South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-06-03


tation on the doorstep.
why don't you come in. Josiahp' ask
ed Nabhy.
i didn't know as you'd want nae.
Nabby, replied Josiah, with all the meek
ness becoming returning prodigal.
Want you? OF course l do said
Nabby heartily. Come right along in.
I'm going TO have good griddle cakes
tor supper, and you must tend them
while l set the table, Griddle cakes
were ono OF Josiah's weaknesses. and
Nabby knew it.
Josiah came in. Ii ever he gets into
heaven probably his sensations will not
he one whit more delightful than they
are now, as from the forlornness of his
wretcned wanderings he came into the
coy brightness OF the kitchen, and felt
he was home once more. How good The
ten smelled. The Ere reared and snap
ped. the tea-kettle boiled and bodied
ITS lid up and down, and from the grid
die tho savory odor OF the cakes ascend.
Ell like homely inccnso. Josiah's face,
shining with mingled heat & happiness
as he turned the griddle cakes, was
something worth seeing.
Nabby stepped brsk!y around, get.
ting supper ready. Ii seemed so pleas.
ant to see the table for two again. TO
have one TO praise and appreciate her
cooking. The November wind might
howl its worst LOW. It's hold on Na5by
was gone. In place of all the bitter
sadness that had hung heavily round her
heart was warm feeling Of happiness,
of comfort and hope.
All the explanation they had was
this: Josiah drew from under his shah.
by coat an exceedingly awkward and
knohby bundle.
I've brought somethin' for you. Nab.
by he said.
The 'somethin' undoue proved to be
very handsome britannia teapot. The
teapot must have known that IL was n
ace-oifering, with such preternatural
brightness did it shine and glisten.-
Something in Nabby's eyes shone and
Silstened too, although she had wiuked
hard, and scorned The weakness of O
pocket-handkerchief.
Thank you, Josiah" she said it's 4
regular beauty, and shall set lots OF
store by it,
Which, so long as they undcrstoo |,
each other, Was perhaps as we'll as il
Josiah had made long worded speech
OF repentance and reformation, and Nab.
by another Of forgiveness.
| wish could say That Nabby never
scoldcti Josiah again. But can't. How.
ever, she drew it mild and there was n
general understanding between them
that this was only sort OF exercise
male necessary by habit "a barking by
no means Involving biting. And Josiah
vas go accustomed TO IL that he would
have missed it,and not felt natural with.
out being wound up and Get going for
the day By Nabby.
OIe day, later IN the winter. Nabby
vas washing for Mrs. Hosey.
so you've taken josiah back again,
after ALL said Mrs. Hosley.
Well, yes, have said Nabby, Civ
ing the last twist TO n sheet she was
wringing out. Josiah mayn't be very
much 10 brag Of; but then, you see, he's
my own and all I've got. We're getting
TO bc Old folks, Josiah and me. and we
may as wei! put up with each other the
little while we've got 10 stay here.
How has nc been doing since he came
back p
First rate. He's walked MS straight
rs string ever since. He's q good
ProvideT, now he's quit drinking, and q
master hand for iSing mp things around
tie house and making IL comfortable.
tell YOU what il IL, u 8. Hosley, we've
got TO make 'lowauce for folks in this
world. We can't have 'em always Just
TO our mind. We've got to take them
just as they are and make the best ont
I'm glad TO see YOU SO much happier
and better cnGtcnted, Nabby.'
well, / used TO fret and complain o
good deal because things HADN'T turned
out rs expected 'em to; but lately
I've thought q good deal about it ali.
and I've made up nv mind that there's
considerable comfort for every Que in
this world, after all. We mayn't git
just what we want, but we ii. sometbin.
a SAFE Blow OPEN AT FRosTBURG
Sometime during the night of the 24th
alt. some unknown parties forced their
way into The Frostburg depot building
OF the Cumberland aud pennsy lvania
railroad, and gaining entrance TO the
ticket Office brought therefrom the iron
safe and lodged it in the passage.way
for further operation. Taking a drill
The parties bored hole in che safe near
the handle, and inserting rock powder
blew open the safe They then took
what money was in the safe, amounting