Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-01

hut ht had eaten nothing since break
fast, had been badgered and worried,
| and on his feet all day; the March wind
had pierced 10 the marrow of his bones.
To find all this love and cheer and COM
fort awaiting him, to remember how he
had perilled them all in his talk with
Hardscrabble how he had been tempted
to drown them all in his cOwardicc
while upon the fcrry-boat, and, above
all, for his sweet siSter-in-law to pelt
him with the crushing name of Brown
of Nevada, the author of all his misery
it was too much for poor 10 Pllikin.
He Wept, not as a woman whose tears
console and comfort rs they flow, but rs
strong man weeps when the first Keen
ness is added to the agony of despair.
Pretty Mrs. Pillikin got down on her
knees; and wept on his shoulder, her
sister cried upon his other shoulder,
and all the little Pillikins set up howl,
none of them knowing i'll the least what
they were crying about, save poor 10,
whose tears ceased to low when he
found how contagious they were.
In the midst of all this uproar, man
mounted the StOOpS and rang the bell;
but it was Bridget's day out, and i'll all
this noisy distress none of the Pillikins
heard the bell. Pillikin, had, in his
agitation, left the door ajar, and nobody
had thought to shut it. SO the stranger
walked into the little reCeptiOn-rOom,
hoping that he would soon have an OPP
portunity of making himself known.
When all this sOhbing fell upon his ear,
he was annoyed and shocked, and
scarcely knew what to do. Through IA
crcvice in the door that separated the
reception from the dining-ruOm, he
saw 10 rillikin sitting by the table, a
young woman dressed i'll some soft
warm, gray material sObbing on one Of
his shoulders, and a still younger and
prettier woman dressed in black sob
bing on the other shoulder,
all about the room, all about
the floor and the chairs were inuum-
cradle children, all bowling ut the top
OF their lung. Pillikin hastily dried
his tears and composed his features and
began 10 soothe his family. He took
one of the pretty women on one knee,
the other on the other knee, gave each
of his ten fingers to the young brood,
huShing and cOaXing them into calm.
"rhcrp, there" said 10, "dOn't cry
any more I'm a heartleSS brute to
have worried you SO. But | couldn't
help it. feel better now; but never
was so completely broken w in all my
life. don't mind telling you that I've
done Il very imprudent thing. 1t has
weighed like a monument of lead upon
my heart and conscience; but feel
more courageous now that know you
| love me well enough to share the bur-
den. But ought to have kept my
temper. \ man ought to think of his
family when his situation is at stake,
/ and il was enough to make Hardscrab.
hle loose whatever decency he ever had
! to see Brown, of Nevada, go into Scrim-
mage x Co.'S"
Both the women started and turned
pale.
"Oh, Sue" G,itrred the wife to the
er-Browu, of Nevada"
"Oh, Nate gtsped the young widow,
| To the wiic-"intO Scrimmagc u Cosy
Brown, of Nevadaw they repeated
/ together, shaking their heads mourn
| fully.
"IeS. Brown, of Ncvadaw said Jo,
also shaking his head mournfully, but
! feeling cOusOled in spite of himself,
with his family's full appreciation Of the
! disaster that had befallen him. "rhiS
! teruesS of my cup. Brown has always
/ been the best ca ri. 1t was pleasure
to sell to Brown. Most of these men
! would skim a flea for its hide. But
! there's nothing mean about Brown
"Thcre's something very mean in his
going 10 Scrimmagc'S," said Mrs.
/ Phillikiu.
Il call it a very di~honorable action
/ said the widow.
no." said Pillikiu, mot diShonora-
| bic exactly; but | must say, ifhe WASH
| satisfied with me, he might have
bought his goods of some other con-
Germ, and not guneOver To Scrammage'S
right before Handscrabble'S eyes
Her. something like distant cough
was heard. They all looked around,
! Eut thought il must be one of the chill
drcn.
/ 1T was like iliHging a red rag in the
! face Of mad bull" continued JO.
| "Har,lscrabblc was white with cage,
! and don't know what lac said. 1 am
! sorry now l allowed myself to reply Is |
! did. But it was bitter blow to me to
| know that Brown. of Nevada, Of all
! other men i'm the trade, should. But
tell you there's something in that
! room." Poor 10 turned pale again.
Pm afraid its Brown with that bill; Il
told him to call around. | can't pay
him now; it's impossible. But I'll have
to ste him, suppose
NO" said his sister-n-law, spring
ing to her feet; "lll see him. ILL tell
him you're not well, that you can't see
That's good girl" said pllIikin,
| with a sigh of relief. "Say that I'll call
around next week. Heaven knows
when can pay him now; but say that
! I'll call around"
! The Young widow went around
through the hall into the reception room,
and found there a young man OF fine
PROPORTIONS and frank, pleasant cOun-
| tcnancc, who Immediately began to
"i rang the bell" he said, "but no.
| body heard me, and finding the door
| aiar, | took the liberty of walking IN.
! I'm exceedingly sorry to be the cause OF
| any trouble. If you'll first tell Mr..
| Piilikin that my name is Brown, he'll
guess the nature of my GRAND"
We all know your GRAND" SAID
the widow. "My poor dear hrother-lh-
law guessed it right away. Around the
| first of the month there are so many
people coming here upon the same err
! rand, And I've got splendid idea
what to do with them. My brother-in-
| law is such a dear good fellow he's al
WAYS rObbing himselftO help others; mes
given me home, and my little orphan
| boy a home, and no wonder he can
, my his biIIs. But Tve got a paino and
Stool, and lots of music, and cover
that I've embroidered with my own
hands, and must be worth something
considerable" -,
something very considerable said
the stranger, looking at the young Wild
! Ow earnestly. .,l
"Amd Tm'goineIto make the piano and
stool and music and embroidered cover
90 as far as they will with my brother iI-
m.Iaw's bills. Now I'll give you the
tirst chance. Where is your bill" What
The Young man redeemed, bit his lips,
! smiled. "Thcre IS some mistake lie