Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-11-12


summer vacation
Il brought them from the Mcbride
farm, Mrs, fancy" he said, They
are a very common kind i'll the Shen-
andoah Valley. handing them to her
Mis-. TaneyS features grew warm,
Il remember a tree just like these 1T
home, she said, 10y the oldmill My old
nurseused to hold me up 70 pull them
for myself
"Nour little girl tells me that YOU
came from Fauquier county. 1t i \
tine country.
1T is the most beautiful in the
world. said Mrs fancy,
She stopped and Went in 4astily. She
felt the tears choking her, She could
hear Mr.. Burke tell he child that hi
school WAS in Fauquier, and that he
had often passed her grandNther's
house. 1t was for sale now, with a
dozen acres about III would sell very
cheap, NO douht Land had deprcciat-
ed since the war. A quiet comfort
able little homestead, too, he said ''as
amy in the state.
Mrs. fancy paused in her work
"Oh, il / could only show il 10 Lefty,
She said to herself "Thc dear old
farm Tho sunny porrhes. and tho
Bourbon roses, and the great oaks cen
turtles old. She had never suoken of
her old home to her other children.
but to Lefty She had talked of il often
when thcy were alone. lefty was like
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II made ~ ny mind threr months
ago And the gir's courted, and the
weddings 70 lie tomorrow. There
now. 10 need for Won to look III that
way. am generally pretty close
mouhcd about my own business; you
might know that. Ana / don't choose
to have the matter cackled over II
home The girl is Miss Sophy Craw-
ford.
lis mother came toward linn. He
was her son after all, and this was the
turning point Of his life. She put her
arms about him and kissed him. God
bless You, my boy, She said.
But he stood Is immoyable is il log.
Don't let rs have any fuss, lie
said. You had better SIT down.
You're shaking Ill over Well that )
aH ThereH be no wedding hubbub
here. ! don't hold 70 spending money
IN feeding lot Of guiding fools. The
Crawfords have i regular blowout in
the morning. But you don't want "a
20, lrcckon2' measily.
J. should like 70 soe you married,
she said. timidly.
"oh. nonsense There's no sickly
sentiment about me. iii have Sophy
home by supper time You'll haze g
see to things here"
He lighted his candle and turned To-
90.
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ago. !"
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