West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-01-24
Little Love.
To deny
Is to die.

Bessie, come; nurse Is waiting. Run.
now, and let her attend TO your Curls; YOU
must look very neat, or Mr. Irving will not
love you. 1t is almost dinner-ume, said
Bessie's mother
Immediately the chill rose, raised her
sweet lips to kiss mamma, and followed the
nurse from the room.
at is perfectly wonderful how much in
tuence MIR. Irving has over that child Just
tell her TO do anything, and sa, it will please
him, and that is enough ! never saw any
thing like it, said Mrs. Wallace to a friend
sitting beside her, who answered
ii have, and would not encouragc-or
rather would strenuously endeavor to over
come-that influence -
Now, my dear George, what Is troub-
ling that wise head of yours? What means
that grave look and anxious light in your
eyes?"
Fannie, I'm perfectly astonished at peo-
pie whose duty 1t is TO watch over and
guard their little ones, especially their girls
from sorrows, planting in their young hearts
seeds which may grow TO be thorns, and
treating children as though they were void
OF any deeper thought and feeling than the
appreciation OF a doll or box of toys | am
sure that some children at five years have
keenly as many at mature years. You are
shaking your head. want to tell you
little story To prove my assertion. We
have half an hour before dinner. Will you
lstenn'
yes certainly; but it must have hap
py ending, answered Mrs. Wallace.
''l cannot promise perhaps the end has
not yet come. You know Hattie Roy Z"
air,Iy
knew Why she has never married has
boen source of wonder to me-"
SAY, and to many who knew her not
so well as |. 1t Is of her am going to tell
you.
twenty-five years ago, when Just at
the age of your Bessie--and just as loving.
too young man crossed her path We
will call him Joe Hewberry He was the
class mate and dearest friend OF Huttic's
brother.
AT party given during the Christmas
holidays by Mrs. Roy, Joe, to pque one Of
the girls, attached himself for the evening
to little Hattie, dancing with her, promen-
aiding through the rooms, with her tiny
hands, claspcd in his, much TO the annoy
ance of many bright eyed maidcns, who
really were envious of the baby girl
''Joe was handsome and very iaslnatInp.
a universal favorite with the ladies. young
aud old.
Several mammas. endCavored 10 draw
him away from his littlc-loye' as he called
her, and manmurved TO get her from him
but all in vain. until wearily the sunny
head dropped and with her arms around his
neck, her sweet lips giving the goodnight
kiss, she sank 10 sleep. Gently then he
resigned her 10 her nurses care.
Every day from that time he came 10
the house. His home was quite near. At
the sound Of his voice, Hattie sprang for.
ward with OustretChed arms % meet him.
have seen her, with her hands in his. look
ing up into his face for hours, seeming per
fectly happy.
'Of course, this was noticed by the fam
lily and commented upon. The child IS O d.
or sisters and and brothers could win her
70 their will by saying.
III tell Dir. Hewbcry II you don't,
and he won't love you then
Daily she gathered a little bouquet for
him, and when the autumn DAYS came and
the flowers we're few, the Iitt e love. would
watch closely the slowly opening buds, lest
someone else should get them
$50 the days passed by for two years.
and then for q time she was TO- bc separated
from the one she had grown to love so dear.
ly.
'She clung round his neck, and bcrQed
% be with him when the hour of parting
came. With promises OF a speedy return
he managed 90 soothe her
"His absence was short He returned.
bringing her for "a Christmas present prct-
" little cham to which was attached
locket with his portrait
For Joe she learned TO rcad 10 write (.
for him she would grow brave. and, with
HE hand holding hers, had her first tooth
drawn.
"When ~ with fever, tossing rssflesslv
from side to side, his hand could always
quiet, his voice soOthc. Without a mur.3iir
she would take from him the most nauseous
doses
How will oil this cnd2' ] asked her
mother once.
''Aud lightly she replied, oh, all right,
Of course. She will learn 20 love someone
nearer her own aee when The proper time
comes; and he will be married long before
then. He has a distant cousin, TO whom. I
ann inclined to think, he is engaged. am
sure their parents are anxious for their uu-
ion
AS Hattie srs- .idsr, utus shyness