The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-10

"My deaf.you, shall be my heiressi"
So i waslPaEicis lshe chose 70 leave
her money to; but we were notleit put in
the cold for she sent the twins who were
only sixteen, 10 school for two years, and
invited ne,Hi,h PsHieia, to ths Hetmi'
Itage. q - Z, n
Ision OF gray stone, gloomy hooking on
The outside, bot, ln1uriously comfortable
within, wi,hogtbsing ia The Least modern:
we had esehsa maid apd The free use Of
hhe horse aid carrisge. SAtter max
jog this proyisiontfo for our comfort, Aunt
IBei,y, sxensed, herself from making com:
panyof d., and we were free as air to en-
tSyo1rsslyss ID we chose, provided We
did not interfere with her naps.5 We
choae TO make great many pleasant &C.
auaintances, guided consciously BY Aunt
BeStys wisdom, and the result was that j
retufuad to Iow bridge in the summer en-
gagged 10 Mr.. Clyde sherrington. He was
wealthy, handsome, agreeable, well con,
nec,ed. Everybody said: Gertrude had
done well for herself" ilh =,
That autumn Aunt Betty died. Pat
ricis WA to come in possession OF her
fortune in year, when she il twenty ono
full and undisputed possession Of $780,
Il wss arranged that we were all 70
Gene to the Hermitage to live. We did
10, and lived there quietly as was becon'
inr for nearly a year when Patricia made
he acquaintance Of Mr., Gage Redmond.
She met him FIRST At q iuperal-ot all
places. the occasion caused BY the death
bf our next neighbcr, Gen. De Lacy, Gage
Redmond being al neighbor Of hts:- De
wss we'll connected, bat poor IA church
mouse, people ssidi $40 Of course BE wa
After PatficiAs fortuna" nhnima deelaf-
Pstricis Is rieh and beantifnl Bray
don't iether MARI, . lortane, psnisns,
.s,d i.i66tinS np from i Letter I was
writing TO- Mr., SReffingt6n.2 ~ r,
II would not, Il could help i. bg,
what, authority have Gsrirpa.E FAY AZ
nv mother. t"fn few mbdlhs PAtriets
wiil be In undivided possession o. her for
tun,, We are bsrs oply by snnrte'y'
The Hermitage is Der home l'haVe no
fisht 10 control her whaieger"". iIait-l
hBy your Influence, msmmsF ~
"WiiI have very little tdret i she Set'
Ter heart on, this Gage Redmond. Pray
stop staring vacAntly out OF the window
(iyr,rude, and attend to what l say.
want assistance IN this matter"
aPlene excuse me lam thinking p
nv own affairs ju.u now, mamma The!
NAV be OF no ooHstq uenee TO you, ou'
my'letter is matter OF sou1e importance
10 M" 80 - ~. -. g' ~, Z.
/ il did not mean to be sAucy only pelti'h
bot mamma, having had long e1petienc'
with four headssrong girls, bore 1t will
me patiently. Irsls..t54 ..s5,lz ,,tA e
then advise mel ''ia'.r' i''' '4,'tl.
But, my train Of thought WAS broken
aud alter a lew moments l put my ahee
In the writing deak. J, y -. a,-..,.
What can't be accomplished openiiI
mr,st be done by strs,sgen, mamma ]
4 probable Ibis Gage Redmond ia atte
Pstricia's money. She isa great priE
matrim6niiiIy, well ,yoH say l am pre-,
tiGt thai Patty. sapPo;s T play dseoyy'
| aWhat?s cried mAmma, ~. 80
GMr. Redmond Is dark and reserved
! | am fair and volatile. Don't you thinl
he will appreciate mystyle Of beauty X
took 4 little pains 70 make him do soT
GBat M. SherringtonF sIssl llctI
III willtel him. I:He will notobject.
ar think he willy aR sul
aoh,.nol, Hs,yill, be eiaterested 10; d
sobA II dc family. he eotnes next week
| FORTUNATELY, Patty L. sick With = cold. 4u'
| M. Redmond can see but litlslot he
| oaite pleased With my sehsms ! ran q
1 ,,sirUto give Patricia her eqggh drop
i iittins dova al he window Of Der rooE
4 I'D hoginE cordially TO Mr.. RsdmonG
whom I could see writing 10 hisancle'
| ,tudy, in the great mansion setoss d
4 way. The larehss hid all the hoqse bu
thi, one window. he was there = goo
i deal, and ], reflected that Psttys hl9s sti
\ curtains were more becoming 70 my styl