Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-07-06
was cancelled, and Judith Cray was sitting
there in the wintry twilight, with oI.sped
hands and head dropped low upon be.

there In the wintry twilight, with elssned
hands and head dropped low upon he.
breast.
Doctor Dedling plodded home TO the viii
lage. and as he passed the brilliant windows
OF the little hostelry he paused, remember
ing the bitter cold of the wintry air, the
frosty influence of the breeze.
81 may as well go in aud warm mysslf''
he thought.
Mine host met him with CHEEKY air.
"Walk in, doctor-walk inI' said he
''Not in that room" as Dedlins mechani.
cally laid his hand upon the door knob of
the apartment he usually entered. "The
railway committee is a sitting there. This
way, please"
Railway committee7" echoed Dedlinp
''What railway committee2 You do not mean
that they are actually taking any steps about
Glassville?"
"Yes do" said the landlord. "I. ia.
committee of rich capitalists, as arc buildinp
factories close to the falls; aud they mean TO
put up rows OF tenement houses all along.
and lay down a line of rails-aud don't saw
mentioned it doctor, because oply caurh.
snatch here and there, when I was carry.
Ing In the plates and setting on tho fruit ani
nuts aud wine-but it's to go right through
old Miles Gray's cranberry swamp, the new
railway is Aud the chairman of tho COM
mittee is going to offer Miss Judith So 600
in good clean, hard money for her share in
doctor.
Could 1t really be fact? IF so-and
there seemed very little reason for doubling
lt-what fatal mistake had he made in ros
Jeeting bride who could bring the rich nor>
ton OF "cranberry swamp" as her wedding
dover. If he had known this half nn hour
One little half hour-ngo!
''Don't fret about him, Judith, dear ; bo
isn't worth it'll" urged honest Marmaduka
Kedheid, who had stopped his way from
the posi- Office to bring message from his
mother. "He was always pretentious sor.
OF fellow, all for outward show. with n
neart hke stone, aud nature as shallow %
Deacon Doler's brook"
Judith looked up at the clumsy. good
hearted. hard handed farmer and wondered
that she had never before noticed what truo
face and what clear, frank eyes he had.
Forget him, Judith" pleaded RedGeld.
And she began seriously 10 think that she
would at least make the trial. Come over
to our house and stay with mother. It's too
bleak and lonesome for you here-tor the
present. at least. Spring will be time enough
for you to como back to the cranberry
swamp"
Judith Gray looked around nj the soJ;tarv
room, and thought OF Mrs. Redfeld's big
cozy kitchen, with its bright colored rag car,
pet. its windows lined with blooming cera.
niums and its shrill-voiced canary bird hang,
ing over the work table
DO you think" sho hcsitatod, s'that your
mother would be willing to be troubled with
such guest ns mo 2"
Duke Red6eld's face grew rodiaut.
tOnly try her," said he. Dear Judith.
you'd be as welcome as flowers in Mayl"
And the next day Mrs. Redield came over
in the old carrynll to claim her guest, and
the swamp house was left to its own dreary
desolation and the driving SHOWS Of January.
Scarcely three weeks had elapsed, when
young Doctor Dedling came to the Redficld
farm in his new gig with the old roam horse,
that really made quite a good appearance
when you didn't hurry him and the road was
tolerably good, and he was FREQ from q vis.
ltation commonly known as the "hcaves"
There nin't anybody sick here" said
Julius, the hired man who was splitting wood
at tho side of the house. as he eyed the doc.
tor rather suspiciously.
"No. know it." said Doctor Dediing,
'but I've called to see Miss Gray"
"Miss Gray amt noways aiIiug, as I
knows Of" persisted Julius. feeling the edge
d.
ical representative of Glassville.
81 have called said Doctor Dcdjing. with
dignity, "as friend"
"Oh !" said Julius.
''Will you be kind enough to let mo in ?"
Persisted the Doctor
'.Tain't no use," said Julius, rolling q
prodIgious pine knot down from the milo.
and preparing himself for stupcpdous
effort. there amt nobody at homo"
Nobody at home z" echoed tho doctor.
They've all gone to church," exclaimed
ITO church, man7 Why, its Tuesday.
"Who faid it wasu's?" retorted julius
They amt gone to hear service they aro
gone to be married %
"Wbo?" demanded Doctor Dedlinp.
"Onr Marmaduke and Miss judith"
And down came the Ak upon the end OF
the pine knot, with crash that made the
man of medicine start back:
The new railroad was duly constructed.
directly across the boggy depth of old Miles
r Gray's cranberry swamp, and the S5, 600 was
placed to Mrs. Marmsduke Redfeld's sc-
count in the nearest savings bank and Mrs.
Pytchley thinks she has made a mistake in
taking the gold eagles instead of the eran-
berry swamp-but 5oung Doctor Dedlipg
thinks his mistake was greater still.
REMEDY FOR HARD T1MEs.-stopspend-
ing so much on fine clothes, rich food aud
style. Buy good, healthy food, cheaper and
better clothing; get more real and subsfap-
tiaI things of life every way, and especially
stop the foolish habit of running after ex,
pensise and quack doctors using SO much of
the vile humbug medicine that does you only
harm, and makes the proprietors rich, bat
put your trust in the greatest of all simpIe-
pure femedies. Hon Ri,tera TIA. sn.a