South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-12-19
OF his money locked up in my safe for

him.
With him he always had keg full OF
Counterfeit huLf dollars SO that i'm case
robbers should steal from him they
would obtain only those worthless coins.
He has been away for many wears. and
INST have but just returned. Before he
went. lac informed Inc taat. in case OF
his death he would send me the keg of
coun'eriei,s. as he would rather they
should not he found about his premises.
lie was afraid il would make people
think he had been a counterfelter. Az.
ter his death / was To advertise for hi.
sister. tie did not know whether she
WAS living or not, but il | found her.
l was To give her his money which
had in charge. This was the request he
made 20 me, and which promised TO
comply with. II was also arranged.
that, II dtd not hear from him, or he ar
of his death within 20 years after his
departure, was to keep his money for
my own use. and not trouble myself to
make any inquiries abou, his sister.
expostuiat.d with him on this point, but
he had always been eccentric, and he
wOnld now have his own way. Had |
not heard of his death to-day, by to-
morrow the twenty years would have
expired. and | should have kept thy a
grcement by retaining the money |
hope YOU will believe me wien | say
that avn really glad of the change
which has been afforded me OF giving il
TO the rightful heir
When he was gone Warren said to
his wife:
How fortunate did not WELD to the
temptation TO retain that key OF coins
Had ] done 90 would probably soon
have been arrested for passing counter
felt money, besides which YOU would
never have heard OF your fortune or have
received penny of it!
True said Mary. And oh hus-
band ! she added, embracing him, Il
would sooner have starved than have
known that you kept those coins |
am sure YOU would never have thought
Of doing il had not your mind been
weakened by care and hunger combin-
ed
i believe my brain was nearly turned
at the time, he answered.
week after Warren went into BUSH
ness with some of his vire's money.
lie Is now one Of the most thriving
| wholesale merchants in San Francisco.
reliable exchange relates marvel.
lous dog story. Not long ago n Phila-
dcphia lady, while doing her marketing
one morning received the gift of chick
en- from friend whom she met. On
returning home she took the fowl from
her basket, md gave it to the cook, re-
marking, IL wish had another chicken ;
it takes al least two TO make a dinner
Thereupon The family dog, which had
been stretched upon the windowsill.
jumped ont of the window as if some
thing had attracted him. The dog staid
away shout half an hour, and came back
with % chicken in the mouth, laid the
burden down, and retrcated 10 his usual
seat on the window sill. The chicken
was yet warm, though dcsd: tic dog
had seized it hv the throat. 1t vas not
known whose poutry-va had suffered.
From Portland. Maine, comes cat
story which compares favorably with
the above. In village not far from Port.
land is quiet family, consisting OF an
agct gentleman, his huusekecper, and
their faithful Old cat Family PRAYERS
arc regular exercise every evening in
This household, and the cat fell into tie
habi OF punctuai at;endance. Nothing
was allowed to interfere with this duty.
~ the signal for PRAYERS she would even
leave a mouse half caught or give n
doomed bird longer lease cf existence
and 9ecorously compose herself i'm The
Zap Of the hon ekeepor, with IN air OF
attention to the seryic tia: was highly
edifying. A. the final amen" she wont
frisk Is about her business. But in an
evil day there came kitten that was
deemed supcr!lGous, and sentence OF
death was passed upon it. The heal OF
the family undcrtood the execution OF
the sentence, and, unknown TO MIN. the
cat was witness OF tho scene. From
that DAY the cat refused TO attend The
evening service. and can no, now be in.
duced to listen TO the prayers Of one
Who had so shocked her sensibi'tios.-
Sine faithfully performs all other duties
as before, and sociahly purrs for The
family on aii secular occasions. bu, ut
tcrIy refuses TO join in any devotional
eXerci5cs.-HrPets Weetb.
Teach your child the evil Of a secret
yic' and the consequences Of usiog
tobacco and spiri.uous liquors; teach
them 70 be temperate orderly punctual ,
prompt. truthful neat, faithful and
honest.
4 bin ~ equity has been fled i'm the