The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-06-07

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toChiselhurst through the wild, windy
eyeningl The rain ceased, andstrange
! voices were abroad in the wind, sing
ing jubilantly over lore ro,risen and
redeeming Theelopds drifted away,
and the pure, sweet moonlight quiv-
cred over wet fields and trees, aud
seemed loves benediction.s
The reader is left to imagine the
arrival home. Arthur had been a:fa-
yorite with Mrs. Clarefeld, a6din
the old days of quarrels would al
ways take his part. When dinner
was disposed Of, Mrs. Clarefeld plead.
ed household duties and went TO her
room. There she sat down before the
fire and wept, dear soul, over tho
happiness of her children. Down
stairs these two were very quiet-
To them love was solemn thing,
and they We're silent lovers. The
moments won't swiftly on.
Presently Alice said, as she looked
up in Arthur's face: +.
"You are not going TO continue
your walk to Hastings, this week2o
He answered with smile.
"But, dear, have pledged my
word Of honor to. do So"
81 command you to break it, !.
He did so; butnnone Of his friends
brought it as an accusation against
him that he for once in his life,had
broken his word of.ihssof.
Brother-Gap.iner ON Averaging.
a"What l was going to remark, y
said Brother Gardner, as the back end
of Paradise Hill grew quiet, "was to
say to you dat de pusson who hoexpects
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to enjoy dis life must make upelfis
mind to strike de world on de gener.
al average. He who'neglects to do
SO, will meet with daily sorrow and
disappointments. Doan' expect dat
de man who happens to agree wid
you on de weather am sartin to agree
wild you on politicks. 1t doan' foller
dat de man who agrees wild you on
politicks will feel bound to accept
your kind Of religion. De fact dat
you lend a naybor your shovel doan'
bind him to lend you his wheelbar-
rer. He who looks for honesty whar
he finds gray hairs will be as sadly
disappointed as he who argues dat an
old coat am de sign of a thief or
beggar. Put faith in human natur',
an yet be ebber ready to doubt.
81 expect to meet about so many
mean men in de course of a year.
81 expect fdeHsummer will be hot
and de.winter cold.
"Iexpect,o have chilblainsin De.
cembera an shakes of de ager in
April.
81 expect dat certain per cent'ob
dis worlds population will lie to me-,
steal my cabbage, frow stones at my
dog and hit me wild brick-bat as 1
go home from de lodge.
"0n de odder hand, when ] come
to strike de average, l kin put my :
hand on men who will lend me mon
ey, go on my bond, speak well of me,
and sot up all night to protec' me.
"No man am perfeck. He may
strike you at first sight as very
good or very bad, but doan' decide
until you average him. He may
crawl under de canvass to see q cir
Gus, an yit pay his pew rent in ad-
vance. He may lie to you as 10 how
he voted, an yit tell de truf about,,a
spawned hoss. He may cuss you on
de street an yit be tender fatherat
home. Homay encourage big fight,
an yit walk mile to restore lost
child to its parents.
Accept no man for his fine talk
reject no man fur his old clothes;
stand him out in de sunlight an av-
erage him. You will be sartin to
find suthin' bad about him, but you
will also be sartin OBJ suthin' good"
Detroit Free Press.