
"Well, dear" she sal |asti since
you are SO kind, l don Enow but ]
shall have to give up y business to
you, for my shoulder ! eEiaIbad,
and if should get col n Should
be laid up for week sps and
Heaven only knows vha KpnldI be-
come Of jimmie and me. you'll
get tired out before long / know,
and when you do Just peckoh to me.
l live up in the fourth story d this
building" pointing to diHgy row
of houses opposite, l'and I 4 see you
and come down. 4
And after enlighteniua gil|y With
regard to prices, with many hunks
and blessings, shehobbled i9hy and
left the little girl alone a nes hcw
nice place to stay in, to be sure, but
rather dirty and dark, with great
stores and wharyes on ev-
cry hand; but she had view of the
water where she sat, and a great
many sailors were passing up and
down the street. She put on a dig
nifed, business air, and sat up very
erect and prim, ready to receive Gus
toners. And plenty Of customers,
she had, 1 assure you. The sailors,
especially, seemed to be highly pleas
ed with the dainty little apple wo-
man; and business men made the
purchase of he pipe pins an excuse
to speak to her, it was SO out of the
common course Of things to see such
a delicate, fairy-like girl presiding
over an apple stand.
Before noon she had sold out near
ly all her little stock; and taking
what few she had left with her, she
went in search OF the apple woman,
to make her eyes glad with the great
heap of pennies that had accumulat-
cd in her box, and urge her to re-
plenish her stock for the afternoons
sale. But the old woman wasn't able
to go out and purchase any more ap'
pies, and was willing tolleave every.
thing to Tilly, who was highly pleas
ed with her commission. So she
made a nice bargain with a fruit
dealer up the street, and by one
o'clock established herself again as
an apple vender at the Old stand.
The sun came out in tie afternoon,
and business was even more brisk
than in the morning. II was grow
ing late in the afternoon and Tilly's
stock was almost exhausted again,
and she sat looking somlwhat weary
her head on her hand, when some
ono came up on the Other side and
said; Business has beer good to-day
hasn't it, my little womInH Tsee you
are nearly sold out"
Tilly looked up and saw a tall
man, with u brown faoeIand pleasant
brown eyes, scanning hSr clOsely-a