The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-04-12

into the little glass at the face from
which the cares of years seemed t
have rolled away, so adroitly had Mel
ly managed the still rich abundan
tresses.
, "Don't you admire yourself now?
queried the merry little woman, fit
ting from side to side till she hac
; managed, unobserved to place ablusl
rose with a few green leaves attached
in the coil at the back Of the head
"Why Aunt Patty, l never knew
how pretty you were, before-I dom
believe you did yourself"
"Pretty-nonsens little fiat
terer; do you want to make your ole
aunt vain?"
There's not bit Of danger, Aunt
4 Patty said Nelly demurely- aAwo
man that has lived to you. age with
out finding out her best points car
never grow vain, I fancy. Now fol
the dominic. o! there he is, on an
old gray horse. Well, gray horse
does make man look $3.50 dignif.
ed" and away ran Nelly, laughingin
spite of herself as the solemn prefer.
naturally tall old minister-at least
on that high, bonny gray he looked
-loomed in sight.
Aunt Polly was blushing like a
girl-at the same time she could have
shook that Nelly for her foolish in
situations; just at this moment, too,
when she wanted to look SO cool and
comfortable.
The dominic stared as he took the
hand of his spinister parishioner, as
well he might. Aunt Patty had not
looked so young and pretty for TWEEN.
ty years. Besides, there was a like
ness to Nelly-a very decided like.
ness-and the elder, perfectly uncon.
scious, good man, of his prolonged
scrutiny, wondered whether the
change was in her or himself. The
charm was broken, however, at the
entrance of Nelly, arrayed ina white
muslin, blue ribbons, and knot of
forget.me.nots in her hair. She was
his vision of the Sunday before-the
naughty, merry, mischievous Nelly
Darling.
1t is now the minister's turn to be
composed-distrait. Ifpossible, nery-
Gus. Nor did he get comfortably ov.
er it till, when seated at the table, he
took the first mouthful Of Aunt Pat
ty's huckleberry pie: 1t was delici-
GUS. He stopped, considered, rumi-
mated, if l may use the word, and at
last spoke.
"This is tho best berry pie I ever
ate."
20! Aunt Patty is famous for her
huckleberry pies" said Nelly.
Extremely NICE" muttered the
domino, who had a vivid recollection
of unbaked crusts and sour bread.
"And nobody makes bread as she
does" continued Nelly, mercilessly,
mot even mamma"
"Excellent Bread" came from the
capacious mouth filed with the pie
and brown with the berries.
And her fruit.cake-just try a
piece, Dominic"
GLOW gracious she is to me!o
thought the good minister, helping
himself bountifully. at looks en-.
couraging."
Three times within the succeeding
month the dominic took tea at Aunt
Pattys. The people began to be sus-
picious-but the poor man was over
head and ears in love with-not Aunt
Patty.
There was always huckleberry pie
for tea-and tho dominic always
praised it.
AT last there came a proposal. 1t
happened in this way. Aunt Patty's
maid was sick, so she went herself to
milk the COW, and left Nelly and the
minister together. Now was the
time. The dominic gasped for breath
grew white and red by turns-but
at last out it came-blunt and twist.
ed, but still sufficiently coherent to
be understood.
Nelly stared at first in indignant
and speechless surprise. Never for
once had it occurred to her that the
tall, uncomely dominic, whom never
theless she respected, had been all