South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-12-23

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The anountp Ah--a-why-the
interest, you know, for six mouths
is thirty dollars. But-as / have
wait. sirl Will you answer nv
/ question? What is the exact amount
due You from me?'
'Why-the whole amount is ten
hundred and thirty dollars
Exactly
And then John arose, and went to
the old secretaire in the corner, and
came back with his pocket book
that had been bis fathers fathers be-
fore that, and from it he took ten
crisp one-hundred dollar.bills. and
three crisp ten-dolIar bills, of the Co
nal Band of Portland.
| There Dir. Hapgood. is the money.
Will you let me have tina mortgage
and the old note?
The Old money-lsnder looked a.
ghast A big, bright fabric lay shat
tered at his feet I One of the fairest
estates in town had slipped from his
grasp In the moment when he thought
1 Auit obic ~ vas all Illb OWL.
But, my dear sir! Mr.. Garland
did not
You did not whatp'
Why, liam Tot pressed for
money. If you would like to let this
mortgage
No, no, DRIED John, Il want to
pay it off. Here is your money !;
and ifyou are one-half as glad to re.
ceive it as | am to pay it, you will be
glad indeed
Hapgood made wry face, but he
saw that the game was mp, and he
surrendered as pleasantly as he could
tarrying not moment after the bust
ness had been completed.
The visit of the money.lender, bis
eagerness TO grasp the farm, and HE
chagrin upon finding himself foiled.
served to inspire the young farmer.
and his wife also. A box was made
INTO which the savings were put; and
then they both went at the work.
They FIRST sat down and considered
what they must purchase Of clothing
for the coming winter and what of
other necessaries, and they were sur.
prised when they found to how small
q sum they were able to bring it all
down.
When the harvest had been gath
cred IN, John selected out those things
which he thought wonld be profitable
for him to sell at the time; but he
was anxious to keep his potatoes and
a few other items of produce, for O
higher price. lis potatoes were OF
the best; aud he had a deep, dry,
warm cellar, where they would keep.
On the first day of November Ma
~ Garland came to her husband q
side as he was about to arise from the
breakfast table, and said to him:
'John-you have payment to
lake tomorrow at the bank?'
No, Mary, don't you remember-I
borrowed eleven hundred, ard
left one hundred of it in bank forthe
first payment
The wife's countenancc fell; but
only for q moment.
But, John-you could pay another
hundred if you had it?'
'Ofcourse | could-and right gladly,
too. 1t would warm Uncle Daniels
heart immensely
Well said Mary, her face aglow,
and her blue eyes sparkling with a
glad light, at the same time laying a
small bag, made from the foot of a
stocking, on the table, there is my
mite, from eggs, and butter, and
cheese-fiom yarn spun, and stock,
ings knit-a mite which L began to
gather a year ago, when l thought of
buying new cloak for last winter,
which, you remember / did not
buy, because Uncle Daniel gave me
one
sMercy you don't mean it?' ex.
claimed John, when he had emptied
the stocking, and found more money
than nc had begun to think of. why
here are
Just hundred dollars, john
That was one of the blessed mo.
ments -one of the hours to be re-
membercd-a bright memory for all
the time to come.
That winter John went into the
forest TO cut wood. But he was not
content to put all his trees into fire
wood. His needs had sharpened his
intellect, and his eyes were opened.
He was determined that no chan &C
should escape him.
One day, at the village, he saw o
placard posted up in a store, setting
forth that a certain contractor wanted
a quantity of oak ties-l. e., the hea.
W timbers on which the rails Of A
railroad are laid. The dimensions
and quality were given, with diree.
tons where to apply for further in
formation. John bethought him that
be had in bis bill side forest, several
hundred large oak trecs-jsst the
thing for furnishing these ties. He
saw the man and made a contract