South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-07-07
LOVE ON A FARM.
Are Won my Aunt norcas2,

~'Aic. AbAt1i-NS lRQ cSSti ttitci taAiuitg
| a quilting bee that afternoon, and she
had just got the frame on, OF the way,
the dishes washed up, and the apart
ment generally 'tidiei,' whom there
came q meek tap at the door, aEd there
in the yellow April twilight stood u
small figure in a gray travelling shawl,
and holding bag.
.Sakes alive said Mrs. Torrance.
who be you?'
Il am Emily said the girl please
let me in. for arm tired and cold
Eve walked ali the way from the
station, aud I've had nothing TO eat
since noon
We'll Ineverl' said Mrs. Torrance.
You're the city schoolma'm, amt
you, as went QUE TO live with Cousin
Shadtach? And he's dead, and the
money has gone to the Baptist wild
ows' and orphans fund.- You didn't
make much By that move, did your
And you've come TO US now, though
we wasn't stylish enough for you be.
fore. Well, come in, come inr
Aud Mrs. Torrance, who was es-
sentially kind hearted woman, al.
belt che could NOT repress the sheer
that rose from her lips, moved the low
rocker TO the fire and flung another
log on the andirons.
Cousin Shadrach has been the fami-
iy apple Of discord ever since they
could remember. He was rich, no was
eccentric. he wns Grabbed. He had
shut the door in tho face OF all his re-
tatlons, uutil, towards the last, sick
anu feeble, he had signiticd hs desire
that Emily Alden should come and
take care OF him. And Emily had
gone.
There had been spice of jealousy
IN the family "a regarded Emily, for Il
long time. Emily had been looked
upon ns proud & stack mp because,
instead OF entering q factory or learn
ing the dresainallcr trade, she had O.
| lected 70 be teacher She never
visited Job Torrauce's family until
now-now that Cousin Shadrach bad
wlised his money 10 the Baptist wid.
o~a aud orphans-her own mother
WAS de;il. and her stepaiuther, q pom
pous Old wholesale grocer. objected TO
step children, 80 that there seemed TO
be no other haven OF refuge left her.
We could not blame Mrs. Torrance
Tor lnomentary feeling OF triumph
when Emily Alden came thus TO her
dcorstone III the twilight of that a.
pril day.
But che helped her off with her
things, made n cup of tea tor her. and
/ finally escorted her to little roonl
under the roof,treo, where the floor
I was covered by y homemade rae car.
pet, and the bed decorated with rain
bow jobs troubles quilt, and you
could look ont Of the window into a
greening meadow, where IA whippoor.
will planted its melancholy refrain.
4 hope yon'll sleep we'll, eaid Mrs.
Torrance. We eat breakfast at Eve. ;
And then she went away.
Early as was the breakfast hour.
Eniy WIS awake ut least au hour be
fore it--as il the tumu!tuous glee Of
the robins and blue birds in the old
orchard woaid permit any one to sleep.
And as she lay with her cheek against
her pillow, watching the rosy dawn
light creep up the wall, she heard tn Q
sound Of voices III the meadow below
her easement.
What - she like, mother?' said JOB,
Junior, who was milking.
oh, she looks well enough Mrs.
ToTrance carelessly responded. Lit-
tie and dark, with bug, shady eyes,
and real Torrance mouth. Doean I
talk great deal, and is dressed shah,
/ by, as one might expect
Poor thing said Job, pityingly.
We'll, SAID Mrs. Torrance, sharply
i can't say but what she deserves ali
she got. Them AIdens always were
as proud as Lucifer.'
You'll keep her, mother, OF
coursc?'
i suppose so, said Mrs. Torrance.
4 don't suppose she's got anywhere
else to go.
There was no more delicious DOING
for Emily now. She rose hurried!y'
dressed herself and came down stairs.
Aunt Dorcas,' she said, rs she en-
countcred that lady frying ham and
eggs over the kitchen fire, what is
there IN this ncigbborhood for wo-
man 60 Dor
'Eh? said Mrs. Torrance in sur
prise
60 earn my living, I mean. ex.
planned Emily Is ijo district school
supplied with 4 toachcr?
Mrs. Torrance nodded a. ahe placed
the slices Of frizzlIng ham on - blue
edged plate, aud arranged the eyg4
~ golden spheres above.
'ls there a factory LereaJolts;' pur,
sued Emily
Used 70 be-, said M,s. Torrance.
but they failed, aud It Las been shut
down for ten months.
DO yo6 know Of any one who wants