Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-01-16
TAUNTON, VIRGINIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY le, 1880
NOT. ofnonrae. do anything else.

not, ofcourse, do anything else.
Well, at the end OF the second month l
went to balancing our accounts, and see
ing what there would be left over for the
carpet and mammals silk; and if you'll be-
lieve it, adding in all the board money.
our accounts only came out just even. All
the little messings had sornted up, and
instead of our boarder being profit. that
little item of our housekeeping was all the
other way. 'Well," said T. .'what shall
we do? Let her find another home? It's
pity-and she so well established"
'"It would be shame" said Sarah.
hesitatingly. "a shame. No. I couldn't
could you?-turn her out"
mo profit and no pleasure, and world
of trouble" said l.
81 don't know said Sarah. ''You
can't help growing f0pdyOf the little thing,
although she does ask such questions
Questions! should think so. Who
was thatY And what did he come for?
What was his business? Was he Sarah's
lover or Em's2 She didn't think much of
his taste if he was Ems. Was he a good
match? Why were none of us engaged?
Did we mean to die old maids like her?
Did we think that so cheerful prospect,
with nobody to care a farthing for your
Who was the DR.. Parnell that came round
here so much? Was he after Sarahp
Handsome is that handsome does, and
Sarah wasn't to be had for the asking, she
would have him to know.
s'Does Sarah like him, do you know?''
she asked me one day.
s'Indeed, Miss Dehone, how can say 20
''You can say very well if you will"
"But-"
81 don't want to hear anything about a
'but.' You think am a chattering old
woman, and so you won't speak. Very
well; can find out usually all I want to
in one way or another, and no thanks to
anybody. I'll ask him."
"Ask hlml for goodness sake, Miss De
hone-"I began.
.sThen there's something in it I" she
said, triumphantly. II thought SO. Hes
in love with Sarah, and she 8 in love with
him. Why aren't they engaged !? Why
don't they marry? Good gracious! it
wasn't SO when I was young. Love has
turned his bow into money-bag. Well.
hasn't he profession ?''
"Oh yes, you know he's physician
But he practices in country village ten
miles from here, and drives over to see us
And dear me, it's the healthiest village!'
$50 suppose. Why doesn't he settle
! here ?"
because there's no opening. The
towns full of Doctors now"
"And there's no hope of anything better
| let me see, I ought to say worse-in thu
village 20
"No. He doesn't earn enough to pa.
for his salt, let alone Sarah's. No, it''
hopeless said I, unless some angel o.
mercy leaves us all fortune.'
"You needn't look at nae. I,shan't
! My will vas made years ago. But Tshouli
think" she added, reflectively, THAT if |
man had any push, he could find way tt
support himself and wife too. If wan
ted to marry Sarah, I'd emigrate, but II
I do it. But there what do care? VIVA
should do, to be sure, without her? No
let Arnold Parnell marry EN-, or Kate, o
any other baggage. My Sarah's too goot
| for him.
~ quite agree with Miss Dehone," sail
mamma, who had walked from her nap OF
the lounge. ''If young man is wortl
marrying, he will find out way.'
Il suppose he WILL. said I, sby the tim
they are both gray-headed.'
"Dear! dear!'' said Miss Dehone
"What world it isl'' And when Al
nold's gig stopped at the door that night
the old lady hitched her chair round an
and deliberately turned her shoulder o.
him, having first fitted on pair of darl
blue glasses for the protection Of her eye
from the fire, and leaned back in her chat
to enjoy a nap. Arnold and Sarah sa
down for game of cribbage, and perhap
the sound of the monotonous enumeration
and iteration lulled her of-and perhap
they didn't. At any rate she soon CAV
audible testimony to being asleep; and
went into the back parlor. where MANN
was playing whist with Kate and two dun
mies-for EN- and Fred Mallows were s
taken up with each other as to be no bel
ter than dummies. II DECLARE" sal
mamma as En- trumped her own trick an
Fred placidly revoked. II had as lief pla
with two figure heads. Pray, MIR. Mallows
, do you follow Pole, or Cavendish, or D
i Vautre. Or
# II follow my partners lead," said MI
Mallows.
went and looked at the play; and a
they grew merry and forgetful, I glance
into the little mirror that reflected col
ner of the other room, being the only on
in the range of its picture, and saw A.
nOld's hand pause in moving the peg, an
close around Sarah's half suspended one
and there was no more cribbage played i
the front parlor that night. And, by -an6
by, when Sarah came to bed, pretende
to be asleep, but for all that saw he
cheeks the color of two carnations, and be
eyes shining with such a sweet light i
them as she put down the lamp and stoo
leaning her arms on the bureau and lool
ing in the glass. "Ohl" she murmured t
herself. s.And it will be an old, old w
mans first!'' And I heard her cryin
softly to herself whenever I woke up
the night, as I had never heard her d
before.
But the next morning there was no tim
for sentiment. Miss Dehone was ill. An