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

him SO ixedly, looked back at her
without saying a word. But at last
he smiled, and said laughingly, as he
fuinbled in HIS pocket for some
change; "Do you like my looks SO
very much, you little blue.bird?"
Tilly dropped her eyes, and blush
ed scarlet, faltering out, timidly: 81
thought that you looked like my
brother jim"
"Indeedl" said the gentleman, the
expression of his face changing sud-
denly. "Where is ydurbrother jim" {"
81 don't know sir" said Tilly; but
l fear he is dead
"You don't know then whether he
is alive or not2 Isuppose you haven't
seen him for some time then2"
"oh, no." said Tilly, not since 1
was four years old; but 1 have his
picture, and look at it every day.
He was a sailor, and sailed away on
a foreign voyage, and l have never
heard from him since"
"What is your name, my dear2"
questioned the gentleman, lifting
Tilly's surprised little face in both
his hands, that he might have a bet
ter view of it.
But he did not wait for her to tell
the name, but snatchod her up in
his arms and held her close to his
heart, calling her his only little Sis
ter Tllly.
care you really Jim2" said Tilly,
when she could recover her breath.
care you really Tilly," said he,
hugging her closer and closer.
"But why didn't you come homer"
she asked, looking up shyly into
his face.
Tho ship I sailed in was wrecked
said he, and all on board, save the
second mate and myself were lost.
We succeeded in clinging to some
floating spars, until another ship
came up and took us in. That ship
was bound to China, and SO to China
i was obliged to go, of course. Then
when we arrived there, I was taken
violently i'll of a fever, and was not
sufficiently recovered when the ship
was ready to sail again to go with
her; and when at last, after nearly
three years absence, I did touch my
native shore again, l found the old
house empty, and learned that our
mother had died. Where you were,
Tilly, no one could tell. All the old
neighbors seemed to have moved
away, and though 1 searched every
where, l was unable to find the least
clue to you, and at last concluded
that you must have died also.
Thoroughly disheartened l sailed
again as captain of the Swallow, and
have never been in this port since,
until yesterday"
The old apple woman was almost
as glad as Tilly herself, to hear Of
the little girls good fortune, and
Jim who felt that she had something
to do with bringing about this
strange meeting gave her enough
money to support herself through
many rainy days, without risking
her poor rheumatism shoulder out Of
doors. Miss Ship was glad too,
though she hated to part with Tilly.
And Tilly thought that there could
not be another such happy girl in
the world as she was to have such
handsome brother to care for her,
and to be able to go to school every
day, and wear pretty dresses all the
time, for she did after Jim came
homo, you may be sure.
"What's the matter with your eye,
Tommy" 70, it's only been going
through an operation at the hands
of a knockulist, that's ALL"
1t may be true that fools and their
money soon part, but in these hard
times a man is willing to become a
fool in order to have the money to
part with.
Every man who has felt pain
knows how little all other comforts
can gladden. him when health is de-
MED.
Now girls consider the "tony"
thing to hang pair of eye glasses
over their noses. They can't see
enough with tho "undressed eye"
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