West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27
Rees' Memory.

The fine farm of Manorgwyn, belonging
10 the Reeses, was situated about five miles
from our town of Trcfavon. And Mr.
Matthew Rees himself was fine portly
man Of some forty or fifty years of age and
a bachelor.
The only defect he had-if Farmer Rccs
could be said to have "A dcfect-was what
the neighbors termed the Clogs Of his head
He was indeed such an absent minded man
that he would sometimes seriously reflect
whether he could have been present when
he came INTO the world. Still this absence
of mind rarely interfercd with his daily or
weekly duties. He transacted his business
rs methodically as if he had been "A machine
wound up; but if anything new or unfore-
seen occurred, if he were expected 10 re-
member date or a name, or TO act ont Of
the usual routine, the machine got out Of
order at once
He possessed, however, two memories
one within doors one without. These were
his housekeeper Mally, and his carter
Jehoram, familiarly called Jcho. But they
also failed him in the course Of time.
''Mally, you never reminded me ~ was
the farmers reproof one day when he had
invited a friend to dinner and ne was Kim
self engaged elsewhere.
Deed % goodness, master, I'm forget
ting myself" was the answer "Time you
should be looking for wife. There's Miss
Kezia, Francis Tygwyn daughter, now.
''Francis Tygwynl Well, now, let me
think. His daughter forgot Has he AN
unmarried daughter, Mally ~
'Lor, master, you know that he has, and
she is single, they are saying, for your sake.
Why, you used to make love to her when
you were "a boy"
did II ] meyer remember making
love in my life, Mally. ] shouldn't know
how Did you ever make love Z"
son my deed, master, you are funny.
I've been courted many "A time. but ! was
never of the forward sort, as Jeho will say
for me, if you'll be asking him. We've
been going together long enough now"
Recs opened his eyes, and they were not
destitute of the sparks of amusement. I'm
spite of his oblivious temperament, he took
in joke at the moment, even if he forgot
IL the next.
Mally was justified in her assertion con
Cerning Miss Francis. This lady had quietly
allowed forty five years Of her life to slip
by without taking 20 herself helpmate.
and, strange as it may seem, for the sake OF
Recs ManOrgwyn. Whea she was seven
teen and he two and twenty, there had
passed between them words that he had
forgotten but she had stored up iu her me
mory He had never made her an offer.
never even told her that he loved her but,
for all that, Keza at fOry-fyc was as sin
cercly attached 10 Mr.. Recs as she had been
at seventeen.
Nothing further was said about Rees and
Miss Francis but in a short time Mally and
JehO were married They retired TO n tidy
cottage on the Manorgwyn estate, and the
or haf la If. G,H
Ties out Of doors he had none within Bo,h
he and his household suffered from the loss.
''What were you saying to me about
somebody's daughter, some young woman,
hallyf' he inquired, a month or 30 after
that worthy spinstcr became a matrOn.
81 was telling you of Francis Tygwyn's
elder daughter Kezia, master Make you
haste, or she'll be too old for anybody"
''TO be sure. / remember Francis
Tygwyn's Kezia. Thank you for remind
ing me. Maily. IN tie a knot in my hand
kerchief-l shant forget
Ie went about his business. repeating
''Francis, Tygwyn's Kezia, " until tho words
rang in his head like the three bells Of
Llanfach church
The following Saturday he met Tygwyu,
in the market
'Ah Jones Francis, ! mean--you were
The man ] was thinking Of They are telling
me you've got q fine marc no a young
hcifer. Pom my soul, can't remember
Which is it( Francis Tygwyn's Kczia.
Name o goodness which is 10. MANI
81 have a daughter Kczia, Rees replied
Francis, half amused, half offended.
daughter OF course, that's what
meant and very good daughter, they tell
me How is she ~
''Iou had better come and sec. It's years
since you've been 20 Tygwyn. Suppose you
ride back with me.
"Surely ] was there last week about that
mare we were talking Of but ] don't care
if j do take turn there again.