Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-02-03
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9! his valentine. ..See what q handsome
picture I have received. Miss Augusta
t Tohave'no doubt has seen this before
q DIDN'T she portray me in glowing colors
tEbere ~ q head able to take in the whole
u head, as that Il some 1sfRn 81 bfains.'
q Thus Charlie had q gay Ttfme over hia
lsi Oh, by the way, ,sis,o In my happi-
Y ness am forgetting you. Who knows
q out there Is wasp waisted creature en-
7 closed In that'nice envelopenL 1.01Cgs
y lssIVirginia recognized the writing, tore
b Eopen the wrapper. and read the chilling
:! words Of Robert Clinton.
9 It seemed as II Her heart was turning
! Pto stone. Her first thought was, "Iff
bhad but needed aunt's advice" =
8 q Have you all heard the news ?n que
has gone. He had more debts to dis
3 charge for his fathers estate, which he
/. paid, and only had three or four hun
tdred dollars left. HewaSanoble fellow,
Lbut / think he treated US very shabbily,
never venturing, near to say goodbye to
any one" :" '--.--' @" 1900
n Virginia rose to leave the room, but
her head wasi too unsteady. Her aunt
looked at her and guessed the truth.
,"Virgie, you never carried out your
ffntention of some days ago, did you p"
70 eOh, aunt that was the cause Of his
abrupt leaving. 4 Charlie.s i sent your
bFslentine; but how did Mr. Clinton
fnd out about his. Just did 1t for fun"
D"Call Bill may be he can throw some
light on the subject" suggested Charlie.
Ed Bill responded to fhes CALI uoos sL
gfsYes, members T tuck de letters to
de offs. and Mr.. Brown say to Mass
Robert, no use to mail dis one when you
rs here. I thought itwasl right"
tsI.Yes, that will do > you may 60 :" 80
II shall hate Valentine saJ ever ye after
this" vehemently replied iVirgie. "It
was not the fault Of st. Valentine, my
daughter You must oremember that
some persons are Of such q sensitive
| turn Of mind, that very small matter
will have great weight with them. He,
Pho doubt, was feeling disappointed and
bitter towards the world, on account Of
his losses, and then, receiving such q
caricature from you, led him to conclude
th"t you were making light Of his mis-
fortunes. We should always be consid-
crate Of the feelings of Others, my dear"
Sr1oet Wa NAvAs WA. ASsuuAS"
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During the autumn .of 1873, Capt.
Clinton was returning from selling some
land, for he was disposiDgs Of his pos
sessions, preparatory to returning to
Virginia the next winter: . -
S.As he rode up street, he noticed q
young man, who LhaE q familiar look
about him to Capt. G. However, he
passed on, put his horse away, and re-
"You have just arrived. aI stppose?"
addressing the stranger, svlh0m he had
snoSSsI %es Cnar,S m~ nSysssSa MS5sSa ss
the dry, pure air of this fetl6h until
ny ny strsngth 2, a,Pt recruits as they feared
"What part do on hail from? =
jI"Old Virginia" 80 ~ c11c- .-E
!.Ah! may / enquire what part ?"
~ = Midway, - cOQnty.n e.flao----.
,.1. "Yo% on probably Know the, Mortons
II certainly do, for am Col. Morton's
con Howard.n ,l. e.s,,; 8, be-.-c-,
II thought there was something IA
miliar about your face, shaking the
young man heartily BY the hand. HYou
were a lad of twelve OF doastseg whenhI
Z {
Fourteen. if it was eight. years ago;
but I really do not remembef you, sir;''
sD"So you never heart iof Robert Clfh-
ton, did you ?' sssi cis xsa fi'~
sd'Oh, SO often but you ere not he"'
THE same, at your servfce.n
"Sister Virgie used to speak Of you so
often, and regretted SO much sending a
comic valentine to you.'h ,oos e@
II was asimpleton for getting offended
at 1t. Then she is married or dead 2"
speaking in as calm tone as he could
command. feeling that rifArt4age would
fbe as severe blow as death. sldGg eifa
ried, and Blanche to Nj. Raymond.
Virgie has refused offers, and I Suppose
p doing penance for sending comicsval-
entines," he added mischievously.
"Well, do not mention having found
me. will return when yeu do, as /
farn now settling up my bdsiness to re-
turn this winter sometlme. So improve
rapidly, that we may leave here in jan
uary, and call upon me fof any favors."
r Capt Clinton employed sansagent to
purchase his old home for, him, aatb rosa,
as he wished the affair. to be. kept quiet
The first Of February fodnde Howard
leo much improved in health Aas to be
l;sfarting on their homewaEd bound, jour-
ney. They arrived the. twelfth. Capt.
tClinton found his Old .holi1e In good
condition. though he ihtenued shaving
It renovated in the spring. ..n-, rat
81 Robert Clinton went to. Coh M0rton's
the fourteenth. Howard was watching
for him, and conveyed him into the
library unseen. "Give this 10 your sis
ter when the mail ia brought in, and
then bring her here."1 ~ aai311~
f. Howard received thei mail, and dis
tributed it. Virgie received Der letter
changed when she Aaw the contents
Howard was watching 4seM basa 81
s $50, Virgie. some one<h has reminded
you it is st. Valentine,ni. ssiran, mn
Where did you. get, this, brother
I"Why, did you net get IT. out Of the
lenvelOpe jus, nOw.?" ~ ..x'@ g--+
"But where did it come from ?. 1t Ell
ther is that horrible one sent Mr. CIin-
ton, or its exact counterpart" getting
l"Well, let us go and TASK Sam about
the mail. ComesOn. u {. '1sL
RI She went with him. a
Nov sister, be. calm. Robert Clin-
ton has forgiven you, and Is in there.
Go and see him, "bpening the door.
! But we will leave them now, adding
THAT the new home received o mistress;
and Virgie was heard to say, "That st.
Valentine was the most eventfll day in
the whole year to her, though her ex-
perience In sending, comic valentines
was bitter one. ," - -
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WHAT THE PEOPLE OF HALIFAX
/ SAY OF THEIR JUDGE.EIt seems that
an overwhelming majority Of all poll
tical parties in Halifax county, were op-
posed to the election Of E. w. Armi-
stead as their county Judge, and sent to
be read in the Legislature the following
petition =
"Whereas the name of E. w. Armi-
stead has been presented to the General
! Assembly Of Virginia as judge of the
County Court of Halifax, the undersign-
ell citizens of the county do earnestly
protest against the election of said Armi-
stead. We state distinctly that he is not
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