Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-01-08
onder ifI shall ever see HIM again.
this was what she thought.

often. The Mannings and Cr"tt0ns
". re- not only neighbOrs. hut very IN
innate. Mar, CrOflou had ben strange
~ attached TO Mrs. Manning's only
daughter. who died the winter proceed
ing. She spent good deal 1f Time al
her household aud Josie tr' qnentiy went
with her. Mary was never weary "i
praisIng Jn n; he was such good SOC.
and 80 intelligent, steady aud indus
lrlous.'
John soon got over his shyncss with
The city girl. who look So kindly {"
country ways that II seemed as Il SHE
had always lived there. He used 1"
walk home with her Mary consider
aleIy lingering by the gate TO talk to h.
mother. bath well pleased at the turn
affairs were taking.
Then there were rides and walk.
pirnics aud sOcal gatherings. at all ol
hlch ,Jonu aud Josie Il Il Il ia-hiun Ul
getting oil by uncm,. lveS-a fashion
that every one seemed to honor ana
undrrs aud.
Aud 50 the happy days went Oh, eacn
da, binding those y"unI, loving heaIis
tnnr,s ..l,,splN ftl 9th
When Josie returned To the city -
which vas Two w, h later than shc =
leudsd-she mad a pleasant Story I"
mhlsprr III her father ear.
III ,yu love i'm and ne is worthy oi
Sou.' he said inr,plJ To tie query "it'.
which il rnArd.
Jo-ic'> quick ear dctec ed the sadness
That undrr.ran those words.
You know you promised to live with
me hen | wa marri Il. papa sh'
whispered. lalms her check close To
his. And IN a farm. too! Won't II
De dtlIghltul:' =
h, lie aud Lucy returned home witt
tnat conscious air Of ,uhduvd iriunph
aud importance p, culinr to engaged
,uun. ladies. IlavlnI attained the end
AMI ann OF their CXistrncc there Wa
nothing further % Lnem 10 hope or ex-
meet. From heucriOrlh they we're tn re-
pose upon their laurclN. hoatinS down
tie stream OF hle Witn NJ thought "I
care for any thing but the present enjoy
ncnt.
Bellies captive VAS a Wall street
brnker. ownn. Il fabulous anount-on
paper Llcy's "as the son "l IA NIL
linuaire. whose sole ambition seemed
to b to ~pcnd Il, qui kas possible t"r
mon,, that his father had aJOred ="
uard to acquire.
They made no attempt to disguise
Their surprise and dIsd.'in when Tie!
heard of J0sic's modest comqiest'
'On, farHer! sufi d Mrs. VIII
.ou. .Ncver,lld dream tnat one o.
m, daughters would stoop to that!-
Bul | suppose YOU nave y""r i"I"er :
.,,moyal ,Ou don't care lor milc'
.Ol course lou can expect Us 10 V'S-
Il ,ou,' sad Bell. lettly. The connec
uons of Cnarlc, Augustus are all oi the
n,,n,sl and most ar.~Lncratc character
.nIit couldn't be thou Int al.'
.CertaiuIy not echoed Ley. "A
w,f. na, 10 take the position III her hu>'
band. which is something you had oe''
ter think Of,
J.s.c mad thou Ut ot it, aud very hap
y, thoughts they w're too.
The tin ruc,al d.>ls.cr' III the lhr' e
,.,r. that lolloAcd made quite change
M the surroun Iiuss oI the "boVe' VIII
tnc exception oj jose and her nus
rand.
Out ,i the wreck OF NJ. WILSON
bu,rue,s nothing was lett hut The hon
or aud ntr-rii,, which snoNn al '''
more brgnh hom the temporary s'oo"
.,t .,r,u,l,d nm. HIS wic Iu"k lh'h
altered fortunes N,r1 naru,r1rll 're'th's
and Murr ,,ng n,rscn ma he si"''
wn.r snc Was .ald Il lcN months an
Prnulcss'a and andl.'d Tor ANY l''''i-
.,. ..r Lne husband, ul Is, lc and l.ucl
,,rr lad 40 .,cc, pl p">I,lcua one "S
conductor on city car, the o''''r
lh.rd-rate clerk>hlp
lose DOES not see much OF lnr ~
.cr,. tat man, brrrel "t apples al'
,.roch of butter find ter NAY 4" u'''
rom the Mannins farm.
Almost ever, pleasant afternoon
IRA, .laircd, placid lo"kin- old man ca
br seen IN the western piazza "l 'h'
gsrm huu,r. f,cq'en'ly with grand
mid on either kmce. 1t Is r. W JNo''
,ho often thanks Gol that one "l hi
,.,.,,,,.rs married ..nhly Il iiIr.nrr.'