South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-16

and she opened the door, fixed up fit
to Kill. Now [ say it's the duty Of
every member of this society to look
into this matter. The minister is
gone, and we have got the rcspccta-
bil!tr OF the church to sustain. We
should 90 Immediately and hear what
that dreadful creature has to say for
herself.
Law me! Who'd have thought it2'
Tie most scaad1lous thing ever
; heor,. =
Maybe there Is some m;,;alte,' put
In Mrs. Evans. who halu't forgotten the
brave swimmer the day of the picnic.
1t was q solemn -vi.agci -roup that
fled into 'h. minister's sittiny-room.
Mrs. usztisiah was IT, b, chief spDkes-
WON IN, IA sh. generally was on y!
church OCCASIONS. Mrs. Merton greeted
! them, her face all smiles.
Il had just sent for you, Mrs. Win
ters; | have such pleasant SURPRISE
TOR YOU ! AMI she actually kiIscl the
| oil lady's withered cheek, while Mss
Sophrona Dobbs mu.tcred judas = TN
der her breath. just como right in
here. while talk to the ladies' And
Mrs. Winters followed her withere face
white with Indignation.
Suddenly there WAS Il strange, glad
cry from ths wtathy lady. and in an
swer to the words. Ed lie. my boy :
some one said Mother! an'l then Mrs.
Merton went back to explain matters
to the aStonished ladies'.
Wy brother came to-day, ami in his
travelling hc clmo by chance upon T. J.
gar Winters. Edgar is travelling with
the theater troupe that is here anil they
hclng friends. Luke brought Edgar here,
ant sent for Mrs. Winters; but she
came before my note reache her.
The lNlica now began to feel asham
ed, bat they we're generous. Miss Ara
mintha said:
III Fm the bearer of scandal again i,
shan't hc about you, Mrs Merton.
All hardness seemed melted out Of
Mrs. Winters nature as sue returned to
the sitting-rnum.
1 want you to forgive me if you can.
Mrs. Merton. | came here to-day to
aenounce you, AMI on circum stantill ev-
idcncc only; bat III! be your friend in
the fIturr, remember that
Inc la lies by turns apo!osiz ID for
having troubled her so much.
'Oa, Tn gotling used to bo a minis
ter's vile. .s"l don't mind such things
, you know
Perhaps this last remark Was unsra.
ciou'; hut i; was tIua to hor. ami there
aft>r one ministers wife WAS not ,,na1
: ''@s'@'s IN u III II" y n II
The pumpiis broken, the chain il rusty
Anl the water orce pure, is fetii and
musty;
fhclrobin tL"; swung en- the noddine
spray.
Grew weary Of silence AMI flew away;
Tho. brambies have covered the ivy vine
And in through Vie shattered windows
twine.
The stoop is broken ard fallen dowr.
And covered with moss is tho threshold
brown.
The storm sweeps wild tLroughdthc o.
pea door,
And the rank weeds spring through the
The roof is fallen out anil in.
The swallows fit in The twill hit dim.
The apple tree stands by the..gsrden wall
AND III its dead branches. knoLty & tall,
llangs the rod we threw.'in childish -lcc.
10 Knock the apples from the tree,
The tree Is dead, and on the hill
The restless fee. in death'arc still.
And in the home that once was mine.
Then was young and in my prime,
Iherc's noshing 10 me that seems thc
samo
But the bab5.ing brook a: The foot of
the lane,
"n'co' as 1t murmurs, seems 10 say:
You and your home are old and gray.
y, faces fair 0, hearts So stronyl
lie in the grave have lain so long,
And yet l almost seem TO hear
1our. merry voices ringing clear,
Happy and glad, full of JOYS
Wero The days when wo were rirls and
boys.
Goodbye, old boma in the shadow dim
LII sadly sing my evening hymn
Ihat We sang together when VIC were
young,
And the path Of life had just begun,
And the path is ended by all save me,
And with 10Y lost ones soon shall be.
1t is said that West Virginia has six
different nail works, running six hun
"rcd and seven machines. Massachu-
sets has moro works but about the
same plumber Of machines. Pennsylva.
MIA has much larger number of works