South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-09-03

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/ oh, l will 60 with you, Mrs. Too.
dies said he, quite gayly, and ran up
stairs for lis hat and cane.
So OF We went 10 Number 81
where the flaming flag announced the
dissertation of household goods. We
were admitted by the man in charge
OF the sale; and such charming !.
bode! Not downright curiosity
shop, the effect of decorative art run
mad, but such taste and ingenuity
everywhere visible. People with
shrcwd, hard faces, boarding house
keepers, secondhand men, eyeing
the engravings and pretty water-coi-
ors on the parlor wall. running their
greasy fingers over the keys Of the
piano, turning chairs topsy-turvy, aud
shaking tables TO see how firm on
their legs they might be. In the bay
window was a large stand Of beautiful
thrifty plants of which I resolved to
carry oifat least half. The two floors
above were neat and pleasant; but it
was the second story back that wrung
my heart. 1t was the nursery. Toys
and personal articles had Of course
been removed, but there was pretty
little BED beside the large one, aud
two cunning little rocking chairs.
The windows looked out on y pleas.
ant garden, and here was sitting old
Mrs. Wiggan, with whom 1 had lit
tie acquaintance.
such charming house. said l, is
1t not q pity TO break up this pretty
ncstf Do you know the family p
Poor Mrs. Graham She lived here
with her children so comfortably ard
happily, two or three dodgers on her
upper floor, until few months 400
she lost everything by the failure Of a
clearinghouse. She he'd no relatives
in the city; has struggled on, tried TO
get boariers, but the location is too
remote; she sees no way bit n give
itup. place her children with friends
III the country, and try 10 ear,, live
llLood by painting. She is said to be
an excellent artist, though Tn no
Judge myself. These are al her ox-n
pictures, l believe. She is shut up in
the back parlor; everything taken out
OF 1t but chair. | saw her few
minutes ago. The tears were running
| down her checks, but there she set,
bravely stitching on her childron's
winter clothes, sewing on the last hut
ton, and mending the last stockiu p
poor thing. There are the littlcinno
cents at play now in the Yard
Mrs. Wiggan herself (althouch lie
lad an eye on the best chamber SCH
wiped away good generous tear. NY
eyes were dirn, and 7 would gladly st
that moment have relinquishei f,.e
best bargain in sidoJoards. Ned, zoo
the dear Old fellow, Looked awful,
sorry, as ha gazct mcditat.velv CIT IF
the window where The br:glt-e7cd 1T
tie girl and the boy with fais long
cnrls were loading lirt into t;ny cart
with q miniature shoYal From the
hoor above came The SHARP r.ng Of Ito
auctioneer's voice:
How much, how much? Six dol.
lars, did YOU say seven =? Six -.oils,s,
seven Got!ars-rOun a. seven 7
The auctiouecr descended with his
followers into the front c}anher Be-
fore | knew it Ned vas there, ani in
his irppe.nons way was Kidding in
fashion TO astoaish the accoa Inland
mon. He swept ever. Ehil.g before
MN; Mrs.. Wigg2n, to he suro asce1
him a little contest 81 the =s-.' aud
laughed - sec hr- rlnrs 81 hf.i. .i..ic
nc was so absorbed tuats3vorai pinch.
es with my parasol "a no oGcct WHIT
ever. WAS there 4n.ty !n his FAM
Tyr | aslse J myself BY the time
we reachod tie par.5r tie secondhand
men had sluuk away, tLo boarding.
hon5e keeper looked a4qast TuaGe
a brave stand for tie sidehoard, hut;.
WA Of no avail; end indeed mos. OF
Us eat down leaving Ned and the auc-
tioncer 20 themselves. Every article
from the second door down was par-
chased that morning w to iissio.
gu.shad stranger 10
The amusing turn - aYair- ra.hsr
confirmed nv hopes in regard 10 ~
eiliic; ~ c31r-e thOpsnt Z. hs clr-
not rid h,meolf 9niirelv Of th9a. Old
reco!lecti1Gs; but be knows very vol!
the sterling worth OF Adelaide. AMI
what Il claiming. Intelligent, devoted
vito clio wi. max,
All had gone bat Ned ravself and
tho nuctiouoer Thc latter knocked
~ the door of tie bncl, r1rlar Come
~ said a voice, all tie Lurlg man
swunc ihc doors -Id1 TIE mgthgr
was making az effort 70 rise. brt tho
litilc follow With Gao fi'r curis was
ciiug'HY e" -'osoly about re, uecl, INA,
si' old no, readily free herself 49,
a. cine crosse nDd came forward We.
saw tho tra,6a Of teals, the palenes.
OF her 'oce, the ;ranuiolsuess Of her
whole form.
From Mcl who was stat linz ,rst